Advertising Broker business. Use your sales skills to mediate between ad agencies and content providers. Business Overview Why pay retail prices to advertise your business? That's the question you'll be asking potential clients if your intentions are to become an independent advertising broker. Purchasing various advertising mediums in advance and in bulk can cut the cost by as much as 50 percent or more. To reinforce this statement, contact your local radio station and ask for...

Appliance Repair Service business. Use your know-how of home furnishings to build a repair service. Business Overview Stoves, washers, dryers and dishwashers -- repairing home appliances is a service that has been -- and will always be -- in high demand. There are many instruction courses available that can train you to become an appliance repair technician, and some instruction courses take as little as one year to complete. That's a very strong argument for starting an...

Vending business. Looking for a part-time business? Try vending. Business Overview If you want a retail operation that you can run at just about any location, 24 hours a day, without having to be there yourself or hire a single employee, one that can service thousands of customers without complaining, getting aching feet or having to take a bathroom break, then vending machines could be the business for you. These days vending machines can take not only coins, but also...

Driveway Sealing business. Rejuvenate driveways to cement in your business. Business Overview Here is a great new business start-up for the university student seeking part-time business earnings to help offset the high cost of attending school. Starting a driveway sealing service is just about as easy and straightforward as any new business venture can possibly be. As mentioned earlier in this chapter, there are an estimated 75,000,000 building structures in the United States,...

Archery Range business. Aim for your target market with an archery range. Business Overview Archery is fast becoming an extremely popular sport in the United States, and starting an archery range is a fantastic way to capitalize on the recent surge in popularity of archery. An archery range can be established as an independent business or as a joint venture with an existing business such as a gun club. In addition to generating revenues from membership dues, the business can...

Specialty Foods business. Have a unique recipe? Make a name for yourself with your specialty food. Business Overview When people go grocery shopping, they want not just a can of soup but something special. In an age when very few have the time to stay home and bake cookies, put up preserves or pickles, or spend hours over that simmering pot of soup or spaghetti sauce, most of us scan the supermarket shelves for take-home goodness. So if you're renowned among family and friends...

Virtual Human Resources Consultant business. Help companies too small to have and HR department on hand as a virtual HR consultant. Business Overview In our enlightened -- and lawsuit-mad -- world, businesses must tread carefully to make certain they don't accidentally step on employees' toes. This causes problems for small and midsized companies that don't have the time, the staff or the expertise to deal with all those complex and constantly changing human resources issues. ...

Advertising Clipping Service business. Use your eye for advertisements to track ads for a specific product. Business Overview Did you know 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's your opportunity to capitalize financially by starting an advertising clipping service. The key to success in this business is not to overcharge...