<p>I've been wondering on ways to make decent money while in college...and i thought why not start a business????
anyone have any ideas lol??</p>
<p>underground casino/bookie imo</p>
<p>hahaha
but seriously...?</p>
<p>A business that provides setup/take down of outdoor holiday decorations. Market is your hometown/neighborhood. Put them up while home for Thanksgiving, take them down before you return to school after the winter break. Hire other students as independent contractors for extra help. You could develop a number of different standard packages, and if you provided your own lights, that would require an upfront investment, but since all such lights will be on sale starting tomorrow...</p>
<p>Another: pizza/cookie/birthday package celebration (cake, balloons, etc.) deliveries to dorm rooms. If you sing and can write some clever lyrics, you could provide singing telegram service, too.</p>
<p>Are you trying to start a legit business?
If so, I think you're highly underestimating the work that goes in to starting and maintaining a business for profit.
Although, starting some kind of website requires very little (close to none) upfront costs, and with effective programming, marketing, etc it could turn out to be a great investment.</p>
<p>Research assistant. You'd be surprised how many people have no gift for finding Web sites and/or reference books.</p>
<p>hmmm...is that a business though or a job?</p>
<p>Sometimes the best way to start a business is to do a job for somebody, then rely on word of mouth or recomendations to build a larger clientele. </p>
<p>But the place to start your thinking is to do an inventory of your skills. What do you have to sell? Are you, say, able to work in multiple languages? Can you do quantitative research? Are you an IT maven? In short, what are your skills? Do you have any work experience on which you can build?</p>
<p>What is your major? What is your career goal at this time?</p>
<p>Do you have any money to invest?</p>
<p>These are all preliminary questions to ask yourself.</p>
<p>My son did some consulting while in college in a skill area for him and made some extra cash, and also built something of a reputation for that. After a hiatus with a "real job" after graduation he returned to this area of interest and made a career out of it. He didn't start a business in college but he did start a career because of his background, special interests and broad skills (writing, research, math, computer applications). And now he is starting an independent business several years after graduation -- a personal business as journalist.</p>
<p>well i do speak multiple languages...
and although i don't know yet my major...i am of ivy league caliber (hopefully yale :) haha) and i have little if any money to invest :(</p>
<p>i know someone who started a wicked profitable cigarette delivery service. Might be morally objectionable to some, but she's kind of loaded now :)</p>
<p>What do you guys think of asking payment from classmates or friends who want their homework or even paper done? I'm not a good writer and I am average in school, but some of my friends are really lazy, what do you think of making profits from their laziness? That would mean I am not a good friend, right? But other than that, will I get in trouble in college too for academic dishonesty, right?</p>
<p>yebari - you will get kicked out of school.</p>
<p>ivayhopeful - I don't think you are just going to start a business and make any kind of significant money (at least without solid start up investments)</p>
<p>One of the great services at my daughter's school was started by students at Penn State and now serves 10 schools: <a href="http://www.boxmydorm.com%5B/url%5D">www.boxmydorm.com</a></p>
<p>Alright I got some more ideas, drug mule or prositute sound good.</p>
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<blockquote> <p>What do you guys think of asking payment from classmates or friends who want their homework or even paper done? >></p> </blockquote>
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<p>Please do not ask us to give you positive advice on something that is CLEARLY unethical, and can result in the students involved being asked to leave the college in question. </p>
<p>This is NOT something anyone should be contemplating. I am concerned that this posted question is even here.</p>
<p>hmm... so going back to my original question lol</p>