Information Consultant business. Use your strong research skills to start an information consulting business. Business Overview The amount of information available today is staggering. For companies planning new products and patents or scoping out the competition, and for many other types of businesses, the trick is in figuring out how to access the information they need. If you love research -- the excitement of sifting through a maze of books, magazines, journals and...

Reglazing Surface business. Make home items look like new with a reglazing service. Business Overview Whether it's bathtubs, sinks, showers, tub surrounds, clawfoot tubs, or tile, most bathroom fixtures and surfaces can easily be reglazed, and these services are in high demand throughout the country. Why? Lots of reasons, including: *. Reglazing costs up to 75 percent less than replacement. *. There's zero mess and no need to renovate or call in a plumber, because...

Interior Landscaping Service business. Use your green thumb to bring the outside in with an interior landscaping service. Business Overview If you're a plant lover and you can't be dragged away from the garden department of any store, then an interior plantscape (also called plant maintenance or interior landscape contractor) business is the one for you. You'll feed, water, prune and doctor indoor plants on a weekly basis for residential and commercial customers -- from...

Mailbox Center business. Find a convenient location and turn your business into a mailbox center. Business Overview Starting a mailbox center is a very easy business enterprise to activate that requires no special business experiences or skills. The main requirement will be a small retail storefront location; approximately 600 square feet will be more than sufficient. Likewise, you will need individually locking mailboxes and a few pieces of office equipment such as a...

Hobby Shop business. A hobby shop is the ultimate way to feed the latest fads as well as your business. Business Overview Model trains, puzzles, and games of all sorts are big business, and launching a hobby shop retail business can put you on the path to financial freedom. Hobby shops can be operated from a retail storefront, from a mall kiosk, or as an online store via your own Web site. The possibilities are endless. However, one thing is for sure'the markups added onto...

Relocation Service business. Moving is tough for everyone. Help lighten the load with a relocation service. Business Overview What does a relocation consultant do? Actually, the list of duties is quite comprehensive. Relocation consultants assist people who are moving domestically or internationally with important issues, such as: *. Conducting a needs analysis to create an overall relocation plan to meet each client's specific needs *. Creating a profile of their...

Coat Check Service business. Business Overview Providing a coat check service for just one social function per week and charging only $125 for the service will earn you an additional $6,500 per year. Best of all it only takes a few hundred dollars and a little bit of legwork to get rolling. You can create your own marketing brochures, complete with pictures of yourself in an expensive tuxedo or evening gown, and distribute the brochures to potential paying customers. Clients...

Jewelry Business business. Love all things that sparkle? Start a jewelry business. Business Overview If you love the art of making jewelry, then you'll have a ball as a professional jewelry and accessories designer. Jewelry and accessories are always popular, especially today when all those '60s-style beads are back in style in a big way. You can work with beads, with traditional elements like gold and silver, with glass, fabrics, feathers, clays -- whatever suits your...

Public Opinion Service business. Love surveys? Start a public opinion service. Business Overview If you've got a flair for demonstrations, people skills and the gift of organization, then an in-store demonstration service might be the business for you. You'll contract with food brokers and other suppliers and manufacturers to show off their products via your own on-call, personally trained demonstrators. People are more likely to purchase grocery products after tasting...

Remodeling Project Management business. Coordinate all the different people and companies involved in a remodeling project to keep homeowners happy. Business Overview Turn your knowledge of construction and home renovation into big bucks by starting a remodeling project-management service focused on helping clients to manage their home, office, or store renovations, but especially in the red-hot residential home improvement industry. Regardless of whether a homeowner tackles...