10 Amazing Businesses That Run Themselves

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Summary

TLDRThe video discusses different types of businesses that can generate passive income, emphasizing that investment is not a get-rich-quick scheme but requires diversified income streams. It introduces ten business ideas that require minimal active involvement once set up, such as laundromats, e-books, automatic car washes, FedEx routes, ATM routes, blogging, property rentals, billboard rental business, self-storage facilities, and vending machine services. The key takeaway is that these businesses run almost automatically and provide income whether the owner is actively managing them or not, although considerable effort and investment are required to set them up initially.

Takeaways

  • 💡 Investment is not a get-rich-quick scheme but requires effort and planning.
  • 📈 Multiple income streams are crucial to sustained financial success.
  • 🏢 Automated businesses can generate income without continuous active involvement.
  • 📚 E-books and blogs are digital platforms for passive income through writing and content creation.
  • 🚗 Services like laundromats, car washes, and FedEx routes are high-yield automated models.
  • 📊 The setup of businesses like ATMs or vending machines demands strategic placement for profit.
  • 🏠 Property rentals and self-storage offer tangible asset income without daily management.
  • 🛠 Initial setups in these business models are costly, requiring investment but promising returns.
  • 🔄 Technology and management outsourcing facilitate the minimal involvement in these businesses.
  • 🤝 Selecting strategic locations is crucial for successful business operations and revenue generation.

Timeline

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    Investment is a pathway to passive income, but it requires a strategic approach rather than being a get-rich-quick scheme. Diversifying income streams is essential. Managing multiple businesses can be challenging, but automation offers a solution where businesses operate independently after initial setup. The video illustrates this concept by highlighting self-running businesses, such as laundromats and e-books, to enhance cash flow without day-to-day involvement.

Mind Map

Video Q&A

  • What is passive income?

    Passive income is earnings derived from businesses you are not actively involved in running, allowing money to be earned without continuous effort.

  • What is an automated business?

    An automated business is one that runs itself with minimal direct involvement from the owner, often utilizing technology or infrastructure that operate independently.

  • Can you really become a millionaire overnight with investments?

    No, genuine investments do not make you a millionaire overnight. It requires careful planning and multiple income streams.

  • What are some examples of automated businesses mentioned?

    Examples include laundromats, e-books, automatic car washes, FedEx routes, ATM routes, blogging, property rentals, billboard rental, self-storage facilities, and vending machine services.

  • How can you make money from an ATM route?

    By placing ATMs in strategic locations and earning a commission from each transaction performed.

  • What is the advantage of starting a blog?

    A blog can generate income through advertising and affiliate marketing, once it attracts sufficient traffic and requires minimal additional effort to maintain.

  • What is required to start a self-storage facility?

    You need to lease out storage spaces, ensure security, and manage leases, often done online without extensive direct management.

  • How does the vending machine business work?

    Set up vending machines in high-traffic areas to sell products like snacks and beverages, and regularly restock them.

  • What is the initial cost related to some of these businesses?

    Many automated businesses require significant upfront investment, like laundromats or self-storage facilities, but provide ongoing passive income.

  • Is it possible to run multiple businesses simultaneously?

    Yes, especially with automated businesses where the direct involvement is minimal, allowing for multiple income streams.

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    Investment is a good way to create passive income cash flow, but it’s not a get-rich-quick
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    scheme.
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    To be candid, there’s no genuine investment venture will make you a millionaire overnight.
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    Having multiple streams of income is the key to becoming and remaining a millionaire.
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    How can you run multiple businesses at the same time?
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    That is where the challenge comes in for most people on the journey to becoming a millionaire.
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    What if I told you that you can run businesses without really being involved in the running
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    process?
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    Yes!
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    These businesses are almost automated and all you have to do is the setting up and then
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    you will sit back to enjoy the cash flow.
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    These businesses will make you earn money even while you are sleeping.
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    I’ll show you ten businesses that are self-running that you can start today to increase your
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    cash flow power.
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    Laundromat A laundromat has proven to be a very lucrative
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    means for earning passive income over the years.
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    All you have to do is set up a space with washing machines, drying machines, laundry
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    bags, washing powder, and a payment machine to accept money from your customers.
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    Once you are done with the setup, you can then step back and enjoy your money.
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    The machine will do the job of washing and drying the clothes of the customers.
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    The customers will do the job of loading and unloading their clothes in and from the machines.
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    You can also employ a manager to open and close the place and also ensure that the place
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    is kept clean.
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    However, setting up a self-service launderette will cost you a fortune, but it will afford
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    you the luxury of owning a business you do not have to run yourself.
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    E-Books This is another type of business that runs
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    itself.
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    It is easier to become an author this day than it was many years ago.
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    You do not even have to do anything in the writing process to get your name printed on
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    the back of a book as the author.
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    If you have any idea or topic you are passionate about, you can write about it and publish
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    it on self-publishing platforms like Amazon kdp.
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    After publishing, you only need to sit back and enjoy passive income from the sales of
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    the book for years.
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    You can employ the service of a freelance writer to accomplish this dream if writing
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    is not your thing.
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    Also, you need to include an amazing cover design for your book, a captivating description,
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    and keywords that will allow Amazon to recommend your book in searches.
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    Automatic Car Wash More than half of the population of people
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    living in every city own at least one car.
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    Every average person will need to wash the car at least once a week.
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    This is an advantage for you as someone interested in setting up a business.
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    You can set up an in-bay automatic car wash center in a high-traffic place that car owners
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    visit often.
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    This business does not need any workers for it to function.
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    Your customers will just pay the bills, drive their cars into the bay and get them washed.
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    The process is automated, so you do not need to do anything.
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    FedEx Route I guess someone might be questioning what’s
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    that all about.
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    Or are you to create another FedEx company?
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    (smiles) Not at all, in a few seconds, you will understand better.
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    Firstly, FedEx is a worldwide shipping company that offers delivery services to customers.
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    FedEx works with carriers to provide this service to customers.
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    Many companies like Amazon, Apple, etc. use FedEx to get goods to their customers.
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    You can get into FedEx by purchasing trucks then you go into partnership with a FedEx
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    delivery port in your territory.
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    This will give you access to deliver goods within that territory.
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    Remember the goal is to make the business run itself.
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    You will need to employ drivers to handle the deliveries.
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    Most FedEx trucks are owned by individuals who do not drive them.
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    An average FedEx route owner earns more than $2 million in gross revenue yearly.
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    You can also get more than one truck and more than one delivery territory to increase your
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    revenue yearly.
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    ATM Route Automated Teller Machines are placed in financial
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    institutions for people to perform various transactions such as withdrawing money, transferring
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    money, cheque deposits, cash deposits, and a lot more.
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    To earn passive income from this business model, you can partner with a bank to implant
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    the machine in strategic places.
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    Whenever someone performs a transaction on any of those machines, you will get paid a
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    commission.
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    This business does not need you to be at the ATM route all the time.
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    You only need to load enough cash into the machine regularly.
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    You can also get a person to do that for you or employ some services that restock your
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    ATM with cash for a price.
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    This business is so simple to set up, manage and control.
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    Do not forget that you need to place the ATM in high-traffic places to increase your chances
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    of getting more people to use the machine.
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    So, being in a strategic location is crucial.
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    Blog Blogging is another lucrative business in
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    that you can keep enjoying the rewards while you’re sleeping.
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    However, a blog needs some work before it starts yielding automatic results.
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    A new blog needs to be furnished with a lot of SEO-compliant articles that will increase
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    the number of readers visiting your blog.
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    You do not need to do any of these things yourself.
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    You can get a manager to set up the blog and a content writer to write the articles.
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    Your blog can make a high income from advertising for companies like Google, Bing, etc. without
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    you being involved in the process.
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    You can also increase your income by adding affiliate marketing.
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    This involves marketing products on your blog and earning a commission whenever anyone buys
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    the products through your link.
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    You can also opt for the option of purchasing an existing blog if you do not want to build
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    up one from scratch.
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    This business runs itself.
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    You can continue to earn passive income from it for as long as the internet is still around.
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    Property Rentals This is another business that can run itself.
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    It has proven to be an effective means of earning passive income in recent years.
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    The business involves the renting of items to people who need them at a price.
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    Properties like trucks, warehouses, cars, working equipment, and virtually any property
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    can be put on lease by the owner at an agreed fee.
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    This business gives you the chance to make passive income from properties you already
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    own.
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    You can employ a manager to be in charge of the renting process for the effectiveness
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    of the business.
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    The manager will also be in charge of getting renters or tenants and people who need the
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    property you have put on the lease.
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    In short, the manager does the major part of the work while you earn the money.
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    Billboard Rental Business This business involves setting up billboards
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    for rent.
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    You can set the billboards on highways or congested traffic routes for people who want
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    to advertise to rent.
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    This business has proven to be profitable, and it can run itself.
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    You only need to set up the billboards and then get advertisers to rent them for a certain
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    period at an agreed price.
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    Once the period elapses, you get other advertisers, or you renew the contract with the current
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    advertisers.
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    This business will generate money for you with you doing close to nothing.
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    You only need to monitor the billboards and get advertisers.
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    If you place your billboard in a commercial area, you will not have to worry about getting
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    marketers ready to advertise their goods or services.
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    Self-Storage Facility This is a kind of real estate business model
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    where you lease out a storage house, and the storage house is managed by the lessee.
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    This is related to the property renting business type.
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    It involves renting out a storage space without having to deal with the hassle of handling
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    tenants and other typical landlord struggles.
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    Thanks to technological advancement, owning and running a self-storage facility is easier
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    than ever before for both the owner (you) and the customers.
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    All negotiations and transactions can be done online.
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    The storage facility does not need any manager to be there.
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    All you have to do is to make sure that the security in the place is intact and that the
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    customers can access their units during the period of the lease.
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    Vending Machine Services This is another business that generates high
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    revenue without the presence of the owner.
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    This business involves setting up vending machines at strategic spots to meet the needs
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    of the consumers.
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    A vending machine is an automated machine that provides items such as snacks, beverages,
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    cigarettes, and lottery tickets to consumers after cash, a credit card, or other forms
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    of payment are inserted into the machine.
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    There are various vending machines you can get like the coffee machine, confectioneries
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    machine, and soft drink vending machine.
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    All these machines need to be placed in strategic places for maximum profit.
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    One thing about vending machine business is that you need to restock the machine from
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    time to time and also get your money from the machine.
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    For ease of running the business, you can employ designated services that handle such.
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    And as for your cash, don’t worry about that.
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    Thanks to technology, you can track down all payments on your mobile app associated with
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    the vending machine.
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    The new vending machines have a means of reading every payment.
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    With the installation of a software tracker, you can get the inventory of purchases on
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    your machine.
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    This will also help you know when you need to restock.
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    Running a business has never been easier than it has become today.
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    You do not have to worry about creating a product, marketing, and other hassles involved
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    in starting a business.
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    These businesses that run themselves help you fulfill your dream of becoming an entrepreneur
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    without you having to actively run the business.
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    There are many more things to learn about earning passive income and successfully owning
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    a business that runs itself.
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    To get more insight about the right business to venture into for passive income, click
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    on the next video on your screen.
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    Thanks for watching.
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