5 Businesses You Can Start Under $100

When starting a business, it's easy to think you need a lot of money to get started. But that's not the case! There are actually plenty of ways to start a business under $100. Some of them might be more complicated than others, but if you're willing to put in some time and effort upfront, you can get your business off the ground without spending much cash at all. Here are five ideas for businesses that won't cost much (or any) money:

1. Ebooks

You can make money by selling ebooks. All you need a topic that you're skilled in and that you can teach others, and how to write - the possibilities are endless.

You can write about anything that interests you, from crafts to baking, from decluttering your home to starting a business.

When it comes to actually selling the ebook, you can use a website like, Shopify, Amazon, or Gumroad.com

Once you have a site to host your digital product, you can start marketing to your target audience and build from there.

2. Print on demand

Print on demand is a phrase that describes any method of printing a product only after it has been ordered. This means it's much more cost-effective than traditional methods, which you'd have to print thousands of products at once and then store them in an inventory until they're sold.

Print on demand can be used for everything from books to t-shirts to mugs, so there are plenty of different ways to get started with this option. To get started selling your own products through print on demand services like Printful.com, Printify.com or Teemill.com

• Create your design

• Upload the files for printing (and set up pricing)

• Market yourself as a seller

• Let your print on demand company print, pack and ship, while you continue to nurture your audience.

3. Services

• Services

The services industry is a great way to get started and make money. You can offer your services to people, businesses, other entrepreneurs who have tasks that need to outsource.

• Freelancing

Freelancing is an alternative for those who don’t want to set up their own business but still have many skills and talents they wish to use in order to earn money. There are many ways you can make money as a freelancer: write articles for blogs or websites or even list your skills on Fiverr.com or Upwork.com

4. Virtual assistant

Virtual assistants can work from home—or anywhere with internet access—and earn anywhere from $10 to $100 per hour or more. They provide personal support services such as making appointments, researching information and answering emails for clients. Virtual assistants also take on tasks such as data entry, creating documents and preparing presentations for their clients' use in the workplace or at home.

If you're great at organizing tasks, and you have good communication skills, this may the business for you. 

5. Create a blog

A blog is a great way to make money online. As a blogger, you can create content that people want to read and then monetize it by displaying advertisements, affiliate links, or selling your own products.

It's important hat you choose a topic that interests you so that you can show up consistently.

So, there you have it: five businesses to start under $100. With these ideas in mind, what are you waiting for? Get out there and get started on your own entrepreneurial journey!