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...

Kayak Tours business. If you love being outdoors and on the water, start a business giving kayak tours. Business Overview Turn your passion for kayaking into a profitable full- or part-time enterprise by starting a kayak tour business. Offer outdoor enthusiasts various tour packages'a half-day beginners' course, a full day of paddling including basic training and lunch and weeklong paddling excursions including overnight campouts on islands and beaches. Ideal locations for this...

Kitchen Facelift Service business. Liven up everyone's favorite room with a kitchen facelift service. Business Overview If you launch a kitchen facelift service, your most powerful sales argument could easily become, 'Why spend $20,000 to replace your kitchen, when we can give you an entirely new look for a fraction of the cost?' The average cost of a complete kitchen replacement now tops $20,000 -- out of the reach of many homeowners. Yet many of these same homeowners have the...

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...

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...