i want to do this... but i dont know how..

yahurespuestas

look, im 19 and im living right now in Dublin, i dont have job now and i need to get one as soon as posible, i need some money to pay (reduce ) my accomodation and i have an idea but i dont know if i can do it here (in my country i did it), this is just to make a little money during my free time...

i want to sell some candies(gums) , chocolates (snickers..) or something simillar in my school (enlgish school is a small collage) just in the free times and in the break time... it is posible to do this here in Dublin??

i know that i need a kind of permisse or a license to do that , i want to know how can i get this permis? and where do i need to go to start this..

the idea is just carry a kind of box with the kandies inside.. nothing big...

i know that this sounds ridiculous, but in my country i did it, and the money that i earn was good just for me, im just tring to get some extra money

noticed that everything that i want to sell is bought in wholesales

thanks you for your help

Doyler92

Can I just ask what country you did this in just out of curiousity?

And I don't think it would be too easy to make money in this country doing that.

chin_grin

Doyler92 wrote: »

Can I just ask what country you did this in just out of curiousity?

And I don't think it would be too easy to make money in this country doing that.

+1 on that.

To be quite helpful (change of tone for AH!). Just go to the Bargain Alerts forum on here and you'll see "chocolates for x euro" deals going on in supermarkets. Just making the point that what would you have to offer to ensure you buy/sell to make ends meet. Even Lidl or Aldi do some nice stuff for the price (can't remember the name of them, but they're like mars bars). But if you think there would be a demand, then go for it! Not too sure about permits though.

EDIT: Also this thread is in the Dublin city forum. http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=2056009054

dr.bollocko

Moved from AH. Hope this is the best place to get you some answers OP.

slimjimmc

Youll need permission from the college authorities to sell on the college grounds and that could be difficult as they may have exclusive contracts with catering or vending machine companies.

yahurespuestas

supposing that my school give me the opportunity, do i need another permit?

this is not to make a fortune, i know that in the stores near, everithing is cheap, but i just want to earn a little extra to reduce my acomodations

slimjimmc

yahurespuestas wrote: »

supposing that my school give me the opportunity, do i need another permit?

this is not to make a fortune, i know that in the stores near, everithing is cheap, but i just want to earn a little extra to reduce my acomodations

Don't think so. If you intend to sell in a public area then you may need a casual trading licence from the Local Authority. If you are a non-EU/EEA citizen on a student visa for a full-time course you can work up to 20hrs per week but I don't know if you are prohibited from trading, there are no such restrictions for EU/EEA citizens. You are required to delare this and all income earned in Ireland to Revenue for assessment of income taxes. As a student your income will be well below the taxable income but technically you must declare it anyhow.

jor el

You're asking the wrong people, you need to check with the school first and foremost whether you can even consider this. Until you have permission, you're wasting your time.

Also, you've posted this question on 5 separate forums now, which is spamming, and likely to get you site banned. I'd advise against doing that in future.

UrbanSea

Lol I don't think that you would have a problem with supermarket competitors.
I used to buy a 6 pack of kick in Tesco(an energy drink) at lunch times in school for 2.50. After lunch I'd sell them at 2 euro a can. Supply and demand

Herbalist

While you will have competiton from supermarkets and convienience stores the appeal of what you are suggesting I assume is that the items are available immediately from you removing the need for the student to take the time and effort to go and purchase elsewhere. I would also assume that having something available under someones nose will help them to impulse buy from you provided the price is right. It is a bit like the charity bag of sweets for sale in an office reception - while I could go to the shops and buy some sweets its convienient to buy those in the office, I am helping charity and also to be honest half the time I probably did not realise I wanted a sugar fix until it was in front of me.
With regard to permissions and the legal aspect the others who have responded to you are correct you need to square this off with the college first as most colleges will already have either vending machines or a canteen / student union shop in place and allowing you to trade would potentially take revenue away from these.

If the college approves, then you can look at the local legal restrictions. I cannot help you in that area but would imagine some kind of casual trading licence might be required

Fergal C

yahurespuestas wrote: »

...i want to sell some candies(gums) , chocolates (snickers..) or something simillar in my school (enlgish school is a small collage) just in the free times and in the break time... it is posible to do this here in Dublin??

i know that i need a kind of permisse or a license to do that , i want to know how can i get this permis? and where do i need to go to start this..

the idea is just carry a kind of box with the kandies inside.. nothing big...

What's the worst that would realistically happen if someone did this without permission or permits of any kind?

Sometimes it's easier to ask for forgiveness than permission - I don't know if this is one of those times. Many successful business people claim that they just got started when they first got into business, i.e. without asking for permission or approval from anyone.

Andy_Black

+1 to Fergal C

How many business books have your read where the guy got started as a small kid selling comics or sweets in the school yard? They typically get shutdown when the school authorities find out, but you can't keep a good entrepreneur down. This is Ireland, a nation of opportunist, risk-taking, entrepreneurs. We need more of the can-do attitude in my book!

JDI. As the Nike advert says... Just Do It!

I hope that helps!

Andy