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How to Cash in on Halloween from Home (Video)

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October 4, 2013

There are many home based business that are inspired from holidays and special events. Halloween is one of them. There are many options available if your talented enough or can learn fluently.There are a lot of popular novelties, food items, and costumes people invest in during Halloween. Why not take advantage and try to cash in? Take a trip to your arts & crafts store and your local farmer's market and you will see many ideas for home based business that make money at Halloween.

Cakes, cookies, pies and cupcakes are only some of the baked goods you will see from home based bakers. Local produce markets, coffee shops and specialty shops experience increased demand for baked items at Halloween. Some other types of customers for Halloween baked goods include busy moms who happily pay a home based baker to handle the Halloween cupcakes for a class party. Catering services might need baked goods for Halloween parties at the office, community center or private customers. Home based bakers with a good marketing plan and some repeat customers can definitely make money at Halloween.

Pumpkin carving is another home based business that makes money at Halloween. Some pumpkin carvers do serious work. Someone with the talent and the time could make money from pumpkin carving at Halloween. If you want to make money at Halloween consider selling carved pumpkins at flower shops, specialty shops, farmers markets and pumpkin farms.

There is no Halloween without Halloween costumes. Anyone with a home based sewing business could definitely make money at Halloween. Store bought costumes can be very expensive and not very sturdy. Some people prefer to use local artisans and seamstresses to make Halloween costumes for children and adults. I like to sew and although I did not have a home based sewing business, I have made money sewing Halloween costumes. If you can sew and want to make money at Halloween, Simplicity Patterns offers lots of ideas for making Halloween costumes.

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