Catering business. Love food? Love people? Bring your interests together with a catering business. Business Overview If you're one of those fearless people who enjoys giving elegant dinner parties, you get rave reviews from guests and your relatives beg to have holidays at your house because of your cooking, then catering might be your cup of tea. As a caterer, you'll plan menus and elegant or playful presentations for everything from company picnics to debutante balls, then...

Children's Party Planning business. Create great parties for both kids and parents to enjoy. Business Overview Today's moms and dads want to give their kids memorable parties just like they had, but with a two-income household, it's difficult to find the time to plan and organize all this stuff. And even moms or dads who don't work often feel that a really creative party is beyond their capabilities. But if you're creative, then you can be the life of the gala with a...

Calligraphy business. Turn a hobby for calligraphy into a home based business. Business Overview Turn your talent for exquisite handwriting into a profitable business by providing customers with calligraphy services. Even people with minimal artistic ability can easily learn calligraphy. There are numerous books and kits available that can help you master the craft, as well as training classes offered through the resources listed below. Calligraphy can be used to create...

Community Delivery Service business. Like cruising around your community? Why not start a local delivery service? Business Overview Equipped with nothing more than a cell phone to handle incoming and outgoing customer calls, coupled with reliable transportation, you can offer clients in your community fast and convenient delivery and/or pickup services for dry cleaning, spirits, fast foods, medications, event tickets, groceries, pet foods, flowers or just about anything else...

Carpentry business. Take your woodworking skills to the masses with a carpentry business. Business Overview A terrific opportunity exists for carpenters of every skill level to earn a substantial full- or part-time income by setting up a fully equipped carpentry shop at home if space and zoning allows, or in a rental shop space. Offer customers various woodworking and carpentry services, including lumber milling, planing, joining, sawing and gluing, as well as custom work such...

Community Newsletter business. Love where you live? Start a community newsletter. Business Overview Writing, publishing, and distributing your own community newsletter is a great way to earn extra money and have some fun at the same time. To keep your start-up, equipment and printing costs to a minimum use 11-by-17-inch paper folded in half, as is your newspaper. This will give you four pages on which to feature content and advertisements. Featured content can be whatever you...

Child Care Service business. Love working with kids? Start a child care business. Business Overview If you love kids, you're a Big Wheels and Barney fan, and you've got patience to spare, then you can help parents in your area hit the workplace with easy spirits with a child-care service. You'll care for kids in your home, providing a safe and loving environment as well as snacks and meals. Some child-care services offer child development activities; others provide extended or...

Community Website business. Bring your local flavor to the web for all to see. Business Overview Not all small business owners and professionals have the time, ability or inclination to build, maintain and regularly update a website. But at the same time many would still like to have some sort of presence on the web. Therein lies the opportunity for internet-savvy entrepreneurs: Develop, maintain and market a community-based website, featuring local news and information, as...

Cartridge Refiller business. Help businesses save money and recycle by refilling inkjet and toner cartridges. Business Overview One of the fastest-growing service businesses today is ink cartridge recycling. Ink and toner cartridges used in most photocopiers, fax machines, and laser and inkjet printers can be recycled by simply replenishing the ink or toner supply, thereby keeping them out of landfills and putting profits in your pockets. This creates a wonderful business...

Collection Agency business. Business Overview For businesses, having customers who owe money is not only unpleasant but can cause serious cash flow problems and even force them to close their doors. Of course, they can hire a collection agency -- but most big-time firms are only interested in going after the big accounts that promise big money. But you can save the day with a homebased collection agency. You'll track down elusive debtors using the same skip-tracing techniques...