Most people have heard of Mary Kay, Lia Sophia or other companies that use independent sales representatives to market their products. Maybe your mom or aunt has dragged you to a tupperware party or a Mary Kay make-up night (and maybe it was more fun than you’ll ever admit?!). These types of companies incorporate what [...]

By Megan

Everyone likes to shop, right? Shopping for profit sounds even better! Many people have been doing this and have been super successful, and you can too. More specifically, I mean by shopping at garage sales, and turning around and re-selling the items you bought – either at your local consignment shop or by setting [...]

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Nothing seems easier than a good “get cash quick” scheme, but when it comes to trading in your gold jewelry are the cash-for-gold companies really paying what you deserve? Perhaps not. Most are familiar with the Cash4Gold television ads… They even aired an ad during the Super Bowl starring Ed McMahon and MC Hammer. [...]

By Megan
After reminiscing about our own experience selling lemonade to golfers, I dug out this old picture of us with our homemade stand, hard at work putting those selling skills to the test! Dorky, weren’t we? But we definitely were able to use our “cute little kid” appeal to our advantage when convincing those golfers to [...]

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Does your family own a party boat? Are you old enough to operate one (or know somebody who is)? Any popular lakes nearby? If your answer to these questions is yes, you should put some serious consideration into a party boat snack bar. Throw a grill and a couple of coolers on the boat [...]

 
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If you’ve got an adventurous spirit and love being outdoors, maybe you should give treasure hunting a try. We’re not talking treasure maps marked with an “X” and fending off pirates here, but a more high-tech method that involves a metal detector. You might be thinking that metal detectors are only for [...]