The Christmas period is here again! For those that celebrate the festival, it's a period of merriment, vacations and sight seeing. For Companies and Businesses, it's a period to appreciate customers and staffs by giving them gifts. For those that doesn't celebrate, it's a period of brisk business and money making. Christmas is always the season for everyone irrespective of where you are and how you see it.

Everyone can take advantage of December and make it a month to Remember! There are hot items that usually sells very fast during this period and trading on them could make you more money than you can imagine.

The real business in this part of the world usually get intensified around December period. This is when real money is made, people dig deep into their pockets to buy things for themselves and their loved ones. Nearly every goods are always in high demand, from furniture to food stuffs -- everything are always hot cake at the end of the season!

To start some of these trade may require plenty of cash but there are equally some that doesn't require much money to start. These are the ones we are talking about, and it will go a long way to assist some who are looking for what to do to finally start business of their own with little capital.

Below are my top 5 of these businesses you can start with N40,000 or less and still make decent income of about N240,000 or more within this period. Go through them and choose the one you think you are confortable with.

1. Greetings Card -

The demand for this item is so high during this period that most of the days you see the sellers exhausting all their goods and going to the market to buy more. It's one of the fastest business you can engage in during this period and make so much money within days.

Someone is said to have made more than N500,000 last season between December 15th to 31st. You too can do the same this season but that depends on your location.

The secret to success in this business is to find a good location with huge traffic movement. Once you found one, look for carpenter to do a make shift card stand, N2,000 can do one for you. Then go to the market and select some nice beautiful Christmas greetings card, N30,000 worth of cards will be nice and perfect for a start. It doesn't cost much at wholesales.

Be creative in your selection and look for only those with beautiful texts and designs, that's what people likes. Select texts for lovers, children friends, family, co-workers, employers, employees, etc.

If you can make your own designs, that will be nice too but stick to what people will like and ready to buy at affordable price. I can assure you that this business is huge during Christmas.

2. Bangers and Fireworks -

As dreaded as they are, people still can't do without Bangers and Fireworks during Christmas, especially children and I must tell you, there is huge money behind those cracking sounds -- it is estimated that Nigerians spends more than N10 Billion annually on fireworks and bangers just within that period of December.

The real money in this business is in supply of the products to shops and other petty sellers. N40,000 can get you started conveniently while you top up as the demand increases. This item sells from first week of December till first week of January.

The secret in this business lays on expanding your horizone, talk to as many would be marketers and shops as possible. The more supply you make the more money you'd make.

3. Office Supply -

Working parents usually shop for Christmas items for their kids from the office. All you have to do is to source for those nice christimas gift items, children's accessories, wrist watches, etc. Take them to the offices where these parents can be found and they'll be glad to patronize you.

The secret to success in this model of business is to dress nice and presentable, don't go there looking shaby and wacky. N40,000 will be enough for you to get started and increase from the profit you've made if the need arise. The office supply business lasts long after the christimas, you can continue as long as you want for all you care!

4. Christmas Toys -

Children can't just do without toys and Christmas toys seems to be more special. I remember those days when we where kids, our parents dare not give us any excuse for not buying christimas toys for us, else we'd cry all day long! It's still the same till today or even more because there are much more verieties of toys these days that we had during our time.

Those Funny caps, Santa's outfit, The Ballons. The list of toys in the market is endless and they are very cheap. Trading in them during this Christmas can give you unimaginable profit'

Look for a powerful location around the busy markets or at the street corners. Make sure the place is busy enough. Go buy these toys in quantity and display for the passerby to see, you'll make great sells, so much that you'll wish that christimas never ends.

5. Mini Photography -

I mean photograpy for children and some adults. Christmas is synonymus to party and celebration. Party everywhere and children parties are not excuded too and it doesn't end there, children likes to keep memory of those events, they like taking pictures to help them remember what happend. If you are smart enough you can take advantage of these events and make money for yourselves.

You can get Mini Digital Camera in computer village or other shopping malls near you. Samsung Digital mini camera with disposable batteries goes for about N15,000. While the rechargable type goes from N25,000 and they produce very smart sharp pictures. You can get a mini printer with another N20,000 to make your business more effective.

Go round where there is parties and events and take pictures for children, they will be glad that you come and will happily patronize you. This business is a kill if you're smart enough.

These are my top five businesses for the season, there are still more, please share the ones you know using the comment box. People will appreciate you for sharing and making life worth living for others. Don't forget to share the article on Facebook and Twitter using the buttons below!


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Op, you are correct. People, you can buy toys and other xmas goods cheaper by importing. Check my signature to see how to do that with free shipping so you can sell and make your money.

You forgot to add Bulk SMS. Thousands of messages will be sent around this period.