Hello,
I am newbie to this forum. Have a question which Iam little embarrassed to ask - I will ask anyway. I did read about 100 previous threads in this forum to see if there is any similar question. Most of them are about 'How to'. Mine is about 'What to' and that is the embarassing bit.
I had planned to start a business in Jan 2007. I was planning to import Grocery and sell it through local deliveries. I completed all the fomalities - CRO / VAT / Accountant / Bank account / website etc., I did a course on Business startup, had a proper business plan and I was all geared up. I was about to sign lease on a property and even placed the order with the supplier.
Unfortunately things took a wrong turn as the stuff that I was importing ( pulses) was on a temporary export ban in the country of origin. Thought of changing the supplier (from a different country) but cost was not viable. So, I decided to put things on ice for a while until the ban is lifted but it was getting too long.
Meanwhile I have taken a full-time job and am quite happy with it. My commitments / Mortgages have increased and cannot now risk leaving the job. At the same time, I just can't think of working for somebody else in the long-term.
I also did another thing - Invested the money I had kept for business in acquiring a small commercial warehouse in an industrial estate in Dublin.
Now, I have the keys to the property and I feel really sorry to just rent it out and kill my ambitions of starting up my own.
At the same time, I don't have the money to go back to my import business, nor can I do it now with my full-time job.
I need a business idea where by I can start something without giving up my job. I can spend about 2 hours in the evening everyday and can spend all Saturday. My wife is ready to give about 3 hours ( 10 to 1) 5 days a week.
I was thinking of some warehouse storage and distribution kind of business where we could schedule deliveries in the morning or late evenings and I can do all the paperwork over the weekend. Is there anything like that which you know?
Basically, I need a business which requires storage space as the main ingredient and not big money. I can raise upto 15K by way of personal loans if I have to stock something.
I have a lot of experience on IT and am a regular ebay user. Haven't sold anything yet on ebay but can start if required. But what to sell is the question ?
Can you throw some ideas please ?
Thanks