Auto Performance Center business. If you like the idea of bling, consider a store that sells flashy auto products. Business Overview With more than 100 million cars and trucks registered in the United States, you can't go wrong with starting an auto performance center that specializes in selling the latest and hottest automobile accessories. Stock and sell items such as mag rims and tires, wheel covers, engine performance parts, audio equipment and alarms, spoilers and body...

Body Piercing business. Start a business that pierces its way through the community. Business Overview Body piercing started as a fad in the '80s, continued to expand in popularity in the '90s, and looks to be becoming a mainstream industry in the new millennium. Starting a body piercing service does require experience or experienced staff; however, that's about the only requirement. This business venture can be started for peanuts and operated from a fixed location or on a...

Automotive Used Parts business. Apply your auto industry know-how to sell used car parts. Business Overview Starting a business that specializes in used automotive parts is a fantastic business venture to get rolling, especially if the focus of the business is to supply hard-to-find or rare used automotive parts. The business can be operated from a homebased garage location, or a small industrial space can be rented. The used automotive parts can be advertised for sale in...

Boxing Center business. Exercise your passion for boxing and your business skills -- a one-two punch. Business Overview Once a sport for the brutes, boxing and kickboxing is quickly becoming one of the most popular fitness activities in North America enjoyed by millions of participants regardless of age or gender. An interest in the sport of boxing or kickboxing is definitely a prerequisite for starting a boxing center. However, a great deal of boxing experience or training is...

Boat Cleaning Service business. Get boats and your business into ship-shape. Business Overview Don't want to compete in the highly competitive residential or commercial cleaning industry, but would like to start a cleaning service? If so, why not consider starting a boat cleaning service. The competition is minimal and, providing the cleaning service is established in the right area, the number of potential customers can be almost unlimited. Starting a boat cleaning service...

Bicycle Courier Service business. Peddle up profits with a bicycle courier service. Business Overview The first step in starting your own bicycle courier service is to check and see if a courier license is required for your vicinity. If a license is not required, or you can secure one easily, the second step is to begin marketing your new bicycle courier service. You can charge similar rates for envelopes and small parcels as the motorized couriers charge, with the benefit...

Boat Rentals business. If you own a boat that sits on land more than water, consider renting it out for others to enjoy. Business Overview Renting small, motorized, runabout boats to fishermen can be a very lucrative rental business venture to establish in your area. Fishermen travel far and wide in search of the perfect fishing hole. The business can be water-based and operated from a marina or rented dock facility. Or, the business can be land-based and the boats can be...

Auto Painting Service business. Give cars a face-lift with a painting service. Business Overview Automotive painting is not only a proven and stable industry, it can also be a very profitable business venture to set in motion. Starting an automotive painting service has one main requirement to make the business successful; you or an employee must have the skills and experience required to complete bodywork and paint cars. The equipment requirements for operating the business...

Auto Parts Rebuilding business. Turn a hands-on hobby into building secondhand auto parts. Business Overview If you have the equipment and skills required, an excellent part-time income can be earned by rebuilding secondhand automobile replacement parts. You can work from a homebased workshop on an as-needed or part-time basis for existing auto parts rebuilders, or you can advertise you service locally for rebuilding automotive parts. Also consider specializing in automotive...

Bicycle Tours business. Build a business that cycles around your town. Business Overview Careening down a steep mountain road at 30 miles per hour on a mountain bike may not be everyone's idea of the perfect vacation. However, there's no denying the fact that bicycle vacation tours are one of the fastest growing segments of the travel industry. The key to success in a bicycle tour business is that the tours have to be unique, fun and interesting, and should be organized around...