Online Factory Direct business. Don't like middlemen? Eliminate them with a factory direct business. Business Overview In North America there are thousands of homebased manufacturing businesses. Two of the largest challenges facing these entrepreneurs are marketing and competing against much larger and better-financed competitors. Herein lies the business opportunity. Develop an online 'factory direct' Web site that features products for sale manufactured by these homebased...

Antique Furniture Refinishing business. Bring antique furniture back from the brink by refinishing it. Business Overview Calling all handypeople with a home based workshop; the time has never been better than now to start an antique furniture refinishing and repair business, as consumer demand has skyrocketed for antiques in a good state of repair. Once again, an antique furniture refinishing business can easily be operated right from a home based workshop. Finding customers...

Press Release Service business. Business Overview More than 70,000 new businesses are started each year in the United States. This fact creates an incredible opportunity for the innovative entrepreneur to capitalize by starting a press release service. A press release is simply a document that includes information about a new business enterprise or newsworthy information about an existing business, including expansion plans, new sales contracts, etc. A press release basically...

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...

Intercom Installations business. The sound of success is crystal clear with an intercom installation business. Business Overview Recent technology changes in intercom systems have made them extremely easy to install, as intercoms are now available in wireless form. Due to these recent changes in the product, starting a business that sells and installs wireless intercoms is a fantastic business opportunity for just about anyone, regardless of construction or business experience....

What Happened..? Writer business. Business Overview What happened in your city or community 10, 20, or even 100 years ago? Was bread selling for five cents a loaf, or the first house with indoor plumbing being constructed? Community-minded people love to read about how their community functioned in the past and what the news headline stories of the day were. News and information that happened in the past can generally be uncovered with a little bit of research. Hit the library,...

Used Restaurant Equipment Sales business. Business Overview Did you know that starting a restaurant is one of the most common new business ventures? And, did you also know that more than 90 percent of new restaurants go out of business within the first five years of operation? The combination of these two facts is the basis for starting a business that buys and sells secondhand restaurant equipment like grills, fryers, and coffee machines. Simply put, when one restaurant goes...

Executive Recruiter business. Match execs with the companies who want them most. Business Overview If you've got sales and people skills in big supply, then this could be the business for you. As an executive recruiter, you'll match job candidates with potential corporate employers. Sometimes you'll start with an executive looking for a new position; on other occasions a company with a slot to fill will initiate the search. While an employment agency generally works with...

Silk Screening Service business. Cash in on the popularity of T-shirts by offering silk-screen printing. Business Overview The most common use for silk-screen printing is with clothing, especially T-shirts. However, silk-screen printing equipment can be used for printing logos and images on a variety of products such as mouse pads, bumper stickers, heat transfers, shower curtains, binder covers, furniture and sports items, just to mention a few. Still, it's often better to...

Litter Pickup business. Help keep your area clean with a litter pickup service. Business Overview If you are looking for an easy service to sell that requires no special skills or experience, yet still has excellent income potential and a start-up investment of only a few hundred dollars, then a litter pickup service might be just what you've been searching for. Armed with only a rake, shovel, garbage can, and a pair of gloves, you can be cleaning up litter for paying customers...