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Making paper gift bags to sell
What’s particularly great about possibly approaching shops with your homemade paper gift bags (for them to sell for you) is that there are LOADS of shops you can approach – just about any shop that sells items that could be thought as of gifts, and that are small enough to fit in one of your gift bags should be on your list of shops to approach. Of course one can also sell gift bags at a fleamarket, hire people to sell them for you (where they earn a commission), or start a blog or website where you display the gift bags (photographs of them) and take orders for packs of ten different ones, ten identical ones, whatever, so that people will always have gift bags at hand when they need one! … Read entire article »
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Selling salad rolls and other rolls at a fleamarket
Or, a fleamarket is not the only place you can sell salad rolls and other rolls from – sell them to shops, big or small – just open your mouth and ask shops if they’re interested, or ask if you can sell the rolls close to the shop (give them a small cut of your profits, or pay the small fee they might charge you) – or stick a homemade sign on your door or front gate, or put some rolls in a basket and go walking from office block to office block, or leave a menu at work places within walking distances from where you live, and take orders, or charge for delivery if you have to drive to deliver the rolls, and as this would most likely be … Read entire article »
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The making and selling of beverages from home
Making and selling beverages like ginger beer, lemon beer, pineapple beer and lemonade is extremely interesting and rewarding. I include several recipes below. Generally, doubling your cost per litre, and then rounding that figure off is accurate enough, as this can be a profitable side-line. Obviously the fruit flavours will fluctuate seasonally, and I recommend that when you are able to get your fruit at a lower price, you do not drop your selling price too much. The recipes below should be regarded as single batches, and when making in bulk, multiply in batches. I have found that working with 20L drums is convenient. I did once try a 210L drum. Never again. Cleaning and handling was a nightmare. Before you start, decide how big you are prepared to go with this business, … Read entire article »
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