7 Businesses You Could Start After Your High School

If you finish high school and you don’t want to go to college, you have two options. You can either go to work for someone else, often making minimum wage, or you can start your own business. Starting a new business is not as difficult as you may think. As long as you have the money for the start-up costs, you should be able to run a successful business. Below are a few examples of businesses you can start after high school.

#1 Window Cleaning

If you aren’t afraid of heights and you can come up with the money to buy window cleaning equipment UK has to offer, you should consider starting your own window cleaning business. Just keep in mind, the work can be dangerous at times.

#2 Residential and Business Cleaning Service

It doesn’t take any special knowledge or special skills to clean a home or an office. If you want to start a business out of high school, you should consider starting a cleaning service. It is something that you can start on your own until your business grows, and then you can start thinking about hiring employees. As far as supplies go, you won’t need too much money to invest.

#3 Landscaping

If you love working outdoors and you don’t mind doing some manual labour, you should consider a job as a landscaper. If you don’t already have any equipment, you may need to invest a few thousand dollars to buy the mower, hedge clipper, and anything else that you will need to care for you clients’ lawns. You can find a partner and work together, or you can wait until you have a large client list before you start hiring employees.

#4 Website Design

If you took computer classes in high school and learned about web design and coding, you can start a website design company. You can advertise your services on social media or on your own website that you created. You can also make cold calls to small businesses who do not yet have a website. Once you start getting a reputation, you should be able to make a nice living. The best part of starting a web design business is that you can work with clients all over the world as long as you can call or send an email.

#5 Event Planner

If you have always loved planning parties, you can start your own event planning company. As long as you are organized, creative, pay attention to detail and can multitask, you can be very successful in this career. If you want to become certified, you can take a quick online class to get you the certification that you need.

#6 Personal Trainer

If you are into diet and exercise, you can become a personal trainer. You can start a business going to people’s homes or meeting them at the gym to help them reach their fitness goals. There are online certification tests that you can take so that you can show your clients that you are legit.

#7 Photographer

If you have always had a knack for photography, you should consider starting your own business. You can take family photos, wedding photos, and senior portraits and display them on your website so that potential clients can see the quality of your work. You will need a professional camera if you want to do the job right.

Just because you chose not to go to college after high school, it doesn’t mean you cannot start your own business. Any of the business ideas listed above can lead to a very lucrative career.

 

Author bio- Sarah Williams is an astute business woman spearheading three companies in the tech, retail and finance sectors. The secret behind her success is that she is never daunted by challenges and never fails to prove her mettle. She is a self-made woman who is passionate about motivating and lending influential tips to anyone looking up to her. Her write-ups can guide you to a better future.