Business from van

Budgetnanna

Hello,
I have a ford transit connect van just sat there and it got me thinking, maybe I could run a business from it. A mobile business that I take to the customer but im in need of some ideas that could work please?.
Do you think its possible?

pramsay13

Parcel delivery.

EJ_Clarke

At the lockdown last March, I contacted as many local food businesses as I could find, that didn't currently offer delivery, and offered to run their logistics for them. If they can package the food, I can collect & distribute. You can also just advertise on GumTree, Craigslist, Facebook etc. as "Man with Van" for £50-80/day. You may have more luck with that than I did, as I've only got a small van. 
Even just helping friends & family move furniture around can be an easy £50 - it's cheaper and easier for them than hiring a van (don't underestimate how many people are scared to drive vans). 
Avoid Amazon - unless you REALLY enjoy meeting unrealistic targets, being over worked, and under paid.

Budgetnanna

EJ_Clarke said:

At the lockdown last March, I contacted as many local food businesses as I could find, that didn't currently offer delivery, and offered to run their logistics for them. If they can package the food, I can collect & distribute. You can also just advertise on GumTree, Craigslist, Facebook etc. as "Man with Van" for £50-80/day. You may have more luck with that than I did, as I've only got a small van. 
Even just helping friends & family move furniture around can be an easy £50 - it's cheaper and easier for them than hiring a van (don't underestimate how many people are scared to drive vans). 
Avoid Amazon - unless you REALLY enjoy meeting unrealistic targets, being over worked, and under paid.

Thankyou so much. My van is a ford  transit connect so not the huge one but still decent.
Could call myself Nan with a Van 😅.
Amazon never crossed my mind as I thought they just had there own drivers

knightstyle

How about a mobile coffee van? Easy to set up and there is a demand in/near parks etc. No heavy lifting or much driving, Need to check legal requirements in your area though.

lincroft1710

knightstyle said:

How about a mobile coffee van? Easy to set up and there is a demand in/near parks etc. No heavy lifting or much driving, Need to check legal requirements in your area though.

A Transit Connect may be a bit small for this. Also many councils tend to either not want food/beverage providers in or near their parks or will charge a licence fee if someone wants to provide these.

richardw

If you can build flat pack furniture, offer a full service including going to the warehouse to pick it up. Don’t forget furniture needs to be secured to the wall to avoid topple over accidents.

Budgetnanna

richardw said:

If you can build flat pack furniture, offer a full service including going to the warehouse to pick it up. Don’t forget furniture needs to be secured to the wall to avoid topple over accidents.

That's one thing I couldnt do as never built furniture in my life. Thanks though