Top 15 Business Ideas for Tet Season, Low Investment, High Profit

As a traditional Tet cake of the Vietnamese people, Chung cake is always the best-selling product during the Tet holiday. Nowadays, with urbanization and busy lifestyles, hardly anyone has time to make Chung cakes themselves. Seize this opportunity by organizing a group of neighbors or relatives to make Chung cakes together.

You can start by selling to acquaintances within the family, friends, or neighbors. If the quality of the cakes is good, with delicious filling and soft texture, people will recommend and support you widely. On average, you can make a profit ranging from 7,000,000 to 10,000,000 VND for one Tet season.

This method is now very popular and has started to spread to many areas. College students often take advantage of the end of the year to assist in cleaning for busy families or organizing warehouses for private companies and offices. On average, you can earn from 150,000 to 200,000 dong per hour depending on your ability and personal reputation.

Just be diligent, hardworking, and quick, and you may have the opportunity to collaborate in the following years at better rates due to trust and reliability from homeowners.

Similar to traditional square sticky rice cakes, lucky money packets are indispensable items for the Tet holiday. However, urban dwellers are often reluctant to go out and buy these items as the days leading up to Tet are usually crowded in almost every store. You can sell this type of product through online platforms or alongside other household items being sold at home, such as coffee, cigarettes, and household products.

Although the value of each lucky money packet is not large, due to high demand, you can easily earn over 5 million for this item in just the last month of the year.

Nowadays, running a fruit business is one of the many paths young Vietnamese explore when they want to venture into the business environment. In reality, selling fruits is a promising field with not much initial investment required.

In recent years, fruits with unique and eye-catching appearances have been highly sought after. Not only used for worship purposes, many homeowners also like to use fruits as decorative ornaments for the Tet holiday. You can collaborate with fruit gardens to jointly sell this type of product online and earn over 20,000,000 VND for this Tet.

As the countdown of about 3 months approaches the end of the year, it's also the time when gardeners tirelessly nurture fresh flower products to pour into the city for harvest. Alongside ritual flowers, unique and eye-catching potted flowers also become unique New Year gifts for loved ones.

So, try to find connections and become a professional collaborator for flower farms to help them sell and receive commission. The profit for this form can be up to 20,000,000 VND for unique items.

This product is very easy to make at home, so if you have skills and some spare time, you can definitely run a highly profitable business with this product during Tet. It would be great if you make, process, and sell them yourself. With a reliable address and a little bit of cleverness, you can surely address customers' concerns about food safety. This is a simple product but carries a lot of meaning.

Some items you can make yourself include dried fruits or various preserves (coconut, tomatoes, winter melon...). The capital investment is not too high, and depending on the quantity you produce, it can yield over 10,000,000 VND in profit for a Tet season.

On Tet days, almost every Vietnamese family has this type of food stocked to entertain guests or to give as gifts. However, the prevalence of spoiled meat nowadays has caused customers a lot of anxiety. If you have connections with reputable and delicious Chinese sausage makers, you can inquire about prices and advertise with a price difference.

As long as you ensure the quality of the source, you will still be warmly supported next year. The profit margin for this type of product ranges from 10,000,000 to 20,000,000 VND for a month before Tet.

If you still believe that everyone goes to the bank to exchange new lucky money, you're mistaken. Typically, banks only exchange new money for businesses or individuals with large sums.

Ordinary people often find it difficult to exchange new money. You can use the company's petty cash fund at your workplace to exchange new money and then offer a service to exchange new money with a markup. In no time, you could have an extra 10,000,000 to 15,000,000 VND to enjoy Tet.

As the Lunar New Year approaches, people are eagerly shopping for new clothes. You can order clothing from Guangzhou, China, to sell online or buy wholesale from local fashion markets and sell at flea markets.

Nowadays, buyers are more focused on the style and appearance of the products rather than the price. Therefore, making over 40,000,000 VND in profit is as easy as pie.

Every countryside has its own specialties, such as Ben Tre's Coconut Candy, or Vinh Phuc's Thinh fish... Dealing in these products during Tet is a good idea. If your hometown has such specialties, don't hesitate to do business with them; you might make a lot of profit.

However, you need to pay attention to product promotion. You can also contact markets directly or find wholesale connections, depending on your preferences.

Expected investment: Around 10 to 15 million VND. This budget applies to low and medium-priced specialties; higher-value items require more capital. Expanding into urban areas is advisable, as rural specialties are highly sought after there.

During the final days of the year, houses along bustling streets often sell paper money and incense sticks, a trade that may seem superstitious but is highly lucrative.

An average person can easily profit over 20,000,000 VND in just one month at the end of the year by selling various items like paper money, paper clothes, paper houses, etc. Even with limited capital, focusing on selling basic and popular items like gold paper and incense sticks can still yield profits ranging from 5,000,000 to 10,000,000 VND.

According to Vietnamese folk beliefs, 'Buying salt at the beginning of the year, lime at the end of the year', symbolizing ushering in a new year of luck, richness, and dispelling the bad luck of the old year. Thus, on the New Year's Eve, people take to the streets to welcome the moment of transition between the old and the new year, or go to temples to pray for peace and good fortune. With such a large number of people and the auspicious meaning, this is undoubtedly a small investment but profitable item.

Normally, a kilogram of salt costs only about 5,000 VND. Sellers divide it into small red fabric bags symbolizing luck and sophistication, and with a yellow ribbon, you can pack about 20 small bags of salt and sell them for 10,000 - 20,000 VND each, and surely at a reasonable price, no one would refuse at the beginning of the year.

On the night of the 30th and the early morning of the 1st, choose attractive tourist destinations such as temples, places with fireworks... carry a small, lovely basket of salt for surprises.

For this item, there's probably no need for much introduction because not only during Tet but also on regular days, the consumption for this type is quite significant. You can contact some places with distinctive types of wine like Ha Giang, for example. With its established brand and reputation, it surely attracts buyers. You need to proactively contact the suppliers beforehand and ensure the quality of the wine.

Expected Capital: The capital for this business is relatively small. You can import a certain amount because if the wine is not sold out during Tet, it can still be sold later. Capital ranges from 15 to 20 million VND including transportation costs.

During Tet, the need to repair and refurbish all household items is a common requirement for everyone. Among them, vehicles are not only means of transportation but also companions throughout the journey. Surely, during Tet, you'll use your vehicle to visit and extend New Year's wishes.

Therefore, car care and car wash services will be an essential way to make money during Tet. With this business model, you'll have to use your labor more than your capital. Washing a car during Tet, you can earn between 40,000 - 50,000 VND for a car, similarly for motorcycles, it's between 30,000 - 40,000 VND. It would be great if you could work at full capacity every day, wouldn't it?

According to Vietnamese Tet customs, giving Tet gift baskets is a gesture of gratitude and celebration for the new year. It's a gift that expresses love, gratitude, and care. If you haven't found an effective way to make money for Tet yet, try making a few Tet gift baskets. Although not new, they are in high demand for everyone.

Tet is a time for people to visit each other, exchange love, and offer wishes for peace and happiness, so a Tet gift basket is very practical. If you're doing business with Tet gift baskets, you should choose items that are meaningful, of good quality, and visually appealing. Therefore, preparing elegant gift baskets promises to be the best-selling item during Tet.