Grow small plants from seeds or cuttings and sell them.
You grow small plants and sell them. Herbs for someone's kitchen window, succulents for a desk, flowers for a porch. This one asks for patience instead of money, because the plant has to grow before it's worth anything. That's also what makes it good: your inventory is literally getting more valuable while you do your homework.
Plants take weeks. So line up your buyers now, while your seeds are still in the packet.
Ask eight neighbors and family members:
"I'm growing basil and mint in small pots. They'll be ready in about six weeks, and they're [your price] each. Want me to save you one?"
Nobody has to pay yet. You just need names on a list. Then grow exactly that many, plus a couple extra.
Seeds, soil, pots, and a sunny window.
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Andre wanted his business to work on day one, and it didn't. Some things just take the time they take. This business teaches that better than most: you can't rush a plant, you can only take care of it every day and let it grow. A lot of businesses are exactly that. Show up daily, do the small unglamorous thing, and let time do the part you can't.
The full Young Founder kit walks you through everything Andre and Sophie learned: how to line up buyers before you spend, price your work, and stick with something long enough for it to pay. The book, the workbook, the videos, and more.
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Read the answerLess than almost anyone expects, and for a lot of these ideas the honest answer is nothing until somebody has already said yes to a price.
Read the answerTen people who already know them, one prepared sentence, and an easy way for each of them to say no.
Read the answerFind out whether this is not working or just not fun right now. Those look identical from outside and they need opposite responses.
Read the answerThey are not buying feeding. They are buying a holiday where nobody is quietly worried about the cat.
See the ideaSmall money that arrives every single week without anyone having to be asked again. The cleanest lesson in recurring revenue there is.
See the ideaNobody puts it on the list, and everybody notices once it is done. The before and after photo does the selling.
See the ideaForty minutes, a bucket, and a customer who can see the problem from their front door.
See the ideaA program from Founder's Best Friend. Built for kids 8 to 18 who want something of their own.