Janitorial Supplies business. Business Overview Every year companies, government agencies, organizations, educational institutions, and associations spend billions of dollars on janitorial and sanitation supplies such as cleaners, paper products, disposal bags, and janitorial equipment. Starting a janitorial supply business to secure a piece of this very big and financially lucrative pie is not difficult to do. Like many wholesale or middleperson businesses, the key to success...

Bumper Stickers business. Business Overview In spite of the fact that most new cars and trucks have plastic bumpers, bumper stickers remain very much a cultural icon. Taking the following five steps to establishing a bumper sticker wholesaling business can put you on the path to financial freedom and self-employment independence. 1. Hire an artist and design ten really great bumper stickers, or locate a manufacturer and choose ten bumper stickers from their collection. ...

Florist Shop business. Business Overview Next to diamonds, flowers are a girl's best friend, and starting a florist shop is a relatively easy business to get up and rolling. There are really three important issues to address in order for a florist shop to become successful. The first is business location, and the location must be in a high-traffic and highly visible area to increase walk-in business. The second issue is delivery. The business must provide customers with a fast...

Sign Kiosk business. Business Overview Signs are as much a part of the North American cultural fabric as cars. In fact there are probably more signs than cars in North America. A sign kiosk is simply this: a sale kiosk located in a mall or other high-traffic area that specializes in selling premade signs and producing custom signs for customers while they wait. Sign making is easy, as there is computer equipment and software applications available that produce excellent-quality...

Discount Sports Footwear business. Business Overview Good-quality sports shoes can cost as much as $150 per pair, and that number is multiplied by the number of people in the household. Not every family can afford to spend more than a thousand dollars each year on new sports shoes, and that adds up to an incredible business opportunity to start a retail business that specializes in selling discounted sports footwear. The question is not will people buy good-quality brand-name...

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...

Special Event Security business. Business Overview Every year in North America there are thousands of special events such as concerts that require security staff present to control crowds and make the event safe for everyone in attendance. Starting a business that provides security for special events is very easy to set in motion, and the security staff used can be off-duty police officers seeking to gain additional part-time income. Contacting event planners and promoters in...