Running an Aerobics Class

Projected Profit:$900-$1200 per month

This is an idea for a stay-at-home mom who knows about fitness and loves helping people.

If you love being fit, you can consider running an aerobics class for money. You can help people lose weight, and they can gain confidence in themselves, and they love support teams.

You can go to a local basketball court or open area and instruct others in aerobics. You would charge $5 per class 3-4 times a week. If you could get 15 people in your class, you would make $900-$1200 per month

Watering Lawns

Projected Profit:$400 per month

This is a Daily Money Makers idea for kids who want some extra money. Be sure to ask your parents before starting this or any other ideas.

Watering lawns can be a pain for you neighbors, especially if they want to leave for the summer. That's where you come in. If you were to go around your neighborhood watering your neighbors lawns and moving house to house, you can make quite a bit of money. You could charge $10 a week! If you had 10 customers a month, you would be making $400 per month.

ATM business

This is an idea for an entrepreneur who wants an exponential growth business.



You find yourself out somewhere and you need quick cash, but the nearest bank is far out of the way. If there were an ATM nearby, you could easily withdraw the funds and get on with your day.



An ATM business is a great way to make exponential profits. With the right placement, you can bring in a tremendous income. You don't want them to be too near eachother, as that will be bad for business.



You can start an ATM business easily. You would need an ATM machine, which you can find online from $2000-$6000 each. That may seem pricey now, but they will be paid off within a few months. You may also need to look into protection methods, or else hire a security company to fill the machines for you.



If you were to have 50 people a day use your ATM machine all 30 days in the month, that would be 1500 customers. At charging a $3 convenience, that would be $4500 a month. If you were to have 6 machines following that same projection, you would be making $27000 a month.



If you were to well place these machines and have 100 people come (out of a 30-day month), that is 3000 people of month. With a convenience fee of $3, that would be $9000 a month for that 1 machine. If you had 6 machines following this projection, you would make $54,000 a month.



As you can see, an ATM business is well worth the investment. You would have to take out loans to fill these machines, but the loans would be paid off as people withdraw the money. As it was said above, you may want to look into protection methods/security cameras for your machines.

Balloon Stuffing Business

Projected Profit:$400-$800 per month



This is an idea for a stay at home mom who needs some extra money, and loves spending time on crafts.



Balloon Stuffing is and fun idea that many people will love. Balloon stuffing takes your gift to the next level, and people will really appreciate receiving a balloon stuffed gift.



Balloon stuffing is where a gift such as a teddy bear is placed into a large balloon, and then blown up to a large size. The balloons are clear, so the receiver can clearly see what is inside. They don't have to be clear, however. If you wanted to put a spin on christmas gifts, birthday gifts, etc you can give them a colored balloon that can't be seen through. That way, your gift receiver will have to pop the balloon to see what is inside. Many party-goers will think that balloon stuffing is a great and fun idea, and want to bring one to the next party they go to. Before you know it, your balloon stuffing business will grow to great heights.



What you would have to do is simply buy a balloon stuffing machine, and some balloons to go with it. Usually the balloons will come with the machine, but you need to find a way to get extra supplies. A great way to find the machine and supplies is online. If you were to search Ebay or Amazon, you can find great prices for this wonderful machine.



If you were to charge $5-$10 per balloon stuffing ,and you had 20 a week, you would be making $100-$200 a week, simply by balloon stuffing. Monthly, you would be making a profit of $400-$800, and it wouldn't take too long either!

Pet Wash

Projected Profits:$200-$600



This is an idea for a kid who loves animals. Be sure to ask your parents before starting a pet wash business.



People love it when their pets are clean, but often can't find the time to do it themselves. If you were to provide a pet wash service for these people, they would not only be grateful, but you would make a phenomenal amount of money.



What you need:

• Pet Brush


• Pet Shampoo


• Small pool or bathtub


• Nail Clippers (Optional)


• Scissors (Optional)

Here's how you start the business. Go around your local neighborhood and tell your neighbors you are starting a pet wash business. Those neighbors can either bring their pets over when they need a wash, or else tell their friends and have them bring their pets over.

You would have a great amount of fun doing this, as animals are great companions to play with. If the dog is known to bite, have the customer bring a muzzle, or provide a muzzle on your own. The nail clippers and scissors are an optional add-on if you know how to clip nails and cut animal hair. Do not try to do this if you don't know how, because your customers could get mad at you.

If you were to wash 10-20 pets a month, which would be  easy on on the weekends or during the week. If you charged $20-$30 (depending if you did nail clippings) you can make $200-$600 a month.

Mobile Fair Churro Business

This is for an entrepreneur who wants a great return for a smaller investment.



Carnival and fair events are a great way for people to make money. If you were to start a mobile fair churro business, you can be making a large amount of money. You would need a churro maker, and a deep fryer to cook them in. You can even make creme-filled churros for your mobile fair business, simply to provide a wide variety for your customers. You need a business license to sell, but these are easily attainable from anywhere. Talk to your health inspector also, and make sure your product is safe.



The mobile fair business you make will require you to travel, but the return will be well worth it. The product cost will be low because churros require only a small amount of ingredients, so the profits you make on them are phenomenal. At carnival events, your mobile fair churro business can easily sell 5000 churros for $2-$4 each. For that 1 event, you would make $10,000-$20,000 minus ingredient costs (which aren't that much)!

Pocket Bike Track

This is an idea for an entrepreneur who wants to build a successful and fun business.

You can find a go-cart track anywhere, but pocket bike tracks are especially rare. If you were to set up a pocket bike track in a great location such as a mall parking lot or other shopping center, you could make amazing profits, and have a lot of fun.

What You Need

• 4-8   R32 Interceptor 110cc bikes (as low as $549 each at USA pocket bikes). Some other great models are the X-18, the X-19, and the X-22. Pocket bikes sit between 2.5ft - 3 ft tall, so they're not uncomfortable to ride but are actually quite fun.  
• Chain-link fence panels and possibly hay bales to make the pocket bike track. If your riders wreck, they'll slide into the hay.
• Pads, helmets, and other gear for protection.
• Liability waiver form.
• Checker Flags
• Posters and Decorations
• Business Supplies and filing cabinets for insurance waivers.
• Renting Space
• You might want to check into buying insurance for your pocket bike track.
• $10 per race per person, winner moves to the next race. That's a $70 profit per race.

If you were to set up your pocket bike track from Friday-Saturday, you would be bringing in $7000 a weekend or $28,000 a month for your pocket bike track

The Hot Dog Stand at Yard Sales

This is an idea for kids who want to make a little extra money. Make sure you ask your parents before starting this idea.

If your parents or somebody who lives in your neighborhood runs a yard sell, you can consider running the hot dog stand with drinks to sell to people. You would cook the hot dogs on a grill, then sell them to people for profit.

The cost of hot dogs depends on the area, but you would generally charge about $0.50 more than the hot dog costs. The hot dog stand would have to be clean, and you would have to provide either wrapping or paper plates. Buy cups for drinks, or else sell soda cans at the hot dog stand.

Let's say that you were to make $0.50 profit from each hot dog, and $0.25 profit from soda. If you sold 100 hot dogs and 50 soda pops, you would make $62.50 per yard sale.

Renting Out to Pay for your 'Toys'

This is an idea for an entrepreneur who wants to buy fun 'toys' and let someone else pay for them by renting out.

If you've ever wanted a toy but couldn't justify paying lots of money for it, then consider renting out the toy to pay for it. By renting out your 4 wheeler, dirt bike, trials bike, flatbed, hydraulic dump trailer, camper, etc. you can pay it off in possibly a year without any money out of your pocket.

The concept of renting something out is simple. All you have to do is put ads in the paper, put ads online (such as ksl or craigslist), and put ads on local bulletin boards. People will see the ads, and call you if they're interested. Once you have a lot of ads posted, renting your 'toy' out will be a piece of cake. After a while, you'll be getting calls every day.

Once you have paid off your 'toy', you should consider renting out another one. You can make a full profit on the first one you bought, and be paying off the second one in half the time. You could repeat this process until you have a great renting out business going in no time. For example, let's say you were renting out a 4 wheeler. The purchase price would depend on the make/model, and the area you live in. If you were renting out this 4 wheeler four times a month for $75 a day with a minimum of 2 days, you would be bringing in $7200 a year. After paying off the 4 wheeler, that's an extra $600 a month by renting out your toy!

Let's look at another example. By renting out a flatbed trailer, you could be making a lot of money. The flatbed trailer would have to be capable of hauling competition vehicles such as rock crawlers, race cars, etc. The purchase for flatbed trailers also depend on the area, but by renting it out you'll make the investment back in no time. If you were to buy a used flatbed trailer, the profits you would make would be phenomenal. Just make sure you buy one in good condition, because you don't want it to break before you've paid for it. If you were renting out the 4 wheeler 4 times a month for 2 days at $65, you would make $6250 in a year.

One last example, let's say you were renting out a camper. You would want to buy a new camper, because the newer it is the more people will want to rent it. Just like before, you would rent out the camper 4 times a month for 2 days each time. At $150 a day, you would be bringing in $14,400 a year just for renting out the camper a few times a month.

As you can see renting out your toy can be not only a good way to get something you want, but also be a great way to start a business. You may want to check out insurance rates before you invest into this idea.

Making Money as a pet caretaker helping animals

Projected Profit: $600 a month

This is an idea for a kid who likes helping animals and wants to make some extra money. Be sure to ask your parents before starting this or any other ideas.

Many people out there love helping animals. It's a fun and rewarding job that you can make a lot of money from if you do it right. What you have to do is go around your neighborhood, and tell your neighbors you can watch their animals if they go on vacation, or leave somewhere. Be sure to mention you love helping animals, and that you are very responsible.

Hand out flyers, and make sure you advertise well. Tell your friends to spread the word, and hand out business cards to people you know. On these business cards, write a catchy phrase that goes with your business such as, "helping animals while watching them". Your phrase should catch the customers eyes, and get them to trust you. Put your phone number on the card, and watch as the customers roll in.

Once the customers call, tell them you charge them $1 an hour. That adds up to $24 a day, but don't mention that little secret to your customers, as they may think the price is too steep. Animal-proof your house, not letting any of the animals wander outside without a leash. Be sure to take good care of the animals, follow feeding schedules, and take the animals on walks.

Helping animals cope with their owners leaving can be the tough part. Often animals can become depressed, and not want to do anything. Help the animals by playing with them, and showing them that you can make this fun for them!

If you were to watch only 5 animals for only 5 days, you would make $600 a month.

Scary Maze

Projected Profit: $98,200-$155,200

The Scary Maze idea is for an entrepreneur who wants a big return for a smaller investment.

A scary maze and other thrilling adventures are big business, especially during mid-September and early November. A Scary Maze is rare, which makes it a very popular attraction.

What Your Scary Maze Will Need

• Big Wooden Wire Reels: You can get those for free if you look in the right places
• Pallets: These can also be found for free
• Old Cars: A great junkie car can be priced anywhere from free to $100. Leave this out in the front of your scary maze so people can get a jump while waiting in line. Have somebody pop out and give them the suprise of their life.
• Wood Logs: You can find these for free and spread them around the park.
• Hay Grass Bales: $3 a piece (depending on location). You may use hay bales as a guide through the scary maze, or use ropes. You can also use these as building blocks, and have an employee pop out and scare people.
• Strobe Lights: Put these wherever you want the scary maze to be the scariest. With strobe lights, your employees can pop out without being seen beforehand and scare your customers. Be sure to post a sign about strobe lights warning people with epilepsy about the danger.
• Ropes to keep people in the area. You don't want people leaving the scary maze because if somebody gets hurt or lost, there may be a liability issue.
• Employees ($6-$10 an hour): The number of employees depend upon how big your scary maze is.
• Scary Masks: Have your employees wear these. The glow in the dark masks can also be used as decoration to make your customers think they are surrounded by people.
• Chainless Chainsaws: You want these at the end of the maze. This will be the highlight of your maze that makes people want to come back.
• Clown Suits / Other Costumes: A lot of people are afraid of clowns, so clown costumes are a great choice. You can even give the chainless chainsaw to the clowns for an extra scare. As for other costumes, it's left to your imagination.
• Radio: Have a radio be playing eery music at the scariest part of your maze, or in open areas that have a void that needs to be filled.
• Manikins: These can add a horrific twist to your scary maze, especially if used in strobe light rooms.
• Fake Blood: It wouldn't be a scary without fake blood. You can spread it on your manikins, employees, etc. Let your imagination go wild.
• Scary Signs: You can place scary signs at the beginning, end, and throughout the scary maze to guide them where to go.
• Fog Machine: Use this where you want visibility to be lowered. A great place to put this is in the graveyard.
• Tombs: A graveyard is a great opportunity to take up some unnecissary space. You can have employees pop out and scare people from tombs.
• Skeletons: It wouldn't be scary without skeletons either. Skeletons are a classic Halloween prop, and they're gonna add a great flavor to your maze.
• Witches: These can either be employees in costumes, or they can be hooked to a string and fall from a tree.
• Shacks: A few shacks throughout the maze will fill up space, and give opportunity to scare more people as they enter.
• In the front, a bonfire and concessions to sell hot beverages and food

Use your imagination and find more ideas that would apply to your town.

If you were to have 20 employees working an average of 5 hours a day at $6 an hour for 38 days (2009 calendar), that would cost $22,800. You would spend an additional $50,000(estimation) for the rented field to put the scary maze, props, and materials you need.

Charging $15-$20 per person, and average 300 people per night for 38 days, it would be $171,000-$228,000 in entrance fee sales. That isn't counting the concessions, beverage, and glow stick sales. So total profits for your scary maze will be $98,200-$155,200

Picking up Dog Dung

Projected Profit: $300-$600 a month

This idea is for a kid looking to make extra money doing a job around the neighborhood. Be sure to ask your parents permission before you use this idea.

If picking up dog dung is gross to you, then it's probably gross to a lot of other people too. Since people don't like to do it themselves, you can do it for them! There's a lot of money to be made doing this.

You can go to the store and buy a Poop Scooper, so you don't have to pick them all up by hand. It doesn't take long to go around someone's yard. You would go door to door, and ask your neighbors if you can pick up there dog dung for a small fee each week.

If you were to get 15 customers and charge them $5-$10 a week, you would be getting an extra $300-$600 a month. That's just for picking up dung! Make sure you wear protective gloves though.

Mall Day-Care Center

This is for an entrepreneur who has money to invest in a business.

Moms and Dads need time to themselves, especially when they are out at fun places. Those fun places can be malls, resturaunts, movie theatres, etc. When mom and dad want to go on a date, it's hard to find places that can take care of their children. If they could simply drop them off at a convenient daycare center, they would be able to have that special time alone.

This is what your business would be about. You rent a store in a mall, or somewhere popular. You childproof this place, hire employees, buy toys and dress-up clothes, and have a cash sregister that can swipe credit cards and debit cards. This store is going to be a place where parents can drop off their children for a while while they go on a date to dinner, shopping, a movie, etc.

Your employees must be nice, and preferrably older. It will be hard for parents to trust their precious children with teenagers. When the parents come in, introduce the facility, your employees, and the number of activities your children would be participating in. Once the parent has paid be sure to take their picture, and attach it to their child. That way you aren't giving away their child to somebody else.

Your facility must also be approved by a childcare safety inspector (check with your state), and you should have the parents sign an injury waiver so you aren't held responsible for anything. Depending on what you charge, this could be a booming business.

Making Money as a Tutor

Projected Profit: $200-$400 per month

This is for a kid who wants to help people, and make some extra cash on the side. Be sure to ask a parent for permission.

Are you talented in a certain area (skateboarding, math, science, piano, acting, drums, guitar, singing, etc). People will pay you to teach them these things. All you have to do is tell people that you will tutor them, and post up signs around the neighboorhood and at public places (stores, parks, malls, bulletin boards). Leave your name and number, and soon enough people will start calling.

You can have the people pay you hourly ($5-$10/hr), or pay you per visit ($10-$15 per visit). You would prepare lessons, and have them learn at a rate that is suitable for them.

If you were to get 5 customers at 2 hrs per week, you would make $200-$400 in a month.

Making Money Selling Online

This is idea for the stay-at-home mom who has a little extra time on her hands.

The internet selling industry is big. Many people make a great living off of it, and it's a wonderful way to make an income. So often it's hard to sell things locally, so people advertise their items online and customers from around the world buy.

The key to making money online is selling your item at a higher price than you bought it for. If you buy something for dirt cheap and sell it at a fair price, the profit you make from the sell could be enormous.

But the big question is: 'Where can I buy something for cheap, and sell it for more?'. It's simple! Go to thrift stores, yard sales, police auctions, newspaper ads, store sales, out of business blowouts, etc. One of the best places to buy things for cheap is a storage unit auction. If somebody rents the storage unit and fails to pay, then their possessions get sold at auctions to get the money back. Most everything sold is extraordinarily inexpensive.

Another awesome place to buy is online. You can find good deals for anything online. A lot of internet sellers buy online, then sell online for a higher price. Often sellers will ask for a low price because they need the money, and you can buy it at an insanely low price.

Where are you going to sell the product though? There's many websites on the internet that allow you to sell your product online. The most popular is Ebay (http://www.ebay.com). For quick payment you set up a Paypal account and people can effortlessly pay you online with their credit or debit card.

A few other great websites are Amazon (http://www.amazon.com) and Craigslist (http://www.craigslist.org).

Selling online can take a lot of work, but the effort you put into it will determine the amount you earn!

Bed and Breakfast

Projected Profit:$1000-$4000/month

This is for the stay-at home mom living near a tourist attraction, and has a spare unused bedroom in the house.

Bed and Breakfast's are convinient in tourist towns, especially when all the hotels are booked. People are looking for a place to stay, and you're the one to provide it for them. The idea is simple: Open a room in your house to tourists looking for a place to stay. There's big money involved in this, because most likely the hotels are booked and you can charge a high price for your services.

Be sure to provide them with their own bathroom to wash up in, towels, soap, and of course breakfast in the morning. Provide great service, offering to carry their bags to their room, and telling them to call you if they need anything, and make a delicious breakfast in the morning. It may sound tedious, but when you make your customer feel at home, your bed and breakfast will become popular.

You're going to need to wash the sheets after every guest, and clean up after they have left. Make sure you put signs all through town advertising your bed and breakfast, and giving a phone number to call you. If a tourist sees this advertisement, they will call you!

Let's say that you took in 10 tourists a month. You would charge them $100-$400 for the night (which is reasonable for what you're offering). The profit behind that would be $1000-$4000 a month, just for taking in people a few times a month. It's a great way to make an income, and you may even be able to live off that!

Themed Parties (for teens)

Projected Profit: $300-$700/month (5 parties per month)

This is for the older teen looking to make some extra money. The startup cost for this idea would be around $50-$150. 

Parents are always looking for fun entertainment for their children. Most would pay top dollar to see the excitement in their children's eyes. That's where you come in! You can make good money hosting themed dress up parties for children at their own house, or at a public park.

What You Need

• At least 10-15 costumes that fit one theme. You can buy these at the store for $5-$10 each, or else make them at home. Some great costumes would be animals, prince/princess, pirates, ghouls and goblins, Barbies, Transformers, superheroes, etc.
• Transportation to and from the customer's house or destination.
• Gift Bags which consists of a couple of small items in each bag.
• A well-made costume for yourself.
• A Good Attitude

You would spend a small amount of money before each party on the gift bags. The total amount spent should be $10-$15. When you arrive at the house, you will have a schedule that you have called and discussed with the parents. Some good filler activities would be teaching a themed song/dance, picture taking, fun games, movie clips, etc. The extent of the party should last about an hour.

A good charge for each party would be $75-$150, to cover materials charges and your pay. You can either pocket the money, or buy costumes for more themed parties.

Child Transportation

Projected Profit: $800 a month

This is for the stay-at-home moms who have a suburban, van, or other multi-passenger vehicle.

Parents are busy people. They have work and errands to run. Their kids often lose opportunities for extra-curricular activities and programs because of the tight schedule. If these children could find transportation to their sports activities, after school programs, and other extra-curricular activities, it would save the parents a whole lot of time and disappointment. 

That's where you come in. With your multi-passenger vehicle, you could transport the children for a fee (much like a taxi). There would be a fixed rate, and your customers would be consistant. You'd have to build trust with the parents though. Try starting with parents you know, then expand your business to others with advertising and word of mouth.

To get unaquainted parents to trust you, you're going to have to provide amazing references. Provide past customers, and trusted people that know you well. Provide a list of these numbers, with names, e-mail addresses, etc. That way the new customers aren't left with only a few options, and can get a widespread opinion about you and your services.

If you were to charge $10 a kid, 4 days a week, that's $160 a kid per month. Say you have 5 kids, that's $800 extra dollars a month.

Moms Helping Moms - A Website

This is for an entrepreneur who can pay for a web designer, or is skilled in computer coding such as javascript and html.

Websites are a great way to make money. If you have a website that people go to a lot, then you have the chance to make huge amounts of money. A great website idea that has the potential to make great amounts of money is one called "Moms Helping Moms".

Moms Helping Moms (or parents helping parents) would be a website in which parents can log on and post great suggestions for struggling moms in the world.

Necessities for this site:

1. Forums: This is where the bulk of the information is going to go. Moms post information to other moms here.

2. Contact Info: You should provide contact info in case there is a problem with the site

3. Anti-spam: Find a great anti-spam system so people don't advertise un-necissarily on your site.

4. Member Registration: So people can get to know people

5. Advertising Program: This is where the money is going to come from. A great, free advertising program is Google Adsense.

Forum Topics:

• Cheap Clothing Sources
• Food Recipies
• Quick Teaching Methods
• Communication Skills
• Potty Training
• Behavior Adjustment
• Parties (Dress-up)
• Fun Activities
• New-To-Parenting
• Ridding the Picky Eater
• Smart Shopping
• College Funds
• Starting Sports
• etc.

If you don't want to use Google Adsense, there are alternatives too. Look them up on a search engine.

Making Money Removing Snow

Projected Profit: $200-$400 per month

This is ideal for a kid who wants some extra money. Ask your parents permission first.

Items needed

• Snow Shovel
• Warm Clothing
• Salt (optional)

Pricing depends on the lot, charge from $10-$20 per snow removal. If you have 20 homes a month, you would make $200-$400. Make sure you do a great job, because they'll want you back next time.