I'm in hanoi vietnam now, currently i'm not doing anything. Any suggestion for any small business venture.

Question

I'm in hanoi vietnam now, currently i'm not doing anything. Any suggestion for any small business venture.

Answer 1

be an english-speaking guide for tourists. go in the fodors.com talk section and answer some tourists questions. offer to show them around (keep the fee on the sly or they'll kick you off)

Answer 2

you could spend some time reviewing local tailors for quality and prices and offer your services to tourists who would pay you a fixed fee for recommending tailors, assisting with getting garments made and general advice.... alternatively you could just set up your own tailoring boutique and provide feedback on all the threads online recommending your own tailors!

Answer 3

Please add detailes,your nationality,experiance if you have any money,how long you are here and if you are prepared to travel in Vietnam.

Answer 4

Open a sandwich stand and park it daily near a heavy tourist spot (in the park by Hoan Kiem Lake, outside the Temple of Literature etc...). Make Vietnamese sandwiches with the delicious French-style baguettes the Vietnamese are known for and the various fantastic cold cuts they have there. The tourists will love them!

Since you're English-speaking, you can also act as an unofficial travel adviser to your customers. The locals cannot compete with you in that area and you will be popular with international visitors to Hanoi.

If you don't want to mess with food, open a stand that sells soft drinks, snacks,  maps and small travel guide books (of Hanoi and Vietnam; in English) and still act as an official travel guide. Capitalize always on your English-speaking skills and your knowledge of the city and country.

The reason keep saying "stand" and not "shop" because I always believe in starting small, with a minimal amount of capital and maximal amount of mobility. Thus, a stand will  allow you to be right smack in a tourist area and you can move it depending on the seasons and holiday occasions.

Good luck!

Answer 5

move somewhere else if your bored.

Answer 6

If you're in Ha Noi right now, then your timing couldn't be better.

The Vietnam Trade Expo should be going on right now in Ha Noi. This is the largest international trade expo in the country. You will see hundreds of exhibitors from everywhere in the country as well as from other ASEAN countries at the Expo. These exhibitors represent anything and everything that is manufactured or sold in Vietnam.

FORGET about any other business idea right now.. Grab a taxi and go to the expo RIGHT NOW!!! Hook up with as many people and companies as you can at the expo and then decide how you're going to make a fortune there.

Answer 7

you should buy counterfeit bags and sell them in america. it's bad but people like to buy knock offs.