Computer Repair and Maintenance business. Take your tech knowledge to the streets and help people with computer problems. Business Overview Everybody with a computer knows that moment of panic when the hard drive crashes -- and for businesspeople, it usually happens when they're staring into the eye of a deadline. But if you're a computer physician capable of diagnosing virtual ills and then repairing them, you can take on the appearance of an angel of mercy as a computer...

Dance Instructor business. Love to dance? Share the joy. Business Overview Providing you know how to dance, regardless of the style'-tap, highland, ballroom, ballet, swing, break, modern, disco, flamenco or line dancing'-there is big money to be earned by teaching people how to dance. If space is available, open a dance studio right in your own home. If not, operate your dance classes in conjunction with a suitable partner or partners who do have the space'fitness center,...

Cooking Classes business. Cook up a recipe for business success with culinary classes. Business Overview Does everybody rave about the meals you prepare? If so, why not put your extraordinary cooking skills to work by teaching others how to be great cooks? Operating right from home on a small scale, you can teach students how to prepare fantastic meals. If you choose to operate on a larger scale, you will need to rent appropriate commercial space or partner with a restaurant or...

Consignment Furniture Store business. Give furniture a second life by selling it again. Business Overview A furniture consignment shop can stock everything from a 100-year-old highboy to a 10-year young sofa. Just as in clothing, the trend these days is toward recycling, finding delightful ways to make everything old seem new (or just beloved) again. Furniture is one of the fastest-growing segments of the resale industry, with more and more nonfurniture consignment stores...

Computer Training business. Use your computer smarts to teach others how to use their software and hardware. Business Overview Computers and computer programs are among the most wonderful tools available -- as long as you know how to use them. If you don't, you quickly learn the true meaning of frustration. And let's face it: Most programs -- despite what the blurb on the back of the box may say -- are not cuddly. Which leaves lots of would-be computer users, especially...

Day Care Center business. Create a safe space for kids to play away from home with a day care center. Business Overview The escalating cost of living has made child day care a booming industry simply because many families require two full-time incomes to make ends meet. Day-care facilities can be homebased, operated from a storefront or office location, or in conjunction with an established business or office complex. Investment budget, business objectives and demand will...

Adventure Travel Agent business. Business Overview How about ice-climbing in Finland, deep-sea fishing off Australia, base-jumping in Africa, or a Mayan ruins tour in a hot-air balloon? Have fun and earn incredible profits arranging the adventure of a lifetime for clients by starting a specialty adventure travel agency. Forget about run-of-the-mill tours of Paris and those mundane amenity-packed hotels in the Caribbean, and concentrate instead on your client's need for...

Corporate Meeting Planner business. Can you keep a group organized? Try your hand at corporate meeting planning. Business Overview Using your organization and event planning skills will enable you to start a corporate-meeting planner service. Long gone are the days of boring boardroom meetings for middle managers, executives, employees, investors and business alliances. Today, corporations need and want to keep all executives, managers, employees, customers, investors and...

Cookie Gift Business business. Have a knack for baking? Create delicious gifts. Business Overview Everybody loves receiving flowers, and everybody loves cookies. If you're a cookie magician -- you buy every magazine at the market that features cookie recipes on the cover and then bake up a storm -- you can say it with flowers of the cookie kind with a cookie gift business. You can sell a single cookie on a 'stem' or a huge bouquet of tasty morsels in one of several...

Adventure Travel Agent business. Business Overview How about ice-climbing in Finland, deep-sea fishing off Australia, base-jumping in Africa, or a Mayan ruins tour in a hot-air balloon? Have fun and earn incredible profits arranging the adventure of a lifetime for clients by starting a specialty adventure travel agency. Forget about run-of-the-mill tours of Paris and those mundane amenity-packed hotels in the Caribbean, and concentrate instead on your client's need for...