Manufacturer's Representative business. Business Overview Industry directories are an invaluable research tool, or in the case of this business opportunity a manufacturers directory can put you on the road to earning in excess of $100,000 per year. Utilizing manufacturers directories can help you identify products that are not being manufactured or possibly even sold in your local community. Once you have identified these products and conducted your own market analysis into...

Ceiling Cleaning Service business. Business Overview Starting a ceiling cleaning service is one of those business opportunities that can be a costly venture to set into action, or the business can be started for a modest amount of money. In the spirit of shoestring start-ups, let's choose the low-budget approach. Simply purchase a few buckets, a swivel-head cleaning pad with a telescopic handle, a ladder, initiate a basic marketing program consisting of flier distribution and...

Children's Story Writer business. Business Overview Fun aside, writing children's story books can be extremely profitable. To reinforce this fact look no further than the Harry Potter series of books: 30 million copies sold to date and rising. However, as fun and potentially profitable as writing children's story books can be, it is also an extremely competitive industry that demand unique and fresh story lines constantly. There are a few options available in terms of...

Saw Sharpening Service business. Business Overview A mobile saw sharpening service is a great business enterprise to start that does not require a lot in terms of special skills or investment capital. Clients can include construction companies, butchers, ice rinks, landscape contractors, lawn mower repair shops, and just about every other type of company that relies on sharp blades and saws to conduct their business. You can operate the business on a mobile basis right from a...

Auction Service business. Business Overview Did you know that it is estimated that more than 75,000 auctions sales take place each year in the United States? Becoming a certified auctioneer is not difficult, the course is less than two-weeks in duration and costs only a few thousand dollars. Once certified, a world of opportunity awaits the innovative entrepreneurial auctioneers. You can host and arrange your own auction sales or work on a contract basis auctioneering for other...

Indoor Environmental Testing business. Business Overview The air you breathe at home and work could prove deadly. As sobering as this statement is, there is truth to these words as more and more cases of indoor environmental toxic poisoning are reported each year. Getting started in the indoor environmental testing industry will mean an investment of time and money on your behalf to become a certified technician, or as known in the industry, a Certified Indoor Environmentalist....

Glass Etching business. Business Overview Glass etching serves a few purposes. First, glass etching can be used as a method to engrave security numbers or names on glass items. Secondly, glass etching is used to create elaborate designs and pictorial themes on glass for interior decorating or artistic expression. Starting a glass etching service does not require a lot of investment capital to get rolling, and a homebased workshop is more than adequate for carrying out the work....

Furniture Arranging Service business. Business Overview Launching a furniture arranging and rearranging service that caters to residential and commercial clients is a fantastic new part-time business venture to put into action. The business can easily be managed from a homebased office, requires little in the way of experience or start-up capital, and has the potential to generate an income in the range of $15 to $25 per hour. Target your marketing efforts toward people and...

Mobile Car Wash business. Business Overview The following are five excellent reasons why you should start a mobile car wash service: 1. A mobile car wash business can be started on a modest investment of less than $10,000. 2. A mobile car wash business can produce potential profits in excess of $60,000 per year. 3. Starting and operating a mobile car wash requires no special skills, and there are no legal regulations or restrictions. Everyone with a valid driver's...

Sign Maintenance Service business. Business Overview Look around, signs are everywhere and each one can represent money in your pocket. You can start a sign maintenance service on a relatively small capital investment, and manage the business right from a home office location. All signs require maintenance: light bulbs have to be changed, columns and support posts have to be repainted occasionally, and the signs have to be cleaned. Sign maintenance is most profitable when...