Mailbox Center business. Business Overview 'Wanted: craftspeople to build custom-designed mailboxes. Flexible homebased work hours and a wage of $20 per hour offered.' If this is the type of employment advertisement that would attract you, then why not start your own mailbox manufacturing business? The business can be launched on an initial investment of less than $500 and operated on a part- or full-time basis right from home. The completed mailboxes can be sold on a wholesale...

Water Taxi Service business. If you live in a prime location, a water taxi service is a great business to set in motion. Business Overview Are you looking for a unique, fun, and interesting transportation business venture that will enable you to capitalize on your boating skills and certifications? If so, perhaps you should consider starting a water taxi business. Of course, one of the main requirements is to live by a body of water where this type of service would be in...

Western Apparel business. You'll say "Yee-haw" when customers flock to your specialty Western store. Business Overview Like country and western music, country and western apparel is currently enjoying a rebound in terms of consumer demand and popularity. Starting a business that retails western apparel is a sensational new business venture to put into action. In the spirit of being unique, consider opening a retail business selling the apparel in a nontraditional retail...

Recording Studio business. Record sound -- and profits -- with your own studio. Business Overview The investment required to start a sound recording studio is gigantic. However, the profits that the business can potentially generate are even larger. Starting a sound recording studio is much easier than it was at one time, simply because of the advancement in technology. Many recording studios that specialize in voiceovers for radio advertising, CD recording and DVD recording...

Online Dating Service business. If you like playing matchmaker, startup a website that allows you to do so. Business Overview Forty percent of North American marriages end in divorce. While this may be a sad commentary on the state of modern-day relationships, you will find this fact to be very uplifting if you are considering starting your own dating service. A dating service is best suited as an Internet enterprise via your own custom Web site. Choosing this as an operating...

Site Sign Installation Service business. Temporarily install company site signs in front of customers' homes being worked on by renovation or other improvement companies. Business Overview Here is a terrific business to start and operate in conjunction with a door hanger service. Company site signs are temporarily installed in front of a customers' home telling people in the neighborhood who the company is that is performing the work, as well as what business they're in and how...

Work Uniforms business. Millions of people have to wear uniforms to work. Target this demographic by selling work uniforms. Business Overview There are a few options available when considering starting a business that retails work uniforms and work clothing. The first option is to establish a retail storefront location to stock and sell work uniforms. The second option is to establish a mobile business that sells work uniforms from a large van or delivery truck. Both options...

Musical Festival Promoter business. Combine music and devotion to a cause as a music festival promoter. Business Overview Music festivals are extremely popular entertainment events across North America, and becoming a music festival promoter is an outstanding opportunity for the entrepreneur that is seeking to start a part-time business. The business concept is basic and you can get started by first deciding what type of music festival or festivals you want to promote; country...

Inventor business. It only takes one good idea to become a full-fledged inventor. Business Overview Are you the type of person who is always thinking of how to do something better? If so, maybe you should give consideration to becoming an inventor. The title is not as ominous as it sounds. Every day thousands of products, formulas, and methods are being invented to make life's tasks easier, or to assist mankind in general. Inventions do not have to be ground-breaking...

Special Occasion Yard Cutouts business. Design yard decorations and announcements for clients' special occasions. Business Overview You can design and build your own special occasion yard cutouts, such as a stork for birth announcements, bells for a wedding, or a cap for a graduation. Or you can purchase predesigned and constructed special occasion yard cutouts to get this unique advertising business off the ground. Clients typically include people who want to surprise their...