Used Jewelry Sales business. Business Overview Purchasing secondhand jewelry and reselling the jewelry for a profit can be a lucrative business. Getting started in this type of retail or resale business is easy. Simply purchase secondhand jewelry from newspaper classified ads that appears to be distress sales. The jewelry can then be resold to individuals that are seeking a particular piece of jewelry such as wedding bands, engagement rings, or for any special occasion as a...

Charity Used-Goods Store business. Business Overview I'll bet that a lot of you reading this book did not realize that many charity stores that feature secondhand clothing and household goods for sale are really private enterprises operated for a profit. That is right. The same stores that many of us drop off donations of used clothing and furniture to are businesses that are privately-run enterprises. Only a percentage of the total sales that are generated go back to the...

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...

Online University Books business. Business Overview New textbooks and course guides are very expensive, especially for students who are struggling to survive on tight education and living budgets. This fact can be the basis of a terrific new online business venture, a Web site that features secondhand textbooks for sale or trade. This type of Web site should be free of charge for anyone to use. Students could post notices or classified ads seeking to buy, sell, or trade...

Beer Company Novelties business. Business Overview Are you searching for a unique retail business that can be operated from home on a part-time basis? If so, perhaps starting a business that buys and sells beer company novelties will be of particular interest to you. There is an absolutely gigantic market for collectable beer company novelties such as signs, posters, games, coasters, and specialty beer bottles. Scouting garage sales, flea markets, and newspaper classified ads...

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....

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...

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...

Commercial Doormats business. Business Overview Starting a business that designs and sells commercial doormats for promotional purposes is a fantastic business venture to set in motion. Simply design doormats for commercial business applications that have a real promotional message, such as welcome to . . . and thanks for shopping at . . . . The doormats can be manufactured from different types of materials and have many different types of messages. The profit potential is...

Inventory Liquidation business. Business Overview Every year thousands of retail merchants and corporations across North America go out of business, move, reform, and amalgamate, and often this results in billions of dollars worth of stock and inventory becoming available at bargain basement prices. Purchased right and this same inventory can sometimes be bought for as little as five cents on the dollar. Later this can often be resold for as much as five times the purchase...