So many students are up late cramming or studying for a test or project. They get hungry, but do not have time to prepare a meal for themselves, nor can they order out late at night, every place is closed. You can offer these students a solution by offering to deliver hot food to their dorm rooms, during off hours, as a service. You would need to find a restaurant that is open late in the area. Offer the students menus, but keep it small offering about five popular foods. Everyone must have their orders in by 11pm and you will deliver it to them at midnight. You will need food warmers to keep the food hot. You could charge an extra dollar to three dollars for each food item that you deliver to them.

Fill an obvious need and you will have a successful business idea! This proves to be a real need on, or near, many university campuses. Late night eating is common, because of students' schedules of classes during the daytime and studying late into the night and early morning hours. By the time they realize that they are very hungry, it is too late to acquire a decent meal, because it is so late at night or too early in the morning.

Offer to deliver hot food at mid-night to these students in their dorm rooms, or apartments, which know they will be up very late and need the nourishment to get through the night and possibly the next day. Just make it clear that you will have to receive their orders by no later than 11pm.

You will need to find a restaurant that is open late in the area and keep your orders organized. Call all of your orders in to the restaurant at 11pm, so that you can pick them up in a half hour and make it clear to the restaurant that you will want the orders all ready to go when you come to pick them up at 11:30 pm. If you are ordering a lot of food on a regular basis, they may even agree to give you a small discount on your daily orders.

You will need to offer a simple menu for the students to choose from, possibly offering only about five different popular meal items. This will make it easier for you to keep the deliveries simple and easy to deliver.

You will need food warmers or insulated bags, to keep the meals hot and a vehicle to transport the food to the dorms. You could charge one to three dollars extra for each food item that you deliver to them. This should cover your expenses and offer a profit for your business. Remember that university students don't usually have a lot of money, so try to offer nutritious, low cost, but satisfying meals for them to choose from.

Advertise on campus in any way that you can find, offering flyers, and posting them wherever you are able to post flyers. Try to leave your menus and flyers in all of the dorms. This might also be a great business idea to offer through your own small web site. Post the menu and have everyone e-mail their orders or call them in to you.

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