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Due to the economy that continues to decline during the pandemic, as well as the appeal to continue doing activities at home which has hampered every aspect of life. However, this does not mean that this pandemic will reduce the performance of current business development. The reason is, there are several business ideas that can be implemented during the pandemic that have proven successful in bringing profits. Here is a short and concise discussion from GIC!
What Businesses Can Be Implemented During a Pandemic?
We are still required to be more creative in developing businesses in this new era or New Normal. Luckily for us, we live in the digital age. Which means everything can be done online with the help of the internet. Please note for those of you who want to increase your income through the skills you have, the ideas below will increase your creativity that you can use as a hobby development or side job. Moreover, we have helped the situation together to always be at home and stay healthy by implementing a business while at home.Culinary Business
Of course this business will be a very good choice during this pandemic. How could it not be? People will definitely prefer to order food and drinks online rather than having to leave the house which takes energy. Plus when PSBB urges to always do activities at home. Examples of this culinary business can be anything, from snacks to heavy meals to fill the stomach, as well as for drinks.
Plus if the food and drinks are healthy types, people will be more interested in buying because health is the most important thing at this time. Healthy and nutritious foods or drinks also include fruits and vegetables. For processed foods, it can be vegetable soup, vegetable porridge, processed meat, or other 4 healthy 5 perfect foods. For drinks, it can be milk, fruit or vegetable juice, green tea, and others. However, before buying all these foods, we should also know the condition of our bodies if there is an allergy or other excessive reaction. It is important to remember to maintain health in the current pandemic era.
Online Services
Who says that service work can only be done offline? This work can also be done to fill your free days online. Although not all of it is done online, you can start by marketing a service on social media or other platforms. Even without initial capital, this job can run if you market it well.
Services are jobs that require energy and thought. This online service will be very much needed by people during this pandemic because many activities require them to stay at home. This business will be very suitable for those of you who do not have the capital to start a business or business. You can choose to start from a freelance or full-time admin service business, open an online shop with a Pre-Order system, graphic design, open an online course or tutor service, create a website, create content, typewriting services, delivery services, and other service businesses.
Not to mention that now the remote work system is booming and can be done from home. This can also be included as a business during a pandemic. You only need to develop your skills or hobbies as one of the economic generators.
Cultivation of Ornamental Plants and Fish
Cultivation has also become a business trend during this pandemic. In fact, many business people have skyrocketed sales from this cultivation. Because the capital is relatively small, easy to care for, stable selling value, and more importantly, it can kill your boredom. Although many ornamental plants and fish are quite expensive, cheap ornamental plants and fish are also no less competitive in the sales sector.
This business can also be a hobby channel for those of you who like ornamental plants and fish. The types of plants that can be cultivated are also diverse. Such as Monstera or Janda Bolong plants which are currently hits among teenagers and mothers, Aglaonema plants which are commonly called Sri Rejeki, Sansevieria or Mother-in-law's Tongue plants, or other ornamental plants. For ornamental fish, usually what will be cultivated are small, beautiful ornamental fish.
Such as Guppy fish, Betta fish, Clown fish, Molly fish, and other ornamental fish. However, in terms of cultivation, it does not rule out the possibility for those of you who want to cultivate fish or plants other than ornamental ones. For example, cultivating catfish, grouper, tilapia, gourami, or other fish that can be consumed. As for plants, you can start from vegetables, chilies, tomatoes, fruits, yard plants, and other plants.
Online Retail
The retail business is arguably the most depressed business in the pandemic era. How could it not be? Many retail business people prefer to close their outlets rather than go into debt to meet the supply of outlets. Not to mention consumers who rarely make purchases directly to stores, so that the goods sold can be damaged or expired.
So what retailers can do is close their stores or make this opportunity a turning point for their business. Namely by opening their stores online. You don't have to have the products yourself, because you can be a reseller or dropshipper from a store or factory directly. There are also quite a few platforms that can be used to make these online sales.
Starting from social media to online shop sites located all over the world. The types of retail goods that can be sold online are also diverse. Starting from grocery store goods, minimarkets, basic necessities, food and drinks, vegetables and fruits, clothing, or other daily necessities. There are also other types of retail, namely rental retail. Such as large event equipment rentals, bicycle rentals, rentals of residences, or others that can be rented in the same area. Although these activities were previously carried out offline, during this pandemic everything can be done online when confirmed with the owner.
Laundry Service Business
This business is also not less competitive than online businesses today. Laundry is a business that will not be far from its service users, therefore this business can be run during a pandemic because it is still in a close scope, namely the same area. In addition, laundry services will also greatly help the economy of the surrounding community and can be said to open up new jobs for individuals. Plus, during a pandemic people will pay more attention to personal hygiene and their environment.
So they will trust the cleanliness of their clothes to a trusted laundry service. In fact, in our country there have been many laundry services that have implemented an online system in this digital era long before the pandemic came. For this reason, things that need to be considered in opening a laundry service during this pandemic must also be implemented, such as carrying out thorough cleaning of washing machines or washing machines, payments that can be made online, as well as more thorough and more attention to clothing cleanliness, and delivery services can also be applied to each laundry place. By implementing health protocols, people no longer need to worry about the cleanliness of the laundry place and will still use laundry services in their daily lives.
Becoming a Youtuber
It is no longer foreign to us in this digital era to become a Youtuber. In fact, to become a youtuber does not require any capital at all. Many people make this a side job, such as a teacher who uploads videos of their lesson materials on Youtube, to children who make Youtube media as a means to participate in a competition. You can use a smartphone to do this job. Apart from a smartphone, the most important thing you must have as capital to become a Youtuber is creative thinking and content that has a selling value.
It does take a long time to make you a famous Youtuber, but this will be very helpful to add skills that hone creativity and fill your free time. Ideas that you can apply to try to become a Youtube Content Creator can start from making video tutorials, making stop motion videos, reactions or discussions of current issues, learning content, funny videos, or other ideas.
Hand Sanitizer and Mask Sales Business
The public's appeal to always carry hand sanitizer and wear masks at all times has made business people start distributing these two types of goods widely. A business that will not be missed during this pandemic can be called the sale of goods in the medical field, including hand sanitizers and masks. These two items are highly sought after for the prevention of the COVID-19 virus outbreak with the aim of prioritizing healthy living and always being clean at all times.
Many people produce their own hand sanitizers by mixing alcohol and fragrances and aloe vera leaves according to the scientific measurements that have been recommended for sale to the general public. Or you can also produce your own cloth masks. In addition, people are advised to use double or triple masks. This business will greatly help the economy because it is in great demand.
Many traders and distributors also choose to sell masks or hand sanitizers from factories. In addition to several brands, hand sanitizers and masks also have various types. You can choose to distribute all of them. However, it is important to remember to continue to comply with government recommendations and not to sell goods that can endanger the health of others or yourself.
Tutoring Mentor
In addition to online tutoring, offline tutoring will also be very necessary at this time. Because schools are starting a home learning system, children are paying less attention to lessons and the process of receiving material will be limited if everything starts from a smartphone. They still need learning that prioritizes face-to-face. Some mentors will take a few students with different learning times.
For example, you can start with 3-4 students in the morning, then with the same number in the afternoon, evening, and night. Or it can also be done the other way around, teachers or mentors who come to students' homes to be able to carry out the learning process face-to-face. With this tutoring mentor, children will not forget their learning because they are bored and will be more enthusiastic about meeting friends even though not as much as when doing offline learning.
In addition, children will understand the correction of their assignment mistakes if they have a mentor directly. Direct interaction is very necessary for children in their learning. Moreover, with this tutoring, children will be more focused on their lessons and assignments because the thoughts of the mentor and students are more focused with the smaller number of students.
Fitness Mentor
People will definitely need a healthy body to face this pandemic because activities that require staring at the computer for longer, as well as activities that require little or limited movement and are not free so that we need more physical activity. Especially during this pandemic, all people must maintain their health. In addition to light exercise such as skipping, running, or indoor walking, our bodies still need other sports for other parts of the body that are not included in light exercise.
For this reason, many people will use the services of a fitness mentor in their daily lives. Not only watching on Youtube, people also want a mentor who meets in person. The goal is certain, to not have mistakes in every movement. In addition to Offline, Online fitness mentors can also be applied by using the services of someone who advertises this sports learning. Some sports that fitness mentors usually advertise are sports around yoga, aerobics, fitness, and other sports.
Forex Trading (Currency)
Not only a business in the form of goods and services, you can also apply forex trading business at any time in this digital era. Moreover, this greatly supports the economy during the pandemic. Forex trading is buying and selling in terms of currency between countries. More completely, you can learn it for free through various existing platforms, one of which is from Youtube GIC Indonesia.In addition, you will also get profit benefits at any time. You can start this forex trading using a relatively small capital using your smartphone or computer. Plus, this currency trading has no negative impact from the pandemic, so this trade will be very helpful for additional income. In addition to forex trading, you can also do trading in other things.
For example, gold, oil, or crypto. However, it must still be noted to maintain self-awareness by not sacrificing something bigger than trading itself. In addition to some of the business ideas during the pandemic above, there are many more that you can apply in this New Normal era. You only need to hone your various hobbies and creativity in collecting money for additional income. Thus the discussion of business ideas during the pandemic that you can try. For those of you who need information about business and finance such as "How to Open a BCA Account Online" and "Stock Analysis", you can find it in the GIC Journal. Don't forget to deepen your forex knowledge via the Scalping Ebook, and Forex Academy from GIC.
