I am a teenager, what business can i start with zero or little capital?
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a dog walking business\nwalk other people's dog\nif you charge about three dollars for every 30 min you walk them\nits about 15 dollars a week for every dog you walk \nthat can really add up
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Rarely, unless is associated with education; working on a teaching credential is a good example.  Sometimes small businesses will pick-up teens for special projects and pay a small stipend.  I would suggest that you call businesses that interest you and ask.  Nothing ventured, nothing gained as they say.
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Entrepreneur Magazine has made a list of low cost businesses that you can start:\n\nLow Cost Startup Businesses http://www.entrepreneur.com/lowcostbusinesses/0,6617,,00.html\n\nStarting a small business takes a lot of courage. But, as they say, courage does not pay the bills. To be successful – to stay in business – you need more than courage. You need a combination of hard work, skill, perseverance, and lots of luck. \n\nSome things you need to consider:\n- "How can I support my family while I build up by business?" \n- "What are my abilities?" \n- "Is there a market for the product or service I have chosen?" \n- "How long will it take this business to reach the financial goal I have?" \n\nYou may want to read the article "How to Start a New Business Successfully" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol51/launch.htm , which lists six steps to launch a new business successfully:\n\n1. Provide a benefit.\n2. Determine the fit with your market.\n3. Right timing is everything\n4. Be ready to support your business\n5. Develop a blueprint for success (business plan)\n6. Market, market, market\n\nI recommend that you read the following books:\n\n- What No One Ever Tells You About Starting Your Own Business : Real Life Start-Up Advice from 101 Successful Entrepreneurs \n- Starting From Scratch: How To Start A Business When You Don't Have Money \n- If You're Clueless About Starting Your Own Business and Want to Know More \n- On the Move : How to Succeed and Survive As an Entrepreneur \n- How to Make 1000 Mistakes in Business and Still Succeed \n\nThe best home business that you can be sure is not a scam is one that you start yourself. It will depend on what you want, how you define to be interesting. A person may consider a pet sitting business to be the most exciting work in the world, while another person would rather watch TV than take care of dogs. \n\nThe key is to determine what your interests are, what you want to do, what is suitable for your lifestyle and your overall goals, and what can fit with your resources.\n\nDan Ramsey in his book "101 Best Home Businesses" has a chapter on how to find YOUR best home business. He suggests these 10 steps:\n\n1. List 5 things you do best\n2. List how others would benefit from what you do best\n3. Find out how to give people what they want\n4. Learn the value of your services to others\n5. Find out who else offers similar services\n6. Learn from the successes of others\n7. Learn from the failures of others\n8. Plan your own success\n9. Make low cost mistakes\n10. Enjoy what you do and how you do it\n\nHe then made suggestions on the best home businesses according to type. Here are a few of them:\n\nBest Businesses Using Craft or Physical Skills\n- antique restoration\n- auto detail service\n- carpet cleaning business\n- errand/delivery service\n- housecleaning business\n\nBest Service Businesses \n- bed and breakfast operator\n- caregiver\n- catering service\n- senior day care center\n- tutoring service\n\nBest Professional Businesses\n- desktop publisher\n- magazine writer\n- import/export service\n- income tax preparation service\n- event planner\n\nSome other home business ideas:\n\nTop 10 Home Businesses with Rapid Break-Even Time http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol33/breakeven.htm\n10 Profitable “Go-Out" Home Businesses http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol31/goout.htm\n\nYou can also check out the following books:\n\nTurn Your Talents into Profits: 100+ Terrific Ideas for Starting Your Own Home-Based Microbusiness \n The Best Home Businesses for the 21st Century \n 121 Internet Businesses You Can Start from Home \n The Best Internet Businesses You Can Start \n 101 Ways to Make Money at Home
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Two things come to mind:\n\nA) If you would like to try your hand at running your own business and know what you’d like to do for money, look into an organization called Junior Achievement. Their web site is http://www.ja.org. Junior Achievement is a well-known and well-respected organization that works with young people of all ages.\n\nB) If you want to open and run your own business but unsure of what you can do, check out one or several of the following books from your local library. Your Librarian may have access to other titles as well as these:\n\nFast Cash for Kids … Bonnie & Noel Drew\nBetter than a Lemonade Stand … Daryl Bernstein\n50 Money Making Ideas for Kids … Lauree & L Allen Burkett\nJobs for Kids … Carol Barkin & Elizabeth James\nThe Kids’ Business Book … Arlene Erlbach\nMaking Cents … Elizabeth Wilkinson\nMake More Money Than Your Parents … Mike Bundlie and Others\nHow to Be a Teenage Millionaire … Art Beroff
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YOU CAN BE A PAPER BOY, WORK AS A VOLUNTEER TO BUILD A WORK HISTORY; THE LAW SAYS AS A CHILD YOU ARE LIMITED TO HOURS I.E. SCHOOL, CURFEW ETC.  MOST COMPANIES WILL NOT HIRE YOU BECAUSE OF LIABILITY ISSUES.  NOTHING SAYS YOU CAN'T SET UP A STORE, TRY SELLING JUNK ON EBAY OR FLEA MARKET.  MONEY IS EVERY WHERE YOU JUST NEED TO LOOK.
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I'd go into a business that has low starting capital and a steady revenue in it's first year. I could guarantee not going backrupcy so fast and make a few extra bucks for myself.
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Be creative! start a business for yourself. crafting is usually the best. make photo albums, handbags, ya know, stuff like that. then sell to friends and family as an initial client base. try craft shows and flea markets or even online!\n\nIf you want something really interesting, very profitable, and alot of fun........Soapmaking! My mother and I started our own soap company with very little investment, now we've expanded into spa quality products as well as all natural cosmetics. Easy to do, and there's always someone to sell to! (how about starter makeup for teens that won't put the parents in a tizzy? lip gloss is so easy to make and the cost is insanely cheap!........plus, you get to make stuff you'd like and keep any "extras" ;) )
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I live in Michigan. For you (because you're younger than sixteen) a place like dairy queen would be good. You'll make $5.15/hr as with any other place and you'll need a work permit from your school signed by your parents. You could look at starting your own business too like a salon or housecleaning business. If you have great parents I'm sure they'll support you.
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Entrepreneur.com has a list of low cost startup businesses that you can start from home:\n\nLow Cost Startup Businesses http://www.entrepreneur.com/lowcostbusinesses/0,6617,,00.html\n\nSome other home business ideas:\n\nTop 10 Home Businesses with Rapid Break-Even Time http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol33/breakeven.htm\n10 Profitable “Go-Out" Home Businesses http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol31/goout.htm\n\nThe best home business that you can be sure is not a scam is one that you start yourself. It will depend on what you want, how you define to be interesting. A person may consider a pet sitting business to be the most exciting work in the world, while another person would rather watch TV than take care of dogs. \n\nThe key is to determine what your interests are, what you want to do, what is suitable for your lifestyle and your overall goals, and what can fit with your resources.\n\nDan Ramsey in his book "101 Best Home Businesses" has a chapter on how to find YOUR best home business. He suggests these 10 steps:\n\n1. List 5 things you do best\n2. List how others would benefit from what you do best\n3. Find out how to give people what they want\n4. Learn the value of your services to others\n5. Find out who else offers similar services\n6. Learn from the successes of others\n7. Learn from the failures of others\n8. Plan your own success\n9. Make low cost mistakes\n10. Enjoy what you do and how you do it\n\nHe then made suggestions on the best home businesses according to type. Here are a few of them:\n\nBest Businesses Using Craft or Physical Skills\n- antique restoration\n- auto detail service\n- carpet cleaning business\n- errand/delivery service\n- housecleaning business\n\nBest Service Businesses \n- bed and breakfast operator\n- caregiver\n- catering service\n- senior day care center\n- tutoring service\n\nBest Professional Businesses\n- desktop publisher\n- magazine writer\n- import/export service\n- income tax preparation service\n- event planner\n\nYou may also want to check out the following books:\n\n- Turn Your Talents into Profits: 100+ Terrific Ideas for Starting Your Own Home-Based Microbusiness \n- The Best Home Businesses for the 21st Century \n- 121 Internet Businesses You Can Start from Home \n- The Best Internet Businesses You Can Start \n- 101 Ways to Make Money at Home
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You cannot start any business without money.  You may need supplies/tools/materials/staffing, etc. in order to get a business going.  And in order to get a business going you need to have money upfront in order to get the things you need to get it started.  So how about some ways you can try to get some money, whether its a gift or a loan to start a business?  \n\n1- Ask relatives and friends for their help\n\n2- Ask the bank (*Be prepared to have a very well written business plan so that the bank sees that they can profit off of you in the case that they do give you a loan to start your own business.  Remember that a high percentage of first businesses fail because their business was poorly planned.  \n\n3- Start saving up some money now.  If you have a job, then put aside a large amount of your paycheque each week/bi-weekly/monthly to save up for starting your own business.\n\n4- Sell some of your collectibles or expensive items (Art, Artifacts, etc.) on Ebay and try to make some profit on the side.  \n\n5- Do it illegally, rob a bank, steal from others, deal drugs, etc.  If you don't care about getting caught and going to prison.\n\nThat's all I can think of for right now.  But if you truly have a good business plan, don't let money stop you from opening up your own business.  If you can convince the bank to give you a loan, I think that is the best way to go.   Plenty of people who had little money or no money, but who had a great business plan and idea made millions from opening their own businesses and following their dreams.  Good luck.
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I assume you can start at any age. Please check with your local government office (business license). They will tell you exactly what you need to have a legal business license. One of them will probably be your driver's license. However, you can have you parents register the company and you run it for now even if you cannot register yourself. \n\nGood luck, my friend!
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If you are under sixteen: make up your own business:\nmowing lawns........especially in a place where there are a lot of senior citizens\npaper route\ngo door to door and ask if there are any odd jobs that you can do\nbabysit\ntake care of pets\nlocal churches usually have a program set up where you can help work..........and get paid if yo uare eighth grade or older.
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First, check for laws in your state regarding these types of business. Second, choose the right web page providers that will suit best that type of business and the one that best suits your budget. If you dont have the right money to start one, you can get a loan with the lowest interest rate in your hometown or state.
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At 13 you have a few options, almost all involve light physical labor.  However you can gain valuable lessons at being self employed (and with remarkably little risk if your parents help out).  Lawn mowing, lemonade stands, paper routes, baby sitting, and washing cars are all tried and true favorites.  If you have any special skills (artistic ability, second language, computer skills, etc.) try to think of ways to put them to use at a profit
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A new business idea rarely qualifies for a bank loan (unless you have collateral).  You may however, be able to get an SBA loan.  Your banker can help you with this.\n\nMost likely, you will have to use your own money to start a small business.  Take a 2nd loan out of the equity in your house, use your savings, use 'cash advances' on your credit cards, etc.  These of course are risky and expensive.\n\nIt may be best to 'start small' with your idea and 'test the waters' to see if you can make it work.  Maybe renting a kiosk in a mall would be feasible.\n\nBest wishes and good luck!
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I think most retail and fast food places, you have to be 16 or 18. You could try a paper route if you like to get up early and if your neighborhood is safe. You may also try to start your own business such as walking dogs, babysitting, or making some sort of craft. Use your personal computer to make flyers to advertise your business.
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Work! That's the only hard way u can earn money. There's no other sure way. Z shortcuts often lead to losses more than anything else. Bt I respect yr concern, and here's help.\n\nI dnt know who u are, and what u can do. Because for you to earn little rounds, depends on what u can do. Try asking yourself these questions: \n\nWhat can you produce/make/invent (any type of good or service) that you can sell for some money?\n\nCan you baby-sit?\n\nCan you cook pastries and sell on the streets?\n\nCan you sing or play a musical instrument for some money?\n\nThere are simpler ways, but I wonder if you'll do them: \nBeg\nRob\nSell your a.s.s.\n\n(Sorry, nt wanted to offend you... but u see, money doesn't fall from the skies!)