Business ideas and opportunities
Background
Work is crystallized love (Khalil Gibram)
Work is also a source of enhancement for the self-confidence
Work distracts from the circles around oneself. To make some efforts to do something good let’s you feel good (Anselm Gruen)
Being producer instead of consumer is part of our human dignity
Repair-Coffee
App-Jopper
Irrigation technician
Moringa tree
Alarm Systems Technician
Security service: service against violence against (female) persons
Solar Systems Technician
Building small Hydro-Power-Stations
Gravitation water vortex Hydro-Power Plant
Recover car-batteries or loading station for batteries
Energy Consultant
Water Consultant
Water seller or Water transportation
Building Solar Thermal-Systems or installation
Bio-Gas-System-Technician
Solar-Cooker-Producer
Beekeeper
Online-selling second-hand products at Ebay etc
Making professional Power-Point Presentations
Web-Shop for specific products
Scan Service for slides
Technical computer science
International car transfer
Selling Thesis, phd-Document
Window cleaning for houses
Village shop
Wooden windows, doors etc. grind off and paint
Decorations made of glass, leather, paper etc
Pool cleaning
Diabetic Shop
Dollhouse Shop
Dolls for sale or use. Or repair precious dolls and make models by yourself.
Menu-delivery service
Selling nice picture frame manufactured by yourself
House Roof Sealant
Gutter Cleaning
Special-car/bicycle Workshop
Collecting medicine which is no more used and giving it to people who need it
Taking care of the garden, flowers and design (art) of companies or private persons
Selling second hand spectacles or build them by yourself
3D printer
Off-Shore Vegetable cultivation
Customized products, for example Speaker boxes, car exhaust with specific sound etc
Second-hand Software-license
Services
Working on the Wikipedia
How to be successful?
Finance, where to get money?
Repair-Coffee
Organizing a repair-coffee. People bring their products which do not work any more. Skilled people try to repair the devices or mutual help and repair of the equipment.
App-Jopper
Crowdsourcing by App: The App AppJobber makes a Android-Smartphone with GPS and Camera to a working device for a Minijob. Links en.appjobber.com
Irrigation technician
Water is a very serious problem and a lot of water is wasted, due to not professional irrigation.
Consultation, purchase and installation of irrigation systems. Even people who are planning to make the garden irrigation planning are in great demand. Certain knowledge is necessary but available online. We found some information in here:
Reforestation-Manager
Trees provide a wide range of products (timber, fruit, medicine, beverages, fodder, oils) and life supporting services (carbon sequestration, erosion control, soil fertility, shade, beautification).
The very soil we need to grow our food crops, and the health of our water resources and sources, depend on the number of trees we have on the planet, and how healthy they are.
Trees make the soil more fertile, increase soil moisture and reduce erosion.
Information is available at
Funding by and and others. These organizations are missing the reforestation programs!
Moringa tree
The Moringa-tree is a real miracle tree. 2 times the Protein of Yogurt, 7 times the Vitamin C of Oranges, 3 times the Potassium of Bananas, 4 times the Vitamin A of Carrots, for cleaning of water and many more…
Growing trees and selling the seeds and leaves etc. Seed etc is sold very expensive! Dried leaves as well. The internet has information about the wonderful Moringa-tree.
Link:
Alarm Systems Technician
Consultation, purchase and installation of alarm systems. Certain knowledge is necessary but available online.
Managing a cultural house
Our social life often happens in big shopping-center, without much human exchange. But human is a cultural being not just a shopping creature and many people have not the money for excessive shopping. The tradition of cultural houses get lost over the years. Identifying or building good rooms for social events like traditional dance-parties, modern dance-parties, dance-parties for people above 30, 40 etc. Literature readings and exchange, presenting poems, art, political evenings, religious events. Music school for children, learning Break-dance. Having concerts and lectures about specific topics (healthy food, life balance). Offering new techniques like Yoga, Meditation etc. Or simply coming together for a tea and talks. By small fees it might be possible to sponsor the cost and make some profit.
Security service: service against violence against (female) persons
Many cell-phones do have GPS. There is for example Software as GPSbySMS – (GPS location data will automatically be send as Email, runs on Windows Mobile). In the case of violence call the Security service with a simple number (11111 etc). You (Security service) look for this number in the last email where the phone is located at the moment. But make a call back before against false alarm. Fast service with motorcycle etc. Most usual is monthly fees. The mobile Phone should have a flat rate for the Internet on UMTS (3G). Or you have a Flatrate-SMS and you send continuously.
Power-Technician:Replace Power-Generators by alternatives, save power-supply.
Many times too big emergency-generators are in use. This could be more cost-effective by batteries and inverters. However, energy-saving could be a combined topic as well. Advise and offer such systems including energy-saving-measures.
Use Battery-charger by mains and batteries. This version uses much less energy and the maintenance is few compared with a generator, if the total consumption is not too high. Alternatives also by using Solar or Wind-Power.
Solar Systems Technician
Consulting, purchasing and installation of solar systems in weekend houses, country cottages etc. There are very simple system as well available (see left) which could reduce the energy-cost. Here we found some information including a calculation-sheet:
Wind-Power-Technician
Small-scale wind-power-Systems are available. Depends from the location whether it works efficient.
Making your own Wind-Turbine, plans etc.
Building small Hydro-Power-Stations
There are small Hydro-Power-Stations available, starting from 100W. But in spring when there is a lot of water, the Inlet-System and filter has to be cleaned from time to time. Water is enriched with Oxygen, good for the fishes. In some constructions fishes can pass the Hydro-Power downstream. Upstream a fish-stairs is needed.
Gravitation water vortex Hydro-Power Plant
A very interesting special construction for hydro-power-system which can be done by yourself. Good for combining with a fish farm. Fish can by-pass this system! Plans are available at
Recover car-batteries or loading station for batteries
There are some tricks how to recover Batteries. You can make a service for old batteries to recoverthem by high voltage pulses etc. Or loading batteries by Solar, mains etc. for remote applications.
Energy Consultant
Consulting, purchasing and installing of energy-saving devices and measures. If you're a little more professional, in the industry there is much wasted energy. The first 10 % is very easy to save! Or selling energy-saving products and ideas.
Water Consultant
Water is more and more a serious problem. An energy-consultant could help to save water like the trickle-irrigation-system, using rain-water, modifying the toilette in order to use less water etc.
Water seller or Water transportation
Selling potable water produced by different technologies like reverse-osmosis etc.
Here are different technologies how to clean water
Bring water from areas with plenty of water with the truck in areas with water shortage.
Solar-Dryer-Specialist
What you can do with it?
Using it for drying and marketing special products (need some sensibility what product people like).
Offering a drying-service (people bring the product, you do processing it and they get the dried product).
For rending to others, that they can dry by themselves and do all the work.
right you see traditional drying and drying in the Solar tunnel dryer. The time is reduced drastically.
For big-size-dryers:
How to build one dryer:
More information in here:
Commercial company:
Building Solar Thermal-Systems or installation
These systems are very efficient nowadays, but you can build them as well by local materials.
Here you see how it works and what all you can do with it.
May be you can also modify existing systems for using for cooking, washing and potable water as well.
Bio-Gas-System-Technician
Biogas is usedfor to produce a gas by the biological breakdown of organic matter in the absence of oxygen. Works good in Tropical/Sub-Tropical Countries (needs 20°C -30°C). Provided with human and animal dung and Urine, Plants, agricultural waste and water. In India many systems are available and they can be made by local materials. Here some hints
Solar-Cooker-Producer
Cooking the food only with the sun. Solar-Cookers have a lot of advantages: Reducing the demand of fire-wood, no more smoke of fire which can lead to many diseases, more free time for the children etc. Although it is not that easy to implement the Solar-Cooker, may be because cooking-habits must change a little bit.
How to build a dryer:
Selling Solar Air-condition
Air-condition need extreme energy. With a Solar Air-conditionyou can have up to 70 % energy saving! Search for solar air conditioner.
Also efficient cooling is possible by water-dust-systems (fine Water sprinkler).
Air-conditions need considerable energy. Cooling (may be outdoor) is also possible by fine water-spray in the air. These systems exist already (Vietnam etc). They work fine. Installation of such systems may be in outdoor coffees…
Fish farming, new concept of Aquaponic-farming
The oceans are absolutely overfished. Freshwater fish farming could be an alternative. In addition, these animals need less food than chickens. Some fish eat even chicken droppings! Of course you need some space for it. But the work is limited. There has to be a circulation for the oxygen.
If you use the Aquaponic-System, the water is a very good fertilizer for the fields.
Links: or
simply looking for "Aquaponic".
Beekeeper
Why not being a Beekeeper? Beekeepers are urgently needed! Makes a lot of fun, not dangerous, you can make money with it, and it can also be performed in the city. The city bees are doing better than those in the country (because of the monoculture etc.). In Hamburg there are 50 million bees in 2100 bees groups. Compared to wasps, bees are a very peaceful colony. There is a lot of Information in the Internet.
Online-selling second-hand productsat Ebay etc
Check at friends and in the neighborhood which devices are no longer needed. Taka a photograph, make a documentation (there are enough details in the Internet already). E.g. Books, stamps, circuit boards, CD's, DVD's etc. If large quantities have to be managed there is software that allows that very fast. Can be exercised at any time, you can always make vacation etc. But it must be a clean business, otherwise there are negative reviews! Sunday eveningis a good sales date. Second-hand products are also better from environmental aspect, the energy and resource is used already.
Computer Consultants
Advice on software and hardware problems, installing programs, setting up high-speed internet etc. Or complete installation of PC's to customer needs.
Psychological Consultant, mediator, coach
You do not need necessarily a university degree. There are trainings for it. Coaches are very popular are the moment.
Web-Site Designer
Many need a presence on the Internet, but have no experience how to do it.
Tasks: advice and registration of the domain, design of the web-pages.
Making professional Power-Point Presentations
Competent people have often not enough to make a good animation for the Presentations. May be a specialist can help.
Web-Shop for specific products
It is more easy than you think! There is complete software for some dollars a month.
Task: consider a niche product, set up the shop (a lot of copy and paste), reliable delivery of the product, check payment. A friend made it for Audio-books for disabled people.
Control technician
Small and medium-sized control-tasks with a PLC (f.e. Arduino, Raspberry pi, Siemens Logo, Mitsubishi etc) for to regulate, operate and monitor.
Tasks: Consulting and system configuration, commissioning and testing of the system and may be follow-up service via phone or direct.
Build Electronic devices by yourselves and sell it on Ebay
There are nice Micro-controller platforms available like Arduino or Raspberry pi. Also a lot of free Software is available. It is great fun to work on that!
Scan Service for slides
Scan slides, offering service on the Internet.
Technical computer science
One does not need to study to practice computer science. There is also training for it. The IT sector has so chronically skilled labor shortage.
Digital storytelling
It is the art of personal stories reduced to the essentials by the interaction of own voice, images and music, its beauty, depth and strength, realized in a small video. See online for examples. A new art!
Selling your own Paintings at Ebay etc
Anyone who is ambitioned in art can try to sell it on Ebay and other platforms. E.g. also or just type in Google art auctions. Also sculptures can be sold online. You have a big market!
International car transfer
Bring second hand cars or trucks in other countries. Second hand cars and trucks are available in Germany etc. for good prices and quality. Country specific regulations have to be considered!
Auto Repair in a country with low salary
Get a damagedcar in Germanyfor example and bring it to Poland, the CzechRepublic, Hungary or Turkey for repair and sell it again in Germany.
Selling Photos on the Internet (or sell the pictures for others)
This can be done in Germanyby and others. Of course you can also buy there pictures e.g. Photos of the various phases of construction of a house or a factory.
SellingHome-works
e.g. at and others. There is a market! May be on request.
Craft services for sale or rent
GermanCraftsmen portals are:
SellingThesis, phd-Document
There are some online-platforms available for that. In Germany
Design Flyer, invitation cards, posters
Photoshop (image processing at a high level) or Microsoft Publisher (card) is a good program. If you sent the invitation online you can add animated gifs or music. For weddings etc
Clown / entertainer for children's birthdays, celebrations
Can be a nice business. A couple of games, magic tricks, stories, jokes and perhaps show a dance and animate the others?
Computer-efficiency improvement courses
Short seminars on useful tools and options in Word, Excel, Outlook etc. Many useful options of the computer are not used. Tips for working more efficient and finding documents fast etc.
Schematic Service
If you have electronic Schematics, send the appropriate wiring diagram for a small fee.
Repairs and service of computer etc.
There is always something to do. Who has given something for repair knows how expensive it is. So there is potential for competition.
Repairs and service for everything (bicycles, household appliances etc)
Definitely a big market. Information and help is available on the Internet (youtube films etc).
Special consultations and services for health
e.g. Ayurvedic massage or practices, Bach flower therapy, healthy food etc, which is just straight hip. There's enough info on the Internet.
Shopping Adviser
get information on several topics, the Internet offers a good help
Grow medicinal herbs
To deal with the issue, there are plenty of info on the Internet. Growing and selling. Determined very exciting!
Cost-saving consultants
In companies there is often a great potential, for example there are cheaper mobile phone provider, Internet providers, phone via internet (Skype), what software licenses are really needed, rewardfor optimized travel expenses (hotel etc), use low-cost-flying services, price comparisons for shopping, worth some things to buy second hand?
Prepare Speeches
Often busy people do not have time to prepare a good speech. Why not let someone else make this service according to specifications?
Make corrections and auxiliary works for teachers
Often teachers are overloaded. Why not help for a small fee for corrections, etc.?
Chia-Seed
is similar and is very healthy but expensive. Cultivating it, drying, marketing, selling or workshops how to cultivate and process.
Consultant for sustainable agriculture
is a very crucial issue. The quality of the soil decreases constantly. Good impulses can be found here with all old magazines available.
Another topic related is Biochar. Biochar is a 2,000 year-old practice that converts agricultural waste into a soil enhancer that can hold carbon, boost food security and discourage deforestation.