The township or better yet, the kasi, is a great place to start a business. Starting a business in the kasi with no money is not impossible. The townships are surrounded by businesses built from the need for services that residents do not have yet. You can also become part of this by considering these kasi business ideas you can start (even without any capital!).
Starting a business with a bank balance of zero is hard. You have to start a venture that addresses a need in the community without spending cash on supplies and inventory.
In this article, we outline some kasi business ideas you can start in the kasi without any financial backing.
Recycling Business
There are many recycling services in the townships. Most of the people who cannot find “traditional” employment and the homeless carry out recycling services to make a living. This is a business that can be started without any capital.
You do not need to be living on the street to start this business. You can begin by recycling for your neighbours and the surrounding community. You will take the waste such as tin cans, plastic bottles and e-waste (electronic waste) products to your nearest recycling depot. Once you have handed in the recyclable materials, you will receive your cash.
Note: Some recycling depots give out vouchers for food and clothing rather than cash.
Daycare Business
Daycare services are very much in demand. Most parents in townships work in the city and cannot afford to pay for expensive inner-city daycare services. You can start this business by offering to watch their children from morning to afternoon or when the child returns from school until the parents fetch them.
You can make money by charging the parents a fee and using the money to buy snacks and games for the children to have while they are under your care.
Queuing Services Business
People hate standing in queues, especially at places like banks and any home affairs office. You can take advantage of this by offering to stand in line for them. You can charge people for your service using a range of factors such as time spent waiting in line, how far you have to travel to go queue and where you have to queue.
Tutoring Business
Some parents require tutoring services for their children. By offering your skills and knowledge you can make a business out of it. You don’t need any money to start this business, you just have to advertise your business. You can do this through social media or just by word of mouth.
Hair Services Business
If you have the skills to plait people’s hair, then you should definitely start this business. You can go to people and do their hair inside their homes and make money within a few hours. Once your business grows you can add additional services like make-up and maybe haircuts.
Many people in the township are living off the money they make from doing hair. A lot of them partner with other hair businesses or solo entrepreneurs to create a bigger customer base, add on other services and make more money.
Runner Services Business
A runner is someone whose job is to help with running errands, delivering messages and performing basic tasks. Usually runners help in offices and provide a service which helps others focus on doing their jobs.
You can become a runner for a small business, and they can pay you for your services. You don’t have to be at the office the whole day and can start a running service for various businesses. Basically, you can freelance your runner services to a lot of businesses and make yourself some good money.
Scrap Metal Collection Business
This business is similar to the recycling one. The only difference is that with this one, your focus is more on collecting scrap metal to sell to scrap yards. Scrap yards pay for scrap metal parts because some people buy their car parts or metal from them, so they always need more inventory.
You can start this business by finding scrap metal and collect as many as you can before going to the scrap yard. Also, you can collect items such as old computers and hard drives and sell them as scrap metal.
Delivery Services Business
If you live in a kasi which has multiple businesses around, you can offer to deliver their products to customers. You don’t need a vehicle to do this as the kasi is full of taxis which can get you from point to point without being expensive.
Additionally, you can offer to deliver medication and groceries to old people who live in the township for a certain fee.
These businesses are easy to start but you will work hard for your money. Don’t be scared to start your kasi business idea today because the sooner you start, the quicker your business will grow, and profits will come in fast.
For more information on amazing business ideas, read about the 18 business ideas you can start from home.
