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  • Jan 3, 2014, 05:00 PM
    mAsTeRiTy
    Small business for students
    Please advise me..

    Am a Lebanese computer science student. I want to start a small business to cover my studies and life expenses but have no idea about business world. I can get about 7000 $ or little more for starting.

    What you advise me?
  • Jan 3, 2014, 09:39 PM
    Fr_Chuck
    So what can you do ?

    Computer repair ? Not sure what type of computer science person you are.

    Teach music ( if you have any music talent)

    Where do you live, do you know foreign languages, teach them.
  • Jan 4, 2014, 07:50 AM
    mAsTeRiTy
    Thanks Fr_Chuck,

    I have experience in fixing,formatting and dealing with all related stuff to computers

    Hardware,software and programming languages(c,c++,html,js,php,vb).

    Am from lebanon, and teaching consume a lot of time with no good paying.

    I was thinking about selling computers and their accessories may be with a room for

    Maintenance but I don't know if its worthy with this amount of budget.
  • Jan 4, 2014, 08:47 AM
    Fr_Chuck
    I know in US, many shops, build computer units to order. Now I have no idea of the budget,

    But I do know that finding someone, at least where I lived in America, that could or would come to my home to fix my computers was almost impossible to find..
  • Jan 4, 2014, 08:51 AM
    joypulv
    I have nephews in the US who have made money in college fixing computers and phones, or buying them for repair and reselling them. I don't think it was enough to pay for tuition and room and board.
    You can't compete with big sellers trying to sell new computers.
    I would advertise at school for buying, repair, and tutoring.
    Don't spend your 7,000 for some sort of inventory - save it until you know what you are best at, and what sells where you are.
  • Jan 4, 2014, 06:08 PM
    mAsTeRiTy
    @Fr_Chuck
    Its really a great idea to build computer units for ordering.

    Here there are a lot of experts in fixing computers, may be I can get a chance to compete if I

    Build a reputable computer shop.

    @joypulv
    That's true, computers and phones maintenance alone won't pay enough here.

    I can't compete big sellers but may be I gain well amount of money if well advised and supported.

    Sure, its an important point to consider the area around and what I am best at.

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