25 Top Business Ventures for Students

Top Major Business Ventures for Students 

Students most times do not like to rely on parents for funding of little things or things that looks personal to them but many do not know how to be independent. Below we would discuss businesses students could venture into for financial assistance.
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Business Ventures for Students

There are so many businesses students could venture into while in school and while on holidays. These businesses require little or no capital and they are;

1. Tutoring Services : As a college student, chances are you are particularly good in one or two subjects. You’ll make a lot of money by offering to teach others who are having problems with those subjects — most especially if they are very important subjects that students must pass before promotion or graduation.
2. Party promotion :Most college students love partying. So, you can make decent income if you know how promote parties and get the best deejays and party people to events. You can also organize shows involving celebrity singers and entertainers.
3. Graphics arts design services :If you have a knack for creative design and you are very good at it, you can start a graphics design business. You can offer your services for both students and college professors who want to beautify their research and reports as well as their presentations.
4. Hair styling service :You can start rendering your services as a hair stylist or professional barber . Everyone loves to look good, and good hair care is one of those factors that improve one’s overall appearance. So, you will make a lot of cash off of your colleagues by starting this business.
5. Event planning :There are series of campus events from student parties to award nights, matriculation and convocations. You can offer your services and help in planning such events and get paid for it. Although starting up might be challenging as you will need to be able to convince sponsors that you can handle the job perfectly. You can offer to do the first few jobs for free and start charging when you have proven yourself to be an excellent event planner.
6. Residential and Commercial Cleaning :As a student, you can also make money from cleaning other people’s homes or offices. Most people are often too busy to clean their homes or offices themselves so they simply outsource these services to other people. You can take out few hours daily from studying and get cleaning jobs to help you earn extra income.
7. Photography and Videography :Students love to capture beautiful moments in photos and there are chances of making good money if you are a very good photographer. You can also record live campus events on video tapes and sell them for a fee.
8. Master of Ceremonies (MC) :You can also become an MC and anchor campus and off-campus events and parties.
9. Sewing :You can make good money from helping students sew nice and classy dresses for both males and females and also mend their clothes.
10. Dance and Music Classes :If you are really good at dancing or play any musical instrument well, you can become a music or dance instructor.
11. Gardening :Do you love gardening, trimming lawns and beautifying homes? A lot of people wouldn’t mind paying you to help them keep their homes and gardens nice and beautiful.
12. Start Selling E-books :As a student, there will be topics you are passionate about and you can made
13. Start Building Mobile Applications :Mobile Apps are hot right now and many businesses and individuals are hiring people to build mobile applications for them. Do you have programming skills? Then you can also make money as a student by building mobile apps and publishing them.
14. Start Blogging Job :You can create a blog on blogger.com or WordPress and start writing about topics you are passionate about. All you need to start this is your computer and internet connection. If you write well and you gain much blog traffic, you can make money from Google AdSense or other third party advertising agents.
15. Freelance Writing :You can provide ghost writing services to people online who need it and get paid for it. Read more here.
16. Engage in Website Design and Flipping :As a student, you can go into website designing and get paid for it. You can also buy websites that are undeveloped, develop them and then sell them for a fee.
17. Catering Services :As a student you could offer your catering services in return for money e.g baking cakes for birthday parties. You could also do small chops for sale on campus.
18. Become an Online Tutor :If you are smart and very good academically and wouldn’t mind imparting knowledge in others, you can make money by becoming an online tutor. There are websites that offer such services and you can sign up to become one of their tutors or you can create your own website and start helping students get better at their academics.
19. Become a Graphic designer :If you are very good with graphics, you can make money by becoming a graphic designer . There are websites where you can offer your services and get paid for it. Such websites include Freelancer, Odesk etc.
20. Start a Property Finding Service :You can offer property. finding services to fellow students searching for accommodation or even to non-students. You will need to go around and search for vacant houses and list them on your website so that people who need such accommodation can contact you. However, you will need to create awareness for your website by printing flyers and telling as many people as you can.
21. Buy and Sell Online :Buying and selling stuff online has become one of the big money-earners in the digital age. The challenge comes in offering something unique or which stands out from other product offerings in the marketplace.
22. Post Sale Service :Cute and unique gift items presented in a website can sell like hotcakes especially during seasons like Christmas and Valentine. Reasonably priced cupcakes with creative designs can likewise capture the attention of food gift buyers browsing the web.
23. Create and Sell Invitation Cards :Making personalized invitations for occasions like baptisms, bachelor parties, birthdays and special events may also turn out to be a money earner for students.
24. Offer Services :Other creative ways for college students to make money and enjoy themselves in the process; depending on their hobbies and interests are arranging/mixing songs (which require initial investment on equipment); offering photography services with background design and CDs ; and making beaded jewelry. 
25. Sell Costumes :Indeed, students have many ideas on cool stuff they can sell that other kids would love to purchase. For some students who know where to source goods like slippers/sandals with a design twist, cute kiddie costumes or teen apparel.

In conclusion, I want you to know that some unique small business ideas for students may be inspired by existing products in the marketplace. Take for instance milk teas, which now come in various delicious flavors and are snapped up by beverage loving customers. Most small business ideas that start out small end up churning out huge profits, and the best thing about such businesses is that youngsters can manage them from the comforts of their homes or neighborhood.

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