Online How-To Books and Tapes business. Business Overview How-to books and tapes have traditionally been excellent products to retail by way of mail order, sales kiosks, and POP displays, and probably will remain excellent products to retail for many years to come, especially when you consider that increased technological gains will result in increased questions from consumers and users of these products. Moving forward into the new millennium requires careful planning and...

Solar Products business. Business Overview More and more North Americans are starting to realize that we must take care of the environment and look for alternate ways to power our lifestyles. You can sell solar-powered products, such as lights and battery systems, as well as wind-powered generators and solar cell storage systems for big profits. Here are a few suggestions to increase business revenues: *. Hire a direct sales team to call on and solicit business from...

Cigar Sales business. Business Overview Across the United States millions of dollars' worth of cigars are sold monthly and some of these cigars sell for $250 or more each. Thus securing just a small portion of this very lucrative market has the potential to make you rich. Once you have secured a wholesale source for purchasing cigars, here are a few ways to retail them for a profit: *. Establish a small kiosk in a mall or market location for selling cigars. *. Employ...

Newsstand business. Business Overview In spite of the popularity of Internet newsgroups and news Web sites, the good old-fashioned corner newsstand is here to stay. In fact, the arrival of the Internet has only increased the public's desire for information'electronic or print. Starting a newsstand retail business requires getting in touch with one of the many distributors that carry just about every kind of magazine, publication, and newspaper you can imagine, and so building...

Online Solar Product Sales business. Business Overview Solar products are a prime example of a specialty product that sells well via the Internet simply because many specialty consumer products are commonly not found for sale at 'bricks and mortar' establishments in small cities and communities. Once again, the main requirement will be to establish a resale or distribution agreement with one or more manufacturers of solar-powered products. The rest is simple. Create and post...

Online Cigar Sales business. Business Overview As mentioned earlier, millions of dollars' worth of cigars are sold every month in the United States and, in the spirit of being unique, perhaps you could develop a Web site that acted as a online portal to bring cigar manufacturers and distributors together with consumers that purchase cigars. This type of online venture would be very easy to establish and charging cigar manufacturers and distributors a fee to be listed and...

Wholesaler business. Business Overview A wholesaler is the link between a manufacturer or producer of a product or service and the retailer or reseller of the product or service. There are many different types of products and services that can be sold on a wholesale basis including food items, computers and software, telecommunications services, and even public utilities. Starting a wholesale business is somewhat more difficult than starting a traditional retailing business....

Video Game Store business. Business Overview Video games are hot sellers, and the video game industry rakes in billions of dollars each year in sales. Capturing a portion of the video game sales market is very easy to do. Consider the following options for starting and operating a business that sells video games: *. Buy new video games from manufacturers and sell them at a profit by establishing a retail store or sales kiosk in a mall. *. Purchase used video games and...

Seasonal Garden Center business. Business Overview A seasonal garden center selling trees, shrubs, flowers, and topsoil can return as much as $30,000 in profits in only a three- or four-month operating season. A seasonal garden center is very easy to establish and set up. The main requirements in terms of equipment will be to purchase or rent portable fencing that can be installed around the perimeter of the garden center. A polyvinyl tent or dome may also have to be purchased...

Online Inventory Liquidation Sales business. Business Overview This online concept is very straightforward. Simply develop a Web site that can be utilized by inventory liquidation brokers to promote and list their products for sale. The site can be indexed by type of product for sale as well as by geographic location. This type of site would be a popular resource for merchants seeking to purchase discounted inventory for resale, as well as everyday consumers looking for...