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06/24/2010
Wedding Cake Sales business. Business Overview Designing and creating one-of-a-kind wedding cakes is truly an art form. However, for the creative entrepreneurs that possess this talent, an incredible part-time business opportunity awaits by starting a business that makes and sells wedding cakes. Many wedding cakes can retail for as much as $500 each or more, and generally only cost about 20 percent of the retail value to make. Building alliances with wedding planners and...
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09/18/2009
Cotton Candy business. Add some fluff to your pocket with this colorful business. Business Overview Equipment needed to make cotton candy can be purchased secondhand for as little as $2,000, and starting a part-time business that makes and sells cotton candy is a great little business for enterprising entrepreneurs to tackle. In addition to the cotton candy making equipment, a small trailer converted into a booth for sales will also be required to get the business up and...
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10/04/2010
Specialty Sauces business. Business Overview Have you been selected as the guardian of age-old family recipes such as barbeque sauces, salsa, and salad dressings? If so, perhaps you should consider sharing the family treasures with others and start a business that specializes in making and marketing specialty sauces. Once prepared, the sauces can be sold in bulk to restaurants, or packaged into smaller quantities and sold to grocery stores and specialty food retailers on a...
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Roadside Vegetable Stand business. Offer an alternative to the usual grocery store experience. Business Overview A roadside vegetable stand is a fantastic seasonal part-time business to get rolling, as the startup costs are minimal, the profit potential is great and the demand for fresh, in-season vegetables is high. The key to success in this type of food retailing is to secure a good location to operate the vegetable stand from. Excellent locations include gas station parking...
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09/04/2010
Fresh Pasta Making business. Supply Italian restaurants with authentic, fresh pasta. Business Overview Does your favorite Italian restaurant make pasta fresh daily or purchase premade pastas? If the answer is the latter, consider proposing a joint venture business opportunity to the owner of the restaurant. You make the pasta at their location, and they use the pasta for meal preparations for the business and sell fresh pasta to their clients. Alternately, a pasta making and...
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04/07/2010
Children's Toys business. Never grew out of playing with toys? Make a business of it. Business Overview A few years ago, I spent five days at a home and garden show promoting my home renovation service and generating sales leads. Beside my booth was a gentleman selling wind-up flying toy helicopters that he had imported from China. Not exactly the type of product you'd expect to see at a home improvement trade show. I remember asking him at the beginning of the show how long he...
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11/21/2010
Custom Play Sets business. Get paid to make children's playground dreams come true. Business Overview The demand for custom designed and constructed children's play sets started to boom a few years ago, and these play sets still continue to be a hot seller today. In order to compete for market share in this industry, you will need some very elaborate play set designs and very ingenious marketing strategies. The higher-end multistation play centers seem to be the most popular,...
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10/26/2010
Maple Syrup Sales business. Selling this sugary specialty could make for a sweet startup. Business Overview Canadian maple syrup considered to be the best in the world, and once imported, it can be sold directly to consumers via sales kiosks in malls, the internet, farmers' markets and even mail-order sales.
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Soup and Salad Restaurant business. Ride the health food wave with a soup and salad biz. Business Overview Light and healthy lunches are in, and starting a soup and salad restaurant can potentially put you on the road to financial freedom. Ideally, a small restaurant that serves soups and salads will be located in an
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02/21/2010
Pizza by the Slice business. Portion cheesy pizzas for individuals and watch them line up for more. Business Overview There are a lot of advantages and benefits to opening a small pizza by the slice takeout restaurant, as opposed to a full-service, sit-down pizza restaurant that provides customers with a varied menu and delivery options. These benefits include a smaller initial investment, lower monthly operating overheads and shorter operating hours. Ideal locations for...