Becoming an Entrepreneur as a Rising SeniorAnswered
Hi!
I am interested in going into the business field and am a rising senior. I want to grow in my extracurriculars and my friends recommended I start a business. I really really want to create my own business (it sounds so fun to me), but I can't think of a single thing to sell. I looked up different ideas but they were all very generic.
I am not really artistic (I do some graphic design) but other than that my only other hobbies are reading, daydreaming, and sleeping (if that counts haha).
Any advice for things to sell is appreciated! I've taken different business classes (from marketing to accounting) and my dad is an entrepreneur so I will have some sort of a foundation if I were to create a business.
Thank you!
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Start small and work your way up in sales and designs. I started selling 3D printed fidget spinners to my friends back in middle school (6th to 8th grade). You have to hop onto a trend and make/sell a product that you know people would be interested in. Right now, I am selling custom "Starbucks" (drink cups) that I customize with my Cricut. I also am selling fidget toys that were never sold back in middle school because seniors in high school are incredibly anxious and are excited to play with "kid toys" again. To get your product out to people, start by selling to friends and family members, and they will get other people to buy your product.
You said that you do a little bit of graphic design and that you like books, so maybe you could redesign a book cover of your favorite book to what you see fits the text according to how you interpreted the story.
I hope this helps : )
-Lauren
That is why I also pay attention to all possible ways to perform it. I suggest to use the help of professionals.
This doesn't fully answer your question exactly, but if you're interested in a summer program, there is a really cool one called LaunchX and it's run by MIT. Here's the link: https://launchx.com/summer-program/
Hi! I am a current sophomore entrepreneur. My advice to anyone who cannot figure out quite where their selling point is yet is to sell online planners. With a background in graphic design and a small budget, this model works well. From there, you can find your niche and expand. I have run my own business since eighth grade and I will tell you, once you find what you are good at, stick with it and market it. I took one of my favorite things, 3D printing, and created a 3D printing farm by finding a community of people looking to outsource their 3D printing needs, but I started by just selling the planning lists I had made of what I wanted to print for myself. Use social media to your advantage, find a selling point, and take off running.
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thank you so much!