Who said you can’t start your business before you graduate from college? Some students are taking the initiative to begin their path to entrepreneurship well before they graduate from Wake Forest University. Even if you’re not planning to own a business after school, you can take this time to be your own boss and make additional income. Whatever your reasons for becoming an entrepreneur as a college student, you can use the following tips to make it worthwhile.
Dive Into Social Media Consulting
If you’re like most college students, you spend many hours on social media networks like Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook and Snapchat. You can take the skills you’ve learned and use it to make money. There are businesses that are looking to grow their presence on social media, but need fresh minds to attract followers to their brand. If you stay abreast of cutting edge trends in the social media realm, then this makes you the ideal candidate for social media consulting.
Offer Graphic Design Services
Are you great at drawing logos and designs? Becoming a graphic designer on the side may be a profitable venture to pursue. You can use your skills to make brochures, business cards, business logos, Website templates and fliers. All you need is the right software to upload your designs to the computer. Advertise your services on Craigslist to begin building your customer base and portfolio.
Build Websites and Blogs
A lot of students have been exposed to the basics of Web design when building sites for a fund raiser, project or personal blog. There are plenty of simple tools online that you can use to set up websites and blogs, including Wix, Blogger and WordPress. Your expertise or ability to learn quickly can be useful for those who aren’t technologically savvy. You can help others who want to build a website, but lack the knowledge.
Become a Freelance Makeup Artist
Federal data shows that for the past 35 years, the number of American women in college outnumbers the number of men. This is good news for anyone going into business that caters to the female population. You can offer your makeup artist skills for special occasions, like weddings, anniversaries and birthdays. You can also teach others to do what you do by opening up your own YouTube channel and showing tutorials. If you get enough viewers, you can potentially get sponsors.
Offer Landscaping and Snow Removal
If you’re physically fit and equipped to handle it, you can offer locals landscaping and snow removal services. Surely, there are some people around town who can use an extra set of hands to maintain their lawns and driveways. All you need to pull this off is a quality shovel, sturdy boots and some equipment from your local garden store. You can come with your own lawn mower or use the customers. Try advertising this service to students living off-campus as well.
Ready to become an entrepreneur? You can use these tips to start earning money before you graduate from college.