Great Business Ideas - Design Corn Mazes For Agritourism

Looking for great business ideas? A business that has very little competition? Consider designing corn mazes for agritourism and owning one for yourself. Here is the scoop.

Great Business Ideas #1 - Own A Corn Maze

Corn mazes are very popular. They attract thousands of people willing to risk getting lost in a corn field. For this privilege they are willing to pay you a $6 admission fee to see your creativity and share a day with their family.

Are corn mazes profitable? Of course, or a farmer would not cut their corn if they could sell the corn for more.

Corn mazes are agritourism. They attract tourists to farms. They are created to draw visitors to farms adding much needed supplemental revenue. Not only can visitors get lost in a corn maze, but they are also willing to pay for refreshments and buy farm produce like pumpkins, apples, and apple cider.

Haunted corn mazes are popular in September and October. Many people like a good scare in addition to getting lost. Trying to find your way out of a maze at night adds a challenging dimension.

Mazes are very creative. They can be a typical rat maze with numerous dead ends or they can be a very decorative picture. One corn maze design was a large scale picture of the Mayflower. Another was three bears roasting marshmallows over a camp fire. A third was a picture of a farm. The possibilities are limitless.

If you sell fruits and vegetables from your farm store or stand, why not add a corn maze. It is a great way to market your agriculture business and earn extra seasonal income.

Scott Skelly's book "Agritourism: A Beginner's Guide" is available from his website at cornmazesamerica.com/bookcombo.htm. This book will help you investigate the corn maze agritourism business along with a pumpkin patch, apple orchard, or any other agritourism venture.

Great Business Ideas #2 - Design Corn Mazes For Agritourism

Designing a corn maze and creating the maze is another great business idea. If you choose this business opportunity you will not have many competitors. There are only a handful of people who design and create mazes.

Scott Skelly, owner of Corn Mazes America, (www.cornmazesamerica.com) has been designing mazes since he was nine years old reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Today he travels the USA carving out corn mazes from knee high corn with his zero turn mower, laptop computer, and GPS receiver system.

Depending upon the size of the maze, you can expect to spend four to twelve hours mowing corn in bumpy, hot, dry, dusty conditions. A face mask plus a military grade laptop will be required.

Your maze can be designed using Photoshop. Needless to say, a little creative artistry will also be needed.

Scott Skelly wrote the book titled "Corn Mazes: Is There a Pot of Gold in Your Cornfield?" to help you start your corn maze design business. The book is available from his website www.cornmazesamerica.com/bookcombo.htm.

The book covers the topics from planning your maze to cutting your corn maze. Advertising and liability issues are addressed in his book.

Promoting Your Corn Maze Business

The best way to promote your corn maze design business is to create a website about corn mazes. Your customers will come from all across the USA, Canada, and the world.

On your website you can show the designs you have done. Aerial photos show your artistry. You can also use sketches of your designs.

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Great business ideas like designing and/or running a corn maze in addition to selling your farm produce or orchard crops can reap amazing results. When are you going to get started?

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