It’s amazing what other people will pay you to do. If you’re an entrepreneur just getting started, you may think you have to come up with something “disruptive” or at least somewhat creative to start making the real bucks, but it just ain’t true. There are plenty of industries you can get started in within a month, week or even a day that you can make an insane margin from.
Don’t believe me? When’s the last time you hired someone to help you with your garden, watch your children or clean your house? If you already own a business, do you pay someone else to do a few tasks you find tedious (and if not, why are you wasting your time)? These are all industries that have existed for centuries, and will continue to thrive in the future. If you want to make serious bank, however, you’ll need to look at industries that are just as stable, but are at the top of the profitability spectrum.
Here are some of the highest margin businesses that anyone can get started with little or no resources:
Wedding planning
Pretty much anything involving the wedding industry is going to be highly profitable — after all, we all know that even mentioning that you need a cake, venue, band or caterer for a wedding means the price will increase. So why not get in on the action and become a wedding planner?
Granted, in order to succeed as a planner, you’ll need to be good on the phone, organized and interested in researching and price comparing various vendors. You’ll also need to be available when brides want to talk to you, which is, unfortunately, mostly evenings and weekends. However, you’ll likely have plenty of time off during the fall and winter, which…