Photo: JOSEPH PREZIOSO / AFP / Getty Images
The drop in temperatures that occurs in much of the United States during the winter opens the door to hundreds of people to embark on the adventure of earning dollars when most of the population tries to shelter from the inclement cold.
And it is that every year new business entrepreneurs emerge who discover the opportunity to make money in the middle of the snow since there is less competition than the rest of the year, as many companies even choose to close temporarily or operate with reduced hours.
In this sense, developing a service that can take advantage of the unwillingness of its customers to go out when it’s cold is the main point that small business entrepreneurs should take into account during the most inclement weather. with the weather, as this could be a competitive advantage compared to other businesses. most generic ios developed for most of the year.
Because they do not demand a large investment, preventive maintenance of the properties, snow removal, the sale of personalized gifts and the marketing of firewood can represent a good alternative to earn money with the onset of winter.
Specific services for winter
Identifying a need that only arises when the snow appears implies the opportunity to obtain great income, so the preventive maintenance of the properties is usually the gateway to earn money even weeks before the first snow of the season falls .
Making the roofs of buildings look reinforced to withstand the weight of snow and so that they do not present leaks is one of the services that can be offered as well like getting your heating, insulation, and gas services tuned up.
Snow removal
Although it sounds trite, because the snow has accompanied the human being throughout its entire evolutionary stage, its removal in any city implies a major challenge after the existing companies —large and medium-sized — cannot cope to remove it from the roads once the first big snowfalls of the year appear.
So, in this business only one team is required suitable, such as a snowplow cabin, a salt spreader and a lot of willingness to get down to work.
Selling personalized gifts
Although department stores and e-commerce giants seem to have cornered the gift industry, gifts, the fact of personalizing any of them for a loved and special being, always re opens the door to creative entrepreneurs willing to get hard to find or gather items and then customize them with a distinctive touch that is difficult to find online.
Being a A smaller business alternative does not imply a large investment to develop it at the end of the year when it is customary to give something different.
With busy people or during this season, there is a great demand for personalized gifts.
Trading of firewood
A large number of houses in the north of the country were equipped with a fireplace to withstand and enjoy the arrival of winter, so, With an acceptable investment and a suitable storage site, it is possible to obtain a good profit buying wholesale wood to later sell it at retail.
The investment required in this business alternative is not so high either
You may also like:
SNAP vs. TANF: what are the differences between both supports in the US
- Which food companies were melted this year due to inflation in the US
- Student loans in the US: what to do in the face of uncertainty about payments?