1. Grocery Store
Grocery stores encompass common necessities essential in human life, even in rural areas. These items are ubiquitous in every household, such as fish sauce, salt, spices, or snacks. The demand for these items is significant, making it a viable business option.
However, note that sourcing products for rural businesses requires affordable prices. You can acquire goods through friends or inquire at nearby distributors. Being proactive will help you find quality products at reasonable prices. Be cautious in selecting merchandise to avoid counterfeit or low-quality items. Initially, allocate a certain reserve capital. A moderate-sized establishment requires around $30,000 to $50,000 for inventory, shelves, and shop rental (which is relatively low in rural areas). Additionally, reserve about $15,000 to $20,000 for initial expenses.
Location selection is crucial. Proximity to markets or intersections along main roads is advantageous, while setting up in isolated areas or alleys will likely yield poor sales.

2. Souvenir and Office Supplies Sales
If you decide to venture into this product line, the pivotal factor lies in the location. Generally, this is a relatively novel business model that is gaining popularity in the future.
You should clearly define your target audience, which primarily comprises students. Therefore, opt for a location near educational institutions. Regarding products, you can explore various wholesale markets for affordable and high-quality items with appealing designs. Additionally, creativity plays a crucial role in this line of products. If you can design unique and unconventional items, it can be a significant advantage. Alongside these products, consider offering office supplies to augment your income.
The estimated capital required is around $15,000 to $20,000.






8. Establishing a Children's Play Area
In today's advancing economy, parents are increasingly concerned about their children's well-being, desiring comprehensive development for them, which is a fundamental need for every family. However, rural areas often lack modern entertainment activities, leading to a rather quiet lifestyle. Therefore, initiating a venture to establish recreational areas for children in rural areas can be a fertile ground for you to harvest.
What you need to focus on is how to design games for the children that are truly innovative, attractive, diverse, and rich in meaning, with each game fostering individual development such as personal skills, team spirit, creative thinking, meticulousness, and carefulness... It can be seen that this is quite a time-consuming idea and requires an investment of around 100 - 300 million Vietnamese dong. However, if managed and invested well, this is a fantastic idea for your future.

9. Beauty Service Business
If you're wondering 'What kind of store to open in the countryside,' a beauty salon is one of the most classic answers. If you have a knack for aesthetics, leverage it and enhance your skills to start a beauty service business in rural areas. The demand for beauty among women is steadily rising. They care about beauty and appearance to feel more confident in their daily communication and career development.
Therefore, the idea of starting a beauty service business in rural areas is not bad at all. You can go to big cities to learn skills like hairdressing, nail care, beauty spa... Then return to your hometown and start your own salon, initiating your entrepreneurship journey in the countryside. The expected capital for a beauty service business can range from 50 - 200 million Vietnamese dong, depending on your preparation level.

10. Establishing English Classes in Rural Areas
Foreign languages, especially English, have become a prerequisite for development in the modern 4.0 era. Thanks to schools and mass media, most families nowadays recognize the importance of learning foreign languages.
Therefore, if in the rural area where you live there are few or no formal English classes yet, you can pioneer and develop a model for opening English classes. You can manage and hire quality teachers to attract students from the surrounding areas of your village. This field is considered a business model that not only brings profits to yourself but also contributes to the development of the homeland, providing good learning conditions for children. This is the only model that can be opened with very little, even no initial investment, but you need to invest time and effort to create the most engaging and beneficial lessons for your students.
