Personalized Story Time Books business. Are you a pro at creating sentimental items for families? Look into personalized story time books. Business Overview The market for personalized story time books for children is enormous. Every child in the world loves to hear stories, and the best aspect of this new venture is the fact that this business enables you to create books to include children into the story. This is a business that once you have established a relationship with a...

Vending Machines business. Make money off convenience products with a vending machine business. Business Overview Every day factories, warehouses, office buildings and recreation centers are being constructed. What do these buildings have to do with a food business you may ask? A lot, especially if you're considering starting a vending business, as all of these locations are perfect spots to install snack and soda vending machines. The snack vending business is a multibillion...

Coloring Books business. Use your artistic creativity to develop custom coloring books children will love. Business Overview The main focus of this business enterprise is to personalize children's coloring books. The equipment requirements and approach to marketing are very similar to that of the story time book venture. However, an additional marketing technique that can be employed is to design a retail sales kiosk and locate the kiosk in a busy community mall on weekends....

Sandbox Manufacturing business. Use creative carpentry skills to perfect playgrounds. Business Overview Custom sandboxes are the new hot product in the children's play equipment industry. Not the normal 5-foot by 5-foot poorly crafted sandboxes, but new megasandboxes based on a theme, such as outer space, cowboys or race cars. One manufacturer I recently spoke to expanded his operation of six full-time employees to more than ten, just to keep up with the demand of building and...

Online Coloring Books business. Take a favorite childhood pastime online with an online coloring book. Business Overview Online coloring books for kids is a unique and interesting opportunity that could prove to be both fun and profitable. This online business concept is very straightforward. Simply develop a website that enables kids to chose from a wide selection of images and pictures of animals, people, buildings and landscapes. These images are downloaded, printed from...

Vending Information Website business. Do you have what it takes to serve these specialized customers? Business Overview Food vending in North America is a multibillion dollar industry and, in the spirit of uniqueness, consider the following online business opportunity as a method to enter the vending industry. Develop a Web site that specializes in providing a one-stop source for vending information and details. The site can include a classified advertisement section featuring...

Party Entertainer business. Business Overview There are a couple of options available in terms of starting a party entertaining service. You can work as an agency representing entertainers for children's parties. Or, you can be an entertainer yourself, if you have the required skills. The different types of entertainers for children's parties include clowns, magicians, trained pet shows, singers, and skit plays. This is a relatively low-investment business to start and operate,...

Children's Books and Software Store business. If you know what kids want to see in their books and software, sell it. Business Overview The name says it all. In terms of a specialty retail business, this is one of the best. The book side of the business will be of interest to traditional parents. Try to stock hard-to-find titles covering a wide range of topics revolving around or that include children's interaction and involvement. On the software side of the business, try to...

Kite Building and Sales business. Build and sell beautiful hand-crafted kites for others to enjoy. Business Overview Starting part-time from your home you can manufacture 'one of a kind' kites and sell the kites locally through retail accounts, kiosks, mail order and the internet. The investment needed to put this business in action is less than $500, and the operating overheads are virtually nonexistent. On a recent vacation to Cannon Beach, Oregon, I was amazed to find a...

Day-Care Center business. Put your child-caring expertise into your very own business. Business Overview The rising cost of living has made child day care a booming industry simply due to the fact that most families today require two full-time incomes just to survive financially. There are various types of day-care centers, such as homebased, storefront locations, mall and business locations, and mobile day care, and all have their benefits and drawbacks. Once you have...