Here’s a unique idea for a micro businesses: Sign Spinning.
Have you ever seen a group of kids advertise their youth group’s car wash by holding up a sign on a street corner? It’s a pretty good way to get attention. Two teenagers, Max Durovic and Michael Kenny, were hired to be teenage sign holders. But they got bored and came up with stunts where they spin and throw their signs like batons, strum them like guitars, paddle them like canoes and ride them like horses. Sound like fun? Maybe, if you are part clown, athlete and actor! It’s like earning money doing an extreme sport.
“Sign spinning is a lot like ballroom dancing, except your partner has no life of its own,” Brown says. “Giving the sign its life and personality is a spinner’s true task.”
Read the Entrepreneur magazine article about the business these teenagers started here.
You have got to see the videos of the guys spinning signs! AArow Advertising.com
There’s also several videos on You Tube
It’s no longer a micro business. They have 18 franchises (copies of the business in several cities) and have 500 employees!
I think that you could find a local restaurant or store that needs some more customers. See if they will hire you to be a sign spinner for an hour or two and you are in business!
I remember seeing something about this a couple of months ago. The video was crazy! I don’t really think you’re just going to walk into a business and get hired for this though. I would imagine this takes a lot of practice or training!
The founders at AArow Advertising do offer training, but a creative person can take their idea and modify it. I’ve seen people holding signs for oil changes and tax prep in front of stores. Just add sign spinning to get attention!
That’s me in the photo!
@business signs – you don’t walk in to a business to get a job as an individual. That doesn’t work! You join on with AArrow and get training! Their methods make it possible to learn stuff ordinary humans couldn’t. Once you become an actual Spinner, then AArrow will provide you with a work schedule for different events, businesses, etc.
@Carol Topp – easier said than done! I’ve seen that attempted a million times. The signs weigh about 5 lbs spread across 6ft and you have to learn how to condition yourself for throwing them around for 4-7 hours! Usually “independent” spinners get discouraged – passersby are unforgiving if you don’t impress them, and can be quite nasty.