Three Businesses You Can Start With No Money Up Front

If not having enough money is the thing that's stopping you from starting a business, I've got good news and bad news. The good news is you don't need money to start a business. The bad news is the excuse is officially off the table. Today, I'm gonna walk you through three real businesses you could start with no money upfront. Not low money, not a few $100, $0. Okay? And these are not theory. These are businesses that I've either built myself or have seen built successfully over and over again. Welcome back to the $100 MBA show. I'm your host, Omar Zinnholm, where I deliver practical business lessons three times a week, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday to help you start, grow, and scale your business. I got a quick favor to ask. If this show has helped you in any way, leave me a quick review. You could do so wherever you listen to podcasts. This helps me and my team reach even more people who need the same no fluff practical business advice that you're getting from the show. It only takes a few seconds, but it makes a huge difference. Thanks for being a part of our journey to help others on their journey. Business number one, the event business. This is one of the most underrated business models on the planet. I'm starting to talk about it more and more because I believe it's one of the best businesses to start if you've never started a business. And it works because of one beautiful thing. You get paid before you spend any money. That's the dream. And here is how it actually works. You sell tickets to an event before you book the venue, the food, the experiences, or any of the logistics. So people buy first and then you use their money to make the event happen. And you can get a lot of things booked or reserved or at least earmarked in the calendar of the venue so you have a date for the event before you even put any money down. I know this because I run several events, one day events, three day events, trips, excursions, like five day events in other countries. I've done this over and over again and I never spend before I receive. I've talked about this in a previous episode and I want to reinforce it because it's so powerful. An event doesn't have to be massive. It doesn't have to be this huge conference. It could be a dinner. It could be a networking lunch. It could be a mixer. It could be a game night. It could be a day out. It could be a walk. It could be a go karting night. It doesn't have to be this fully fledged five day event. What you have to understand in this type of business is that you're not selling a venue. You're not selling food. You're not even selling the activities. You're selling a …