Silk Screening Service business. Cash in on the popularity of T-shirts by offering silk-screen printing. Business Overview The most common use for silk-screen printing is with clothing, especially T-shirts. However, silk-screen printing equipment can be used for printing logos and images on a variety of products such as mouse pads, bumper stickers, heat transfers, shower curtains, binder covers, furniture and sports items, just to mention a few. Still, it's often better to...

Embroidery Service business. Business Overview Recent technology changes in the embroidery industry have made it very easy even for a novice to start an embroidery service. Embroidery machines are now available in single or multihead units enabling the operator to embroider six items at a time or more. Additionally, modern embroidery equipment is computer assisted, meaning that the designs can be created using specialty software and a computer and then automatically transferred...

Linen Supply Service business. Business Overview What are the basic ingredients necessary to start and operate a linen supply service? The answer is very easy. A delivery vehicle, a linen inventory, facilities to clean the linens, and good marketing skills. A linen service is simply supplying restaurants, catering services, event planners, hotels, and convention centers with tableclothes, towels, linen napkins, and in some cases entrance carpets. Generally, clients rent the...

Homebased Tailor business. If you're an experienced tailor, you can contract your work to retailers and then sew from home. Business Overview Retailers of men's formal and business wear generally don't have an in-house tailor, and typically alteration work is subcontracted to outside tailors. This fact creates a more than ample opportunity for individuals with sewing experience to capitalize by starting a tailoring service that operates right from a home based location. The...

Sports Team Uniform Service business. Help inspire a sense of camaraderie by selling uniforms to sports teams. Business Overview Schools, sports associations, and sports clubs can all be potential customers for a business that specializes in retailing team uniforms. Millions of people across North America participate in amateur sporting events such as football, baseball, hockey and soccer on a weekly basis. Almost all of these sports teams have one thing in common: The members...

Safety Clothing Sales business. Help employers keep their workers safe with boots, neon vests and other apparel. Business Overview Selling safety clothing and footwear on a mobile basis to customers working in factories, at construction sites and in warehouses is a great business to get rolling. The business can be operated on a full- or part-time basis and managed right from a home based location. In North America, millions of dollars are spent every year by workers, companies...

Romantic Catering business. Create the perfect evening for a couple by preparing and serving a romantic meal that they can enjoy alone. Business Overview Who needs cupid when they can hire your romantic catering service and surprise that someone special in their lives with a unique and unforgettable romantic dinner for two. Romantic catering is just that. You plan and play host to a memorable dining experience for clients. The evening could start with a romantic ride in a...

Online Pet Clothing business. Some pet owners are willing to spend a lot of money to keep their pooches comfortable and looking cute. Reach more of them with an online store. Business Overview Any pet owner will certainly understand the outstanding opportunity that awaits the enterprising entrepreneurs that start a business marketing specialty clothing for pets, as the spending habits of pet owners often know no bounds. There are a couple of approaches that can be taken in...

Maternity Clothing business. Business Overview More than four million babies are born each year in the United States. Assuming the average expectant mother purchases five new maternity garments while pregnant adds up to a whopping 20 million maternity garments sold each year in the Unites States alone. There are a few ways to cash in on this very large and lucrative market. The first is to design, manufacture, and sell the maternity clothing, and the second is to purchase...

Collectible Clothing business. Bring back the vintage and retro styles of years past with a collectible clothing store. Business Overview The value and popularity of collectible clothing has been on a steady increase for the past decade, and the demand for collectible clothing from the 1940s to the 1970s shows no signs of diminishing. Starting a business that sells collectible clothing from a retail storefront location is a fantastic business venture to set in motion. The...