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Freak of Nature
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Some of the guys at work were discussing setting up a small business with just $20K and I sat back and listened trying to figure out what they'd do or sell and be successful. Their ideas were all over the map and I didn't hear anything that I thought worth the money/time.
So I thought I'd ask y'all how/what you'd do with $20K to start a business.
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10 point
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Mosquito spraying company. Seems to be on the up right now and if you work hard probably could make some money
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Boo Boo Head
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I'd start a fire ant killing service. I know the products to do it with. Should be a booming business around here.
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Freak of Nature
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Mosquito spraying company. Seems to be on the up right now and if you work hard probably could make some money One of the guys mentioned that but it being seasonal kinda steered them to other ideas.
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I was told you could get set up pretty good to cut grass for half that.
“Killing tomorrow’s trophies today.”
On the distance I like to walk to my stands:
“The first 100 yards is also the last 100 yards.”
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Horseshoeing business. It would take half of that
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Freak of Nature
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Grass cutting was the first thing that came to mind as well
If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.-Mark Twain
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Booner
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A good EIFS or Stucco guy is hard to find.
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Life is difficult
Science prevails over bulldoodoo and superstition every time
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Booner
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Horseshoeing business. It would take half of that I know a guy who got out of criminal charges because he shod horses for the local sheriff Lol
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Booner
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Mosquito spraying company. Seems to be on the up right now and if you work hard probably could make some money I tried to tell a certain turkey hunter to get in to this a year ago but he was hard headed. Seasonal work here in the south but that means you can hunt allllllll season long.
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It would have to be a service business of some sort that didn't require much in the way of inventory. Lawn service and small carpentry jobs like building decks and such come to mind. There's money out there to be made for someone willing to work and will actually answer their phone.
"When there was no fowl, we ate crawdad, when there was no crawdad, we ate sand."
"YOU ATE SAND!" - Raising Arizona
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Prototyping business with 3D cad and 3D printing is a nice air conditioned gig. Also, I been thinking about getting a plasma table and brake. Lots of fab work going on
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Carrying a gun isn't comfortable; but at times it is comforting
"Cause the cause for the pause you think you see is really concentration on the steel” NonPoint
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Gigalo. A pack of condoms, a flip phone, and some cheap cologne would bring the total start up cost in under a Hundred bucks.
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Prototyping business with 3D cad and 3D printing is a nice air conditioned gig. Also, I been thinking about getting a plasma table and brake. Lots of fab work going on I got an 18 yr old graduating next week with some 3D design cutting and welding multiple materials experience. Do you know of any entry level positions in Central AL?
“It’s enough to make a man feel sour. Burning minutes every day by the hour. Just to end up gone like everything else.”
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I would buy a portable welder,torches, and other tools and start doing mobile welding.
Lots of work in my area right now
Last edited by coldtrail; 05/18/17 01:50 PM.
"And the days that I keep my gratitude
Higher than my expectations
Well, I have really good days" Ray Wylie Hubbard
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There's money out there to be made for someone willing to work and will actually answer their phone. The economy must be booming because I can hardly get anyone to call me back or stop by and give an estimate. I've been trying for about 3 months to get some dirt moved. Gigalo. A pack of condoms, a flip phone, and some cheap cologne would bring the total start up cost in under a Hundred bucks. That's seasonal too. Eventually IDOT and Perch are going to run out of money.
Don't let life get in the way of living
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I think it would require some classes and training hours, but doing appraisals would probably fit the criteria. You would need a computer, camera, tape measure, and maybe some affordable software. Someone else could probably enlighten me on what I'm missing.
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I tried to sell 'em on lawn mowing but they don't like to sweat
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