Extra's Only Agency business. Some people just want to be seen. An extras only agency ensures clients they'll get their 15 minutes of fame. Business Overview The film and TV production industry is booming, and starting an extras-only casting agency can potentially secure you a portion of this multibillion-dollar industry. Extras casting is simply supplying people to act as background performers in a film production. Typically extras or background performers represent every...

Actor's Photo Portfolios business. Target your photography business to actors by helping them put together professional portfolios. Business Overview Taking photographs of actors and models is a sector of the photography industry that generates millions of dollars in revenues each year. Providing you have the photography skills and equipment necessary to take professional actors' head shots and create photograph portfolios, then starting a photography business that specializes...

Photo Mugs and Plates business. Preserve memories with photo mugs and plates while you take your photography skills to the next level. Business Overview Starting a part-time business that photographs people and pets and places their image onto plates, mugs, or plaques is a terrific small business opportunity that does not require a great deal of photographic experience or investment start-up capital to get rolling. Best of all, the business can easily create an income of $25 to...

Proposal Writer business. Here's a homebased business that may write you a big commission check. Business Overview Each year government agencies on the federal, state, and local levels put thousands of RFPs (requests for proposals) out for bid. The proposals can range from building government buildings to supplying computer equipment for government offices, and just about anything in between. Though many of these proposals can be very lucrative for the company or individual...

Karaoke DJ Service business. Take the karaoke to where the party is. What business owner doesn't want to leave his or her customers singing? Business Overview Karaoke singing has become wildly popular in the past decade and to back this statement up, look no further than your own community. I'm sure there's a local karaoke club or karaoke singing night at a bar or club. The requirements for starting a karaoke DJ service are basic: You need karaoke equipment, a good music...

Wedding Singer business. Love to sing? Be the life of the party for a living. Business Overview Unlike the movie, many wedding singers actually do possess a great musical and singing talent, and starting a wedding singer service may be just the new business opportunity that you have been searching for. There are a few options available in terms of starting a wedding singer service. The first option is of course, if you have the talent, then you can be the wedding singer and...

DVD Rentals business. Be surrounded by movies galore by starting a DVD rental business. Business Overview Opening a store that rents DVDs is a very exciting business opportunity that has potential for gigantic growth, as DVDs are relatively new to the market and consumer demand for DVD players and movies has manufacturers of these products scrambling to keep up with orders. Furthermore, a DVD rental store is also much less costly to open in terms of the movie rental inventory,...

Online Art Auctions business. Connect artists with customers far and wide in online auctions. Business Overview Once again, millions of professional and amateur artists are seeking ways to sell their artwork and this fact creates a fantastic opportunity to start an online art auction service. The challenge with operating this type of venture will not be securing works of art to be auctioned, but promoting the site in such a manor that it receives a lot of visitor hits and...

Hand-Painted Greeting Cards business. Let your handwork add a sentimentality that printed cards can't produce. Business Overview There is large market demand for hand-painted greeting cards and post cards. If you have the ability to produce the finished product yourself, that's great. If not, there are many artists who will be glad to assist you, for a fee. The greeting and post cards can be wholesaled to retailers or sold directly to companies to give as corporate gifts to...

Party Entertainer business. Business Overview There are a couple of options available in terms of starting a party entertaining service. You can work as an agency representing entertainers for children's parties. Or, you can be an entertainer yourself, if you have the required skills. The different types of entertainers for children's parties include clowns, magicians, trained pet shows, singers, and skit plays. This is a relatively low-investment business to start and operate,...