Bookends business. Bookends offer a great opportunity to be creative with low startup cost. Business Overview Manufacturing bookends? Why not? They fall into the category of a great gift for someone who has everything. And best of all, the business can be set in motion for less than $500 and operated right from home. One of the key elements for this manufacturing venture to take off and fly will be your ability to design and create very unique and different bookends. One idea...

Self-Defense Training business. Business Overview Self-defense training is a booming multimillion dollar industry in North America, and this business opportunity will appeal to anyone with a military or police service training background. Once again, providing that you are qualified to teach self-defense, an excellent income can be earned by doing just that. The classes can be conducted in a one-on-one basis at clients' locations, or alternately you can offer the training...

Solar Tube Installations business. Get into the specialty lighting business by installing solar tubes. Business Overview Solar tubes are a low-cost alternative to installing skylights. These miniskylights are available in a few different sizes and are packaged complete with roof flashing, expandable tunnel, interior finishing ring, and all required installation hardware. What makes this a terrific business start-up is the fact that solar tubes are easy to install, require no...

Scratch Posts business. Help save couch arms everywhere with scratch posts. Business Overview Scratch posts'cats love them, and cat owners love them even more. Starting a manufacturing business that focuses on building cat scratch posts is probably the easiest manufacturing business featured in this chapter to start. This enterprise requires virtually no special skills and only basic hand or power tools. Logically, the best venue for selling this type of product will be local...

Online Manufacturers Directory business. Launch an online manufacturers directory to help people find the perfect company to produce their products. Business Overview Manufacturers directories in print have served as a valuable resource tool for many corporations and small businesses for decades. Now it is your opportunity to merge old ways with high-tech solutions. Taking manufacturers directories into cyberspace is relatively easy to accomplish. Start by selecting a segment...

Sport Coach Training business. More parents want their kids to succeed. And to do that they're willing to spend the extra bucks to hire a specialized coach. Business Overview Here is a unique business opportunity that really has big market potential as there are currently hundreds of thousand of amateur sports coaches across North America, and thousands more joining their ranks every year. The title of this opportunity may be somewhat misleading. You do not want to provide the...

Time Management Classes business. Technology has made it easier than ever to do more things at once. Unfortunately, the amount of time in a day has stayed the same. This is where you come in to help. Business Overview Unlike the hit song of the '60s, time is not on our side! Hectic work and home schedules can leave even the most organized members of our society in a state of constant chaos. The 70-hour workweek, little league games, social commitments, and even simple grocery...

Wooden Sash Windows business. Keep windows looking good in the Georgian, Victorian kind of way. Business Overview Many owners of Victorian and heritage homes will never make the change to new windows manufactured from aluminum or vinyl, regardless of how bad the condition of the original wood windows is. This fact is why starting a business that manufactures, sells, and installs wood sash windows is such a wise choice for a new enterprise. As mentioned before, most owners of...

Kitchen Cutting Boards business. This is a great low cost startup that offers as much opportunity in artistry as it does in utility. Business Overview Kitchen cutting boards are easy to make, and there is a strong market demand for the product from both homeowners and commercial kitchen chefs. Once you have mastered the art of producing high-quality kitchen cutting boards, you can then move on to butcher block tables as the market demand for this specialty product is huge, and...

Patio Furniture Manufacturing business. The newest living space is outdoors. Now it's time to furnish it. Business Overview Custom-designed and manufactured cedar patio furniture is highly sought after by homeowners who enjoy comfortable and fashionable outdoor patio furniture. Launching a business venture that builds custom cedar patio furniture is a relatively inexpensive enterprise to establish. The business can be run from a garage or basement workshop and requires only...