Backyard Entrepreneur^TM

Busy Gofer

Make money at home as an entrepreneur with a gofer service that can expand to a concierge service. 

Folks are just so busy nowadays that they need help with the mundane chores of life.  Baby Boomers are getting older and need help with chores. Folks get hurt and need help with chores while recuperating.

Professional men and women need professional assistants.  Small business owners might be stuck in the store alone and cannot get those packages mailed.

You can set your own hours or chose to be on call 24/7.  Screen your clients so that you are assured payment and that you will not be taken advantage of. 

Here are some gofer duties
Pick up dry cleaning.
Pick up medications.
Take the car in for repairs.
Wash the car.
Get the car inspected.
Get the oil changed.
Get the tires rotated.
Pick up dinner from Luby’s.
Take for afternoon drives.
Drive to medical appointments.
Drive kids to afterschool activities.
Wait for and open door for repairman and oversee work.
Write thank you notes.
Send out Christmas cards.
Shop for gifts.
Organize garage sales.
Make daily phone calls to client to talk, to remind, or just to see if all is well.
Visit in person a couple times a day to check on client.
Cook light meals.
Walk dog.
Take pet to vet.
Mail packages.
House sit and take out the garbage so it looks as if someone is home.
Pickup from lawyers and deliver to courthouse.
Wash windows.
Clean Awnings.
Wash and repair screens.
Weather proof doors and windows.
Paint glow-in-the-dark adresses on curbs.
Clean gutters.

Concierge Service

Set yourself up inside an apartment building, retirement home, or office building.  You will not have to travel so far to find clients. You can run errands for several clients to one place and make more per hour.