I constantly have ideas for businesses. I don't ever start one because my ideas range from the crazy, to the stupid, to the downright unprofitable. Not to mention the ones that I don't have the skills to accomplish. But deep in my heart of hearts, I know that there is money to be made off all kinds of crap, and that you never know what idea that seemed stupid at first might become major.
But I mainly don't start a business because I actually like my job and starting a business takes time and money and lots of things that I can't spare while working my job. It just doesn't fit into my life. That doesn't mean my ideas aren't good. Last week while doing research for a plan, I discovered that two of my ideas that I gave up on have been done. To me, this says that people like my ideas. So what do I do with my misc. business ideas that I will never start? Two things: 1) bug Nathan with all kinds of pipe dreams that I never plan to try until he breaks down and beats me like a wife, and 2) begin posting my ideas here.
Here's the one I like today:
Everyone is used to seeing hotdog stands in parks in the summer time. But what if you started a S'mores cart? The beauty of this idea lies in many attributes: its relatively low start-up cost, the fact that kids will demand s'mores and their moms like them too, the novelty of it, the simplicity of it...I could go on and on. You basically just need a box on wheels, ingredients, and a business license. You set up shop by the park, and you begin cooking s'mores. Using a creme brulee torch, you melt chocolate, and then heat up the marshmallow a little bit. Charge $3 per s'more. your markup on that is about $2.20 each. You can even have a little cooler filled with milk cartons. I think kids would go ape. The setup is cheap as well. You just need to build a box out of wood, put it on wheels, and paint it some bright, fun colors to attract the kids. Put the word "s'mores" in big letters on the front, and voila! I bet you could make like $200 - $400 per day doing this during the summer time. That's gross income of course. The main thing is that the ingredients on that will be expensive. You'd probably spend $100 on ingredients every day, unless you made the graham crackers yourself. But that just adds a lot of hassle to the business.
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I think that's a great idea. You could order your ingredients in bulk, or use off-brand stuff.
I dunno about me, but part of the fun of s'mores is toasting the marshmallows myself. I wonder if you could logistically incorporate that into your design? Probably not with children. *shrug*
Yeah, it is fun to do the toasting, and you can't replace the smell of a campfire. But the truth is, kids are amateurs when it comes to toasting (and everything else) and they don't have the patience for it. They want instant s'more gratification.
Ooo..s'mores!!!!!
Love s'mores, hate the mess. As a mother of a five year old my suggestion would be to have handy wipes available :) You know I be eatin them too.
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