BUSINESS 101 PROBLEM:If you were awarded $1,000 as seed money and 20 days to make a profit; what would you do?

Question

I saw this exercise on a News TV show a few weeks back. I guess the goal of the exercise was to get people out of their comfort zone and try their best to make a profit.

So, I do have $1,000 but NO business experience; what would you do to solve this business problem?

Thanks!

Forgot to mention; specific answers would be appreiciated as opposed to general ones.

CLOSING COMMENTS:
I was expecting a few more suggestions (definitely more than just 3 replies).

I will repost this question sometime in the future. In the meantime, I'll try using a different forum to see if I get better results.

As for the best answer out of the very few, I think I'm going to go with Silver Surfer's answer; since it was the only one that directly answered the question and was specific rather than general.

Answer 1

go to the dollar store and buy 1000 glow stick kits

go to all night time outdoor activities with children and young people present

sell each kit for 5 dollars and make 5 times your money

if 5 is too high try 3

Answer 2

I'd bet Simon Fuller on Taylor Hicks....for the win...

but...thats already been proven.

whoooo soul patrol!

Answer 3

Buy for less than market value. Sell for more than M.V. Repeat.