How to Choose the Best Things to Sell on Entrepreneurial Day

Last Updated: June 15, 2022

Want to make some money on Entrepreneurial Day, but can't decide what would sell best? In this article, we'll go over a variety of options to help you choose the best and most popular items to offer. If you're ready to learn more, read on!

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Hot dogs

Everyone loves a good hot dog. They're delicious, easy to prepare, and fun to top with a wide variety of toppings. Set up a grilling station and be sure to offer buns and basic toppings like ketchup and mustard.^{[1]
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- Charge extra for more elaborate toppings. Set up a topping station with onions, cheese, pickles, potato crisps, bacon or other meats - the possibilities are endless.
- Offer different kinds of hot dogs. Have normal dogs as well as sausages, veggie dogs, and corn dogs.

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Jelly and custard

Offer different kinds so your customers can create their own mixes and flavors. Make sure you have enough of the most popular flavors and fruits so that you can satisfy as many customers as possible.^{[2]
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- Consider adding variations to the jelly and custard, like offering soda instead of custard. Arrange the ingredients on a table so that your customers can choose their favorites. Consider charging more for higher-quality or more expensive ingredients like cream or ice cream.

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Milkshakes

Milkshakes will sell like hot cakes on a hot summer day. Offer a large variety of flavors so that customers will be sure to find something they like. Classics like strawberry, chocolate, and vanilla are absolutely necessary, but come up with other flavors or combine flavors in order to spice up the options.
- Offer toppings like whipped cream, sprinkles, chocolate sauce, or crumbled Oreos.
- You can also sell soda floats as an alternative to milkshakes. Have a variety of sodas, and add some to ice cream to create the float.

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Baked goods

Muffins, biscuits, cookies, brownies, pies, and cakes are great options. Sell your baked goods individually wrapped or by the slice. Ice the baked goods as appropriate and make them look good in order to sell more.^{[3]
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Handmade jewelry

Be sure to offer different color combos and designs. That way, customers can find something to fit their tastes. Sell pre-made jewelry, or offer to make custom pieces for your customers, allowing them to choose their favorite designs and colors. Charge more for custom pieces and for larger or more complicated designs.^{[4]
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- Use string, beads, rubber bands, or any other crafting method to make bracelets, necklaces, rings, and earrings.

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Stuffed animals

Stuffed animals are quite easy to make. Make as many as you can, using different fabrics and patterns to come up with a huge variety of colors, patterns, shapes, and sizes for your animals. Sell these, charging more for larger or more complicated stuffed animals.^{[5]
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Games

Charge people for the opportunity to play one round. Then, award prizes to winners. Use a classic carnival game like a ring toss or dart throw, or come up with your own game. It's easy to make money off of games because they don't cost a lot of money to set up or run, and your customers can keep coming back to play again.

Community Q&A

Question

Do you have any suggestions for things I could sell at school?

Community Answer

You could sell cookie dough, Pokemon cards, home-baked cookies, old video games, art, or art supplies.
Question

How can I sell good things without spending a lot?

Community Answer

You can sell things that you make from hand with stuff around the house. Like I make mason jar and jam jar crafts. Use toilet paper rolls! Be creative. If you have Pinterest, that helps too. Have your friends help!