2. Business: Dropshipping ecommerce website
Why start now
The pandemic accelerated ecommerce growth in South Africa by between three and five years. South African consumers are comfortable shopping online and this will only continue to grow. There are also lots of businesses that are looking for additional sales channels, which you can deliver.
What you need to get started
All you need for a dropshipping ecommerce business is a website and a partnership with a reliable courier. You can set up a simple website through Shopify or WooCommerce, list products on your site and share your great deals on social media platforms.
You don’t need any upfront cash or warehousing space because you don’t carry the product. When you sell a product through your website, your courier fetches it from the seller, packages it and delivers it to your customer. All you really need are good contacts with different brands so that you can grow your inventory.