(61) BUYING AND SELLING OLD CHINA AND GLASS
It is possible to make good profits by buying certain types of old
china and glass from secondhand stores, auction sales, etc., and
selling them privately and to antique dealers. It is necessary to
get to know the subject and which items are in demand; this can be
done by studying books in the public library.
(62) FURNITURE AND APPLIANCE REPAIRING
If you have the ability there is good scope in this field because
everywhere people like to be able to call in someone to salvage old
furniture, remodel lamps, fix chairs and sofas, etc.
(63) MANAGING BLOCKS OF FLATS
Owners of apartment houses are often glad to pay 5% of the rent to
someone who will collect monthly rents, place income in the bank,
superintend maintenance and show people over vacant flats. Some
people make a good income of this, managing several blocks of flats.
Books on the subject are likely to be found in local libraries.
A classified advertisement offering your services in the local
paper could be tried.
(64) FELT CRAFT
it is quite easy and often highly lucrative. Home operators obtain
low-priced kits from supply houses, scraps from departent stores,
milliners and mills, and make toy animals, table mats, handbags,
holders, hot dish pads, slippers, hats, belts glass cases, felt
flowers, purses. Sell to gift shops.
(65) OPERATE A SPARETIME AGENCY FROM HOME
Details of various agencies from Wessex First Aid Co., 6a Royal Parade,
Kew Gardens, Richmond, Surrey; Progressive Insurance Brokers, 7 Judd
Street, London W.C.1; Garden Estate Nurseries Ltd., 4 Station Road,
Wytleaf, Surrey.
(66) WRITING FOR MONEY
Thousands of magazines pay well for articles and stories that suit
their public. Many beginners get into print with the help of manuals
such as "Write for Money" (from your authorised distributor). Markets
are listed in "Writers and Artists Year Book".
(67) A HOME REPAIR SHOP
for toys, dolls and household items is appreciated in most towns.
Such a service can be made known with announcements on notice boards,
a sign in your window and with classified advertisements in local
newspapers.
(68) PREPARING CURRICULUM VITAE (C.V.'s)
on your home P.C. and printing out on daisy-wheel or laser printer.
Very prestigious results are achieved thus materially assisting job
candidates. Fees of £25 - £50 can be collected for the finished product.
Advertise your service in local/national newspapers.
(69) WORDPROCESSING SERVICE
from home using P.C. appropriate software as 'Wordstar' and a daisy-wheel
printer. Reports, special letters, quotations, invoices can easily be
produced using state-of-the-art peripherals. Customers will be small
businesses such as builders, doctors, accountants. Demand will be regular.
All data is kept on magnetic discs and can be amended or extended with a
few keystrokes. Charge an hourly rate negotiated with the client.
Get work through notice boards, classified ads.
(70) DRESSMAKING FOR OFF-SIZED FOLK
Because so many people cannot wear the standard-sized costumes sold
in shops, this is an excellent speciality.
(71) WRITING COMPUTER SOTWARE
Children love novel computer games thus creating a constant demand
for new and better arcade quality software. If you have programming
skills (or these skills can be acquired through local college courses)
then writing these games using computer language could prove a very
profitable venture. Companies marketing these games (Commodore, Atari,
Amstrad, Sega, Nintendo etc) either buy them outright or pay royalties on all
copies of your game sold.
(72) ILLUSTRATED LECTURES
There is money in this. Build up a collection of colour slides on two or
three popular subjects. Read up these subjects over a period. Then write
offering to give illustrated talks to clubs, civic organisations,
educational institutions and employees of business firms. Projectors
can be hired.
(73) HAT RENOVATING
A number of women in small and larger towns add to their income by
giving 'new life' to hats, changing the style to make them look new
and different. Classified local advertisements and personal
recommendations bring customers.
(74) POULTRY BREEDING
If you have the inclination and the space, plus some ability for
buying and selling you could look into this possibility, studying
the journals and manuals on the subject at the local library.
(75) HOME IMPORT-EXPORT BUSINESS
This field bristles with opportunities and involves only very modest
expenditure to start. One operator claims to make an average of œ15,000
to œ20,000 a year and he started with very little capital. The necessary
know-how is easily acquired; there are reliable manuals on world trade,
showing how to start, how to get government help, how and where to buy,
how to sell locally and by mail, etc. There is a good deal of useful
information and a wealth of source addreses in "Export-Import without
Capital" (from your authorised distributor).
(76) PRINTING SERVICE
Selling printed items (letterheads, envelopes, forms etc.,) through
local solicitation involves no equipment, no stock, no financial
investment, no figuring. You find a wholesaler printer who will
supply a catalogue and samples; these do the main job. This idea can
be extended to a mail order printing service, operated through
classified advertisements in such periodicals as "Exchange & Mart",
and "The Trader". Many people are getting 20% to 30% discount on
jobs they feed to their printer - a quick and easy sideline income
that combines well with a mimeographing service.
(77) PREPARING SPEECHES
If you have the ability to prepare speeches there is well paid work
to be obtained from persons active in trade associations, literary clubs,
political groups and social clubs. A letter, with your business card,
sent to the secretaries of such associations may well lead to interesting
work. Payment can be quite high according to the type of speech and the
amount of research needed . Combine with No 66.
(78) PART -TIME TAXI DRIVING
It is necessary to be over 21 years of age and to possess a driver's
licence. Apply to local taxicab companies.
(79) DEALING IN POSTAGE STAMPS
gives plenty of scope today with the ever-increasing interest in stamp
collecting for pleasure and profit. There are over 3 million collectors
of stamps in the British Isles and about 12 million throughout the world.
Even if you confine yourself to supplying collectors in Great Britain,
you can make a good income. Many people are earning £75 to £150 weekly
(and much more) selling postage stamps by mail order from home.
You can get started without investment as a number of suppliers
"drop ship" direct to your customers, so that you do not have to carry
a lot of stock. Some leading mail order stamp dealers, now making
thousands of pounds a year, started on the kitchen table. Offer the
right stamps in the right manner and you cannot fail to make this
absorbing hobby profitable. Nor do you need experience and knowledge
of stamps if you follow the simple method given in Stanley Green's
"Profitable Stamp Dealing" (from your authorised distributor) which
shows exactly how to start and reveals tested money-making and
money-saving techniques. This project could bve combined with No 114.
(80) PAPER HANGING
if you can do it well, is a wanted service. Insert classified ads
saying you will decorate houses at low rates (get the know-how from
library books). Request a discount of 20% on wallpaper supplied by
retailers.
