1. Growing Herbs
Do you have green fingers? Are you good at planting herbs and vegetables for cooking? Everyone loves fresh herbs to cook with. Try planting them in your home garden : basal, rosemary, parsley, thyme etc. Sell to local fresh produce markets or privately.
2. Administrative Assistant
Secretarial support for small businesses, desktop publishing if you already have a computer, typing services, preparation of CVs for college students.
3. Language Translator/ Teacher
If you are fluent in more than 2 languages, hire yourself out. You can translate corporate letters, documents, books and pamphlets targeted at certain foreign areas and population groups, etc. Magazines and the publishing industry hire freelance translators. Also, because of the many different cultures and languages spoken in South Africa, many people are looking to learn new cultures and languages. Find out more about becoming certified.
4.Stock Market Education & Software – Companies such as Stock Market College offer great MLM business opportunities to the public. Their program offers clients the opportunity to make an income and thereafter residual income from referring clients on to them to become clients or alternatively, purchase their stock market software. If you would like to try your hand out at it first, you can even download a free trial version of the software so that you know exactly what you will be selling. While you do not have to be an authorised financial advisor to do this, it is advised that you have some working knowledge of the stock market.
5.Create a Recycling System – While South Africa has recently been given the option to separate refuse into cardboard and other dedicated bags, the idea of recycling our waste has still not been fully incorporated into our daily lives. Many recycling depots actually pay for cardboard, scrap metal, plastic and glass which means that you could make a valuable extra income by offering to take peoples separated waste off their hands. You would need to incorporate some sort of system and have different colour bags or even bins provided to your clients. These bags could be left outside just as our normal rubbish bags are and collected by a driver to be taken to the relevant depots. You would need to factor into the set-up costs the production of branded bags as well as make sure that you have a van or trailer available to you for pick ups. This type of eco business idea could do a great deal for the environment and your community.
6. Sell Eco-Friendly Cleaning Products – By having a good catalogue and order form available to you, you can encourage family, friends and others to support the “Going Green” concern and purchase eco friendly cleaning aids. While you can sell these items at a mark up you can be doing your bit for the environment too. Great examples of companies that thrive off selling eco friendly cleaning aids are Earth Mother Organics , Natural Organic Lifeand Natural Wise. You can quite easily find a supplier who will offer you bulk order discounts and start working on a client database
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