Path 1: Part-time job
Story: Staff and belly dance coach.
"Fitness dance has been inseparable from my life. This is both a part-time job and more like a way of life. " Xiaomei who said this is the sales manager of an advertising company. When she doesn't go to see clients, she has to work in the cubicle for 8 hours every day, but this doesn't prevent her from being crazy about fitness dancing.
Xiaomei, who looks fashionable and beautiful, is the focus of everyone wherever she goes, and the gym is no exception. Due to the nine-to-five routine, a few years ago, in order to improve her physical fitness, out of interest in fitness dance, she walked into the gym and immediately fell in love with dynamic music and rhythm. Under the guidance of friends, she joined a famous cheerleading training group in Beijing and soon became the main force. She often participated in various commercial performances with the team and began to earn part-time income.
At the beginning of this year, a friend who runs a gym found Xiaomei and advised her to challenge the new role of fitness instructor. "Working part-time in the gym can not only save you thousands of dollars in fitness expenses every month, but also earn some extra money. How nice. " Persuaded by friends, Xiaomei stood on the leading platform. Xiaomei discovered that there are quite a few part-time coaches like her in the gym, including doctors, teachers, accountants and other people from all walks of life. Most of them are developed from fitness families. Part-time coaches are generally paid by the hour If they take aerobics classes for 60 minutes, they will get 100 yuan to go to 200 yuan. If they attend classes for a few hours a week, they can earn nearly 2000 yuan a month.
However, due to fierce competition, Xiaomei said that the fitness industry now has higher and higher requirements for coaches. Besides having certain professional knowledge of fitness, we should often rehearse new dances and teach students the essentials of movements. Of course, she doesn't intend to be a vice principal. She said, "Dancing is my hobby. Doing this part-time job is for happiness and health. "
Path 2: Catch sideline business.
Story: Taobao's store income exceeds salary.
After graduating from university in 2000, Liu Jing worked as an administrator in an IT company in Wuxi. She has to face the computer at work every day. Bored, she always wants to do her own thing. Because I usually like reading fashion magazines, I have a lot of opinions on dressing. Inspired by a classmate, she tried to open a clothing store on Taobao. I usually go to work on Taobao so as to contact buyers in time. Go to Shanghai or Hangzhou to wholesale clothes when you are free on weekends. Unexpectedly, I have been insisting for three years, and the level of the store has been successfully upgraded to the crown level. I have a group of regular customers whose monthly income directly exceeds her salary.
Reason: Doing sideline work outside your job can make full use of the resources accumulated in your work and the personal relationships you have established. This is the characteristic and advantage of white-collar workers. Learning to make full use of the resources accumulated in work and the personal connections established by entrepreneurship can greatly reduce the risk of entrepreneurship. Because it is equivalent to the continuation of the original work and seamless connection, entrepreneurship is also easy to embark on the road to success.
Reminder: Be careful not to confuse personal business with unit business, and the work order should be reversed. Even if the profit is our own, the unprofitable or loss-making business is the unit. This will not only bear moral hazard, but also be likely to be punished by law. In addition, it is necessary to distinguish between the main business and the sideline business, and not to affect the work of the unit because of your own entrepreneurial activities.
Path 3: Partnership.
Story: Invest in a beauty salon.
Wang Xiaojie usually pays great attention to maintenance and often visits a beauty salon in Xicheng. After a while, her relationship with a beautician in a beauty salon gradually deepened. In a chat, the beautician revealed that she had the idea of opening a shop and starting a business, but she suffered from lack of financial support. The speaker is not interested in the listener. Wang Xiaojie thinks this is a good opportunity for investment. The beautician is experienced and has a fixed customer base, which belongs to technology investment. She can invest in shares. The two discussed it several times and the cooperation began. Now, the beauty salon has been in business for two years and its business is stable. Wang Xiaojie gets a bonus at the end of each year.
Reason: Choose the right partner to start a business. Some white-collar workers have no time to start their own businesses, but they can provide certain funds or have certain business experience and business channels. At this time, they can find partners to start their own businesses.
Reminder: Matters needing attention in starting a business with a partner are: clear responsibilities, rights and interests, and it is best to form a written text, signed by both parties and witnessed by witnesses, so as to avoid empty talk at that time. Countless partners in a cooperative enterprise can live in harmony before they can make a profit. Once they made money, contradictions began to appear.
Path 4: Open a small shop.
Story: Chong'an Temple opens a clothing store.
Xiao gan is a staff member of a certain media. She has some savings on hand, but she doesn't want to put them in the bank to enjoy interest. A few years ago, she seized the opportunity to open a distinctive national costume museum in nanzenji. Unexpectedly, the business was particularly good, so she later opened a 1 store in Chong'an Temple. Now it can bring her a lot of income every month, far exceeding the salary of her job.
Reason: She said it was actually very simple. Look at the place, pay for the store, and ask the retired mother to manage it. Very reassuring. She only needs to go to the store once a week to collect the bill. Because the store is small, the accounts are very simple, saving time and effort.
Reminder: projects like this are very suitable for white-collar workers who want to start a business. The key is to use your head, always pay attention, and pay attention everywhere. In addition, do it when you should, and don't hesitate. Everyone is looking for opportunities. If you don't do it when the opportunity comes, you may be caught by others in the blink of an eye.
Path 5: Be a product agent.
Story: Travel to Hong Kong and Discover Business Opportunities.
Miss Gao accidentally became attached to an ornament while traveling to Hong Kong. With a unique vision, she began to represent the sales of this product in Jiangsu. With the growing number of agent products companies, products are becoming more and more popular in the mainland. At the same time, she also seized the opportunity and developed many second-and third-level agents. Now, she basically doesn't have to worry about product sales. She goes to work as usual every day. She enjoys it at home every month except normal childbirth.
Reason: Now open newspapers and magazines, and there are advertisements everywhere looking for product agents. Some people have an instinctive rejection of such advertisements and think that they are all liars. Actually, it's not. There are also hidden golden mountains here.
Reminder: There are several principles for reference: First, try not to be the agent of large companies and mature products, because such products are generally stable in the market, but the profit margin is small and the conditions are harsh, which is unbearable for those who have no strength and difficult for white-collar workers to care about. Second, the selected products must be genuine, must be produced by regular enterprises, and it is best to be certified by relevant departments with legal procedures. Whether there is a market can be judged by its product function and advertising support. Third, the uniqueness of the product and the entry threshold should be high. Some products are good, but too easy to imitate. As a result, as soon as the market opened, the followers plunged into it and the market soon collapsed. At this time, in addition to manufacturers, agents are the hardest. Fourth, it is best to contact the manufacturer directly. Unless the manufacturer has special requirements, don't be a second-hand or even third-hand agent.
Experts suggest that "earning extra money" varies from person to person.
Experts put forward some views on the behavior of "earning extra money" outside the eight-hour work of white-collar workers. In terms of age, middle-aged and elderly people are actually more suitable for "extra work" than young people. Because young people are often the core strength of the unit and a good opportunity to improve their professional quality. If you distract too much energy in other aspects, it will inevitably affect your career development and the overall interests of your work unit.
White-collar workers who "earn extra money" should not be blinded by short-term immediate interests, thus giving up long-term planning for their work. In the end, the real losers are themselves. If you want to choose a working mode other than eight hours, it is recommended to use two forms: opening a shop and part-time work, because these two methods are less risky than the general situation. As a product agent, you need to have a correct judgment on products, sales and product prospects. Once a mistake is made, the loss will be great, and it is difficult to bear this potential risk.