Pawnbroker business. Business Overview Pawnbrokers sometimes get a bad rap, and unfortunately it only takes a few bad apples dealing in stolen merchandise to give the industry a bad name for all operators of pawnshops. However, like any business venture, eventually the bad business operators will disappear and the good operators will flourish. Starting a pawnshop business is a good choice as a business start-up for a few reasons, such as no special business skill requirements,...

Online Cyberauctions business. Business Overview Art, cars, travel packages, or just about anything can be sold by way of an online auction service. Developing your own online auction site has the potential to make you rich. Securing products to be featured in an online auction sale is easy, simply due to the fact that there is no upfront cost to the vendor to list a product or service for auction. Fees are only paid and collected upon the successful sale of the item being...

Sunglass Vending business. Business Overview Selling sunglasses is a very inexpensive business start-up to get rolling, and the profits that can be earned are excellent. Establishing the business can be as simple as purchasing an initial inventory and selling the sunglasses right from a kiosk set up in a mall, at a beach, or at a busy weekend flea market. There are thousands of manufacturers of sunglasses worldwide, so there should be no problem finding a source for good...

Knife Kiosk business. Business Overview Retailing products from a kiosk located in a mall, or even within a larger retail store is a terrific way to keep operating overheads to a minimum, thus increasing the profit potential of the business venture. A great product to sell from a kiosk-based location is a specialty knife. The kiosk can stock and sell all type of knives such as ones used in hunting and fishing, custom kitchen knives, wood carvers knives, and knives for...

Used Telephone Equipment business. Business Overview Buying used telephone equipment and selling it at a profit to new and existing companies is a terrific business venture to initiate, especially if you have experience in the telecommunications industry. Anyone who has ever purchased specialized telephone equipment for a business certainly realizes that this equipment can be extremely costly to purchase and have installed. The basic concept for starting this type of business...

Restaurant and Hotel Supplies business. Business Overview The hotel and restaurant supply industry is enormous and generates billions of dollars in sales of products such as linen, tableware, and paper products each year. Starting a business that sells restaurant and hotel supplies is a very straightforward business venture to set in motion. To get rolling, simply negotiate a distribution contract with manufacturers of these products and begin to establish accounts with hotels...

Silk Flowers business. Business Overview Starting a business that wholesales silk flowers to retail specialty stores is a fantastic homebased business enterprise to set in motion. One of the best aspects about starting this type of business venture is that it enables you to work as the middleperson or agent. Simply source people that make silk flowers and agree to sell their products on a wholesale basis to retailers. Amazingly enough, maintaining yearly sales of $100,000 and a...

Watch Kiosk business. Business Overview Retailing wristwatches from a specially-designed sales kiosk is a fabulous low-investment business venture that anyone can own and operate. There are no special skills required to turn this business opportunity into a successful and profitable business enterprise. Watches remain one of the most popular gifts that are given on any number of occasions, such as Christmas, birthdays, graduations, anniversaries, or just for a job well done....

Online E-Mails business. Business Overview An online e-mall is a great cyberventure to develop and market. Online e-malls are simply a collection of retailers grouped together into one Web site. What makes this such a terrific business venture to activate is the fact that many small homebased or 'bricks and mortar' retailers simply do not have the capital required to develop and maintain their own Web site. You can come to the rescue and earn substantial profits by simply...

Gift Baskets business. Business Overview Gift baskets are extremely easy to assemble. Simply select items such as specialty foods, flowers, or personal health products and arrange them in an attractive wicker basket, and the gift basket is complete. The real secret to success in owning and operating a gift basket service is not in the gift baskets, but in the marketing and sales of them. The following are some suggestions on how to market gift baskets. *. Concentrate your...