Furniture Repairs and Finishing business. Make old furniture look like new again with a furniture repairs and finishing business. Business Overview Big bucks can be earned repairing office and residential furniture, as well as refinishing antique furniture. The furniture-repair side of the business can be operated on a mobile basis at your customer's location, using a fully equipped van. Potential customers that commonly require furniture repair services include home and office...

House Sitting business. Take care of homes when their owners are away with a house sitting service. Business Overview Who might need a house sitter? Surprisingly, quite a few people, including people going on vacations lasting longer than a week, traveling business owners and executives, as well as people whose homes are being renovated and who don't want to be there but still want their home to be occupied for security reasons, just to name a few. House sitters not only...

Launch Service business. Help businesses launch their products and services. Business Overview Every new business, product, service, or event needs a great launch to propel it into the minds of consumers or the intended target audience. The time to start a grand opening service has never been better, especially when you consider that the United States Small Business Administration estimates that there are more than 700,000 new businesses formed each year. Launching provides a...

Freight Broker business. Match shippers and transportation services as a freight broker. Business Overview Trucking plays a major role in the nation's economy -- according to the American Trucking Association, those big wheels generated $346 billion in gross revenues in the most recently calculated year, employed more than 9.5 million people and hauled 6.5 billion tons of freight. And 77 percent of all American communities rely on trucks as their sole source of freight...

Import/Export Specialist business. Know a lot about the import/export world? Use that knowledge to help others. Business Overview Considering the many red-tape barriers and all the issues surrounding importing products into this country, or exporting products out of this country, it's no wonder that so many businesses don't know where to start and just plain give up out of frustration. Of course, the smart business owners who don't want to miss a single opportunity to grow...

Leasing Broker business. Have a way with connections? Consider being a leasing broker. Business Overview Working as an independent or franchised leasing broker, you can help business owners lease the equipment they need to start, operate, and expand their businesses, including everything from computers to machinery to heavy equipment to specialized tools and lots more. The duty of a leasing broker is to bring together three parties'business owners and managers wanting to lease...

Garage and Estate Sale Promoter business. Help clients promote their garage and estate sales. Business Overview Weekend profits await entrepreneurs with good marketing and organizational skills who become garage and estate sale promoters. Garage, lawn and estate sales are hugely popular events in every community across North America. In fact, it is estimated that more than 60 million people go garage-sale-shopping annually, generating billions in sales. As a promoter, you can...

Framed Movie Posters business. Picture this: A business surrounding movies. Business Overview Movie posters can often be purchased for less than $1 each from video stores and movie theaters. Once framed, these valuable pieces of art can be resold at flea markets, mall kiosks and to interior designers for terrific profits. Older movie posters are also in high demand as collector items and this side of the business is best suited for internet sales. You can develop your own...

Graphic Design business. Take your flair for design and start a business. Business Overview If you've always pictured yourself as a commercial artist but your drawing style is closer to stick figures than Cézannes, then graphic design might be just the business for you. With the great software available today, you can conjure up logos, letterheads, brochures, product packaging and mail order catalogs -- just about anything that needs a distinctive graphic ambience for the...

Seminar Promoter business. Make sure seminars get the attendance they deserve by promoting them. Business Overview If you delight in the showmanship of arranging events and you like the energy and inspiration of a fine seminar, then this is the business for you. As a seminar promoter, you'll locate talent -- speakers with something interesting and exciting to impart -- then line up attendees and make all the arrangements to provide your guests with a memorable experience....