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Flower delivery

Seasonal bouquets, made at home and delivered nearby.

  • Start from your kitchen table
  • Busiest at Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day
  • Sells to people near you
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Dog walking PetsLocalOutdoors Dog walking Daily walks for busy owners on your own streets. BusiestAll year, and the summer holidaysYou doWalk the dogs Pet sitting PetsLocalRepeat customers Pet sitting Home visits and overnight stays while owners are away. BusiestChristmas, Easter and the summer holidaysYou doVisit, feed, walk and stay Personalised gifts MakingFrom homeOnline Personalised gifts Names, dates and pets on gifts people keep, made to order. BusiestNovember and December, and Mother’s DayYou doMake and post each gift TeachingLocalBooked ahead Craft workshops Small group classes in a craft you love, booked online. BusiestNovember and December, then springYou doTeach the class MakingFrom homeOnline Candles Small batches of candles, sold online across the country. BusiestNovember and DecemberYou doMake and post the candles CreativeFrom homeOnline Vintage clothes Secondhand finds, cleaned, photographed and sold online. BusiestAutumn and springYou doFind, clean and post ServicesFrom homeLocal Alterations Hems, fittings and repairs, dropped off or collected. BusiestWedding season and SeptemberYou doDo the alterations Dog grooming PetsLocalRepeat customers Dog grooming Baths, trims and nail clips, at your place or theirs. BusiestSpring, summer and before ChristmasYou doGroom the dogs ServicesLocalRepeat customers Home cleaning Regular cleans for homes nearby, booked online. BusiestAll year, and before holidaysYou doDo the cleans ServicesLocalRepeat customers Plumbing Repairs and new bathrooms, booked online. BusiestWinterYou doDo the jobs Companionship visits ServicesLocalRepeat customers Companionship visits Company, errands and tech help for older people nearby. BusiestAll year, and the winter monthsYou doVisit and help Pilates classes TeachingLocalBooked ahead Pilates classes Small mat or reformer classes, and one-to-one sessions. BusiestJanuary and SeptemberYou doTeach the classes TeachingLocalOnline Tutoring One-to-one lessons in a subject you know well. BusiestSeptember, and the months before examsYou doTeach the lessons

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Three good places to start looking.

“You should sell these!”

What you are good at

A skill people already ask you about is a business waiting to happen.

“Nobody does that round here.”

What people near you need

Look at what is hard to book, slow to arrive or missing on your street.

“I wish someone sold…”

What you would buy

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