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19 Ways To Earn Some Extra Income In Belize

19 Unique Money-Making Opportunities In Belize

Con Murphy by Con Murphy
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If you’re looking to make millions in an overseas business venture… there are better places to do it than Belize. Belize is a small country with a small economy.

But if you’re looking to have a nice life in a Caribbean paradise and make a tidy side income—or even a full income—Belize presents unique opportunities.

Remember that to work in Belize legally, you need a work permit. You don’t need a work permit to work or consult online for foreign companies, but if you’re going to be doing work for local businesses, you should get one.

Fees for a work permit range from as little as BZ$150 up to BZ$3,000 depending on the profession type and duration of the permit. You don’t legally require an agent to assist you, but most find it well worth their while to get assistance.

Come to Belize to enjoy a fun and relaxed lifestyle and turn one of your hobbies or aspirations into a viable income. Here are some ideas to get you going…

1. Property Management

On the Belize mainland, there is a lack of professional property management companies. The service is offered locally, but there is a need for more professional services, especially in Placencia.

Many property owners in Placencia have several high-end vacation properties around the world, and these require more of a concierge service provider.

2. Tour Operator

With the necessary licenses, you can open a tour operation business, catering to the overnight, expat, and possibly cruise-ship tourist markets. With opportunities for both land and marine tourism, it could be a great way to spend your time, bringing people to the best thrills in the region.

3. Boat Charters

If you live on or recreationally use a boat, why not consider chartering it out when you aren’t using it? Depending on your boat, day trips or week-long reef voyages could be a way to make money while doing what you love.

4. Open A Church

It’s easy to legally open a church in Belize.

Hopefully material riches aren’t what brings you to open a church, but if you want to keep active, there are hundreds of churches in Belize, and many receive international funding.

5. Become A Grant Writer

Grant funding is available for a range of educational and environmental causes that Belize could avail of if proper proposals were put forward and managed.

You could work in conjunction with established, legitimate NGOs in Belize or for your own causes, depending on the circumstances, and be paid a flat fee or a commission of the total funding secured for the worthy cause.

This job is more for the self-starter. While there is a lot of funding out there, it takes focus to coordinate community activists and write grants at the same time, and you will often find yourself juggling both.

6. Property Rentals

If you like investing in real estate, why not build a couple of cabanas on your property and rent them out, short-term for higher returns and long-term for less hassle.

Once you have made the investment of buying land, it can be very reasonable to add a few cabanas and start making easy income with Airbnb. Or you could go further and build some condos.

7. High-End Wood Shop

If you have a craftsperson’s hands, there are a myriad of achingly beautiful tropical hardwoods available in Belize. Whether furniture or art is your aim, the materials and market are readily available.

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8. Custom Concrete Finisher

With the continued expansion of developments and ensuing construction, there is demand for high-end concrete finishers, strainers, and stampers.

A friend of mine has a concrete business in Belize City and is contracted out on San Pedro and all over Belize.

9. International Airport Shuttle Service

Flights to the international airport can get expensive for families and groups. A shuttle to the airport through the stunning Hummingbird Highway allows one to see the country while saving significant money.

10. Wedding Planning

With luxury resorts, an idyllic Caribbean location, and great weather, why not assist those who want to choose Belize for their big day?

If you have an interest in event planning, interior design, or coordination and management, maybe their big day can become your big paycheck.

11. Restaurant

While there are several fine restaurants in Belize, there is room for boutique bistros and other good eateries.

Regulations are simple to follow, and both the tourists and many of the residents have the means to eat out luxuriously whenever they wish.

12. Bar

The old fallback for my countrymen for generations: The sun is warm, the rum is good, and the beach is only feet away… That sounds like the makings of an ideal bar scenario to me!

Theme it how you like. Run it how you like. The only person who can throw you out of your bar is you. Licenses are ridiculously cheap, and there is no requirement for liability insurance.

And you don’t get rough clientele like you might find elsewhere in the Caribbean.

13. Masseuse, Massage Therapist, Or Spa Therapist

The lack of qualified massage therapists, spa therapists, and other holistic and wellness practitioners in Belize could be an opportunity for you.

You could open your own spa or work on contract for the many resorts whose clients might want private sessions.

14. Organic Food Production

By using intensive organic production methods and/or aquaponics, high-end and nearly impossible to find fresh salad greens, herbs, and other delicacies can be grown to supply the local market.

15. Food Truck

Take advantage of all the festivals, national holidays, major events, and other gatherings in Belize that would well receive a good mobile food business.

While there are a few already, most of the competition at these events are people selling lukewarm rice and beans or barbecue chicken and beans.

Bring a little gourmet to the offerings at these events or even just on a Saturday night in the village, and see how quickly your following builds.

16. Artist

Looking for inspiration? This relaxed piece of paradise could be what you have been missing.

Avail of mother nature’s bountiful inspiration and access the tourists who come to Belize and want to take a one-of-a-kind souvenir home with them.

If you’ve got enough talent, a comfortable living can be made.

17. Marketing Consultant Or Online Promoter

Resorts all over Belize but especially the mainland will pay high commissions to anyone who sends business their way. Working as an in-house or freelance marketing consultant for them could be a good steady paycheck.

Alternatively, blogging and promoting these resorts online and helping book vacations for people could also be a lucrative revenue stream from your balcony overlooking the turquoise Caribbean Sea.

18. Florist

Supplying flower arrangements to resorts and private homes is a market niche. Until your garden is brimming with exotic flowers and plants to beautify your clients’ dining tables and foyers, you could try raiding your friends’ and neighbors’ gardens.

19. Winery Or Distillery

Alas, the delicate Vitaceae grapevine will not grow well here, but a myriad of other fruit grows in abundance. Local favorites like blackberry, cashew, sorrel, and soursop wines can be flavourful, potent, and popular locally. More licenses are needed for a distillery, but this can be arranged.

Con Murphy
Belize Insider

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Con was born in Limerick, Ireland in 1981. After Studying Business and Legal Studies at the University College Dublin he worked as a real estate researcher in the U.K and South Africa. In 2006 Con decided to make the move to Belize. During his time in Belize, Con has worked as an owner’s representative in the redevelopment of an award winning Boutique Resort and Spa in the Cayo district, a founding member of a Real Estate Development Company and a founding Director of a Start-up Oil and Gas Exploration company.

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