When people visit any type of beach, there is a huge danger they are facing – the sun. What if the beach goers forget to pack their sunscreen, or sun block, with them? Create a business where you go to the beach and carry a backpack full of sun block and sunscreen that you can sell to others. Offer a spray-on type, so you can spray the sun protection right on people, this way you don’t have to touch them. You could charge $5 per application or sell them their own to apply.

If you live near a beach area that is frequented by people, what a great service to offer people right on the beach. Even if they have brought their own sunscreen, they may prefer someone else spraying them quickly with a protective sunscreen instead of trying to cover every spot themselves.

Depending on where you live, this could be a great part-time or even full-time job. Of course, you will always have more people wanting your services during the summer time months, just because the heat tends to draw more people to water then. Nevertheless, surprisingly many people frequent beach areas year round. There are often trails that people walk regularly near beach areas and many enjoy fun things to do outside even when it is cold.

You could offer several different types of sunscreens. For those that would rather apply and purchase their own from you, carry small tubes that you can sell to them. Carry several spray-on types that you can offer to spray your customers with too, just in case they would prefer your helpful service. Make sure that they know how long the sunscreen they choose will work for them. This is a perfect way to provide your services and you don’t even have to touch them to do it.

All you will need to do to start this fun ‘business idea’ is invest in a backpack and a few different types of spray-on sunscreen and sun block, don’t forget to have a good variety of small tubes to sell also. It is probably a good idea to offer a sunscreen that will stay on in the water also, for those that plan to swim. You might want to invest in some sort of advertising to attach to your backpack too. Print an explanation of your services plus how much you charge per application on it, for people to read as you walk by.

You could charge about $5 per spray application. This seems like a reasonable amount to ask for. If you encounter a large family, you might offer a discount for a group service. It seems like it is easier to forget something important like sunscreen when you are packing up a whole family for a day at the beach.

You will need to have reliable transportation to the beaches and you will want to visit on a regular basis. Once people are used to seeing you there on the beach, they will start expecting you, so try to make your visits regularly and at about the same time each day, preferably before they are sunburned.

Resources:

www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/index.html

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www.coppertone.com/coppertone/index.jsp

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