Are you a university student and still you’ve not planned a side hustle? It’s a big no-no! As a student, you get plenty of spare time that you shouldn’t waste. Spend it wisely and start a business that you can get an idea of real-life hustle before stepping into the real professional world.
Do you know Facemash? The brainchild of a university student? Even if not, you certainly know Facebook and Mark Zuckerberg for revolutionizing the history of the internet. He did it well as a university student and transformed the game for startups ever after.
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So, if you’re yet to start a side hustle, here are a few startup ideas you can opt for.
1- Selling Used Books and Accessories
Being a university student, you surely know how messy and time-consuming it becomes to manage the pile of books. After every semester, you may need to get rid of a few books and helping materials. As a university student, you can set up an app to connect students with their juniors who want to buy these books. In the same manner, you can bridge the gap to connect students with their seniors as well as juniors to buy and sell books. Final year students can sell not only books but also other items that they don’t need to take back home. Some freshmen may consider buying it instead of spending money on purchasing similar new items.
2- Writing Service
You can run a startup by launching a new firm that may deal with editing and proofreading-related problems. You can start it with zero to quite little investment. There are plenty of online marketplaces where mega agencies provide bulk work for writing and editing. Start working on a few good-quality writing samples and reach out to such agencies. You can outsource the work or may hire a team of writers and editors for better results.
3- Thesis Editing Service
Although it seems too good to build a writing startup, initially, it is not effortless to get the writing orders in bulk. You may want to get quick results. In such a scenario, you should consider starting work locally. For example, you can start an editing company at your university. You can find several university fellows who are about to complete their degree programs. They work on their thesis. Nevertheless, not all of them are good at writing. So, they surely need an editing service to get the thesis approved on time. Here comes your service. Once you become a trustworthy person in this stream, you can build a startup by hiring people/ students with the same skill set. However, don’t get indulged in the thesis writing service as you may have to face the brunt since it’s illegal.
In addition to this, first, you need to check if your university allows thesis editing by a third person or not. Most of the universities allow it; however, some educational institutes may permit selected students to avail such a facility. Some universities make it permissible only for non-native English speakers. So, do check before taking this startup idea into account.
4- Moving Service
It is also a good startup idea since both students and locals residing in the same vicinity need moving services at the end of the academic year. When final year students move out, they need moving service to go back home. You can make quite a lot of money during such weeks. Moreover, locals residing in nearby areas do have vacant rooms or houses to rent out. You can ask them to refer your moving service to newcomers.
Initially, you don’t need high investment since you can take a moving van on rent. A few staff members to package the items and move the boxes are enough. Initially, you can hire them on a freelance basis instead of hiring permanently. Thus, you’ll not have to spend on monthly salaries during those months when business works slowly.
5- Organize Trips/ Events
You can choose either one or maybe both as per your capacity and interest. Students make plans to visit different places or attend events; however, such plans often fail miserably. You can take the wheel to make such plans happen. You can earn a lot on weekends by arranging such trips. Again you can start it with a low investment.
On the whole, if you’re serious about running a startup there are gazillion ideas you can work on. So, don’t waste your time and start working on some money-making ideas today.
Mamnoon ul Hussnain
I would like to introduce myself as an enthusiastic person who has a deep interest in technology and leadership. I wake up everyday with the motto, “I have to learn something new”
