Garage Door Sales and Installations business. Mix your handyman talents with your sales savvy with a garage door sales and installation business. Business Overview Many single-family dwellings have at least one garage door, some even have as many as three. When you start to multiply the number of single-family dwellings by the average number of garage doors per dwelling you begin to understand why starting a business that sells, installs, and repairs garage doors could prove to...

Mobile Paint Spraying business. Go ahead, paint the town whatever color you like. It'll be easy with a mobile paint spraying business. Business Overview Prior to researching information for this book, I did not even realize that there was such a business as a mobile paint spraying service. However, there is, and it can be a very profitable business to start and manage. The business, in a nutshell, is just as it sounds: providing paint spraying services to clients on a mobile...

Bug Screen Repair business. Everyone has screens on their windows, and you can be the person to help maintain them. Business Overview Starting a screen repair and replacement business could put you on the road to riches, especially in light of the recent mosquito-borne West Nile virus and ever-present threat of killer bees. You will need basic tools and materials to get started'-a miter saw, screen rollers, various screen replacement parts, and a selection of fiberglass and...

Commercial Cleaning business. Commercial cleaning is a huge industry always in demand. Learn how you can get started. Business Overview A dirty establishment is a sure way to lose customers. But who in an office or store has the time -- or the inclination -- to get in there with the cleanser and scrubby sponge? The answer is nobody. But if you like making the world sparkle and you're not afraid of elbow or any other kind of grease, then you can lather up a good living with...

Dry Cleaning Delivery business. Make people's lives a little easier by delivering their dry cleaning. Business Overview Here's the problem: You've got half a dozen good suits to wear to the office. Five are lying dirty at the bottom of your laundry hamper, and you've just dribbled mustard all down the front of the sixth. If only there were time to run out to the dry cleaner and then more time to pick up the suits afterward. The solution: a dry-cleaning pickup and delivery...

Miniblind Cleaning Service business. Put your attention to detail to work when cleaning miniblinds. Business Overview Almost everybody's got at least one set of miniblinds in their homes or offices -- and everybody who has them also has a major problem with the dust and grime that sticks to blind surfaces and defies soap and water. You wash one side and dirt drips to the other. Tackle that side and you wind up with globby streaks on your first side. But you can conquer dirt...

Packing/Unpacking Service business. Do the packing and unpacking work that clients don't have time to do themselves. Business Overview We live in a mobile society. The average American moves about once every two years -- but nobody likes the nitty-gritty of it. Even worse, in today's two-income families, nobody has the time to do all this work. But if you've got a penchant for boxing things up and you're organized and efficient, you can ease the process with a...

Glass Shop business. A glass shop could be the window to your entrepreneurial future. Business Overview Windows, tabletops and mirrors'-the need for glass is everywhere. That's why a glass shop in your community is a good business to start. Operating this kind of specialty business requires experience in glass cutting and glass installation techniques, which is called glazing; or a person with these skills is called a glazier. Providing you or your staff possess this sort of...

Tin Shop business. If you've got a taste for antiques, tap into that passion with a tin shop. Business Overview The demand for custom-manufactured tin flashings and products is enormous, and starting a tin shop that fabricates these items can put you on the road to financial freedom. The business can be launched right from a basement or garage workshop and only requires a minimal amount of equipment, such as a metal break, tin sheers and a spot welder. Of course, the main...

Stucco Repair Service business. Time and weather can be a killer to outdoor surfaces. Make your living fixing damaged stucco. Business Overview A stucco repair service is perfectly suited for the person with a minimal amount of construction knowledge and investment capital, but who is seeking to be independent by operating a home repair business. The tools and equipment necessary for this venture are readily available at home improvement centers, as is the material required for...