Advertising Broker business. Business Overview Why pay retail prices to advertise your business? That is the question that you will 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 the rate for ten 30-second advertising spots versus three hundred...

Restaurant Menus business. Combine page designing talent with a love for food with this business idea. Business Overview How do you provide business owners in your community with highly effective low-cost advertising options, while also providing restaurant owners with high quality menus printed free of charge every month and make a profit for yourself? Easy, start a restaurant menu advertising program in your community. The business concept is very basic. Secure agreements...

Billboards business. Take advertising to the great outdoors by renting space on highly visible billboards. Business Overview Billboards are one of the most competitive segments of the advertising industry, and starting a business that installs billboards and markets billboard advertising will take a lot of research and clever planning. However, with that said, the profit potential for a business that markets billboard advertising is outstanding. The billboard advertising...

Entertainment Booking Agent business. Put networking skills to work in this business. Business Overview If you are looking for a business opportunity that could prove to be both fun and profitable, look no further than starting a business as a freelance entertainment booking agent. A booking agent is a person that actively seeks out opportunities in the entertainment industry, such as booking music bands for nightclub performances, theater groups for stage performances, and...

Alcohol-Free Club business. Don't like confiscating car keys from your friends? Make a business out of promoting sober fun. Business Overview There are numerous benefits for starting a dance club or nightclub that does not serve alcoholic beverages, as opposed to a nightclub that does. The benefits include: *. Less investment capital required to start and operate the business. *. Fewer government regulations, and substantially lower liability insurance premiums. *....

Comedy Club business. People can always use a laugh. Keep them smiling by giving comedians an outlet for their material. Business Overview Comedy clubs are a very popular entertainment venue, and there are a few approaches that can be taken in terms of starting a comedy club. The first and most costly option is to open a comedy club from a fixed location. The second and cheaper option is to establish a mobile comedy troop and book performances for the troop across the country...

Short-Run CD-Rom Production business. Provide a service for clients that don't want to buy CDs in bulk. Business Overview Are you searching for a unique business opportunity in the fast-paced technology industry? If so, consider starting a business that produces CDs for clients that are only seeking 100 copies or less, as the market demand for the service is gigantic and growing by the second. Anyone who has ever tried to locate a company that is willing to produce a short run...

Ads-That-Work-Book business. Put your advertising and marketing specialties to work for you! Business Overview Calling all advertising and marketing specialists. The time has never been better than now to write and distribute a book in print and electronic format that teaches business owners and managers how to create effective advertisements that work for their businesses, in terms of creating consumer demand for a product or service and increasing sales. Ideally the book or...

Online Wedding Singer Directory business. Brides will be able to find the perfect wedding singer easily with an online directory. Business Overview Start by developing a website that is indexed by state and city. Next solicit wedding singers to post information about their service on the site. In exchange for a monthly listing fee singers featured on the site would receive a listing linked to a pop-up page that describes their service, rates and contact information....

Online Entertainment Coupons business. Make cheap entertainment even easier to find by putting coupons online. Business Overview Here is a new business opportunity that combines the entertainment industry with the internet. Consider starting an online entertainment coupon service. The business concept is very straightforward. Simply design a website that is indexed into various entertainment services and products such as musical concerts, plays, movies, etc. The next step is to...