| Okay, it's summer. Everyone's getting hot
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| | yard or open space with lots of shady
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| and bothered, but instead of sweating
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| | trees? Open up a cooling station serving
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| buckets and letting the heat get to you,
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| | drinks, ice cream and snacks. Get a
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| why not make the summer sun work to your
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| | couple of wading pools for the kids to
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| advantage? Here's a couple of cool money
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| | splash around in or maybe a couple of
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| making ideas you could try.Sell and rent
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| | sprinklers. Make extra money by renting
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| swimming pools
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| | water shooters. Make it a family fun
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| If the family can't go to the pool, why
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| | place.Summer Clothes
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| not bring the pool to the family? Go
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| | Sell summer clothes - vests, shorts,
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| house to house with a catalogue of
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| | bandanas and slippers. Set up a stall to
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| colorful kiddie pools and family sized
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| | customize them with iron-on summer motifs
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| portable pools. How to get your stock? If
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| | or hand painted messages. Get your stock
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| it's the smaller kiddie sized ones, you
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| | from clothing wholesalers or factories to
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| can get them from plastics wholesalers in
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| | keep your cost low.Personal Cooling
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| bulk at a lower cost or you could act as
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| | Accessories
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| an agent for companies that sell portable
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| | Skin tends to get dry and hot in the
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| swimming pools. You profit by charging
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| | summer. Ladies are more bothered about
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| your own markup.Beach Gear
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| | this, so sell face freshener sprays and
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| Set up a stall at the beach selling
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| | mini battery operated fans. These are
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| inflatable toys, sun tan lotion, swim
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| | handy items that they can carry in their
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| suits and other beach gear. Don't confine
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| | handbags and use to cool down. Contact
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| yourself to just beach gear - use the
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| | your local novelty or electrical
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| breeze to your advantage - sell bubble
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| | wholesaler to get cheap mini battery
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| blowers, kites and balloons.Teach Water
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| | operated fans.Pet Baths
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| Sports
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| | Humans aren't the only ones who get hot
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| Since everyone's heading to the beach,
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| | and bothered in the summer. When dogs get
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| if you're an expert surfer or windsurfer
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| | hot and sweaty, they're ideal breeding
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| or jet-skier, teach those who can't.
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| | grounds for fleas. They also start to
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| You'll need your basic training equipment
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| | smell. Help busy pet owners keep their
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| - that means extra surfboards etc. for
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| | pets cool and clean by offering pet
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| your students. Charge by the hour for
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| | baths.Water Adventures
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| express lessons or by the days for
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| | Organize one-day water adventures -
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| longer, detailed coaching.Drinks and
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| | kayaking, trips to a waterfall, scuba
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| Fruit Smoothies
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| | diving, snorkeling. Make sure you're
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| Everyone needs to drink lots of water
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| | qualified to do this and take all the
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| when it's hot right? Set up a stall
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| | necessary safety precautions. You want
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| selling good old fashioned lemonade or
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| | this to be a money maker, not lose money
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| healthy fruit smoothies. You'll need a
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| | with possible lawsuits!Things you'll need
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| heavy duty blender and a supply of
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| | to consider.
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| plastic cups for this.Flavored Ice
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| | You'll need to keep your costs as low as
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| If you know where you can rent a couple
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| | possible. This means finding suppliers
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| of meat freezers, you could make flavored
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| | who can offer the lowest price. It would
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| ice tubes. Fill small hot-dog shaped
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| | be ideal if you could work out an
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| plastic bags or ice cube trays with
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| | arrangement where you act as an agent for
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| flavored drinks and stick them in the
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| | that supplier or only have to pay for
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| freezer. They're cheap to make and you
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| | stock that is sold. That way, you won't
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| can mark up the price for a nice profit.
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| | be left holding unsold stock when
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| Sell them by the bags or tubes. Kids will
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| | summer's over.You may need to invest a
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| love popping in a cube or two now and
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| | small amount of money to obtain equipment
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| then to cool off.Snowballs and Snow Cones
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| | or supplies. Work out your cost and price
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| Shaved ice is a wonderful thing. You can
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| | your products accordingly. You will need
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| scoop them into wafer cones or just pack
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| | to check with local authorities about
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| them into snowballs and pour colored
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| | licensing or zoning laws governing your
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| flavoring on them and voila! you have
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| | temporary business. Many local
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| snow cones and snowballs. No limit to the
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| | authorities issue temporary trading
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| number of flavors you can offer. You'll
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| | licences which are renewable every month.
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| need an electric ice shaver if you expect
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| | Check out your local laws especially with
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| a large crowd or the good old fashioned
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| | regards to food businesses. Keep things
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| hand operated ice shaver which is
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| | legal and you won't have to worry when
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| cheaper. Both require careful handling
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| | you're busy making money! Cheers!Andrew
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| lest you end up with red ice - if you
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| | Shim is the owner and editor of a website
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| know what I mean!Cooling Station
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| | which offers FREE Money Making Ideas for
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| Do you stay far away from the beach or
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| | those interested in starting their own
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