Profitable Christmas Business Ideas to Start This Holiday

The Christmas season is indeed the most wonderful time of the year. Colorful lanterns light up streets and homes at night, joyful Christmas melodies can be heard on every corner, celebrations overflowing with food happen left and right, and gifts are exchanged among friends and families.

This season is also a great opportunity for businesses. After all, employees receive their 13th-month pay and Christmas bonus during this season, so they have extra money to spend on products and services they do not usually avail themselves of. However, due to the pandemic, the Christmas season has not been the same for the past two years. With lockdowns and quarantines, people stayed in their homes to celebrate, gatherings were done online, and purchases were limited to essential stuff. This led to fewer purchases, which affected businesses, particularly small ones.

With the wide availability of vaccines, however, things are slowly going back to normal, or at least the new normal. While we still have our guards up as COVID-19 is still present, the overall mood of the business community is pleasant, with establishments operating at almost pre-pandemic levels. Business–minded people or startup business owners can take advantage of this trend by having profitable business ideas for the Christmas season.

Profitable Christmas Business Ideas

If you have some extra time and want to make extra money this season, here are some business ideas you can do this season. They are also great for existing businesses who want to add temporary offerings during this season.

Photography services

With gatherings now allowed, people would surely want to meet friends and families that they have not seen for a long time. Help them capture great moments by offering photography services. Though people now have cameras on their phones, nothing beats having a dedicated photographer taking photos to capture every special moment.

You can also offer Christmas portraits or studio shots with Christmas-themed backgrounds.

Food services

No gathering is complete without food. Someone has to cook staple Filipino party dishes like lumpia, kare-kare, and pancit. Hosts or guests may be too busy to prepare food for parties, a caterer doing the cooking for them is a great idea.

You may also offer baked goods such as cakes and pastries. They are in demand during the holiday season as desserts or as gifts, making them great Christmas food business ideas.

If you have a passion for cooking or baking, this business idea is for you.

Event services

If you have a space that can accommodate a good number of people, you can have it rented out for events. Just make sure that you clean your space well. Up the ante by organizing the event yourself, or offering other services like hosting or singing, if you have the talent for it.

Clothes and accessories

Christmas is one of the times when people update their wardrobes, so it is also a great time for businesses to offer clothes and accessories that are trendy or in fashion.

Gifts for Children

Just like how the three kings gave presents to the young Jesus Christ, it has become a tradition to give children gifts during this season. In fact, many would even say that Christmas is for children. Thus, selling products for children is a great business idea. Check out cartoon characters that are popular among children. From there find products to offer—toys gadgets, or clothes—with characters printed on them.

Giveaways

It’s not Christmas without gift-giving, so coming up with great gift ideas that you can sell will be profitable. If you already offer products, you can bundle them as giveaways. You can also work with suppliers of office essentials like pens and notebooks to produce corporate giveaways. This requires early planning, especially if you plan to sell these products in bulk.

Source: www.esquire.com.ph