Ideas to make money & do good. Sanitizer is being made in every city in America. Great news. But ther's an extreme bottle shortage. Contact local manufacturer & buy between 5-55 gallons and set up a sanitizer refill station. People bring in their bottles-U refill & charge by oz.
The Sanitizer refill station could be done in front of a grocery store or gas station...or at fired dept. station. BYOB- Bring Your Own Bottle! Get local radio or newspaper to run a story that you are filling a need.
It is natural if you are worried about the future, but PLEASE do not let it paralyze action. What places are open in your town? Go to them and ASK what they need and figure a way to fill that need. Most will tell you what they need and YOU might be able to solve their problem.
Idea: Vitamin C is in short supply. You can purchase 5 pounds - 150 pounds of Vit C powder. Get a capsule maker and make your own bottles of Vit C at home. Find some open shops or sell at the sanitizer refill station. Easy to sell a few hundred bottles a week. FDA approved? Nope.
Anyone own a closed beauty salon? Your customers are home getting grey hair & many do not know how to dye their hair to get the *right * color. You have the formula in your computer. Call your customers (or email) and ask if they need hair coloring. Whip up a batch & sell to them
What do you do when U don't know the answer to perplexing questions? I hang around w/ people much smarter than me &ask a LOT of questions and embrace my ignorance. Too many people try to hide their ignorance, which is soon revealed anyway. You are 3 degrees away from most answers
Are there local farms? Egg producers? Honey producers? Farmers markets are closed all over...create a digital farmer's market...become the conduit between local *producers* and local *consumers*. You can deliver locally butchered meat, eggs, vegetables, etc.
Sharpen your mind. Brush up on what the term "phronesis" means and work at developing this type of wisdom. Do not worry about failing now, better than wringing hands, watching porn or playing video games. A great sin is living in despair.
In times of crisis, be willing to share. Share what? Share ideas and your spirit. Collaborate not just compete. Create *partnerships*. People generally are secretive. Don't worry about circumvention, worry about acting quicker.
Own a barber shop? Buy barber kits, create a video how to cut hair and sell the clippers to the people watching the video.
Do you have a green thumb? Many people have forgotten how to make a garden. Start gardens for people for a charge. Plant and leave instructions how to tend that garden...or links to YouTube. People have lost skills like this over the past 50 years.
BTW, none of the ideas expressed should be thought of as a way to throw safety out the window during this lockdown.
