Community Entertainment Directory business. Make sure residents never say "There's nothing to do tonight" again. Business Overview Calling all aspiring publishers. Are you seeking to start a homebased publishing business that has the potential to generate a great profit, as well as be started on an initial investment of less than $10,000? If so, perhaps you should consider launching a monthly entertainment guide that services your community. The entertainment guide can be...

Desktop Publishing business. Use your design skills to lay out a business in publishing. Business Overview The desktop publishing industry is experiencing double-digit growth and will continue to flourish and keep pace with software and technological innovations for years to come, making this a great business startup with incredible upside growth potential. In fact, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that more than 50,000 people are currently employed in the desktop...

Personalized Story Time Books business. Are you a pro at creating sentimental items for families? Look into personalized story time books. Business Overview The market for personalized story time books for children is enormous. Every child in the world loves to hear stories, and the best aspect of this new venture is the fact that this business enables you to create books to include children into the story. This is a business that once you have established a relationship with a...

Home Safety Guides for the Elderly business. Seniors and their families will appreciate guides with information on preventing fraud and creating a safe home. Business Overview Here is an outstanding desktop publishing venture to start in your community. Every year in the U.S., many senior citizens fall victim to crime or suffer injuries right in their own homes. Starting a desktop publishing business that focuses on creating and distributing monthly home safety guides for the...

Puzzle and Game Books business. Combine fun and local advertising by starting a puzzle and game book publication. Business Overview Here is a great home based desktop publishing business to activate in any community. Sudoku, trivia, crossword puzzles and word search games are hot, and starting a business that creates puzzles and game books combined with coupons featuring discounts on products and services provided by local merchants has the potential to make you rich. The...

Community Newsletter business. Love where you live? Start a community newsletter. Business Overview Writing, publishing, and distributing your own community newsletter is a great way to earn extra money and have some fun at the same time. To keep your start-up, equipment and printing costs to a minimum use 11-by-17-inch paper folded in half, as is your newspaper. This will give you four pages on which to feature content and advertisements. Featured content can be whatever you...

Building History Guides business. Building guides can bring the past to life for locals and tourists. Business Overview Are you seeking to start a very interesting and potentially profitable desktop publishing business that can be operated from home on a part-time basis? If so, perhaps you should consider starting a business that specializes in writing guides about local historical buildings in your community, as well as features display advertisements promoting community...

Taxi Cab Publication business. If you've ever been stuck in traffic during a cab ride, then you can probably see the appeal of an in-taxi publication to pass the time. You'll have plenty of advertising clients who will also want to take advantage of this audience. Business Overview Starting a taxi cab publication will take some clever negotiations skills to accomplish, but like any new business venture the effort is generally rewarded financially for the determined...

Online Entertainment Listings and Reviews business. People are always in search of dining, entertainment and attraction information and reviews. Business Overview Developing an entertainment listings and reviews website is a very straightforward enterprise to start. Simply provide visitors within specific communities information about forthcoming entertainment events like concert and movie listings, theatrical play dates, special events and even restaurant listings....

Catalogs business. If you've looked at your mailbox lately, you'll know catalogs aren't dead. Get in on this industry by helping produce them. Business Overview Millions of catalogs are designed and produced each year in the U.S., and securing just a small portion of this very lucrative market can make you rich. The key to success in this industry is not to have all the skills required to produce the catalogs yourself, but to have excellent marketing skills and a good contact...