Technology Employment Agent business. Connect workers skilled in technology with employers in need of help. Business Overview Baseball players have agents, writers have agents and an agent represents even animals that appear on film. So why not start a business that specializes in representing people with computer and technology skills as their agent. High-tech, computer, and Internet companies are scrambling to find skilled employee with technology skills, and the wages paid...

Decorative Partition Screen Manufacturing business. Separation can be a beautiful thing when you put your carpentry and artistic skills to use. Business Overview If you have an entrepreneurial spirit and creative talent, starting a business that manufactures and sells decorative partition screens may be just the moneymaking opportunity you've been looking for. Partition screens are commonly used in homes, offices and even outdoors as an added decorative flair or to divide and...

Antique Furniture Refinishing business. Bring antique furniture back from the brink by refinishing it. Business Overview Calling all handypeople with a home based workshop; the time has never been better than now to start an antique furniture refinishing and repair business, as consumer demand has skyrocketed for antiques in a good state of repair. Once again, an antique furniture refinishing business can easily be operated right from a home based workshop. Finding customers...

Antique Furniture Sales business. Cut down on costs by selling antique furniture from home. Business Overview Starting a business that buys antique furniture and resells it for a profit is a terrific new venture to set in motion. The following information describes three various methods for starting and operating an antique furniture sales business. The first option for starting an antique furniture sales business is to establish and operate the business from a home based...

Website Design business. Nearly every business needs a website. Use your skills to help businesses generate online traffic. Business Overview More than 1,000 Web sites a day are being posted to the Internet, and here is your chance to cash in by starting a web site design service. Fear not if you do not know to design a highly effective Web site. You can take a crash course in Web site design at your local community college or, failing that, you can hire a high-tech wizard to...

Furniture Steam Cleaning business. Keep furniture looking new with a steam cleaning service. Business Overview Are you searching for a business opportunity that can be started for peanuts, operated on a full- or part-time basis and has the potential to earn $30 per hour or more? If so, perhaps you should consider starting a furniture steam cleaning service. A furniture steam cleaning service is very easy to get started, as the equipment needed is available in almost every...

Antique Furniture Sales Retail Storefront business. Take advantage of the strong antique furniture market with a retail location. Business Overview The third and most capital-intensive option for starting an antique furniture sales business is to open a retail storefront. This type of specialty retailing has the potential to generate very large profits for the owner-operator of the business. However, careful planning and research are required prior to opening the store. Key to...

Elderly Employment Agency business. Help skilled and experienced seniors find jobs that suit their talents. Business Overview Ask any older person seeking employment what the most difficult challenge they face is and, 9 times out of 10, the responses will be their age. Opening an employment agency geared toward helping aging members of our society find gainful employment may just be your opportunity to build a successful and profitable business. No special training or education...

Craft Supply Store business. Give fellow crafters a place to gather their supplies, from glue guns to yarn. Business Overview Starting a craft supply retail store is a fantastic new business enterprise to set in motion. This is the kind of retail business that will require a substantial initial startup investment, but the profit potential can easily justify the investment. Ideally, this type of business enterprise will be located in a highly visible and easily accessible...

Website Quality Consultant business. Tell clients what is -- and isn't -- working on their site and how they can fix it. Business Overview In exchange for a fee, give small business owners the real lowdown on the quality of their site. In the rush to get online, many small-business owners forget that information and services should provide value on their site. In a nutshell, as the quality consultant you'd view a client's website and submit a full report. The report could...