Students going to a university or college away from home may not know where local stores are, where to get groceries, where the police station is, the local library, cafes, etc. Sell an information pack just for these students that contain a guidebook, a local map and coupons/discounts they can use. You could sell them for $5 - $10 per pack.

One of the hardest things about moving to another area is getting acquainted with where local stores are, where to get groceries, where the police station is, the local library, cafes, etc. You could put together an information pack for those students attending universities and colleges in your area. Often times these students move to the area from far away places and welcome the information pack that you put together for them.

What can you include in this informative and useful packet? Sell an information pack designed exclusively for a college student that contains a guidebook, a local map, bus schedules, coupons, and discounts they can use. Include any thing that you can think of that would help them get comfortable to your area. Don't forget, you will want to include restaurants especially; health foods, deli's, sandwich shops, pizza parlors, coffee shops, and Chinese food.

Local businesses will gladly work with you on this; they know that offering a coupon or discount, before they go somewhere else, will usually give them new regular customers. See if you can get the businesses to offer a regular student discount, this will really appeal to students on a fixed income. If you can include these in your packet, you will be able to show them how it will pay for itself in just a few purchases, by using the coupons and discounts.

Remember that college students do not typically have a lot of extra money so you will need to make sure they know they will save lots of money if they invest in your info pack. Keep the cost low, you could sell them for $5 - $10 per pack. Assure them that they will get their money back quickly when they start using the discounts and coupons.

Check with the college and see if you can set up a table to sell these helpful information and coupon packets, when new students are arriving on campus. This would typically be just a few times a year. Make sure that you include information on how they can contact you, to order more. They will have friends that will want your packet too and make sure that they invest in a new one at least once a year. Accomplish this by making the coupons expire after so long and any student discount cards that you may include should have an expiration date also.

You may want to check with all of the local bookstores also, and see if they will carry the info packs for students to buy. You may have to share some of your profits with them, but it will be worth it. Leave brochures in some of the businesses that accept coupons too, this can be an added source of advertising for you.

Resources:

http://www.retailmenot.com/coupons/student

http://www.studentdollarstretcher.com/

http://www.dealdude.com/index.php?action=1&idcat=19

http://www.planetstudents.com/user/coupons/

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