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Been stuck here for years lol. "What can I do/produce for myself that has a chance of success." One of the more successful ventures I've seen in my town is independently owned and operated coffee houses, drive through specifically. They are making money hand over fist. Also gambling is pretty big in my state now too. I can't even go to a gas station without seeing a slotbox tucked away in a corner.

Another successful thing I saw was someone buying an old, but still functional, gas station lot and creating an independent little gas station. Sure your not going to make much on the gas but the markup you get selling things inside the store is immense. Not to mention you could throw in a few slot boxes lol, if its legal in your state.

Another thing that always gets customers is food. There is quite a few independently operated food trucks locally that make a killing serving good food. You could work out deals with the owners of high traffic parking lots to sling your hash. Also maybe find a parking place next to an industrial district in your town as well.

Law care and landscaping are always in demand. If you have skills as a contractor or can hire people who know what they're doing they are in demand like you wouldn't believe. Carpet/upholstery cleaning has a decent profit margin as well, although the cost of startup with a good van/truckmount combo has increased. I'd say 25k investment and you could get started on that tomorrow. When I cleaned carpets it was steady work, even in a small town.

Lastly, maybe do some networking and meet and greet among your local business owners. I'm sure they will have tremendous amounts of knowledge about what works and what doesn't. I imagine they all have something they wish was "better". Maybe you could make a business helping businesses with these logistical.

I've often thought about all of these things. I'm currently just a dirty equities speculator atm but its keeping me alive. If I ever see excess profits, it most definitively will be in some sort of business venture.

Oh, and if you absolutely cannot thing of anything, buy land and real estate.

Been stuck here for years lol. "What can I do/produce for myself that has a chance of success." One of the more successful ventures I've seen in my town is independently owned and operated coffee houses, drive through specifically. They are making money hand over fist. Also gambling is pretty big in my state now too. I can't even go to a gas station without seeing a slotbox tucked away in a corner. Another successful thing I saw was someone buying an old, but still functional, gas station lot and creating an independent little gas station. Sure your not going to make much on the gas but the markup you get selling things inside the store is immense. Not to mention you could throw in a few slot boxes lol, if its legal in your state. Another thing that always gets customers is food. There is quite a few independently operated food trucks locally that make a killing serving good food. You could work out deals with the owners of high traffic parking lots to sling your hash. Also maybe find a parking place next to an industrial district in your town as well. Law care and landscaping are always in demand. If you have skills as a contractor or can hire people who know what they're doing they are in demand like you wouldn't believe. Carpet/upholstery cleaning has a decent profit margin as well, although the cost of startup with a good van/truckmount combo has increased. I'd say 25k investment and you could get started on that tomorrow. When I cleaned carpets it was steady work, even in a small town. Lastly, maybe do some networking and meet and greet among your local business owners. I'm sure they will have tremendous amounts of knowledge about what works and what doesn't. I imagine they all have something they wish was "better". Maybe you could make a business helping businesses with these logistical. I've often thought about all of these things. I'm currently just a dirty equities speculator atm but its keeping me alive. If I ever see excess profits, it most definitively will be in some sort of business venture. Oh, and if you absolutely cannot thing of anything, buy land and real estate.

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