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Ask HN: What is a small business I can start with minimal risk?
By minimal risk I mean
1. not spending much money upfront
2. not needing much experience, specialty
3. is relatively in high demand
- jsherman76 10y agodog walking is popular nowadays. A lot of people aren't getting married and so they have dogs instead of kids. Also you could easily drive for uber or lyft.
- ishener 10y agoif it's not a troll comment, i should emphasize I mean a real business, not gigs
- jsherman76 10y agoi'm no troll lol ok so a business, i run many. i build websites, design mobile apps, write books or blog posts for news sites, sell stuff on ebay, do video / photo work for the community. what r u looking to do?
- ikeboy 10y agoEcommerce. Can easily start with $500 or less, spend a little time reading and buy stuff in demand. http://www.frugalhack.me/2016/09/28/how-to-sell-on-amazon/ http://www.frugalhack.me/2016/09/28/how-to-sell-on-amazon/ is long but will bring you up to speed quickly. Everything else is execution.
- GFK_of_xmaspast 10y agoIf such a thing existed, why would there not be plenty of entrants in that field?