Starting a small business

Yeah you really didn't have to bother even replying.
I haven't researched it. I had a short conversation with my sister at a cousin's commencement ceremony.
Now I'm on my way home and was thinking over the conversation.
I was just wondering if anyone had heard of success stories.
So keep that snarky tone to yourself.
Thanks.

I think either of those ideas would be hard too make a decent return. Not trying to be a negative Nancy like the other poster. We ( my wife and I ) do CPR classes on the side for extra income. We charge $35 a person and have to pay $7 to American Heart for the cards. It's easy to get into. I would say around $1500 investment which includes training , dummies, DVDs etc. . We did ten people this morning in a couple hours. It's a nice extra income....hope this helps

I'm just asking for anecdotes, like 2 other posters have been kind enough to provide.
Why are so many people on TD so hateful? It's a forum post. Don't make a huge deal about it. I didn't make you read it.

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I'm just asking for anecdotes, like 2 other posters have been kind enough to provide.
Why are so many people on TD so hateful? It's a forum post. Don't make a huge deal about it. I didn't make you read it.

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Had a boss in the mortgage business teach me an invaluable lesson over 10 years ago. I am super inquisitive by nature and was always interesting in testing the limits of our in house guidelines for the mortgage products we offered. I was in his office all the time asking questions and wanting to know about this, that or the other.

I went from a new hire to a nuisance in short order. I was also using him as a crutch and preventing myself from mastering our guidelines on my own much more quickly than just asking him everything.

So he made me bring my guidelines in along with my scenario and prove to him that I researched on my own regarding the subject I was asking about before I could ask my question.

In other words, do your own research before you ask me so YOU can show me you're learning before I help.

I sat in line with a girl I've been taking classes with since January relating to a certification exam we are both took yesterday morning. She's doing it for work. I'm doing it because there are several side hustles I'll use it for to supplement my income for away from the office. I haven't shared my plans with ANYONE else in the class. Simply put none of them showed up, or expressed anything other than an eye-rolling excuse of, "Inhave to do this for work and they're making me take the class," so to me, they don't deserve me telling them about the money that can be made using this certification.

But this little girl is getting it for work but mentioned she has been looking for part time work outside of their company. She's newly divorced, technologically challenged and was wondering if our certification could be used to help accomplish it.

She told me how she'd tried Googling but evidently her skills are limited. So I opened up chapter and verse on exactly what and how. Once we talked, she proved to me she had done the work beforehand and researched to the best of her ability and still had questions.

In short, she'd done her work up front.

In short, you haven't. So I apologize if my creativity or knowledge isn't something I'd prefer to let you use while you stand on my shoulders to make yourself more successful. How about you put in more effort than just sugar cookies and eBay before you ask for help?

It sure as hell worked for me, and it worked for my classmate. It might just work for you too if you put a little more effort into it.

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You want people here to give you a business idea? You crapped out at selling Crafts on EBay and Sugar Cookies on Etsy? This is the limit of your brainstorming for business idea before coming here to ask other people for their ideas?

Gotta admit that I'm a bit pessimistic on your prospects for success..

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Not sure why you are being downvoted. OP should thank you...

You sound like a fricking blast to hang out with.

Gunk, your post was a nuisance. What a pain you must be in real life.

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And $2.00 is way too little per cookie to even think about making a profit

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This right here. If you charge less than $5/cookie you aren't going to be making it worth your while. No one will buy $5 cookies unless they are unbelievable, so you almost need to have a background in art or decorative baking

That is one of the worst posts I've ever read on this website. What a complete fricking clown.