In this video, an interview with Charles Denney, who is regarded as a business guru in the United States, he shares some business ideas and tips for ventures you can start with less than 1,000 euros or dollars.
I’d like to highlight one idea from the video that some people may find absurd: advertising inside pizza boxes. Well, it’s not an absurd business idea at all, because a few years ago a man who had lost his job came up with exactly that.
He ordered a pizza and, as he opened it, realized that the inside of the box is the part people look at most when they open it, so it would make for very profitable advertising without spoiling the pizzeria’s logo on the outside.
This entrepreneur went to the pizzeria and asked how many pizzas they delivered on an ordinary day. The answer was around 700 on weekdays and about 1,300 at weekends. He then got to work looking for advertisers, and today he handles a large share of the advertising inside pizza boxes, earning a commission as the intermediary.
As Charles Denney rightly says, business opportunities are hidden everywhere; it’s just a matter of keeping your eyes open. Here’s the video:
Watch: Interview with Charles Denney (YouTube)
I should also add that Charles Denney has written several books on helping entrepreneurs and starting a business. I haven’t had the pleasure of reading them, and the opinions of people who have are very mixed.
After all, a book is only as useful as the faith you have in its author and, above all, the trust you place in their advice.
Further reading
- 5 ways to grow your business, by Charles Denney
- How to start a business with no money
- How to find business ideas
- How to overcome the fear of starting a business
- Success and failure: if you’ve never failed, you’ve never lived
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