Craft Supply Store business. Give fellow crafters a place to gather their supplies, from glue guns to yarn. Business Overview Starting a craft supply retail store is a fantastic new business enterprise to set in motion. This is the kind of retail business that will require a substantial initial startup investment, but the profit potential can easily justify the investment. Ideally, this type of business enterprise will be located in a highly visible and easily accessible...

Potpourri Sales business. Figure out a way to differentiate your potpourri and you'll be surrounded by the sweet smell of success. Business Overview Starting a business that makes and wholesales potpourri products is an excellent home based business venture to set in motion. The potpourri can be made from dried flowers, pine cones and bark mulch with fragrant essential oils added. Once packaged, the potpourri can be sold on a wholesale basis to specialty retailers or directly...

Custom Buttons business. Who says buttons have to be boring? Create interesting buttons that will make people smile when they get dressed. Business Overview Are you searching for a unique and inexpensive home based business opportunity that has little competition and a real chance of succeeding? If so, consider starting a business that specializes in manufacturing and selling custom, one-of-a-kind buttons for clothing. The buttons can be manufactured from just about every type...

Christmas Ornaments business. Bring holiday cheer to people's homes with creative Christmas ornaments. Business Overview Starting a business that manufactures Christmas ornaments can provide you with a fabulous part-time seasonal income just when you need it the most'Christmas time. Christmas ornaments such as tree decorations and door wreaths are very simple and inexpensive to make, and can be sold in various ways including to retailers on a wholesale basis or directly to...

Freelance Photographer business. If you enjoy taking pictures, photography could be the business for you. Business Overview Calling all hobby photographers, it's time to start to earn profits from your photography skills by cashing in on the huge demand for still pictures. Making money as a photographer can be done in a number of different ways. You can specialize in one area, the most common being weddings. Another way to specialize as a photographer is to take pictures at...

Gift Basket business. Create crafty and beautiful gifts with a gift basket business. Business Overview If you're the type who goes nuts at holidays and birthdays, choosing oh-so-special gifts and then dressing them up in creative packages, you'll get all wrapped up in a gift basket business. You can give gifts all year long and get paid for doing it! This is one of the hottest businesses going, with recent annual sales of $800 million. If you set your creativity on high and...

Bookbinding and Repairs business. Don't be bound to just one job -- try bookbinding and repairs for another source of income. Business Overview Working right from home you can bind books in small quantities and repair antique books. Bookbinding equipment is very inexpensive to purchase and there are even construction plans available that will enable you to build your own bookbinding equipment. Marketing the service can be as easy as establishing alliances with secondhand book...

Wall Murals business. Use your artistic skills to create large, custom creations for clients. Business Overview Many building and business owners are turning to having wall murals painted on large areas of their buildings (interior and exterior) for promotional and interior decoration purposes, and as a method to deter graffiti. If you have the ability, or can form a group of people with the ability to produce attractive wall murals, then you can make a lot of money operating...

Art Auctions business. Love event planning, art and the thrill of bidding? Hold art auctions. Business Overview Every home in North America features some sort of art as decoration. The market for art is enormous and continues to grow as our population expands. Starting an art auction and liquidation sales service is a great way to become your own boss. There are thousands of artists who have works that they cannot, or do not have the ability to sell. Why not sell it for them?...

Artist Agent business. Represent artists to secure them work and gallery space. Business Overview An artist agent is the same as any other industry agent. You simply represent the talents or skills of an individual or group of individuals. Remuneration is by way of a commission charged on work sold; generally the commission rate is between 10 and 20 percent of the total selling value of the art. Why would an artist seek to be represented by an agent? There are many reasons why...