Ask HN: What is a small business I can start with minimal risk?

5 points by ishener 9 years ago | 5 comments

By minimal risk I mean

1. not spending much money upfront

2. not needing much experience, specialty

3. is relatively in high demand

ikeboy 9 years ago |

Ecommerce. Can easily start with $500 or less, spend a little time reading and buy stuff in demand.

http://www.frugalhack.me/2016/09/28/how-to-sell-on-amazon/ is long but will bring you up to speed quickly.

Everything else is execution.

GFK_of_xmaspast 9 years ago |

If such a thing existed, why would there not be plenty of entrants in that field?

jsherman76 9 years ago |

dog walking is popular nowadays. A lot of people aren't getting married and so they have dogs instead of kids.

Also you could easily drive for uber or lyft.

ishener 9 years ago | |

if it's not a troll comment, i should emphasize I mean a real business, not gigs

jsherman76 9 years ago | | |

i'm no troll lol

ok so a business, i run many. i build websites, design mobile apps, write books or blog posts for news sites, sell stuff on ebay, do video / photo work for the community.

what r u looking to do?