Coupon Books business. Businesses want more customers, and customers want a bargain. Satisfy the needs of both groups. Business Overview Community coupon books are hot, and starting a business that designs and produces coupon books is a sensational new business endeavor to set in motion. The concept is very straightforward. Simply secure 50 to 100 businesses throughout the community that would like to be featured in the coupon book free of charge. Of course, the catch is they...

Press Release Service business. With up to 700,000 businesses being started each year, a press release service is in high demand. Business Overview More than 700,000 new businesses are started each year in the United States. This fact creates and 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...

Community Website business. Bring your local flavor to the web for all to see. Business Overview Not all small business owners and professionals have the time, ability or inclination to build, maintain and regularly update a website. But at the same time many would still like to have some sort of presence on the web. Therein lies the opportunity for internet-savvy entrepreneurs: Develop, maintain and market a community-based website, featuring local news and information, as...

Health-Care Newspaper business. Spread the word about health tips and new procedures and products with a newspaper supported by local practitioners. Business Overview Are you seeking to start a unique business in the health-care industry? If so, perhaps you should consider starting a monthly health-care newspaper. The paper can feature stories and articles about health-care in general, as well as new health-care procedures and products that are being introduced. Local...

Stock Watch Publication business. Use writing and stock market know-how to develop your own publication. Business Overview Do you have a publishing background and advertising sales experience? If so, you can put it to good use by starting a business that publishes a weekly stock watch report. The stock watch publication can be distributed free of charge throughout the community and feature information and articles on world stock markets, publicly-traded companies and, of...

Proofreader business. Take your crusade against bad grammar and spelling to a career as a proofreader. Business Overview The written word makes the world go round. It's what businesses, associations and organizations of every description use to educate their target audiences, potential clients and existing customers. The problem is that most people view any sort of writing assignment with the sort of dread reserved for high school civics term papers, and if they do manage to...

Barter and Swap Publication business. One person's trash is another's treasure. Bring these people together with a barter and swap publication. Business Overview Barter and swap publications have become very popular in the past decade, as people seek more creative ways to get rid of items they do not want or need, and trade for useful items they'd like to have. Herein lies an outstanding opportunity to start a community barter and swap publication. The publication can be...

Self-Publisher business. Don't want to deal with agents? Become a self-publisher. Business Overview Not too long ago, self-publishing was looked down upon as the venue only of people whose work was truly awful. Now, however, self-publishing is not only respectable but 'in.' Major publishers are concentrating their efforts on mega-blockbusters, leaving the midlist or smaller writers out in the cold, which has led to the advent of the self- and small-press publisher as a solid...

Literary Agent business. If you have marketing skills and love books, this may be the right business for you. Business Overview A six-figure income can be earned as a literary agent, providing you have a good understanding and knowledge of the publishing industry. You agree to represent authors' works and market the literary works to publishers. Many literary agents will specialize in one or two particular fields of interest, such as business books, children's books,...

Independent Record Label business. Take your passion for music and start an indie record label for your favorite artists. Business Overview If you've always wanted to be in the music business, but you can't sing a note and your instrumental talents are limited, take heart. You can do the Dick Clark thing as head of your own record (or more properly nowadays, CD) label. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, music influences every culture on our planet to...