I recently ran into a woman who had come up with one of the best small business ideas for women I've seen in my many years of investing.
She had always been interested in homemade crafts but try as she did, she couldn't seem to pick up on any of the crafting herself.
She'd spent years taking different classes and trying different mediums but nothing seemed to work for her.
Out of no where one day she had her bright idea - becoming a crafting broker.
She knew several people who made wonderful crafts but simply weren't interested in the business end of things.
They sold a few pieces here and there when they happened to come across people who were interested but mostly they stored the crafts they made.
She didn't like the idea that these beautiful pieces were not being enjoyed.
She started asking a few of these ladies if they'd allow her to market their crafts.
All she did was taking photographs of the crafts she was interested in selling and write up compelling product descriptions on sites like eBay and Etsy.
She sold everything on consignment, meaning she did not offer her customers any payment until the items were actually sold.
Once they were sold, she simply sent the crafts out, took her cut and gave the remaining profits to her customers.
She was able to use this wonderful business idea to make money for people who didn't have the professional mindset to market their own products, and could also immerse herself in the world of crafting.
It was a win-win for everyone involved.