Drive home drunk people

Uganda ranks high in the world among people who enjoy their booze, recently ranked number one in Africa by CNN. Another of those unique business ideas for Ugandans is to drive drunk people home. The police makes a kill every weekend arresting people who fail the breathalyzer test. Many people cannot do away with their booze but would like not to be caught on the wrong side of the law.

Here is the trick you can start a business offering to drop people to their homes after a drinking night out. This way you will be saving them from the embarrassment of being detained at police stations and paying fines. Your service may include driving them in their own cars for their safety. Or you can purchase a simple van like a Toyota Noah in which you can chauffeur your clients. They can pick their cars the next day or you can offer to deliver them at an extra fee.

Monday news always contains pictures and names of culprits nabbed during the weekend in police drunken driving operations. You can save them from the embarrassment offering to drop them at their own homes. You can advertise your service at popular night spots where you might get potential clients.

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Open up a pawn shop

One can make money with an idea like starting a pawn shop. This is one of those unique business ideas for many budding Ugandan entrepreneurs.A pawn shop is where people go and borrow simple money with their simple assets as collateral. These assets may include items like TV sets, jewelry,watches, antiques, mobile phones, iPad, cameras,gaming equipment and many others. As long as the asset has market value and that person is the rightful owner. Also people who need some quick money can come and sell their simple assets.

A pawn broker operates by lending money to people who put up simple assets as collateral, buying and selling used merchandise. People get an easy alternative to loan sharks by using their assets too get quick money. However, in some societies like Uganda extra caution has to be taken to prove right ownership of the asset. You are most likely to fall on the wrong side of the law if you do not take up stringent measure to prove ownership of the property you are buying. This is because some people are most likely to bring you stuff they have stolen and you will be liable to prosecution for purchasing stolen property if caught. Therefore it is advisable that the customer shows proof of purchase of that particular asset presented.

This is one of those business ideas in Uganda which are very easy to start because you do not need a lot of capital for activities like buying stock. You can start with a little as 1 million Uganda shillings by lending simple money. Those who do not come back to pick their property will be providing you with stock which you can sell to recover your money. This will most likely bring you a lot of profits since you only lend a sum of a quarter of the estimated market value of the collateral. This can work really well in suburban areas and around university campuses.

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Make a venue for parties

Have you got any vacant pierce of land. Or have you have got a big backyard. You can make good use of that by hiring it to people who want to hold parties. That is if it is strategically located near road routes.

A lot of people hold parties and concerts throughout the month. Why not cash in on that by hiring out your ground for holding those parties. What you need is to design the place to look really nice. Plant in some trees to provide shade and include in beautiful flower gardens. You can also put in a permanent structure for purposes like cooking,dressing, and washrooms. People will be looking forward to hosting parties like birthdays, wedding ceremonies, graduations among others at your venue.

You can also provide extra services like snacks, meals, public address system, decorating services, cake making, hiring seats and tables. Customers will find it easy to demand your other services on booking your venue. What you will need is to keep your place and services at their best and you be assured of customers. This is not hard to start if you have a vacant pierce of land already in place. It is a one time investment which will keep bringing you more money in the long-run. However, all that will be possible with the services you offer and the marketing strategy you use for your business.

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