| Okay, it's summer. Everyone's getting hot and | | | | you know what I mean! |
| bothered, but instead of sweating buckets and | | | | Cooling Station |
| letting the heat get to you, why not make the | | | | Do you stay far away from the beach or local |
| summer sun work to your advantage? Here's a | | | | swimming pool? Do you have a front yard or |
| couple of cool money making ideas you could try. | | | | open space with lots of shady trees? Open up a |
| Okay, it's summer. Everyone's getting hot and | | | | cooling station serving drinks, ice cream and |
| bothered, but instead of sweating buckets and | | | | snacks. Get a couple of wading pools for the kids |
| letting the heat get to you, why not make the | | | | to splash around in or maybe a couple of |
| summer sun work to your advantage? Here's a | | | | sprinklers. Make extra money by renting water |
| couple of cool money making ideas you could try. | | | | shooters. Make it a family fun place. |
| Sell and rent swimming poolsIf the family can't go | | | | Summer clothesSell summer clothes — |
| to the pool, why not bring the pool to the family? | | | | vests, shorts, bandanas and slippers. Set up a stall |
| Go house to house with a catalogue of colorful | | | | to customize them with iron-on summer motifs |
| kiddie pools and family sized portable pools. How | | | | or hand painted messages. Get your stock from |
| to get your stock? If it's the smaller kiddie sized | | | | clothing wholesalers or factories to keep your |
| ones, you can get them from plastics wholesalers | | | | cost low. |
| in bulk at a lower cost or you could act as an | | | | Personal Cooling Accessories |
| agent for companies that sell portable swimming | | | | Skin tends to get dry and hot in the summer. |
| pools. You profit by charging your own markup. | | | | Ladies are more bothered about this, so sell face |
| Beach gear | | | | freshener sprays and mini battery operated fans. |
| Set up a stall at the beach selling inflatable toys, | | | | These are handy items that they can carry in |
| sun tan lotion, swim suits and other beach gear. | | | | their handbags and use to cool down. Contact |
| Don't confine yourself to just beach gear | | | | your local novelty or electrical wholesaler to get |
| — use the breeze to your advantage | | | | cheap mini battery operated fans. |
| — sell bubble blowers, kites and balloons. | | | | Pet Baths |
| Teach Water Sports | | | | Humans aren't the only ones who get hot and |
| Since everyone's heading to the beach, if you're | | | | bothered in the summer. When dogs get hot and |
| an expert surfer or windsurfer or jet-skier, teach | | | | sweaty, they're ideal breeding grounds for fleas. |
| those who can't. You'll need your basic training | | | | They also start to smell. Help busy pet owners |
| equipment — that means extra surfboards | | | | keep their pets cool and clean by offering pet |
| etc. for your students. Charge by the hour for | | | | baths. |
| express lessons or by the days for longer, | | | | Water adventuresOrganize one-day water |
| detailed coaching. | | | | adventures — kayaking, trips to a |
| Drinks and Fruit SmoothiesEveryone needs to | | | | waterfall, scuba diving, snorkeling. Make sure |
| drink lots of water when it's hot right? Set up a | | | | you're qualified to do this and take all the |
| stall selling good old fashioned lemonade or healthy | | | | necessary safety precautions. You want this to |
| fruit smoothies. You'll need a heavy duty blender | | | | be a money maker, not lose money with possible |
| and a supply of plastic cups for this. | | | | lawsuits! |
| Flavored iceIf you know where you can rent a | | | | Things you'll need to consider. |
| couple of meat freezers, you could make | | | | You'll need to keep your costs as low as possible. |
| flavored ice tubes. Fill small hot-dog shaped plastic | | | | This means finding suppliers who can offer the |
| bags or ice cube trays with flavored drinks and | | | | lowest price. It would be ideal if you could work |
| stick them in the freezer. They're cheap to make | | | | out an arrangement where you act as an agent |
| and you can mark up the price for a nice profit. | | | | for that supplier or only have to pay for stock |
| Sell them by the bags or tubes. Kids will love | | | | that is sold. That way, you won't be left holding |
| popping in a cube or two now and then to cool | | | | unsold stock when summer's over. |
| off. | | | | You may need to invest a small amount of |
| Snowballs and snow cones | | | | money to obtain equipment or supplies. Work out |
| Shaved ice is a wonderful thing. You can scoop | | | | your cost and price your products accordingly. |
| them into wafer cones or just pack them into | | | | You will need to check with local authorities about |
| snowballs and pour colored flavoring on them and | | | | licensing or zoning laws governing your temporary |
| voila! you have snow cones and snowballs. No limit | | | | business. Many local authorities issue temporary |
| to the number of flavors you can offer. You'll | | | | trading licences which are renewable every month. |
| need an electric ice shaver if you expect a large | | | | Check out your local laws especially with regards |
| crowd or the good old fashioned hand operated | | | | to food businesses. Keep things legal and you |
| ice shaver which is cheaper. Both require careful | | | | won't have to worry when you're busy making |
| handling lest you end up with red ice — if | | | | money! Cheers! |