Cannabis Industry Ancillary Services
Instead of touching the plant directly, build ancillary businesses around the cannabis industry such as financial news newsletters focused on cannabis equities, or investor relations (IR) packages sold to public cannabis companies. The speaker sold $100,000-$200,000 IR and ad packages to cannabis companies through cold email outreach and conference networking, doing $2 million per year in ad packages.
Startup Budget
$5K – $25K
Difficulty
Intermediate
Business Type
Hybrid
Location
Online Only
Time Commitment
Full-time
Revenue Potential
$50000+/month
Skills Needed
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