Flooring Center business. Business Overview In 1999, flooring replacements ranked eighth as the most popular home improvement renovation carried out by homeowners in the United States, generating an estimated ten billion dollars in sales. A tremendous opportunity exists to capitalize on this enormous market by opening a retail flooring center that stocks, sells, and installs a wide range of flooring products, including carpets, area rugs, ceramic tiles, hardwoods, laminates,...

Heat Transfers Kiosk business. Business Overview You can earn as much as $1,000 per day selling designs, logos, and messages that are transferred onto T-shirts, sweatshirts, bags, and shorts via heat press equipment. Of course the key to success in operating a heat transfers kiosk is location. Excellent operating locations include malls, beach areas, public markets, and special events, such as fairs, music festivals, and sporting events. The business is very easy to operate and...

Military Collectibles business. Business Overview Purchasing military collectible items at bargain basement prices and reselling them to serious collectors for a profit is a fantastic way to earn a part-time business income. Devoting time to scouring flea markets, garage sales, and classified newspaper advertisements is the fist step in terms of finding military collectibles that can be purchased for the right price. Once you have assembled an inventory, there are various...

Gun Shop business. Business Overview In spite of the fact that gun ownership is becoming increasingly restrictive due to government legislation in both the United States and Canada, opening and operating a retail business that buys, sells, and trades guns still has the potential to be profitable. In addition to gun sales you can also sell ammunition and hunting-related products as well as offer a gun repair service. Promote the business by establishing alliances with gun clubs...

Greeting Card Kiosk business. Business Overview In spite of the increasing popularity of electronic or e-mail greeting cards, there are still more than two billion paper and printed greeting cards sold annually in the United States and Canada, generating some six billion dollars in sales revenues. Securing just a small fraction of this very lucrative market can make you rich. There are two options for selling greeting cards from a kiosk: manned and unmanned. The first generally...

Communications Sotre business. Business Overview Stake your claim in the multibillion dollar communications industry by opening a communications store. Stock and sell items, such as residential and business telephones, facsimile machines, pagers, Palm Pilots, cellular telephones, and accessories. Ideally, you will want to secure an authorized agents agreement for the wireless side of the business. Securing this type of agreement should not prove difficult given the vast number...

Online Military Collectibles business. Business Overview Worldwide there are millions of people who collect military items such as helmets, guns, knives, and medals as a hobby and for profit. You can capitalize on this fact and earn money by posting a Web site to the Internet that is devoted to bringing collectors of military items together to buy, sell, and trade. The site can feature a chat room for visitors to exchange information about military collectibles as well as...

Lottery Ticket Kiosk business. Business Overview Providing you can obtain a lottery ticket vendors permit, then operating a lottery kiosk can be very profitable. Ideally the kiosk will be located in a high-traffic area of the community such as a mall, market, or transportation station. In addition to lottery tickets, you can also sell convenience items like snack foods, newspapers, and cigarettes as well as tickets to local concerts, plays, and sporting events. The investment...

Battery Kiosk business. Business Overview The wave of the future for manufactured electronic goods is wireless, and manufacturers have but one option to power these products: batteries. Telephones, computers, radios, and more, consumers want electronic goods that are portable and that they can use just about anywhere. For the innovative entrepreneur an outstanding business opportunity awaits by starting a business that specializes in retailing batteries for consumer electronics...

Copy Center business. Business Overview The popularity of operating a business or working from home has catapulted a copy center into one of the hottest business start-ups available for the new millennium simply due to the fact that most people working from home lack the resources to purchase this type of office equipment, or can justify the expense for the limited use. Copy centers typically provide customers with a wide range of services, including black and white...