What is an online business?

An online business is one conducted online. This involves the different processes of exchange of goods and services between individuals. These processes may involve purchase and delivery of goods and services.

Why you should start an online Business?

There are many reasons why you should start an online business. From them being easy to start, being plentiful, the fredom they give you to work from anywhere, to mention but a few. Consider the link below for more reasons you should start an online business.

Read also: Reasons you should put your business online.

Online businesses to start in Uganda.

Online retailing.

Topping the list of online businesses to start in Uganda is Online retailing. It is the selling of goods and services online. Nowadays, this has been made easier with the creation of sites where different sellers can post and sell their products in Uganda. Some of these sites include Jiji Uganda, Jumia Uganda, Dondolo Uganda, and more. 

If you don’t mind and you have the finances to start big, you can start your online store, market it and make sales.

Advertising and Marketing.

Advertising and marketing is another of the online businesses to start in Uganda. Many people have businesses that need marketing both on social media and online. If you have the free time, then taking this on as a side hustle is worth it. All you need is social accounts with a good following so that when you post, a lot of people can view the information you are trying to put across. Some of the social sites you can try are Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and many more.

Data Entry Services.

This is one of the easiest side gigs you can do online and earn good money. All you need is a computer, internet connection, and fast typing skills. If you are not good at typing, that shouldn’t worry you as you’ll develop speed with time. When you have all the above, what next is signing up with the different freelance sites on the internet and you start. This side gig is good for people whose main job gives them a lot of free time. Some of the freelance sites you can try out are fiverr, kwork, upwork the list is long, you can find these online.

Blogging for Money.

Starting a blog today is easier than ever before with most hosting companies prioritizing numbers to help them achieve their target revenue hence this driving cost down. Now you can have a website up and running at as low as 3$ per month.

This has made blogging a Worthy venture especially for those that can find some time to write content or even hire someone to write content and be a manager. Don’t leave this to the dogs, give blogging a try as a side venture and earn from blog monetization.

Freelance Writing Jobs.

This is another easy-to-do side task. Blogging as stated above is a mother of this, but remember there are those individuals with blogs who can’t write content. This is your task here. Write content for their blogs, books, and whatever writing deals they have. You can find these jobs too on the freelance sites mentioned above.

Digital Photography.

Doing digital photography to produce images can be a source of side income. You can capture images in your free time and later Sell Your Photos on Stock Photography, start a Photography Blog or Do Freelance Photography Work for Magazines and newspapers. With photography, the options are vast. You can exploit the ones we’ve stated here and keep looking out for more opportunities.

Video Production and Editing.

This provides another opportunity to make side income in your chill time. Though for this, it requires a little more skill that you should acquaint yourself first. (Video production and editing skills). Though these aren’t impossible to get. Later you can look for work online for video editing on freelance sites or even Crete yourself a YouTube channel where you can keep these videos running and earn for that.

Read also: How to start a produce business in uganda.

Website Design and Development

This is easier than ever before today given the vast number of resources available to help one do the design themselves. Nevertheless, even with the available resources, it has never been easy to do website design for the first time yourself. For this reason, most people hire experts to do the work. If you can acquaint yourself the skills, you can then look out for these gigs of website design on freelance sites above and enjoy that side money.

Mobile Apps Development.

If you have programming skills and love it, then you can earn good money doing what you love to do. The digital trend is taking over the era and most businesses, companies, and institutions require apps to run their task, coordinate as a company and do many other company tasks. If you are good at this, then give it a try.

Conclusion

I hope this blog post has given you some new ideas on online businesses to start in Uganda. There are many different options out there, so take your time and think about what might work best for you. If any of the above suggestions sound interesting, feel free to contact us if you want help starting up your venture!

One will rarely be wondering why they need side income. But am certain some are. If you are one of those, don’t worry. We have a full blog post about why you need a side hustle. You can read through to see how side income will change your life forever.

Below are the websites to make side income.

Fiverr.com

This is the first of the Websites to make side income. Fiverr is a good site to earn side income especially if you have the skills and can deliver very good work. If you are skilled at something, then try it out today as you can earn as much as you want from anywhere you feel is comfortable.

eBay.com

Selling products is a great way to make money on eBay. eBay connects millions of buyers across the world and this provides a great opportunity to make side income selling products on eBay. The trick is finding product supply cheaply then reselling them on eBay. Your product source shouldn’t be eBay itself. It should be somewhere else where the product is cheaper.

Read also; Reasons you should put your business online.

YouTube.com.

YouTube is another great way to make money anywhere. no wonder it’s on this list of websites to make side income. Of late, a lot of people have embraced this, especially in Uganda. There are more people with YouTube channels. Unfortunately, most channels are suffering from no subscribers and viewers.  To effectively make money on YouTube, try to get a good niche. A natural one “one that you are actively engaged”, it’s better this way simply because,

• You won’t struggle to generate content
• As you generate content, you’ll be doing that task hence killing two birds with one stone.

This way, you can be more patient as you are not only looking at YouTube, it’s just a side hustle.

Steemit.com

Steemit is another website to earn side income. It is based on blockchain technology. It uses the consensus algorithm “Delegated Proof of Stake” (DPS). On this platform, users are appreciated for the content they produce and for interacting with other users using the STEEM and SBD currency. You can then simply convert them to BTC or other preferred local currency. If you like reading and content creation, you can earn good doing what you like.

Instagram.com and Twitter.com

Don’t simply pass the time on twitter or Instagram. Use these as side income generators instead. You can use these platforms to markets your products to improve your sales. If you don’t have a business, you can accelerate your following and do shout outs for other people with businesses. You will earn side income doing this.

Amazon.com

Amazon is another website to make side income. There are various ways to make money here and you choose what is most appropriate for you.

You can sell or join a marketplace and get paid to do virtual tasks

Through Kindle Direct Publishing, you can Publish an e-book or a printed book and earn from the sales.

Read also: 3 ways to get your business online in Uganda.

Upwork.com

This is another interesting site to make money easily especially if you are skilled and good at a specific task. All you need to do is open up an account and set up your profile, Search for jobs, Win job bids, perform the tasks and Build your reputation. Completing tasks appropriately will let you have a good rating and this shall Get traffic to your profile and higher your chances of getting more tasks.

Freelancer.com

This is another site for freelancers. You can be able to do anything based on your skillset that is reflected by your profile. It’s not any different from upwok.com. You can head to the site, create a profile and roll off with your next task. Remember a neat and clear profile is very important as one can judge your ability to do tasks based on your profile. Take time and make your profile clear and neat.

Taskrabbit.com

Task rabbit is a site where people offer to do odd jobs in their area. From moving furniture or assembling Ikea furniture to taking care of pets and shopping errands. If Task rabbit is available in your area, don’t miss out on the opportunities to help out people and in turn earn some good cash in your free or on the side.

Read also; The key elements to success for a new business.

Conclusion

These are the Top Websites to make side income. Upwork offers freelance work such as writing reports, designing logos, programming software, and more. Freelancer also provides freelance opportunities but does not focus on specific industries the way other sites do. To mention but a few. You can post any kind of service you need to be done on some of these websites from cooking meals to doing laundry or pet-sitting for an hour while someone runs out for groceries. The best part about these websites? They all allow you to set your prices!

Why roadside businesses.

They don’t fetch a lot, they are rarely scalable but very importantly, they earn you that daily income for your day-to-day wellbeing. The reasons you should consider a roadside business are many and I’ve discussed them below.

• They require very little skill and startup capital.

Capital and skill being the major business startup limiting factors, it’s not the case with roadside businesses. They require very little and so if you got little capital, you got no excuse.

You can read more about how to raise money for your side hustles to further solve the startup capital problem.

• They require very little rent.

This is a subset of startup capital but oftentimes, it can be taken as an individual unit for startups. You need operating space and for the case of roadside businesses, a temporary one is convenient. Sometimes you have to pay daily to the city council or the person behind. Either way, it’s always a small sum.

• They don’t require a lot of time to do.

Many people have talked about the fact that they don’t have time. If that’s the issue with you starting a side hustle then this is your Savior. You can choose from the list below and start with the one that you can do in the evenings when free.

You can read more about how to create time for your side hustles.

Major requirements for most roadside businesses.

I saw it wise to talk about the major skeleton requirement for most roadside businesses in Uganda. Startup capital being the main, the others are a subset of this. They differ from one hustle to another but those that are common to include.

• A business plan.

However small your roadside business might be, this is a major requirement. A business plan shall help you plan out the operation, maintenance, and expansion of your business. Don’t leave it out, it should be your first step on your journey of straying a roadside hustle.

Read also: How to write a business plan.

• Shelter or the operation premises.

This can be a small temporary house or anything that can provide shade and a good working environment such as an umbrella, tent, and more of the kind.

• Operation equipment.

These are specific to the side hustle. They include all that is used in the side hustle. Most times, start-up capital can help purchase all these

• Working license.

Oftentimes, roadside businesses are small-scale and can be operated without a license. Nevertheless, getting one is better as it shows whether your hustle is appropriate in a specific location. It’s important to find out the local laws governing the roadsides to avoid collision with the authority and have some of your equipment confiscated and yourself fined.

Roadside businesses in Uganda.

Fast food retailing.

This tops the list of our top roadside businesses in Uganda. People lack time to cook nowadays especially in the evening and most of them have resorted to fast foods. This is good news for whoever is willing to exploit this opportunity. Make chips and chicken or roasted meat by the roadside. With this, a lot of people shall pass by as they go home and pick their supper. Just like we discussed, this hustle is so easy to start. Just beside the road.

The famous Ugandan Rolex and “Kikomando”.

Rolex is a combination of chappatis and fried eggs. This is liked by most people especially in Uganda as it’s cheap and nutritious. Chappatis and beans too just like Rolex are highly consumed for lunch or supper. This is locally known as “Kikomando”. Providing this for people is an ideal way to make extra cash. Dive in.

Roadside diary.

This is taken as morning tea or evening tea. Just beside the road, you can have your roadside diary up and running in a kiosk or on a table with a shelter. It’s this easy. And people will surely buy especially in the evening. Isn’t this super easy?

Popcorn selling.

This aid also picks up these days as more people are adopting the chewing behavior especially while traveling, watching movies, and the sort. All that is required is a popcorn machine that can go for over 300000 Ugx. Give it a try in one of the busy towns just beside the road.

Raw food retailing.

Most of the towns have markets where raw food is sold. Nevertheless, this can’t stop you from having your stall selling raw food beside the road. It’s important to get a spot that is not so close to the road and make sure you are not against the laws.

Maize and banana roasting.

Roasted maize and banana, locally known as “Gonja” are asked by locals. Getting these fresh from the remote areas and roasting them by the roadsides in urban areas will make you some good money. It’s wise to have these fresh to provide the best quality to your clients so that they can come back tomorrow.

Read also: 7 easy profitable baking businesses for you.

Roadside bicycle and motorcycle repair.

Ideally, these should be repaired in the garage. Though the operation cost and renting cost for a barrage yet servicing costs of bicycles and motorcycles are very low leaves an option of the roadside. You can open up one on a roadside and maybe later, you can consider getting a barrage somewhere. Of all the hustles, this is one requirement. You should have a plan of acquiring the skill.

Mobile money.

This involves offering banking and money transfer services to people on different networks besides the road. The main requirement is shelter inform of an umbrella and table or kiosk, working capital, and agent lines. If you have a challenge getting agent lines, you can consider using your smartphone with no agent lines to provide the service.

For a complete guide on how to use your smartphone with no agent lines to do mobile money, read more about it in our full blog post it.

Second-hand shoe and cloth selling.

It’s not news that this has come here. In most African countries and Uganda in particular, we still have individuals who can’t afford first-hand clothes. Providing exactly what they need at a price that they can afford on the roadside can do you wonders. Get a source of these second-hand clothes and start appropriate location.

Conclusion.

There are many roadside businesses you can start in Uganda. One They have in common is that they require very small start-up capital and leave out the element of rent or cut the rent coat greatly. If there is one you are running and we’ve left it out, feel free to add it in the comment box below.

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There are many more ways such as rearing livestock, gardening, and more. You can do some reading about these on our blog post on the top gardening and livestock rearing ideas. These will give you better ideas in those. For those that can’t get along with those, here is a list of top Agro-processing business ideas. You can make good money by processing the perishable agricultural product and sale them later during scarcity. Some products just need processing to convert them into forms they are consumed. This article is just about that. Let’s get along.

We’ve discussed a lot on how to get money in the agricultural sector. Some of these ways include livestock rearing, gardening, and more. But, Agro-processing is the king of all of them.

This is why.

• It is a means of adding value to the goods hence fetching more money. How to earn extra cash is our concern at “the side hustles” so this meets our criteria of choosing it over the latter.
• Some of the biggest problems with agribusinesses are price fluctuations. It’s to a lesser extent with the best Agri-processing ideas. You always have your assured price. Though this may slightly fluctuate but not like that of the raw agriproducts.
• It extends the life of agriproducts. And gives you the freedom to sell at the right time.
• You can bag good money by looking out for the price tag. It’s a good idea to always find cheaper sources for raw materials while doing Agro-processing. And later sell your products at the highs.
• Generally processed agriproducts fetch higher cash, last longer, and are preferred to the unprocessed. Given that Agri- processing industries are emerging and growing on the African continent if you are thinking about a side hustle, you can start one in this category. Below is a list of the top Agri-processing business ideas you can start with.

Best Agro-processing business ideas

Yogurt, ghee, ice cream, and all milk products.

It’s Milk again at the top of Agro-processing business ideas. One of the most consumed liquid foods by babies and adults. The problem with milk is it goes bad so fast. If you produce milk on a large scale, you can process it to these different products such as ghee, yogurt, powder milk, and more. This idea is not limited to milk producers. Anyone interested in making extra income can give it a try. You can find cheap milk at wholesale price, purchase it in bulk, process it, sell it and make good money.

Read also: 20 profitable business ideas for a student.

Biscuits, cookies crisps, and all dried ready-to-eat foods.

People eat dry ready to eat foods a lot while traveling, watching a movie, and more. Their ready market is assured. All you need to do is start making these foods and supply them to different retail units and supermarkets for people to find them easily. The startup capital can range from small to big depending on your scale though starting small is always the best idea. All these dry food processing ideas don’t require a lot of skill to start. You can employ an expert for the start and learn the skills along. Give them a try.

Honey and bee’s wax.

This is one of the easiest small scales Agro-processing business ideas you can start. It doesn’t involve the purchase of super expensive machinery and doesn’t require heavy startup capital. If you don’t have hives, you can buy the honey from the locals, process it, pack it and distribute it to supermarkets, retail shops, and more. Remember, Natural quality honey is preferred by most people, so avoid adulteration to the quality of honey during processing.

Read also: How to start a beekeeping business in Uganda.

Juice processing and packing.

This is another of the Agro-processing business ideas. Fresh juice is good and is taking over preference due to its natural form. But given that fresh juice goes bad so quickly, it cannot sustain the demand for juice. Starting a juice processing and packing business is an alternative to meet the demand for juice. Most people look at this hustle as one that requires a lot of capital but that isn’t the case. The capital requirements can vary depending on the scale of production from small to big. You can start this as a side hustle on a small scale.

Dry foods such as packed posho and rice.

A lot of cities are emerging in developing countries. These cities house a lot of people who don’t do any crop production. But they eat. Processing dry foods such as rice and posho and transporting them to urban centers is a super profitable idea. It requires medium capital to start. And you can never go wrong with food. People have to always eat. Give it a try.

Tomato sauce.

The demand for fast foods is growing especially in urban areas. These are usually consumed with tomato sauce hence its demand rising too. If you are a tomato farmer, you can take this up to add value to tomatoes and earn more. If you aren’t one, you can still buy tomatoes from the farmers and wholesale prices, add value to them, and earn a profit.

Spices for food.

Spice is all that you add to food to give it a unique appealing taste. So, there is no one that doesn’t eat spices. Most people zero them down to a particular set. That’s all they consider as spices. Whatever you choose to consider. The facts are that many of you won’t enjoy food that lacks spices. Spices sound simple and one may reject the idea as they cost small money, but the fact is you can make good money from many sales of spices.

Coffee and tea.

This is yet another of the agro-processing business ideas. Most people take tea in the evening or morning and coffee/tea leaves are some of the spices added to the tea to make it tasty and smell good. You can process tea and coffee on a small scale, pack Iran’s distribute it to retail shops and supermarkets. Making different blends and adding different herbs to the tea such as rosemary can fetch you more money.

Read aslo; Top roadside businesses in uganda.

Conclusion

These days there are many options when it comes to buying your favorite produce at grocery stores because farmers have more than one way they can get their products on shelves with better shape, longer life, and tastier. All this is through Agri-processing. If you have any supplements as far as the best Agro-processing business ideas not discussed above, feel free to share them in the comment box.

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Some of the factors you can consider to make your baking side hustle stand out.

The baking industry has some competition. Below are some of the factors you can consider to thrive and have good sales.

• Try to make a unique tasty product.

This will make you stand out from the many others making the same products as yours. A good taste shall make a person specifically come back looking for your product.

Read also: 20 profitable business ideas for a student.

• Make quality.

Quality catches the eye. It’s unique and will leave your customers yawning for more. It’s also a requirement by all countries.

• Let it be affordable.

Expensive products shall only be limited to a given class of people. This is not a good idea, especially at the start.

• Make customer care a priority.

A well-served customer shall always come back for more. Poor customer care makes you lose customers.

Below are some of the small-scale baking ideas you can start to earn some additional capital.

Baking Cakes.

Baking cakes is one of the profitable baking businesses you can start at home and earn well from it. It requires little capital, skills, and space, especially on a small scale. You can learn the skills from an expert and then start your side hustle in your backyard. Event cakes like birthdays, weddings, and more are what you can concentrate on in this side hustle. Try to make the cake tasty and the price reasonable. Trust me, orders shall line up at your place for these cakes. Give it a try.

Pizza.

Baking pizza can earn you lots of money from home. Pizza originated in Italy and has slowly gained popularity in all countries around the world.  Try to make simple tasty pizzas to keep your customers always salivating and wanting more. In this baking hustle, it’s a good idea to count on sales maximization and make a small profit per piece but gain big from the large sales.

Read also: Top roadside businesses in uganda.

Half cakes.

These are locally known as mandazi. Mandazi from every different maker tastes different due to differences in recipes. This is very important. To stand out from the many baking half cakes, you need to get a recipe that gives you the tastiest half cakes. This hustle requires very little skills, money, and space to start. You can get a person to hawk the half cakes to improve on the sales.

Daddies.

Chew, chew, and chew is what people like doing while traveling. Making Daddies is one of the most profitable baking businesses. You can make money providing people with what to chew while traveling. In addition, daddies take along to expires, so scholars can provide you market for the daddies. They are very easy to make and I guess most of you know how to make them from the days you used to make some while going to school. You can hawk these, supply school canteens, supermarkets, and more.

Cookies.

These are made from either bananas or Irish potatoes. This side hustles also is based on the fact that people like to chew while traveling and so they’ll buy some while heading for a journey, movie, and more. The capital, skill, and time requirements for this side hustle are small. If you are in urban areas, try to get the Irish potatoes from the production areas at wholesale prices as they are a little expensive in urban areas.

Read also: The best agro processing business ideas.

Cupcakes

These are cakes too. The difference is that they are smaller. You can make these on a small scale and earn good money. Very little startup capital and skills are required. These are easier to make compared to birthday or big cakes for functions. You can start this business in your backyard. You can supply your cakes to canteens, supermarkets, and retail shops.

Buns.

Baking buns is one of the profitable baking businesses you can start today. It requires very little skills and resources, especially on a small scale. There is a ready market for the buns especially from schools, colleges, universities, and other institutions. If you are to start baking buns on a small scale, it’s a wise idea to look for tenders in institutions to supply them with buns that they use for breakfast. You can also supply your buns to supermarkets, retail shops, and more.

Conclusion.

There are many profitable baking businesses you can do on a small scale. All you require is small start-up capital as most of them require very little, skills that you can learn from an expert and then get your hustle started. For the start, you can take these on as backyard businesses.  I wish you luck doing your side hustle.

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This list includes ideas that take into account specific needs and skills owned by mothers. Most of them are easy to start as they require very little capital to start. This is based on the specific characteristics of stay-home mothers ” they don’t have a lot of money”. That’s why I tried to look out for those that require small startup capital.  If you aren’t one, these ripe ideas can also help you earn your first million. Below are some Profitable businesses for a stay home mother.

Profitable businesses for a stay home mother.

Laundry services.

There are a lot of hardships that come with being smart. One of which is washing clothes. This is quite challenging for many people, especially men and all those who wish to but lack time to wash.  this is one of the profitable businesses for a stay home mother.

Washing clothes for those specified above can earn you the cash you always dreamt about. You can do it as a side hustle to family chores. It doesn’t require a lot of capital and time, especially on a small scale. This side hustle is so good for stay home mums. Most of the necessary skills are imparted in them on their long journey of becoming a mum. If you are a good mum, as most are, then give it a try. You already have all it takes to succeed. “Washing well”.

Tailoring business.

Tailoring is picking up nowadays as, most people now prefer custom-tailored clothes especially suits for both men and women, African wear, and more. It doesn’t require a lot of capital as your role is to provide labor. As a stay home mum, you can acquire the required skill from an expert.

You can consider starting up a tailoring business of your own at your premises. It’s easier if you have a commercial structure at the front of a residential house at a roadside. You can also rent out space at your nearest trading center to do tailoring or do a partnership with one of the tailors in town where they bring you tasks and you do them at home.

Baking.

It’s not hard to learn how to bake especially if you are already a specialist in cooking other foods. This is what exactly it is to mums. Very easy to learn, that is if as a mum you completely know nothing about baking. Then it’s super easy if you have a little skill.

That’s what most mums have “that little skill”. Not forgetting that some are experts at it. If you wish to make it for the very best wedding cake ever made, then you can take a short course in it. That said, baking is one of the profitable businesses for a stay home mother. You can incorporate it into your schedule if you are one and earn well. It doesn’t really require a lot of anything, be it money, skill, and more.

Read also: 7 easy profitable baking businesses for you.

Home-based retail shop.

Retail shops sell goods to ultimate consumers. These ultimate consumers especially for products used at home are in residential areas. As a stay home mum, you can use this to your advantage to start a retail shop in your area. There are times when you forget to buy something while shopping and only have hope of getting it from that one retail shop near your home in your residential area. Provide that retail shop that people shall count on. This can earn you good money while seated at your home.

Online businesses.

This is quite tricky as most stay home mums especially in Africa are not well conversant with “online” things. Though not discouraging as it’s super easy to learn how to do anything online. The pros also were amateurs. some of the online businesses you can start as a stay home mum include, blogging, website development, affiliate marketing, dropshipping and more. Give it a try. remember trying is always the better idea.

 Making and selling Jewelry

There is a positive correlation between jewelry and mums. This is because they’ve probably used it at one point or another. Since they’ve used it before, then they should have an idea of what is best for who, when, and things like that. This makes them more suited to make it. Learning how to make it shouldn’t be so hard either especially that they are quite familiar with it. Making jewelry requires little startup capital, skill, and time. If you are a stay home mum, you can try this out in your free time at home.

Making and selling crafts.

As a stay home mum, you can earn money making crafts. Crafts you can make include handbags, table mats, key holders, and more. Making crafts doesn’t require a lot of skills, so if it’s new to you but you wish to try it, you don’t need to worry about skills. You can learn to make crafts from an expert. It requires very little startup capital and you can make them in your free time.

Babysitting

This is just what mums are meant to do when they have a new baby. Then doing it for other people’s babies aren’t a problem either. I think most mothers can do this with joy. If you are one in this category, the good news is you can earn some money doing this. Babysitting can take from small to big capital depending on the scale of operation. Though starting small is a better idea and shall require very little startup capital.

Gardening.

There are various small-scale gardening side hustle ideas for stay home mums. Some of these include mushroom growing, ginger growing, vegetable growing, and more. Most of these require very small startup capital and very little land. You can start some of these ideas in your backyard. You can read more about gardening small-scale side hustle ideas.

Read also: 20 profitable business deas for a student.

Livestock rearing.

Just like gardening ideas, livestock small-scale ideas for stay home mums are many. Some of them include rabbit rearing, piggery, apiculture, goat rearing, poultry farming, and more. Livestock rearing requires very little time and startup capital. These are good ideas for busy stay home mums. Nevertheless, mums that are not all that busy can try it out.

conclusion.

There are many Profitable businesses for a stay home mother. what is important is how realistic are they to a mother. Some of them are super hard or require too much a mum cant provide. Feel free to suggest more of those good ideas below in the comment box.

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Though there are ways you can get more. Perhaps fairly enough to keep a smile on your face. In this article, I present to you 20 small startup profitable business Ideas for a Student. You can start some of these to earn additional money to what is given to you as upkeep. If you are not a university student, you can also read through. You’ll find some very good ideas you can start in a university and earn from them.

Why do you need a side hustle as a student?

• As a university student, money simplifies all your life. You need it to clear your tuition and other basic needs. So, you need a side hustle to supplement what you are given. From our profitable business Ideas for a Student, you can choose one and earn more money.
• A side hustle can introduce you to your working environment. If you take on one that is in your career line. It shall be a continuation after graduation hence giving you a kickstart in your career.
• You can learn a new skill doing a side hustle at the university. How does it feel graduating with two achievements? One, what you were studying and two, the skill from the side hustle.
• A side hustle can improve your CV even before you actually start off with your career. This is awesome.
• At the university, you can come up with life-changing ideas. Then you can use side hustles to test out those ideas.

The reasons you need a side hustle are many. You can read more about why you need a side hustle here.

Is it possible to run a business while studying?

“Do one thing at a Time” is a saying by Swami Vivekananda which you may choose to go by. But given the above reasons you need a side hustle, You have to give that saying a second thought. If you have all you need at the university from your caretaker, that’s good but not good enough. A side hustle can tremendously change your life or promote your knowledge in your career.

It’s possible to do the two. A side hustle and studies simultaneously. Some side hustles don’t require a lot of your resources and time as we shall see. Try to minimize the hustle’s negative effects on your studies by saving time for it. You can read more on How to save time for the side hustle in your tight university schedule here. This can give you a guide on how you are to push the two forward simultaneously.

Read also: How to save more time for your side hustles.

Below are some of the profitable business ideas for a student.

 Before we look at the independent business ideas, let’s look at the easiest and most important ideas for you and your career. These are businesses or tasks related to your career. You can do these and earn good money. In addition to good money, there are more advantages of career-related hustles. I would recommend you take these on.

• They improve your knowledge in your career as you take on tasks in your Career path. The list of profitable Business Ideas for a Student includes career related hustles which do this.
• Such side hustles jumpstart your career. When you do such side hustles, your career is a continuation of your side hustle after your graduation.
• They are easy to start as you have the required skills already.
• You have a tutor or someone that can help you out in your hustle. this is your tutor or lecturer. What you are doing is what they taught.

A good example of these side hustles that are career-related is drawing architectural drawings for clients while studying architecture or engineering. This is a career-related side hustle.

To find one that is in line with your career, think about the task you’ll do in your career. Those you can do at that moment are your career-related side hustles. You can also learn some career-related side hustles if, at that moment, you can do no task. This is common if you are at the start of the course.

Profitable business ideas for a student.

Event planner/ promoter.

The university is a place to enjoy life. That is what it is to some students there. Then provide that. You can make money by planning events, promoting them, and more that is related to this. It’s a very good money-making opportunity for those who are willing to take on the risk.

WIFI business.

You may say that this can’t work simply because universities provide that. That may be true. Though a lot of challenges come with university networks. They are slow, not reliable, and more. Start a WIFI business and eliminate all the shortfalls of the colleges’. You’ll earn while seated.

Mobile money.

This comes up here again. If you’ve read some of our articles, you’ve probably noticed this one is common. This shows how good it is.

University students receive a lot of money from caretakers and load airtime frequently. You can exploit this. Start a mobile money business and earn a commission. If agent sim cards are the problem, you can learn how to start a mobile money side hustle with your smartphone here

Internet bundle reselling.

Internet is a resource that university students can’t live without. They use it to learn, do business, communicate, and more. You can buy big internet bundle packages that fellow students can’t afford, break them down and resell them in small affordable sizes at a profit. This is very easy to start and run as it doesn’t take a lot of time.

Mini stationery.

Books, pens, and other stationery are heavily utilized at the university. In addition, printing services too are heavily used at the university. Start a mini stationery and provide all these at a good price.

Baking chapati, mandazi, birthday cakes, cupcakes, and more.

Any eatables can make you money at the university. You can start one that you have some skills in and that won’t take a lot of your time. Take an example of birthday cakes. Almost all university students celebrate their birthdays. There is a ready market for cakes so exploit it.

Read also: 7 easy profitable baking businesses for you.

Jewelry.

This is one of the easiest businesses with a lot of demand, especially from campus ladies. The products you can deal in include earrings, bungles, and more. This requires some skills which you can learn easily. Try it out and you’ll share your success story.

Graphics design and photography.

You can do this with a camera and computer. Though university students have phones, sometimes they go to photo studios to take good photos. In addition to this, you can make different posters for events, university political campaigns, and more.

Writing content and proofreading.

If you like reading and writing, you can do that and earn money. This is a good one as you’ll be earning from what you like doing or your hobby. If it’s not your hobby, you can still do it and earn good money writing content or proofreading other people’s. Sites like scribendi, and many more can help you achieve this.

Blogging.

This is another on the list of top profitable business ideas for university students. This is related to content creation and proofreading. The difference is that in this, you are creating content and proofreading for yourself. You can earn money by running advertisements on your blog and more.

Website design and development.

This is one of the career-related businesses though not only limited to that. You can teach yourself website design and development. It’s not easy but it’s doable. The market potential of this is high as online businesses are picking up nowadays especially on the African continent. Try it out and you can earn yourself a fortune.

Read also: Top small start-up side hustle ideas in Uganda today.

Mini money lending.

This is a tricky but good one. You all know that in every society, people have to borrow money to cater for unplanned issues. You can start lending fellow students money and earn interest. Try to formalize the process and come up with a written and signed agreement between you and the person you are lending. Value the security they provide to ensure that it’s worth a multiple of your lent sum.

Research writing.

It’s bad that some university students don’t actually do their research but hire someone to do it for them. Our concern is what side hustle can we do. Since such students exist, then it’s an opportunity to make money helping them do their research. Try to involve the student you are researching for so that they own the research. This is to avoid the negative impacts of the refusal of the research to your hustle.

Hairdressing and styling.

The university is full of ladies and gentlemen who always want to trend. They can readily purchase some of these stylish wear like watches and more. In addition to this, some ladies and gentlemen often style their hair. Maybe weakly, daily, or at any intervals.  Whatever the case, you can avail these goods and services to them and earn a profit.

Computer servicing, repair, and software installation.

Many university students have computers. These often need servicing such as minor repairs, software updates, and more. In addition, you can do software installation and updating and earn a living. This side hustle requires some skills which you can learn by yourself. 

Motivational speaker of MC.

This is one of the Profitable business Ideas for a student. If you are a good speaker, try this out. It’s one of the high-paying hustles that require very little investment with very small or no risk involved. You lose nothing when you are not invited to speak or as a master of ceremony. Those who can talk and talk and talk, try to earn from your gift of talking.

Read also: Top roadside businesses in Uganda.

Comedian.

This is one of the side hustles that can earn you good money and it’s not crowded with people. Doing comedy requires skill. Some people cannot just be funny, act funny, and speak funny. Making people laugh is hard though you can learn with practice and achieve your goal.

Mini restaurant and juice retailing.

Most university students don’t cook as there is no time to cook anyway. You can use this as a stepping stone to start a mini restaurant and take away at the university. Try to make it simple and nice looking. Quality cheap food is the main factor that shall bring you customers. The ball is in your hands.

Dancing and being a DJ.

Are you a good dancer? if you are, how do you benefit from it? Dancing requires a lot of practice. Being a DJ too. You have to learn how to dance or mix music respectively. Don’t do it for fun only. It can benefit you twice, have fun and let the pocket smile. All this you can do by just upping your game in any of these hustles. I wish you the best of luck.

Social media management, marketing, and influencing.

Are you social? Do you spend most of your time on social media? If you are a culprit of any of those questions above, and you don’t get money doing that? it’s sad. It’s never too late anyway. You can continue with your way while earning money through marketing products on social media, managing other people’s accounts, and influencing other people. If social media isn’t your game, but money-making is, then you can also adapt and earn some money.

Conclusion.

Profitable Business Ideas for a Student are many but what is most important at the moment is the course you are doing. Yes, at some point you may not end up doing something in line with what you studied but at the moment you don’t know your destiny.  It’s wise to do your hustle but without forgetting the core reason you are at the university. I wish you the best of luck doing business.

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Businesses you can start with a smartphone.

Mobile money business.

This is one of the businesses you can start with a smartphone. In this, I don’t mean putting your agent Sim cards in a smartphone as non-smartphones can also do that. I mean using the smartphone to play the role of agent lines. Doing this is easy and cheap. You can register and start off.

You can learn How to start a mobile money business with a smartphone here.

Sim card sale and registration.

Gone are the days when you had to move to the service center to register your sim card. Nowadays, you can do it on your smartphone. You can make the sale and registration of sim cards a side hustle too. All you need is to go to any company’s service center for more details on how to do this.

Social media marketing.

You can use your social media account to market other people’s products on different social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, and more if you have a good following for cash. Try to earn from the time you spent developing those connections on the different social media platforms.

Social media management.

Different companies and people have different social media accounts that they use to market their products and get known by people. Some of these companies or people don’t have enough time to manage these social media accounts yet they are very important. You can do this as a side hustle using your smartphone.

Read also; How to find the right business idea.

Internet bundle retailing.

This is one of the easiest. Internet bundle retailing is new in Uganda. Thanks to the different networks for enabling sharing of specific internet bundle packages. This involves buying a big sharable internet bundle package and then sell it off in Small affordable bits at a profit.

Note; Be careful to buy sharable bundles. Bigger bundles yield higher profits as the companies sell cheaply per unit for more.

Brokerage and online store on sites like Jiji Uganda.

This you can do with your smartphone. All you need to do is take pictures of other people’s products after agreeing to sell them for a commission. Post these on different sites like Jiji Uganda to get potential customers. Crack the deal and earn your commission.

Read also; How to save more time for your side hustles

Conclusion.

Carrying an expensive phone with no money sucks. Try out one or two of these ideas using that phone and bank some cash. Often times, its not about the amount, but the number of sources. your smartphone alone can add another means of earning money to you. We at the side hustle have played our part. “getting these ideas to you”. now , its time you play yours. get out of your confort zone today, plan and eventually launch a start to one of the side hustles listed in this post using your phone.

If you don’t know where to start, feel free to contact us at the side hustles and we shall do all that is possible to see you through your start. We look forward to seeing you as a successful side hustler.

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Some side hustles will turn out to be an all effort and no pay, others can become good enough to be adopted full time. Here is a list of some small startup side hustle ideas out there that can help you earn a living and can later be made full-time ventures.

What is a side hustle/ Business?

A side business/ Hustle is anything you can do in addition to your main job to earn a living. It can be something you like doing but in the process earn some a living.

Why do you need a side hustle/ business?

There are many reasons why you need a side hustle/ business and some of them are discussed below.

• To keep you busy.
• To learn a new skill
• To work as a backup or plan B to your main job.
• To test your creativity.

For further insights on why you need a side hustle, you can use the link below.

Read more: Top 5 reasons why you need a side business.

These are the top small startup side hustle ideas.

Juice fruit making and selling.

this is the first on the list of small startup side hustle ideas. The climate is changing these days and it’s too hot. This has caused the demand for cold drinks to skyrocket such as natural juice, ice cream, and more. You can use this as an advantage by starting a juice-making business. You can make different types of juice or mix them for example mango, passion fruit, sugarcane, banana, watermelon, and more. Juice can be marketed and sold in different towns, restaurants, or at the front of a shop for good returns.

Action idea; lookout for a busy junction or place, start making and selling your juice there. Use a juice-making machine for making plenty of juice, and try scaling the idea to get good returns from the side hustle.

Rabbit rearing.

Gone are the days when rabbit rearing was for kids. I grew up in a society where only boys of age below 15 years would rear rabbits and it’s funny how am now writing about it as a good side hustle. Due to the health benefits of rabbit meat, its demand has gone up hence making rabbit rearing a worthy venture. It’s being adopted on hotel menus so fast and it’s worth investing in.

Action idea; To start rabbit rearing, all you need is a hutch from locally available materials and three rabbits for the start i.e. Two females and a male. The rabbits produce every month and grow so fast. In just one year, you can make six or seven figures from the side hustle.

Baking.

Baking has been a worthy venture since my childhood no wonder its on this list of small startup side hustle ideas. People prefer to chew as they travel. Baking, frying, and roasting different types of chewables is a good venture. Some of the eats you can deal in include daddies, groundnuts, hard corn, popcorn, cookies, crisps, and more. You can market and sell out your products to different consumers, retail shops, or small supermarkets for a living.

Action idea; Learn some baking skills specifically suited for a baking hustle that you choose. Later, locally market the goods you’ll have made. A case study can be daddies. Learn how to make daddies from any resource, make them, pack them and brand them. Later, sell them to earn from the side hustle.

Read also: 7 easy profitable baking businesses for you.

Poultry farming.

Poultry farming is one of the best small start hustles. This idea is broad and I’ll divide it into:

 Rearing broilers for meat.

Rearing broilers for meat is a good side hustle because they grow so fast, have a ready market from roadside roasters, and hotels. You can get returns in the shortest time possible (one month). In this idea, you have to start with at least 100 birds to benefit from economies of scale.

Action idea; To start chicken rearing, order the birds from your local suppliers in your area, rear them for a minimum of one month. Thereafter sell them off to profit from the hustle. Seek advice from a veterinary officer since birds need immunization and consider proper feeding for proper growth. Market the birds early enough before their maturity for maximum gains from the side hustle.

 Rearing local chicken for eggs and meat.

In some local societies, people prefer local chicken. They claim it is tasty compared to the exotics. Most local food restaurants and home consumers prefer local chicken hence the ready market for chicken.

Action idea; You can start this on a free-range system. You can consider any number of birds not exceeding 20 depending on your backyard. Chicken is left to multiply, grow, and mature. Later, they are sold off for returns.

Note: Chicken rearing on free-range is risky as the chicken is exposed to diseases. Therefore one should consider restricted free-range and feeding as the number grows.

Rearing layers for eggs.

There is high demand for eggs today that can’t be fully satisfied by local chicken. An idea to rear layers is profitable given the ready market. The biggest challenge with layers is that it takes time to get returns and they require a lot of capital compared to locals and broilers.

Action idea; Consider starting with 100 birds from your local chick supplier. Rear them until they start laying for returns. Note: layers are sensitive to noise, dust, change in the environment, and more. visit your veterinary personnel for clarity on handling the birds.

Quail rearing.

Quails are a special type of bird whose eggs are used as herbal medicine. Quails are reared just like layers but the difference is that they are more profitable. As a layer’s egg goes for 500 Uganda shillings, a quail’s goes for 1000 Uganda shillings. You can do the math if you are to start with 100 quails that lay for 7 months in their lifetime.

Action idea; Consider quail rearing on a small scale. You can get your breeding stock from your local suppliers or contact us for more information.

Read aloso; 6 businesses you can start with a smartphone.

Wine making.

Wine is an alcoholic drink made from different fruits such as bananas, grapes, and more. The demand for wine is increasing due to the popularity of parties, wedding ceremonies, bars, and drinking places. The idea is to use the popularity of these to your advantage.

Action idea;  Consider acquiring skills required in wine making from an expert. Later, make wine, pack, and brand it. sell it out to profit from the side hustle.

Making crafts.

Anyone can start a craft making business as a side hustle. The crafts business is broad and includes jewelry such as handbags, earrings, art and crafts, photography, and more. This industry is tricky as it may require a lot of skill and spare time. Additionally, not all craft businesses shall make money and so one needs to make market research especially in the area where he/ she is to start it. Some of the crafts businesses that make money include jewelry, art, and photography.

Gardening.

Gardening is one of the main sources of income for any economy. The biggest percentage of food that feeds the masses is produced locally. This makes gardening a worthwhile hustle. To profit, the demand of the crop to be dealt in is very important.

Action idea;  look out for a crop with high demand and take it on for example greens like Nakati. They are good for our health hence high demand, take a short time to mature, and are easy to grow. You may consider planting nakati in your backyard and later selling it off in the different marketplaces to earn from the side hustle. There are many more crops to grow though I used this as an example.

Read also: 10 easy profitable gardening businesses you can do.

Mushroom growing.

Traditionally, mushrooms are got from the wild especially in Africa. Thanks to research. Nowadays, they can be grown. Given the different nutrients and they being considered as health foods, their demand has risen and traditional supply can’t sustain. It’s from this that mushroom growing thrives as a worthwhile side hustle.

Action idea; You can start mushroom growing by acquiring the skills from an agricultural center in your area and thereafter implement the venture.

Nursery for trees and flowers.

Nowadays, different governments are advising citizens to plant trees to counter climate change. This you can use to your advantage by raising trees in a nursery for a living. Remember, these calls by environmentalists and governments shall become louder with time. This is an advantage as you will continuously profit from the side hustle

Action idea; To start a nursery, you need to find out the highly demanded tree species and flowers in your area. Further, acquire necessary skills from an expert on raising trees and start.

Read also; 9 top roadside businesses in Uganda.

Car washing and parking.

Cars are becoming so common now days increasing the demand for parking space and maintenance (washing). Most of the many cars are personal cars whose owners always want them clean. you can start a washing bay in town or its outskirts to provide this service as a side hustle.

Action idea; Get accessible space in town or its outskirts where you can do the washing or parking. The other requirements are minor such as a water pump if required. You can read our complete blogpost about how to start a car washing business for ideas on fow to start.

Hairdressing and saloons.

You can take on this side hustle in an open and accessible place. It involves all you can do to put the client’s hair in order. Your clients shall be children, men, and women. Hairdressing is one of the side hustles that require skill and experience. Remember you encourage a customer to come again when you give them a good service.

Action idea; Do a course in this to gain the necessary skills or employ an expert and learn from them. You can look out for contracts from schools and daycares for work.

Bee keeping.

Bee keeping one of the top side hustle ideas. It’s easy to do and doesn’t require a lot of time as the bees only need supervision once in a while. A small portion of land for placing the hives in a less busy place is required. There is a ready market locally and internationally for bee products such as honey, beeswax, bee venom, and more.

Action idea; Beekeeping requires very small resources for the start. You can make the hives yourself if you have carpentry skills or buy some from your carpenter. You can start with two or three hives.

Cleaning and laundry services.

This is a scalable side hustle that depends on your available resources and how you plan to take it on. As a small startup, you can consider moving around getting clothes, washing them, and charging your clients to earn a living. With more capital, you can consider starting up a more standard hustle. It can comprise of an office where clients deliver the laundry and a cleaning section. Try to employ some skilled labour and machinery to ease work.

Read also: 10 profitable businesses for a stay home mother.

Dairy in urban areas.

Milk is one of the highly consumed farm products. It’s consumed by babies as main food and by elders as breakfast or evening tea. It has very high demand especially in urban areas due to the high population.

Action idea; You can get milk from the producing areas at a cheaper price and sell it at your dairy in the urban areas for a profit. Starting a diary may require a lot of capital for rent and stock. With a small capital, you can choose to sell milk in a mini diary or at the roadside especially in the morning and evening when demand is high.

Tailoring.

 The era of buggy readymade clothes especially suits is gone. Nowadays, everyone wants to make a custom-tailored suit based on their likes and preference. You can use this to your advantage by starting a tailoring shop. Th you can do in spare time as a side hustle or full-time job.

Action idea; This idea is one of the many that require a lot of skill. To implement it, consider doing a course in tailoring and design or learn the skills at your tailor and later start your own.

Blogging.

This involves expressing yourself online on a given topic that belongs to a particular niche. If your content is interesting or adds value to the readers, it can attract more visitors or traffic and you can earn good money from monetizing your blog.

Read also: 20 profitable business ideas for a student.

Website development and graphics design.

This involves the creation of online sites for different organizations and businesses. These help organizations, businesses, and more to sell their products online and generally extend their influence. This side hustle has potential especially in developing countries given that digital marketing is picking up and most businesses don’t have these online platforms. This requires some skills which you can learn online or from an expert.

Drop shipping and mini-importation/ exportation.

Dropshipping is a retail method where an online store doesn’t actually keep the products it sells in stock. When they receive an order, they make it from the main supplier and instead ship it directly to the customer. It’s easy to start as you only need an online store and requires minimal time and capital.

Importation involves bringing in foreign products in a given country while exportation is the reverse. This mainly relies on price differences or the lack of a given product in one of the countries. You can start exportation of importation on a small scale and pocket the price difference.

Become a mobile money or bank agent.

Mobile money service is the major method of money transfer today, especially on the African continent. You can easily transfer money from one part of the world to another today given the advancement in banking and mobile money technology. You can use this to your advantage by starting mobile money or bank agent service.

Action idea; Startup one of these at a busy junction in your area. It’s always a good idea to have all the mobile money services and an agent of all banks. This idea requires some good startup capital.

Read also; How to start a mobile money business with a smartphone.

Mini stationery.

Efforts to encourage girl child education and education as a whole especially on the African continent have increased the number of people going to school nowadays. Remember most of you reading this post are educated and you did use stationary in your journey. Starting stationery can make you a fortune and get you the money you didn’t expect.

Action idea; Start a mini stationery in school, university, or any institution neighborhood. In addition to other stationery like books, consider printing services, typing, and binding as you can get good money from these too.

Read also: 10 profitable livestock business ideas for you.

Become a healthcare products agent.

People shall look out for health care products to solve their health complications. Given the fact that they are desperate to get well, you can earn some good money from them for providing them a solution. A lot of healthcare companies making natural healthcare products are around. You can become an agent of one of them.

Action idea; Look out for a healthcare company around you, visit their office and ask them about membership. Most of these companies have that as their sales strategy. They will warmly welcome you and offer you products to sell with minimum capital.

Brick making.

This is gold in developing countries. There is high demand for construction materials as the countries are in the development phase. Brick making is a labour intensive hustle, so the young energetic men and women can try this out. You can also employ someone to do it for you.

Action idea; Look out for land near a river with clay and start your brick laying side hustle. Brick laying doesn’t require a lot of skill and it’s less hectic during the dry season as bricks easily dry.

Piggery.

A pig is nicknamed the animal of the nation simply because of its high demand both in urban and rural areas. Doing this side hustle on a small scale requires very little space and minimal capital to start.

Action idea; As a small startup you can consider putting up this side hustle in your backyard. You’ll need a pigsty to shelter the pigs and 2 to 4 piglets for the start. Depending on your capital, you can increase or decrease the number of piglets to start with.

Note: High costs are incurred in feeding pigs therefore choose a number that you can sustain.

Food retail shop or store.

This is one of the most profitable but undermined business ventures. This venture is least affected by prevailing conditions as people have to eat. People, restaurants, schools, and all bodies that deal with people shall be your target market. minimal startup capital is required.

Action idea; Depending on your startup capital, consider renting a stall in your nearby market or a room beside the town. With good capital, you can contact institutions and request to be their supplier of local food like rice, beans, posho and more.

Candle making.

Candles are used for lighting in places where there is no power or when power is off. This side hustle has been negatively affected by the extension of power to villages where candles could be used, the introduction of other lighting sources like solar energy, and consistency in power supply in most areas. Nevertheless, You can still start the side hustle to avail candles when power is off, in churches and other places where candles are used

Action idea; You can start this side hustle at home and do it in your spare time. It requires very little skill which can be acquired from an expert.

Drug shop or clinic.

This is one of the most profitable side hustles simply because everyone wants to be healthy. Drugs can be got cheaply, thanks to all bodies that ensure that human drugs are available to everyone at an affordable price. The bad news is there are many regulations around health care by the governments. Individuals working in these units are required to be Qualified personnel. If this is not your profession, then you should try employing a qualified person.

Action idea; You can start a clinic or drug shop in a town or trading center where they are not available or they are few. This venture doesn’t require a lot of capital investment especially if it’s on a small scale.

Note, You should register your clinic or drug shop following the law in your area

Dog breeding and training.

This is not indigenous to the African continent but has been adopted highly due to the demand for exotic dog breeds especially by the rich who prefer adorable dogs.

Action idea; You can start with two dogs per breed that are highly demanded in your area. This can be done in your backyard. Note; this side hustle requires flexibility especially when selling the puppies and a lot of marketing.

Brokerage.

This is a multi-million side hustle idea that requires very little capital investment. The idea is to bring buyers and sellers together and earn a commission for that or sell someone’s good at an additional price and pocket the price difference. This can be done on many products ranging from vehicles, land, properties, electronics, and more.

Action idea; Register with online selling companies such as Jiji Uganda where you can do the marketing to catch possible buyers. Take the buyer to the product owner and if they buy, you can earn a commission of the difference in price as agreed.

Restaurants and specific meat joints or butchers.

The fact that people will always eat can be exploited in many different ways. These two are just some of the many. Restaurants to provide breakfast, lunch, and supper to people can be a good idea to bag some money. Butchers to provide people with pork, beef, goat meat, and rabbit meat can earn you a fortune. In addition, these can be roasted especially the latter and people eat or takeaway. The choice in what to deal in is yours. Try to consider the one with high demand in your area.

WIFI business and internet bundle retailing.

This is one of the side hustles that is picking up especially in developing countries. Internet is a resource that is used in education, entertainment, and almost all the sectors require data in one way or another. Internet bundles in different countries are expensive due to many reasons and so, you can exploit this.

Action idea; Start a WIFI business in one of the urban centers where most people have devices that use the internet. A University can be a good place to start this as many students require data. I. In addition to this, you can do data retailing especially if you have social capital.

Roadside business.

 Most Roadside businesses require very little startup capital and so if you have limited capital, this is one of the ideas for you. they include.

• Roadside chicken roasting
• Roadside bicycle and motorcycle repair
• Chapati and Rolex making
• roadside evening restaurants and more

There are many more businesses that fall under this category. Some are listed here and many of these listed can still be adopted as roadside businesses especially on a small scale. You can look at these ideas, learn the required skills, and start.

Read also: Top roadside businesses in Uganda.

Automobile spare parts shop.

This is a good small startup side-hustle idea. Most people have vehicles, motorcycles, and bicycles for transport. You can provide spare parts to these different automobiles as a side hustle. This side hustle should be coupled with repair and automobile servicing services mainly to provide a ready market for spare parts.

Action idea: You can start a motorcycle spare parts shop in a strategic place on a small scale. Start with the parts that are highly demanded or those that wear out regularly to increase your sales such as motorcycle tyres, engine oil, brake pads, and more. A side hustle dealing in bicycles spare parts is a cheaper one. Having skills and expertise in fixing these parts onto bicycles and motorcycles is a better deal as you benefit twice.

Goat rearing.

Goats are African indigenous animals whose meat is liked by populations and is preferred to beef. They are roasted on roadsides for travelers, at functions, and prepared in restaurants and hotels as source. Goat rearing requires some patience as goats take a longer time to mature and give birth to fewer kids than rabbits and pigs.

Action idea; The capital and land requirement for goat rearing depend on the scale of your business. Over ten goats can sufficiently feed on an acre of land without external feed support. You can consider starting this idea in upcountry or your village.

Dairy farming.

Milk is the main food for babies. This makes dealing in milk production and sale a profitable and worthwhile side hustle. This venture requires some good startup capital and a lot of land.

Action idea; Start dairy farming on a small scale. You can start with one or two pregnant 80% pure Friesian heifers. On a small scale, this venture can be done in your backyard on a zero-grazing. Dairy cows require up to two acres per head of grown hay for complete feeding without external sources. you can look out for elephant grass and banana peelings as supplements to hay. 80% pure Friesians can produce up to 30 liters of milk per day if we’ll feed for over 10 months in a year. You can do the math for your rewards.

Note: Get Friesians from a good source and always seek help and guidance from your veterinary officer.

Agricultural supply shop.

Agriculture is the backbone of every nation, especially on the African continent. People, the government, and organizations that are involved in agricultural activities highly demand supplies such as equipment, seeds, agricultural chemicals, and more. You can exploit this by starting up an agricultural supply shop.

Action idea; People from different villages ride or drive miles to major towns to shop for agricultural supplies. You can solve this by delivering agricultural supplies or starting up one in the trading centers that lack.

Tree product retailing.

Tree products are highly used especially in the construction industry which is booming in African countries. Highly demanded tree products include offcuts, tree poles, timber, and more. These tree products are sold off cheaply in source areas. You can buy them at wholesale prices cheaply in production areas and sell them off at a profit in towns.

Action idea; Look for the supply of these products especially lumber companies. Buy them at wholesale prices and sell them off in towns for a profit. The site where you sell them should be accessible and with loading and offloading space.

Transportation of goods and people.

Of late, a lot of money is involved in the transport industry due to the increased movement of people and goods. You can invest in this industry to get a share of this money. There are a lot of investment opportunities that you can take on.

Carpentry and metal workshop.

These produce supplies to the booming construction industry. There is a lot o be done in this sector and demand for those products grows with population. The products include beds, chairs and many more. These require some skills to do and so you can take a short course or learn from an expert.

Action idea; You can start a mini small-scale workshop in your backyard. Make highly demanded household products such as beds, cupboards, and more. Products from this venture can be sold online on platforms like Jumia, Jiji, and more.

Conclusion.

There are many more businesses you can start as side hustles that I’ve not suggested. Feel free to suggest some of those in the comment box to help a friend who wishes to grow their monetary muscle.

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This is better as you’ll be bagging home all that money. If yours is insufficient, you can rent out someone’s which is cheaper than renting a room. Backyards have some limitations, you can’t do all businesses you can think of there. But there are a few that can do well there.

Below is the list of backyard side hustle ideas

Bee keeping.

In a place where a lot of farming is done, this is an idea you can do in your backyard. This is because bees need plants to get nectar they use to make honey. This you can also do on rooftops in cities though the number of hives will be limited. If you are a beginner, you can consider starting with 2 to 3 hives and see how this works out.

Rabbit rearing.

This is one of the top ideas today. A lot of people are opting for rabbit meat because of its health benefits. The good news if you are thinking about starting rabbit rearing is, it can work out well in your backyard.

Gardens for parties.

Some people don’t have enough backyard space for parties or their backyard is not nice looking. In addition to the above, “money”. Some don’t have or are not willing to spend a lot on parties. A strategically placed nice looking backyard could be an option. Improving yours to meet party standards can earn you a fortune. This will require a reasonably big back yard least it’s for very small parties.

Read also: Top small startup side hustle ideas in uganda.

Nursery for flowers and trees.

From the many calls by environmentalists and governments to plant trees to combat climate change, there is an increasing demand for trees. you can use your backyard to do a tree and flower nursery and earn some money.

Piggery.

Pork is highly consumed everywhere in the world. Raising pigs in your backyard as a side hustle is one of the ideas that can give reasonable returns. The main challenge with pigs in your backyard is noise, especially during feeding time. This can be solved by giving the pigs food very fast. In this approach, use sawdust pigsty and always treat the sawdust to control the bad smell in your backyard.

Gardening.

I knew gardening as an idea that requires a lot of space. I guess it’s the case with you. There are some gardening ideas that you can do on a small piece of land in your backyard. If you like gardening but only have your backyard as a gardening space, the good news is you can still do gardening with that small space.

Read also; 10 easy profitable gardening business ideas.

Car washing.

Of late, the number of cars in the world is increasing due to production efficiency. With good backyard space, you can start a washing bay. You’ll benefit from the increasing number of cars and other automobiles which is expected to increase with time.

Read also: How to start a car washing business.

Photography.

Giving your backyard a nice beautiful natural look can bag you extra cash doing photography. This requires a backyard that is accessible and should possibly have enough parking space for customers who come with vehicles.

Rentals.

In residential areas, Rentals can be one of the best ideas though they are costly. If you don’t have issues with living with people, you can consider rentals. They are less stressful and are a one-time investment.

Local chicken.

 Local chicken rearing is one of the lucrative businesses, especially in Uganda. People prefer local chicken to the cross and exotic breeds. They claim that they are tasty. All the local food restaurants demand local chicken or kuroilers for local food. This is good news for anyone thinking about local chicken as a backyard side hustle. You can start this side hustle on a small scale

Car parking.

In highly populated areas like cities, you can exploit the fact that there is little or no parking space for vehicles. Additionally, some rentals in such areas don’t provide parking space. You can start car parking as your backyard side hustle idea If you’re near a road or your backyard is accessible with a vehicle. Improving your backyard’s security and its surfacing is a step to start with.

Start a bakery.

Do you like baking? But don’t have enough spare space to do it, try it out in your backyard.

Baking can do well in your backyard especially if it’s on a small scale. You can do this as you look out for more space for your side hustle when it grows.

Read also; 6 businesses you can start with a smartphone.

Workshop (carpentry and metal).

The construction industry is booming now days especially in developing countries like Uganda. This has increased the demand for wooden and metallic construction equipment such as doors, gates, windows, and more. You can earn yourself good money by starting a workshop in your backyard.

Laundry service.

laundry services require space for hanging clothes and where washing is done. In addition to the office where clients pick up washed clothes. Your backyard can do this job pretty well if it’s spacious.

Conclusion

Side businesses are all around today! If you have a spacious backyard, start up some of these and enjoy the benefits that come with side hustles.

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