IRL business thread

[Anonymous No.28635411]

Hey, Anons
We usually talk here about stocks, precious metals and crypto, so to speak, about finances.
But what about the business part of /biz/? Maybe there are some irl intrepreneurs here? Craftsmen, resellers, IT intrepreneurs are all welcome in this thread!
Share with us, what do you do? Are you successful in what you do? Maybe you dream about starting your business?

Share your stories and opinions, anons

[Anonymous No.28635471]

Buy Chainlink.

[Anonymous No.28635529]

Sir this is cinnamon graham cracker spice enthusiast forum

[Anonymous No.28635570]

>>28635471
Top kek

[Anonymous No.28635734]

>>28635411
gonna take a piss test for a new jobs this week lads.
What do they typically look for to tell if you're on drugs?

[Anonymous No.28635871]

if i wanted to start a business then i would go to the bank apply for the largest business i can and then put it all into chainlink tokens

[Anonymous No.28635890]

>>28635734
Just don't do drugs you junkie stoner

[Anonymous No.28635897]

>>28635734
Probably weed, opioids, MDMA, amphetamines

[Anonymous No.28635930]

Someone suggested a microgreenery in the last entrepreneurship thread, considering that since the startup cost is low. Plus, you get food out it.

[Anonymous No.28635943]

>>28635734
drugs

[Anonymous No.28636071]

>>28635943
>>28635897
>>28635890
thanks
I hope they don't notice the trace amounts of whey protein isolate.

[Anonymous No.28636085]

>>28635411
I own an automotive engineering firm but still have a day job as an aerospace engineering. For my business, I prototype and design parts and then build a manufacturing and fulfillment network.. some products I keep under my own brand, some I sell the right to the designs and the network to big name performance companies. I love what I do on the side.. I have a massive 3D printer, CNC machine and all kinds of fabrication equipment for prototyping and a nice big garage with 15ft of stuffed toolboxes.... my day job is kind of soul-sucking so hopefully I can eventually replace that revenue stream with crypto or more income from my side gig.

[Anonymous No.28636325]

>>28635411
I run a node on Unification, making good money provided that xFUND does its thang and multiplies x10, expected behavior for an oracle.

[Anonymous No.28636361]

Well, I used to make handcrafted chocolate sweets, but after one year I got tired of it because in Russia the price is too low for the effort, yet this kind of thing thrives in the West

Picrel are some of my creations

[Anonymous No.28636486]

>>28636085
That's one of the most based things i've ever read here
Cheers and good luck

[Anonymous No.28636494]

>>28636361
nice job anon. where did you learn? and how to acquire the skills to make? id like to know more.

[Anonymous No.28636556]

>>28636085
How is aerospace engineering soul-crushing? You're working with planes.

[Anonymous No.28636620]

I would love to make a city at the bottom of the ocean and make it a big vacation/tourism place for wealthy people, there has to be exploitable and profitable resources down there too, the geothermal energy alone could power a lot for a long time. I wonder if musk or bezos has ever thought about it. There may extreme complications that i'm not seeing.

[Anonymous No.28636695]

>>28636085
I'm a monster on the haas vf-2, hire me lol

[Anonymous No.28636879]

im a nursing student. i wish i were in aerospace like the other anon or maybe in dev. id be making maybe 50k right out of school and i dont really want to get a grad degree.
are there any nurseanons in here? how to escape working in hospitals?

[Anonymous No.28636933]

>>28635930
My dream is to start an urban mushroom farm/lab. Not quite the microgreen thing, but something similar. It is very profitable rn, and I already have successes with mushroom genetics. But microgreens are a very good idea for a large city, but kinda tricky to sell if the demand is low
Just have to trade crypto until I reach 4k$ and be a happy mushroom Joe ever since
Picrel is my own strain, very proud of it

[Anonymous No.28636979]

>>28635411
Pre covid i used to resell clothing from china, very profitable for the amount of work i did. Stopped because I didn't want to deal with the covid customs and shit but ive been thinking of doing it again so i can take that money and put it in crypto

[Anonymous No.28636994]

I'm a programmer. Mostly work in finance or ecommerce. I own a startup now that's fairly successful, but I fucking hate it and can't wait to offload it onto some sucker for a few times my seed round.

[Anonymous No.28637131]

I have done everything in my power to average down my usage of toilet paper over a couple decades.
>I have trained my body to time my BMs with my shower schedule.
>Wiping unnecessary before shower.
>Fiber consumption for clean wiping.
>All the fiber.
>My shit is rock hard and dry.
>Developed folding method to use single ply efficiently.
>Single sheet, folded lengthwise and then folded again over fingers.
>Rarely need more than 3 single sheets per movement.
>I buy one massive roll a year from a friend who owns a restaurant.
>$20 for a whole year of poopin'. How much does your Charmin cost?
>Sysco's finest, single roll lasts over a year.
>Even in a public setting, I do not need to adapt to different types of tp.
I use about 18 sheets a week on average, but that number can fluctuate pretty heavily depending on social obligations and seasonal cuisine. Last year my high was 27 sheets in a week. I am always looking for ways to decrease costs, but short of installing a bidet I don't know how much better I can realistically do without compromising my health. But installing a bidet would increase my water consumption and that is a whole other post.

[Anonymous No.28637191]

>>28635411
Does taking out 5k to buy a bunch of RTX 3060 cards on the 25th count?

[Anonymous No.28637200]

>>28636494
Thanks! Learned all that by myself, thanks to the Internet
This stuff is pretty hard to master, but you can look for some videois on youtube on chocolate tempering, thats fundamental. After that, you can read about fillings and ganaches, master a few recipes and then make your own

[Anonymous No.28637303]

>>28637131
Imagine putting in this much effort and not just buying a bidet. What the fuck is wrong with you?

[Anonymous No.28637378]

>>28637131
just die anon

[Anonymous No.28637394]

>>28637200
anon, you have skills and talent. really try to make your business successful.

[Anonymous No.28637507]

>>28637191
fuck you.

[Anonymous No.28637510]

Sir this is a mischling supremacist forum.

[Anonymous No.28637832]

>>28637394
Haha, thanks, but that is now just a hobby to make presents for friends and family
Now I have switched to mushroom cultivation mainly

[Anonymous No.28637966]

>>28637131
You may as well just wet your hand and scrape it off and keep washing it at that point. You'll feel pretty disgusted with yourself at first, but it's hygienic and probably cheaper

[Anonymous No.28638084]

>>28637131
fucking kek

[Anonymous No.28638140]

>>28636879
Nursefag here, which country are you in?

[Anonymous No.28638175]

>>28636361
looks nice

[Anonymous No.28638194]

>>28637832
do you think mushroom cultivation is profitable? you got started how? and what will you do to setup a business? i cant think of anything besides selling at a local grocery or something.

[Anonymous No.28638302]

>>28638140
burgerland. i hate the fact that i have to work a certain set of hours to keep my license. i dont want to do bedside, and administrative work requires at least a masters. and i dont want to pay 6 figures for a worthless degree. what kind of nurse are you?

[Anonymous No.28638920]

>>28636933
hell yeah mushroom farming sounds like a comfy profession. any suggestions on good material to learn how to make different strains?

[Anonymous No.28639079]

>>28638302
Psych in UK. I assume nurses are as understaffed in US as here - use that to your advantage. Spend a year or two doing whatever to build the CV, then you can either join a nursing agency for >2x normal salary, or get a management level desk job for comfy life.

[Anonymous No.28639325]

>>28638194
Yes, it is very profitable. Substrate costs just a little, and you can find even free substrate (sawdust/woodchips, that's what i plan to do).
My plan is to start a genetics laboratory at home and buy a medium-sized growtent (2x2 meters) for some time (until I can afford renting some space at the cheapest warehouse with heating and electricity). That is 2-4k$, I would be able to afford that in a year or so (400$ salary lol).
I can sell good genetics for a reasonable price online, sell premade fruiting blocks for those who want to grow their mushrooms by themselves, sell some medicinal mushroom powders/extracts (I have discovered a technique of extracting ferments from mushrooms that nobody uses in my country yet, and it just goes pretty much under the radar in the rest of the world as well), and also I can sell some exotic gourmet mushrooms to some local restaurants or just straight up to the people.
That's the plan, just have to accumulate 4k$ with salary and crypto, currently sitting on 500-600 bucks, but I'm pretty enthusiastic

[Anonymous No.28639487]

>>28638920
Hey! I have started a series of "Mushroom general" threads on /an/ to share my knowledge and encourage people to discover this hobby, get in and ask any questions, I try to explain everything people ask there

[Anonymous No.28639537]

>>28636361
If you can find a way to make it affordable to ship overseas, Americans will definitely buy your stuff

[Anonymous No.28639542]

>>28636361
You could sell those to dumbass yuppies in LA or SF for $1-3 each. People were buying macarons for that much not too long ago.

[Anonymous No.28639851]

>>28639537
>>28639542
Yeah, I guess, if i didn't live in a 3rd world Russia, I would definitely make it with these sweets, but it is what it is
But thanks for your comments

[Anonymous No.28640296]

>>28639079
tell me more about nursing agency. i havent heard anything about it. or is it only a thing in the UK?
>>28639325
thanks, i will check it out

[Anonymous No.28641561]

>>28639487
based. thank you anon ill definitely check those out regularly. hope you keep doing them and good luck with the farm!

[Anonymous No.28641750]

>>28641561
Thanks! I prepare something very very good for those threads, don't miss em!
I prepare (for upcoming threads) some guides on how to start, necessary equipment spreadsheets and much much more

[Anonymous No.28641960]

>>28640296
Not sure if same elsewhere, but the majority of hospitals, care homes, community teams etc are understaffed nurse-wise and use agency staff. You're essentially self-employed and pick your shifts from what is available from the agency.

Places generally have contracts with certain agencies that they use, and they place them into tiers according to cost. They'll try get regular staff to do overtime first to cover shifts, if noone wants to work it they'll then try to get cover from the cheaper agencies first. Then if it's last minute they still can't find staff, they'll offer the shift to more and more expensive agencies for short notice, high pay work.

Eg Thornbury pays high (£32-40ish per hour), but you have to travel to get work and you have to go as soon as they call.

The lower paying agencies will be more secure, so you can get regular 3-6 month contracts at one place and still earn around £25 an hour.

Then there's care homes who are poormode and offer £18 an hour, which is still quite a good rate tbf.

There's costs to being a self employed nurse as you need to pay for your own insurance, training courses etc but all in all it pays for itself. Also there's some tax schenanigans you can do by setting up a limited company and putting your wages through that.

[Anonymous No.28642338]

>>28639851
I’m working on an export company right now specifically targeted at small businesses. Gimme a (you) if you’re interested

[Anonymous No.28642599]

>>28635411
I'm starting a gumball machine business within the next two weeks. An anon on here inspired me to do it, and I found out that the equipment is ridiculously cheap. It's not my ticket to the bigtime by any means but I figure it's a good side gig that will get me into the entrepreneurial mindset and teach me business skills.

[Anonymous No.28642720]

My side business is making bespoke perfumes

[Anonymous No.28642883]

>>28642599
Sounds nice and legit! Wish you best of luck, anon, your mindset is correct and the idea is nice, off to a good start!

[Anonymous No.28642930]

>>28635411
I am a federal reseller for Indian small business economic enterprise set-asides because I rolled lucky and have 1/8 Potawatomi in my blood.

Anyone can do this shit though, just not the Indian set asides

[Anonymous No.28643084]

>>28636071
T booster need a specific test for each t booster you can do roofs and none will care

[Anonymous No.28643494]

small biz owner since 2017, ama for next half hour

[Anonymous No.28643739]

>>28643494
How do I make money from fuck prostitute?

[Anonymous No.28643893]

>>28635411
Get a trade (plumbing or electrical), make a trade service business.bulletproof income but you have to deal with ass clowns all day everyday.

[Anonymous No.28643981]

>>28643494
What's your busness all about?

[Anonymous No.28644022]

>>28642720

Based. Have you watched this movie?

[Anonymous No.28644712]

>>28644022
No but I've read the book! Fun fact, the book was an inspiration for one of Alexander McQueen's earliest shows "highland rape"

[Anonymous No.28645303]

I have a trade, chef of 9 years now. Wouldn't recommend it but there's ALWAYS work regardless of recessions, covid you name it people always eat and rich pricks need to feel important. Always negotiate your worth.
Currently running two side hustles which after two years have taken off pretty well for me. I reload ammunition and sell that shit in my state legally and I also tie fishing flies
>Fly tying
I tie both saltwater and freshwater flies to send all over the world. From Lithuania to Australia I've sold these little charms. Charging 25-40% less than retailers to tie something that'll take me 20 minutes (speedy hands like a chinese slave laborer) I can essentially earn myself an extra $50-150 after I finish at my day job depending on how dedicated/ tired I am. Most expensive part is the hooks and thread, everything else is a mix of synthetic and natural materials I source locally and usually next to nothing.
>Ammo
Ammunition varies, most of what I've been selling has been 9mm, .45, 556 and 308 but I'm now branching out into 12g shotshells. The presses are the majority of the overhead since the ranges I frequent people just leave their brass behind. Wasteful.
Got a friend who smelts lead and plates that shit once projectiles are cast. That's his little side business, recycling lead and casting projectiles by the thousands. I buy/ trade him for 9mm, 40, 45 and 12g slugs, hes trying to figure out how to cast smaller BB sized pellets and 00 sized shot. In short, I'm making coin on the wastefulness of boomers, somehow my LGS always has powder and primers I have no idea how. This last ammo shortage has been fucking amazing for me. Typically I'll spend a few hours on my days off churning out a few thousand pistol rounds on a progressive turret I have pre-set ready to go. Shotshells take a bit longer but for rifle calibers I reload round by round for accuracy but these I reload less frequently and usually tailor to individual orders.

[Anonymous No.28645699]

>>28645303
Extremely based, anon
You are gonna make it, no doubt

[Anonymous No.28645935]

Can you guys tell me about Patreon, Kickstarter, Vidya games? Is it worth getting into 2D porn art, meme projects like exploding kittens and cyanide & happiness or Candy Crush clones or Minecraft clones with 2D porn?

[Anonymous No.28646314]

>>28644712

And inspired kurt cobains song “ sentless apprentice”

[Anonymous No.28646806]

>>28645699
Checked.
Wanna know the kicker? I live in a deep blue state.
And only pay taxes on my day job income. I've even been audited twice. My current coworkers literally think I'm Ron Swanson since I buy PM's and crypto with very little (10-15%) of my wealth in fiat. I'm low 6 figure crypto and equally low 6 figure in PM's (mostly gold) and I don't gamble massive amounts in either pond I'm playing the long game. Essentially my side hobbies are fuelling my slow funding into shitcoins that have over time payed off pretty well, patience. I've spent a considerable amount of time ensuring if shit goes south I'm good to go, property is my next conquest.
But should the worst happen I can pack all my life into my truck within 20 minutes and be gone. During last year I kept a loaded 870 behind my door and my AR loaded next to my bed, locked up both before going to work. Been broken into before and most of my shit is in a 675kg safe bolted to the foundation AND the studs behind it, but hey whats a PS4 and an off brand TV really worth compared to whats in there?