5 Business ideas for retired person
Published May 17, 2023, 2:20 a.m. by Naomi Charles
Retirement doesn't have to mean the end of your working life. Here are five business ideas for retired people that can help you stay active and earn some extra income.
1. Start a pet sitting business
If you love animals, starting a pet sitting business is a great way to stay active in retirement. You can offer your services to pet owners in your community who need someone to look after their pets while they're away.
2. Start a home-based business
There are many businesses you can start from home with little or no investment. For example, you could start a home-based business providing bookkeeping or administrative services to small businesses.
3. Start a garden center
If you have a green thumb, you could start a garden center specializing in plants that are native to your area. This is a great business idea for retirees who enjoy spending time outdoors.
4. Start a home-based e-commerce business
With the popularity of online shopping, starting a home-based e-commerce business is a great way to tap into this growing market. You can sell products online through an e-commerce platform such as Shopify or Etsy.
5. Start a consulting business
If you have years of experience in a particular industry, you could start a consulting business offering your services to businesses in that industry. This is a great way to use your expertise to earn income in retirement.
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while many people look forward to the
lazy days of retirement many retirees
aren't ready to stop working or they
have financial issues that require them
to continue to work getting another job
is an option but starting a home
business allows for greater flexibility
and freedom that retirees have earned
after a long career here are 5 home
business ideas that allow retirees to
capitalize on what they know or love to
do to make a part-time or even full-time
living from home or wherever they happen
to be coaching or consulting just
because you are retired doesn't mean
your knowledge and skills are gone to
starting a home-based coaching or
consulting business allows you to profit
from your work knowledge and experience
coaching and consulting can be done
completely from home using tools such as
online conferencing in Skype or you can
manage the business site from home and
visit your coaching / consulting clients
at their location or a local job at
joint coaching can be done with private
individuals such as life coaching or
professionals such as developing success
strategies or interview skills
consulting is usually done for
businesses such as improving sales or
productivity of a team getting started
can be as easy as contacting a former
employer and offering to help you can
also use your network to find referrals
vlogging people go online for
information and entertainment if you can
provide what they're looking for through
a blog you can make money through a
variety of monetization options such as
affiliate marketing if you have great
information or entertaining stories
people will read what you post did you
retire sell your home and via boat to
follow the Sun people would enjoy
reading about your exploits are you a
retired accountant people would be
interested in hearing your tips on
managing money and dealing with taxes
are you foodie you can share your
enjoyment in knowledge through food
blogs the number of possible blog topics
is endless maybe you enjoy writing but
don't want the hassle of starting and
marketing a blog many bloggers and
online media sources pay for articles
you start the freelance writing business
or finding writing markets and jobs in a
variety of places including freelance
job sites writing resources and social
media
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is based business nearly any skill you
have can be turned into a home business
selling those skills through a service
based home business is one of the
fastest and least expensive ways to
start making money at home any tasks
that other individuals or businesses
will pay to have done can be turned into
a business including virtual support
bookkeeping writing landscaping handyman
pet care and more similar to coaching or
consulting you can contact your former
employer to offer your services
call me into a business maybe you're
tired of the tasks you did at your job
and don't want to turn it into a
business
luckily home businesses can be developed
from hobbies as well
do you enjoy gardening start a gardening
business or create how to garden
information products ie ebooks video
tutorials and sell them
do you enjoy baking start a home-based
cookie business do you like to take
photographs start a home-based
photography business or sell your
pictures online nearly any hobby can be
turned into a potential business does
your hobby create a product or service
you can sell or maybe you can teach
others how to do the hobby either
through live courses online or off or
through an information product such as a
book or email course eBay or Amazon or
et se after years of working and raising
a family you probably have a lot of
stuff around the house you can profit
from you're used in unwanted items by
selling them on eBay or Craigslist if
you find items that sell well you can
find sources of them at flea markets
garage sales and thrift shops to start
your own eBay store or Amazon also
offers the ability to sell used items it
even offers a service fulfillment by
Amazon whereby you can ship all your
listed items to Amazon and it will take
care of shipping them to your customers
if you enjoy making homemade goods and
crafts you can sell your items on ET se
as well as at local flea or farmers
markets trade shows and bazaars you can
also sell vintage items over 20 years
old on ET se you don't need to be idle
during retirement you can take your life
and job experiences and turn them into a
source of income and because you are the
boss you can set the price in the room
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