What kind of business can a kid start?
Let’s face it. Kids love to spend money! What better way to start on the road to financial success than to start earning money at a young age. Gone are the days when babysitting and raking leaves are the only way to make a buck! (Don’t count these out, though. There’s still great money to be made that way.)
Many parents and kids alike are looking for some extra cash. While a successful internet business is a cool thing, kids don’t have mortgages to pay and usually don’t have to feed a family. If you are involved in extra-curricular activities, committing to a part-time job is often impossible. Most of these options allow you to work as little or as much as you please.
There are really only three basic ways you can make money on your own. You can offer a service. You can sell a product. You can provide information.
Offering a service is probably the most common way that kids make money. Babysitting, lawn mowing, and snow shoveling are classic examples. Don’t be afraid to think outside the box. Remember, people are willing to pay others to do what they (1) don’t want to do themselves (2) can’t do themselves (3) don’t know how to do themselves.
Selling a product is also fairly easy to grasp, but more complicated to start up. You can create your own product to sell, such as jewelry or other hand-crafted items. You can buy items in bulk and resell them. It can be as simple as buying a cooler full of water and Gatorade and sitting at a soccer field on a hot day. You can also be involved in Direct Sales, where you sell products for someone else, don’t have to keep inventory, and get paid a commission. Think of Avon and Tupperware where you have a catalog and take orders. Most direct sales companies will need you to be 18 or older, but this can be a great way to earn some money as a family.
If you plan to start an online business, there are two really important concepts to learn up front – Affiliate Marketing
and Pay-per-click advertising. We’ll be talking about these soon, so be sure to check back!
Be sure to poke around http://www.internetbasedkids.com for some inspiration.
March 2nd, 2011 at 4:14 pm
im 12 and need money you didnt say any thing on how a kid could make money sure selling things but what
March 2nd, 2011 at 4:14 pm
how much should i sell a book for they look new
May 15th, 2011 at 3:18 am
Hey i am 14 years of age i want to open a technical business of my own but not the things you guys wrote here can u guide me to that please?
May 21st, 2011 at 4:00 am
I am nine and was trrying to raise college money so I started a car wash.
July 17th, 2011 at 5:28 pm
I’m 13 teen years old and I have a job (I work for my dad, he owns a wood making buisness) and I own my very own small buisnesss which I started up myself, Lokking after other peoples dogs. I came up with the idea after my dogs died and I had a spare dog pen so I said why not? I charge the people £5 per day, and it’s good easy money for me! But I’m now thinking of setting up another business which involves making a selling Buns! What I’m going to do is go roud peoples houses and giving them a taster and if they like it they can buy some! Thought I would just let you know!:)
August 4th, 2011 at 7:50 am
To Katie I think you should sell a book for about £4 or $2.40
August 14th, 2011 at 2:29 pm
Hi,
I’m Eleven and me and my griends would like to start a buisness to help us afford luxuries!
What do you suggest we do??
Plz answer soon
September 21st, 2011 at 9:52 pm
I am 9 and I crayons. My service is just starting, but hopefully soon I will have my own CrazyCrayola website!
October 19th, 2011 at 5:32 pm
i’m 9 and i was trying to get money so i started selling
bracelets rings and necklaces that i made by my self
October 27th, 2011 at 4:03 pm
I’m nine and I’m going to start making and selling necklaces around my neighborhood and maybe at school!
November 11th, 2011 at 11:24 am
I am 11 years old and I have been trying to start a buisness this gave me a few ideas but I think you should add some more suggestions that kids don’t usually do because i think those things people are probaly kinda tired of so maybe brainstorm some cool ideas that will get others attention!
Thanx Guyz
November 14th, 2011 at 1:57 am
I adore operating my personal cleansing enterprise. It is the ideal however the most difficult matter I have ever before completed. Each and every day there is a new suprise. But there is nothing far better than acquiring cleaned a residence .
November 19th, 2011 at 11:09 am
i am 12 and want to start my own bussiness online but don’t know what type to strat. i can’t got to people houses. so what should i do?
November 29th, 2011 at 9:25 pm
hello im 12 years old I dont have a business yet but im am going to start one soon i was wondering what will i need to start one will i be required to have a business liscence.
March 9th, 2012 at 11:47 am
I have a publishing buissnes I am 10 and I am the head of TECHNOLOGY.
March 15th, 2012 at 11:33 pm
I had a notebook and i wrote all of my ideas in it, then i picked the best practical ideas, and then used those ideas… still working on it and saving up… if you have any good ideas for a business write them down and save up. i am actually writing a book because of that list, and so far it is over 1100 words… and btw i am only nine…..
March 18th, 2012 at 9:44 am
I have a blog but I don’t make much money any ideas??
March 18th, 2012 at 11:48 pm
hi im joey and im 14 i really need to figure out how to earn my own money because im burning a hole in my moms pocket. idk how to make a buisness website though and i have really good ideas on items i can sell just “im too young.” so any ideas on what i can do without being too young??? pls answer my question bcause its not about earning my own money its about saving my mom money.
March 25th, 2012 at 12:11 pm
i want to starta buisnesse to make money for legos how?
March 26th, 2012 at 5:47 pm
i got alot of ideas but my mom wont let me… so ill tell you.
1.Sell Lemonade
2.Create Art and sell
3.Bake Sale ( tip: for non neighborhooders sell in da city on public property )
4. Breed and Sell puppies
5. Learn Computer Programming ( that will get u hundreds a day trust me )
March 31st, 2012 at 10:36 pm
I am 12 and what i did is i went to sams and got me some candy that comes in the variety pack and so once i got to school i sell candy
March 31st, 2012 at 10:40 pm
@ katie anyhting you can come up with to sell bracelets candy baked goods and much much more hope this helped you and a book that looks new depends on what book it is