For South Africans who need extra income and can't afford to lose it
Each one shows what to buy, what one unit costs you, what to sell it for and what's left. Then a 7-day test, so you risk a small batch, not your savings. Starter kits from about R150 to R1,000.
You'll know which hustle suits your money and time, what to charge, and how to test it for 7 days with a small batch.
Pick a business from the book, then slide to your own numbers.
Example with the book's reference numbers. Your numbers will be different: this is not a promise.
+ 14 more businesses in the book
Part 1: the method in 5 short chapters (choose, test, price, sell on WhatsApp, look after the money). Part 2: 20 businesses, each with a starter kit, cost per unit, selling price, profit and your first week planned.
Type in your cost and price: it shows profit per day, per month and how many days it takes to earn back your start-up money. Daily log and all 20 businesses inside. Opens in Excel or Google Sheets.
Week by week, from choosing to deciding: grow, adjust or change. Worksheets: choose your business, cost and price, daily sales log.
Status, WhatsApp Business and broadcast lists, ready-to-copy messages, and how to check that a proof of payment is real.
…and roughly what each one costs to start (Gauteng, October 2026 reference prices; the book shows you how to redo them with your own).
Real pages from the book: this is exactly what you get.
📄 Download a free sample (4 pages)Real pages from the book · no sign-upChoose one business. Buy a small batch. In 7 days you'll have your own numbers, not guesses.
R149
No, and no honest book can. It gives you a method, 20 businesses with real rand numbers and a 7-day test, so you risk a small batch instead of your savings.
No. These are ordinary small businesses: food, resale, services and work you do with your phone. You earn by selling a product or a service, never by recruiting people or trading.
They are reference estimates for Gauteng, October 2026. Prices change from area to area: the book shows you how to redo the numbers with your own prices, and the calculator does it for you.
Every business in the book starts with R1,000 or less, and some from about R150 (braiding, tutoring, flyer design on your phone).
Yes. The book is a PDF that opens on any smartphone, and the calculator opens in Excel or the free Google Sheets app. Printing the worksheets is optional.
A 59-page PDF book (read it on your phone or print it) and an Excel calculator that also opens in Google Sheets. It is a digital product: nothing is posted to you.
The book covers the basics: ask your municipality about informal trading permits, its Environmental Health office if you sell food, and SARS if your income goes above the tax threshold.
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