Hand-Painted Pots business. Give plants a pretty home and watch profits bloom. Business Overview Gardening is one of the fastest growing pastimes in North America. For the entrepreneur seeking to capitalize on the huge demand for garden-related products, look no further than starting a business that creates and sells one-of-a-kind, hand-painted clay gardening pots. More and more people are searching for unique and interesting ways in which to display their flowers and shrubs,...

Woodcarving business. Are you good with a knife? Let wood be your canvas. Business Overview Do you wood carve for a hobby, and are the carvings good? If so, consider starting a woodcarving business that not only lets you work at what you like best, but also makes you some money at the same time. Original, interesting and unique woodcarvings sell like crazy in the right retail environment, such as arts and crafts shows and specialty retail shops. Finding retailers to stock and...

Furniture Upholstery Service business. Give furniture another chance by re-upholstering it. Business Overview In spite of the fact that we live in a disposable society, furniture upholstery and recovering is not a dying art. Actually, the opposite is true, especially for the upholstery service that specializes in recovering antique furniture. The largest drawback for starting an upholstery service is experience. Furniture upholstery isn't an easy trade to learn and this...

Online Craft Supply Sales business. Take your passion for crafting online and reach customers in even more locations. Business Overview There are a few options available in terms of selling craft supplies online. The first option is to develop a Web site that features craft supplies of every sort for sale, and stock these items for customer orders. This option would be costly to establish as not only would you have to develop and market the site, but you would also have to...

Home Decorating Guide business. No, print isn't dead. Give homeowners a decorating guide they can flip through while sitting on their couch. Business Overview In spite of its popularity, we haven't turned our world completely over to the internet. Good old print publishing is here to stay, at least for the foreseeable future. A publishing business that creates and distributes semiannual home decorating guides can still earn excellent profits. The business concept is very...

Used Furniture Store business. If you're good at recognizing bargains, put your discerning eye to use with a used furniture store. Business Overview Purchasing secondhand furniture at auction sales, garage sales and from classified advertisements and estate sales is the starting point for opening a used furniture store, or reselling secondhand furniture right from your home. There are a great number of benefits to starting a business that sells secondhand furniture: *. No...

Mattress Shop business. You'll rest easy knowing you're providing people with a good night's sleep. Business Overview Specialization in the retail industry increases the likelihood of success and profitability. Opening a retail mattress store is an excellent example of specialization in the retail furniture sales industry. Mattresses and bedding products have a life span of about four to eight years. This is one of the numerous reasons that starting a retail business selling...

Art Headboards business. Customers will be sure to dream about your unique headboards featuring paintings or photographs. Business Overview Headboards for beds featuring elaborate art or photographs are beginning to pop up in specialty retail stores across the U.S., as well as being featured increasingly in interior decorating magazines and publications. This creates a terrific opportunity for the enterprising entrepreneur to capitalize on this new furniture fashion trend by...

Mosaic Tile Creations business. Make almost anything more colorful by covering it in trendy mosaic tiles. Business Overview Creating home decoration items featuring mosaic tile designs is an exceptional business venture to set in motion. Not only can this enterprise be started and run from a home based location, but this business is also very inexpensive to initiate. Best of all, interesting home and office decoration products are always in high demand. Create unique mosaic...

Knitting business. Do you know the difference between knitting and purling? Start making money from your creations. Business Overview Do you currently knit sweaters, jackets and more? If so, perhaps you should consider turning your hobby craft into a profitable part-time business enterprise. The business is to simply create beautiful and unique hand-knitted products, from sweaters to a clothing line for stuffed animals. The opportunities are endless; all you need is a creative...