Advertising Clipping Service business. Keep track of advertising competition for other businesses. Business Overview Did you know that companies that compete within the same industry regularly retain the services of an advertising clipping service to keep them up-to-date on how, why, and where the competition is advertising? Here is your opportunity to capitalize financially by starting an advertising clipping service. The key to success in this business is not to overcharge...

Windows Installation business. Replacing windows is one of the most frequent home improvement renovations, a fact that may make you want to break into the industry. Business Overview Replacement windows rank sixth as the most frequently completed home improvement renovation, and demand continues to grow. Modern manufacturing methods and materials can be accredited for this booming industry. Today's windows are constructed from maintenance free vinyl and aluminum extrusions that...

Site-Sign Installation Service business. Help other businesses with advertising opps where they're working. Business Overview Here is a terrific business to start and operate in conjunction with a door hanger service. Company site signs are temporally installed in front of a customer's home telling people in the neighborhood who the company is that is performing work, as well as what business they are in and how to contact the company. Most construction, renovation, and home...

Balloon Bouquet Service business. Tap your creative strengths to bring smiles to customers with balloon bouquets. Business Overview If you've got creativity and a sense of fun, you can soar with a balloon bouquet service. You'll design and deliver balloon arrangements for all occasions -- white and gold for weddings, black for that over-the-hill 40th birthday party, green and white for St. Patty's Day bashes. You can tie gifts to your bouquets -- candy, stuffed animals,...

Referral Service business. Help people find businesses that can help them out. Business Overview If you're the one everybody in your circle calls for help when they're trying to find a good doctor, attorney, plumber or cleaning service, and if you love being on the phone, then a referral service could be the business for you. You can specialize in one area or several, depending on your preferences and the size of your town. You might run an attorney referral service,...

Announcement Services business. Create great yard ornaments for your clients' special occasions. Business Overview Help your clients tell the world about their special occasion or milestone by starting your own yard announcement service. If you are handy with tools and have a creative flair, you can design and build your own special occasion yard announcement cutouts from wood or plastic, designed and painted to resemble a stork for birth announcements, a mortarboard for...

Appliance Repair Service business. Are you handy? Help people fix their appliances. Business Overview Appliance repair is a great moneymaking opportunity for mechanically inclined entrepreneurs. Stoves, fridges, dishwashers, washers, dryers, central vacuum systems and freezers are just a few of the home appliances that you will be able to repair at rates as high as $75 per hour. You will need home-appliance repair training, but certification courses can be completed in less...

Resume Writer business. Know the secrets to creating the perfect resume? Try writing them for your clients. Business Overview What's the first thing a person needs (besides persistence and thick skin) when they go job-hunting? A really good resume. That, plus a good cover letter, is what separates the wheat from the chaff when prospective employers pore through paper piles of hopeful applicants. Unfortunately, most people have no idea how to write a winning resume. If you...

Apartment Prep Service business. Use your talent for handiwork to start an apartment prep service business. Business Overview When tenants vacate apartments, they usually fail to clean up after themselves. Even the tidiest tenant can leave a trail of normal wear and tear -- carpets that need cleaning, nail holes to be filled and walls to be painted. And apartment managers and other assorted landlords rarely have the time or the inclination to handle the tasks. But if you...

Arts and Crafts Instruction business. Take your love for crafts and teaching and bring them together as an arts and crafts instructor. Business Overview Knitting, painting, print-making, sculpture, stained glass, pottery, glass-blowing and woodworking are just a few examples of arts and crafts that people are willing to shell out their hard-earned money to learn. If you have mastered any of these or other arts and crafts, why not be the person to train them and earn substantial...