Executive Organizer business. Head straight to the top to get the boss organized and see the effect trickle down. Business Overview The average businessperson faces a daily avalanche of information -- e-mail, snail mail, faxes, memos, reports, revisions, agendas, addenda, ad infinitum -- and is nearly swept under by the sheer mass of all this stuff. If you're a neat freak with a passion for order and efficiency, then you can save the day as an executive organizer. ...

Medical Transcriptions business. Help doctors get through their daily duties by transcribing their notes. Business Overview Medical transcription is a field that's in major demand -- and becoming more so all the time. Since health insurance companies often require transcripts of medical procedures before they'll pay for them, doctors need somebody to translate their dictated reports into professional-looking documents. And that could be you. If you like the fascination of the...

Crafts Business business. Got skills? Invest them in a craft business while teaching others to appreciate your art, too. Business Overview Americans are experiencing a resurgence of interest in the simpler, sweeter things in life -- things like handmade birdhouses, hand-dipped candles and handcrafted arts of all kinds. So much so that the crafts industry is booming, with close to $10 billion in annual sales, reports the Association of Crafts and Creative Industries. If...

Doula Service business. Help laboring mothers by starting a doula service. Business Overview A new baby in the house is a living, breathing miracle. It's also sleepless nights and days that pass in a haze of exhaustion and new worries for new moms and dads. But if you love being around that most exciting of new life forms, participating in the joy a new baby brings to a home, then this could be the business for you. And there's plenty of business to be had -- in one recent year...

Framing Service business. Preserve memories for your clients with a framing service. Business Overview What must you have and know in order to sell framing and matting services? Framing and matting experience is helpful, but with a little bit of practice and trial and error, framing and matting can be mastered by just about everyone. Tools and equipment are also necessities. If you are purchasing standard-size frames from wholesalers, only basic tools will be needed. If you...

Cruise-Only Travel Agency business. Business Overview The cruise industry, with sales of $8 billion per year, estimates that only 7 percent of Americans have ever cruised. Which leaves a grand 93 percent who are expected to cruise soon. In anticipation, the industry is gearing up for an immediate 55 percent increase in ships and passenger capacity. If you love the siren song of the sea and the romance of cruising, then a cruise-only travel agency might be just the business...

Dry Cleaning Delivery business. Make people's lives a little easier by delivering their dry cleaning. Business Overview Here's the problem: You've got half a dozen good suits to wear to the office. Five are lying dirty at the bottom of your laundry hamper, and you've just dribbled mustard all down the front of the sixth. If only there were time to run out to the dry cleaner and then more time to pick up the suits afterward. The solution: a dry-cleaning pickup and delivery...

Executive Recruiter business. Match execs with the companies who want them most. Business Overview If you've got sales and people skills in big supply, then this could be the business for you. As an executive recruiter, you'll match job candidates with potential corporate employers. Sometimes you'll start with an executive looking for a new position; on other occasions a company with a slot to fill will initiate the search. While an employment agency generally works with...

Errand Service business. Help busy people get through the day by providing an errand service. Business Overview Let's face it; today's busy lifestyles mean that a lot working people just don't have time for even the simplest of errands, such as taking the family pet to the veterinarian for a routine checkup, buying Aunt Sue a birthday present, or picking up the kids after school. Which is great news if you're a multitasker looking to start your own simple, inexpensive, yet...

Employee Trainer business. Help whip a business into shape by becoming an employee trainer. Business Overview If you're a born teacher and motivator, then you'll get inspired as an employee trainer. You'll give specialized sessions on your area of expertise, which can be anything from language or math skills to getting the most from company employees or their customers through leadership, self-motivation or sales motivation. This is a hot new field, and growing hotter. The...