Many a thread in archives about this.
I sell my TV on front porch, I may make some money.
But I don't have a business.
Selling weed at the playground, NOT a business, BUT, a lucrative operation.
By the way, probably because of Rio...what would happen if we made PED (performance enhancing drugs) legal and just leveled the playing field OR offer two choices, the PED Olympics, and the "Clean" Olympics.
Also, NFL owners, bigger thieves than Wall St. Bankers...get real with WEED and your players. Let em smoke, maybe they won't beat on their wives and girlfriends, just give Frito-Lay a boost. I say, let there be more Lyle Alzados...if we want gladiators on the field, don't restrict them.
Anyhow.
Is there a PED for making money? Uh, oh, some vitamin/supplement shill just got all excited and wants to expound on some wonder drug for business success...please don't.
Not everyone wants to start and own, and MAINTAIN a business, but look for other options.
The SQ1 show several options on the Pictogrigm of Finances:
http://www.sowpub.com/gordon/financialpicto.gif
Under the "sources" list on the left, we see absentee owned businesses and also joint venture and partnership. I still know people who belong to small investment groups, mostly in real estate, but also in businesses.
Those represent one way where money comes in, without the work, and are probably the least utilized way of cash flow. Most don't think about them or fear they are too complicated.
We also see chattel on the sources side, and as members here know, I'm a big believer in buying and selling for a profit. I don't know of any faster way to make a quick 1,000 to 10,000 bux for the amount of effort needed to do it.
Steve Ski gave us an example of how Curb Painting can be a quick cash thing to do, or built into a very nice business.
We have hundreds of discussions in the archives about how DOING things can bring in fast cash, and that ORGANIZING the doing of things can lead to a lucrative business.
My opinion is, most should start with making money, BEFORE, they start a business. One of fastest tracks to failure is not having a business knowledge foundation to build on...and you can see evidence everywhere when 99 of 100 business start-ups fail.
Making transactions is the cornerstone of both, but in business, it is only the cornerstone, there has to be a "building" (not brick and mortar) which surrounds it...
whereas, making money, can be a one off, stand alone transaction, which is not limited nor governed and can be a penny to a billion bux.
More on choosing the right thing for you and questions are welcome, opinions are welcome, experience shared is greatly appreciated, thank you.
GordonJ