Small businesses face adversity at many points in their lifetimes. From logistical problems to the more severe, small business owners navigate some tricky waters at various periods. While the role of company owner is challenging at the best of times, this was made all the more so during the last twelve months.
The pandemic tested business owners at new lengths and brought with it various issues of its own. While we begin to emerge from the tail end of the ordeal, minds may be thinking about how we can utilise the experience and use it to our advantage?
As restrictions begin to ease, businesses have reopened, and various professions, both employed by a company or self-employed, have begun to get back to their usual jobs. With this came a whole host of planning, and for the most part, has gone without a hitch for many.
However, bearing this in mind, there are many small businesses and professions who have found themselves facing an increased demand for their products or services, which could bring with it, a whole host of issues.
For those businesses who may have found themselves in demand throughout lockdown or who are finding themselves faced with an influx of customers as we emerge from the latest restrictions, we have just the thing for you!
Detailed below are some ideas for small businesses or professions that are in demand in 2021. Whether you are an experienced and established business or are one that has just branched out, we feel confident there is something of value here. Read on for more.
Electricians
In an ideal world, electricians would have been able to be furloughed like many others during the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, but this is unfortunately not the case. With buildings up and down the country powered every single minute of every single day, it is no surprise that electricians are in demand frequently.
When something goes wrong with the power to our homes or appliances, we naturally want the task at hand dealt with by a professional who knows what they are doing. Not only can we feel comforted knowing that we are in the hands of a professional, but there is minimal risk of more damage occurring, which could be the case if we were to take on the task ourselves.
Suppose you are an electrician reading this. What types of things should you be looking for or thinking about as a profession which is in demand at all times? One suggestion worth noting is ensuring you have the adequate and necessary equipment with you wherever you may be going for a job.
While you will be going out and about fixing issues that other people are experiencing, nothing stops you from experiencing technical difficulties yourself. Ensuring that you pay a visit to an electric shop, such as enrgtech, to obtain any relevant spare parts for your equipment will minimise the risk of you being unable to complete a job due to technical faults.
Food Trucks
With restaurants and other hospitality venues closed for the best part of the year, there is little surprise there is such a massive demand for food trucks and mobile services as of late. While this was the case, the appetites of the country did not decrease, but in fact, went in the opposite direction.
Research has found there has been an increase in the number of takeaways ordered and consumed throughout the various lockdowns, and we can understand why! If you are anything like us, it becomes somewhat tiresome having to cook every day.
As a food truck, you are sure to be in demand. Particularly at a time like the present, when outdoor dining is commonplace due to the easing of lockdown restrictions. Much like that of an electrician, it would be worth ensuring that you have all the appropriate equipment to successfully complete your job while also providing you have any spare parts to fix issues you might face moving forward.
Primarily, if you are serving food at a tourist attraction or event, you must ensure you have the equipment necessary and the people to use said kit. The last thing you want is to experience a surge of customers but not have the staff available to manage and serve them!
By effectively hiring people to assist with the increased demand and to plan ahead if you are to be at a tourist event or attraction, you can rest assured that you will be able to keep up with the demand and grow as a business as a direct result of this demand.
Personal Trainers
While this might seem like a confusing profession to be in demand to some people reading this, there will be others who know precisely why they have received an honourable mention in this piece.
Gyms and exercise provide solace to many people, whether this be to establish and keep up with a healthy routine or to allow an opportunity to exercise after a long day to encourage the production of endorphins.
With the opportunity to do this stripped away following the forced closure of gyms due to COVID-19, there was undoubtedly increased interest in how people could keep up with their strict gym routines but without the equipment and resources.
Personal trainers’ services have increased in demand over recent weeks, for they provide gym-goers with the opportunity to keep fit without the need to be in that environment. With some personal trainers expressing they have been more popular and in-demand than ever through online avenues, this could be considered moving forward.
Suppose you are someone who offers in-person training opportunities. In that case, it could be worth branching out and offering online sessions as an alternative, either for those who cannot get to a gym or who are a bit tentative following the easing of lockdown restrictions.
Tutors
For the most part, those offering tutoring services to students of varying ages often conduct their lessons as a one-to-one, in-person teaching method. While online tutoring was a concept far before COVID-19 struck and before we were plunged into lockdown twelve months ago, these are another service that has seen its demand spike.
Naturally, with the education of children and young people of all ages disrupted in some way or another, there is no doubt that anxious parents wanted to find an alternative way of keeping their child’s learning consistent, even while not attending school.
For those tutors reading this who find themselves in demand, there are some things that you could do moving forward. As restrictions begin to ease, you could very well introduce face-to-face sessions once more, with the families’ consent, and as long as all parties involved are happy to do so.
Furthermore, you could even implement group tutoring sessions moving forward on the back of this suggestion, as and when COVID-19 restrictions allow. While we recognise that some people might not feel comfortable doing something like that just yet, it is undoubtedly worth considering as we make our way further into 2021 and away from what was a challenging period for us all.
While these are a handful of the professions and industries that are in demand right now, we hope that this post has shed some light on what could be done moving forward to manage the demand from customers.
