Not so long ago, internet sensation Kurt Varner decided to pack up ship and drive to Mountain View in the hopes of getting his startup off the ground. Fast forward several years and now Kurt is one of the head honchos of the Dropbox design team. While Kurt’s story to career fame may seem fanciful and fairytale-like, Kurt understood something vital about using all your resources, and in this case, your car. While not all of us will be expected to sleep in our cars to launch the next best thing since Google or Apple, this story just reveals that a retail shopfront is not the start and finish of a business and that there are a number of businesses that make it on-the-move.
If You Can Cook, You Can Make Money
Don’t sit around waiting for that chef’s hat or 100-seater restaurant. One of the fastest ways to get off the ground is by making your services known to those around you. For caterers, there is very little inventory that is needed to start up, as many of these items can be hired. Tables, chairs, and even kitchen equipment are easy to hire. For a caterer, having a reliable vehicle is integral to the success of their operation. Getting to the event on time and setting up in order for clients to have a seamless event, is at the heart of their business. Those who don’t quite like the culinary side of things but can shake up a mean martini, should consider a liquor license and catering drinks at these events instead. Once again, gear can be hired and transported in almost any vehicle.
The Family Handyman Can Make A Good Living
There are those who find the prospect of a DIY challenge exhilarating and then there are those who avoid IKEA-type projects like the plague. Those who have a natural tendency to problem-solve and fix things, even assemble the odd IKEA desk or two, have a special skill that merely requires their toolbox and the use of a pickup truck at first. As they increase their projects and take on more clients, the traveling handyman can easily build up their tools and gear to a level that will allow them to take on additional work. Another job those with pickup trucks can easily start – and that requires very little else – is a minor removals business.
Match Your Skill with Your Car
One of the fastest ways to get off the ground by simply using your car as a base of operations is by ensuring that it matches your skill. Whether you’re an accountant who still needs to set up office or a nail technician struggling to find a spot in an upmarket salon, the mobile service is appealing to a large portion of the market. Nail technicians can expect to earn between £12,000 and £25,000 per annum depending on their expertise. Those who have a mobile operation don’t have to worry about spending their earnings on exorbitant overheads.
The mobile business concept is the ideal option for those who have access to one of the best assets any business could have, and that’s a car. For the traveling merchant, a set of wheels could provide the direct contact they need to set themselves apart from their competitors.
