Business Suggestions for Small Towns

[freelancermaria]

A friend messaged me the other day, wondering if I had any business suggestions to share with her. She currently lives in a small town. I told her to conduct market research to determine which business she could start today. I made a few recommendations, including a mini grocery store, a mobile food truck, and a thrift store. Of course, she will make her own decision, as I am not present to help her. Do you have any thoughts to share with me?

 

[Starmix]

All those you mentioned are potential businesses for a small town. Your friend could start egg selling. She surely gets rich.

 

[eLdavis]

You could also go into the business of selling and repairing of house hold equipments. Since it's a small town, the competition won't be that much I believe.

 

[Starmix]

Egg selling business in retail is good to start business in a small town. Residents there need eggs for their daily consumption.

 

[Xtynehappy]

For an entrepreneur to identify the most successful business idea they must conduct a market research on the field and spot a market gap. Therefore implementing the business idea out of the market gap would likely to be a successfully one.

 

[magnus2022]

She have to do market research. Market research will help her to kbow what people are demanding. What type of business is moving in the locality. If she want to make profits.

 

[Fidelia]

I don't know of the clime but I think that sales of electrical stuff would do well in such locations as far as they have electricity in the small town.

 

[Starmix]

I noticed that in a small town people like to buy ready to eat food which is why there's a lot of small eateries there. It's overwhelming.

 

[Suba]

Even though your friend lives in a small town, I think it would be better if he chooses a business according to his skills and interests, there are various types of businesses that can be recommended to be operated in small towns such as culinary businesses, food stalls, coffee shops, laundry businesses, motorcycle/car repair shops, vehicle washing services, shipping, or businesses based on agriculture or livestock, etc.

 

[Sanjeev]

Selling fruits, vegetables, bedsheets, crockeries, stationary are few things which has good demand and can be sold easily so I would suggest to go for it.

 

[Min George]

Small towns thrive on businesses that deal with agriculture. And producing and selling agricultural products would always work there.

 

[Augusta]

it is about focusing on local needs and offering unique services like grocery stores, hardware stores, and auto repair shops. food and beverage sector with coffee shops, bakeries, or restaurants.