1) Tutoring
Tutoring or teaching can be a lucrative profession in a number of fields, including academics (such as helping students prepare for college exams), teaching technology, and music. Use the effort and time you put into earning good marks to assist those who are in need. In addition to being simple to set up, you can develop a course syllabus to sell as a value-added service to increase the amount of money you make from tutoring.
2) Entry and transcription of data
Teenagers who can type well may find data entry to be a simple method to supplement their income. Since you are listening while typing, transcription is a little difficult, but it’s a great learning experience for taking notes in college.
3) Organizer of garage sales
You can work as a garage sale organiser if you are meticulous and don’t mind missing out on a Saturday morning. For a share of the sales, you sort the goods, display them on racks or tables, and assist in promoting the event.
4) Self-publication
You may make greeting cards, business fliers, and invites using a computer and printer. Create your own newsletter or a small book. Even if you are not a writer, you can still support others in realising their publishing dreams.
5) The 3-D printing industry
This approach needs a larger financial investment but enables you to sell a large number of high-quality products, which can help you quickly recoup your startup expenses and increase revenues.
6) Create Crafts
Establish a stand at a craft fair and produce homemade goods like candles, soaps, bath bombs, and essential oils. You can sell them for more money by bundling them in gift baskets. Additionally, it allows customers to test out a variety of goods.
7) Services for calligraphy
Brides frequently look for ways to personalise and distinguish their invites. If you have decent handwriting, learning calligraphy will come naturally to you. So that your setup costs are as low as possible, ask your client to supply the card stock.
8) Services for photography and videography
Beautiful images and films may be made for family gatherings, headshots, portraits of infants and children, and of course, cherished pets using your phone and free editing tools.
9) Producing Sweets
Who doesn’t enjoy a delicious treat? Selling baked products is one of the first businesses that teenagers can launch. Cookies are simple to make and sell. For occasions like birthdays, anniversaries, and even wedding cakes, you can make more intricate sweets if you are more skilled at decorating.
10) Services in Sewing
Teenagers can launch a sewing repair and alteration business even with rudimentary sewing abilities.
11) A party performer
You can make balloon creatures, tell jokes, perform card tricks, and juggle. Then, think about providing your services as a kid’s party entertainment.
12) Musician
You can volunteer to provide solo background music for parties, meetings, or other events featuring live music even if you are not a band member for a charge.
13) A makeup artist
Makeup for relatives and friends can be used to build a portfolio. Then offer your services to clients for their important events like weddings, family portraits, and headshots. For children’s parties, school functions, and neighbourhood fairs, you can also offer face painting.
14) T-shirts with iron-ons and tie dye
Both tweens and teens can start a small business with this idea. To save money, they can acquire shirts from thrift shops and iron-on kits from office supply stores. For an enjoyable family activity, parental help is welcomed and advised.
15) Inventor
Teenagers were responsible for the invention of the trampoline, braille, swim fins, and snowmobiles. To come up with a game-changing concept as a teenager, you don’t have to be a Louis Braille or a Benjamin Franklin, though.
16) Cleaning the car and doing chores
Offering to wash your neighbours’ cars and take care of some modest domestic tasks, like organising a garage and painting a fence, is a low-cost small business to launch as a teenager.
17) Childcare
Setting up a babysitting service can be a successful way for teenagers to get money if you are a responsible and fun person. However, looking after children is a very serious duty. It’s ideal to start by helping a babysitter who is more seasoned learn the ropes. If one is offered, think about enrolling in a babysitter certification programme.
18) Services for Seasonal Home Care
Ask your busy neighbours whether they require assistance with seasonal lawn maintenance, such as mowing in warm weather, raking leaves in the fall, and shovelling snow in the winter.
19) Delivery and errand-running services
Pedal power and a solid sense of direction are all you need to launch your enterprise. Make sure to create a schedule that includes your destinations and the items you will be delivering, then give it to your parents.
20) Animal Care
Pets want attention too! Consider offering to walk dogs, watch pets while their owners are away, or provide basic pet care like cleaning and nail trimming if you love animals and aren’t allergic.
