Flying School business. For the first time in your life, it's okay to have your head in the clouds. Take to the sky with your own flying school. Business Overview The wide availability and relatively low cost of small prop and ultralight airplanes is fueling a craze for people wanting to learn how to fly a plane. And starting a flying school is the best way to capitalize on this craze. Without question, there are a lot of hurdles, both financial and regulatory, to overcome when...

Stop Smoking Clinics business. If you like to help people, and maybe if you were once a smoker yourself, you can be of service to others. Business Overview According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 29 percent of Americans smoke cigarettes. That means a whopping 80,000,000 potential customers for a stop smoking clinic in the United States alone. Even with the assistance of stop smoking aids, such as nicotine patches, gums, and pills, smokers often need...

Survival Training business. If you have past military or survival experience, this business offers an opportunity to share your skills. Business Overview What would you do if you were trapped on a mountainside, in subzero weather, with an impending blizzard approaching? This may not seem to be a likely scenario for many of us. However, to the millions of outdoor enthusiasts who take part in recreational activities such as hiking, skiing, and rock climbing, this is a very real...

Theft Prevention business. Many people don't know how vulnerable they are. If you have a police or security background, this could be your road to independence. Business Overview Shoplifting, employee theft, delivery trucks that mysteriously lose their cargo along the way and theft in any form costs companies billions of dollars in lost revenues and profits each year, eventually costing all consumers higher product prices to help offset theft losses. Initiating a consulting...

Truck Driving School business. Business Overview The trucking and delivery transportation industry is enormous. To gain employment in this industry drivers must first acquire a special drivers permit or endorsements on their drivers license to enable them to become professional truck drivers. In most cases, the applicant must successfully pass a written test and a practical road test before they can acquire these special driving permits. Make no mistake, the written examination...

Interior Decorating Service business. What makes a house a home is the details. If you have the gift to make a room complete, you could be on the road to financial independence. Business Overview Starting an interior decorating service is the perfect business enterprise for the person that has artistic abilities and a creative flair. Generally, certification from a recognized institution in the field of interior decoration and design is required. However, the service can be...

Door Installations business. As soon as you close one door, you'll be ready to install another. Business Overview Like windows, doors also rank number six as the most frequently completed home improvement renovation. Once again, modern manufacturing methods and materials have helped to fuel the desire for this type of home improvement. Newly installed doors not only have better safety and insulation features, these doors are also highly attractive and can improve the appearance...

Gardening Classes business. Share your greenthumb with others. It will add green to your pocket. Business Overview Teaching 'how-to' gardening classes can be a fun and profitable instruction business to start. The classes can be conducted right from home utilizing your own garden as the basis of the instruction class. Successfully marketing this type of instruction business is best achieved by establishing alliances with local garden centers that can refer your 'how-to garden'...

Online Acting School business. Not everyone can make it to Hollywood, so why not bring Hollywood to them? Business Overview Acting classes via the Internet: why not? Demand for acting classes and courses is certainly large enough for this type of online enterprise to become popular and succeed. Get started by building an alliance with an established acting school. The school's students can digitally video the school's acting classes that can then be broadcast over the Internet...

How-To Books business. The things you can teach people "how to" do are countless. Business Overview There are thousands of people who specialize or have an interest in a craft, trade, hobby, sport, art medium or method of doing a particular task or job. And many of these people would love the opportunity to put their experiences, skills, and know-how into print by writing a book on their subject of expertise. What's stopping these gifted individuals from writing a book? The...