Learn how to make flower arrangements

There is great demand for flowers in all aspects of our lives. Flowers are needed during funerals, weddings, introduction (kwanjula or kuhingirwa) ceremonies, graduation ceremonies, welcoming events, conferences, Valentine’s Day and many other special occasions.

Now imagine how much money one can earn if you had the skills to make flowers according to the different occasions. For example a wreath for a burial ceremony using fresh flowers can cost up to 100,000/= Uganda shillings and those for introduction ceremonies (Kabo ka Muwala) can go up to 300,000/= Uganda shillings. You can make quite some handsome money with your skills in making floral arrangements.

You can work as an apprentice in a florist shop to get skills or you can go to vocational schools like Mengo Vocational Youth Center and study a flower arrangement certificate or diploma course. With those skills you can easily employ yourself by opening your own flower shop or you can work as a freelance if other people in the business realize the unique skills you posses in that field.

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Make money from making jewelry using plastic beads.

You can begin earning money through making necklaces, bungles,bracelets, armlets, wrist bands and earrings from plastic beads. These beads are imported from countries like China and some are from Uganda. And they are readily available in down town Kampala in places like Majestic Plaza and Gaza Land arcades on William Street.

You can get an experienced person to teach you the basics of making some good designs before you can begin making them on your own. One can make products according to current styles and trends and can also make customized orders at an extra fee.

This kind of business does not require huge capital requirements; one can start with as little as 100,000/= shs for the beads and it requires little space. It can also be done from your home hence cutting on the rental costs. Or if you want to operate from town, you can easily sub-let a small space from where you can display your products without incurring huge costs in rental fees.

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