Weather Vanes business. Give homeowners a taste of country charm with weather vanes. Business Overview Weather vanes adorn millions of homes worldwide. These functional and attractive features add charm to any home and harken back to the days of old. Manufacturing weather vanes can clearly be accomplished by utilizing a garage or basement workshop, and the vanes can be manufactured from a whole host of materials, such as copper, iron, wood, and plastic. Weather vanes best suit...

Window Shutters and Blinds business. Your business future will be bright as you keep the light out with a shutter biz. Business Overview Manufacturing interior and exterior wood window shutters is a very simple manufacturing business to establish and run. Best of all, only a small homebased workshop is required for manufacturing space. The demand for wooden window shutters and blinds is enormous, especially with recent news that plastic miniblinds can give off toxic fumes into...

Hot Tub Installations business. You'll have more clients hot on your trail once they see your hot tub installations. Business Overview Hot tubs make a great addition to any home. However, the focus of this new business opportunity is not aimed at hot tub sales, but at the installation of hot tubs. In order for a hot tub to properly work and be safe for the occupants, it must be installed correctly, including the electrical hook-up and a solid foundation base. Starting your own...

House Sitting business. Take care of homes when their owners are away with a house sitting service. Business Overview Who might need a house sitter? Surprisingly, quite a few people, including people going on vacations lasting longer than a week, traveling business owners and executives, as well as people whose homes are being renovated and who don't want to be there but still want their home to be occupied for security reasons, just to name a few. House sitters not only...

Home Inspection business. Are you detail oriented? Consider starting a home inspection service. Business Overview If you have construction or remodeling experience and you like diagnosing house ailments, then you can give a home buyer sweet dreams -- or at least let him know what he's up against -- as a home inspector. You'll work mostly for buyers, but also for sellers and with real estate agents, clambering around in attics, crawl spaces and basements, peering at plumbing and...

Bathroom and Kitchen Vents business. If you're a details person and love home improvement, try helping others bring some fresh air into their homes. Business Overview Prior to building codes establishing mandatory installations of kitchen and bathroom ventilation systems for all new construction projects, many houses were built without ventilation systems. This fact creates a fantastic opportunity for an inexpensive homebased business venture that has the potential to generate...

Wood Clothes Hangers business. Add a touch of class to closets everywhere with wood hangers. Business Overview Designing and manufacturing custom wood clothes hangers for high-end, expensive men's and women's fashions is a terrific little business enterprise to set in motion. Typical clothes hangers can destroy expensive clothes, so the potential market for custom-made clothes hangers to specifically fit one particular item of clothing is huge. The coat hangers should be made...

Treehouse Kits business. Create cool, treetop hideaways for kids. Business Overview Time to mix childhood memories, business, and profits. That is exactly what can be achieved by starting a business that manufactures treehouse kits for the do-it-yourself homeowner to purchase, assemble, and install. The treehouse kits can be packaged and sold to retail outlets on a wholesale basis or directly to consumers via advertising the treehouse kits for sale on the Internet, in...

Apartment Prep Service business. Use your talent for handiwork to start an apartment prep service business. Business Overview When tenants vacate apartments, they usually fail to clean up after themselves. Even the tidiest tenant can leave a trail of normal wear and tear -- carpets that need cleaning, nail holes to be filled and walls to be painted. And apartment managers and other assorted landlords rarely have the time or the inclination to handle the tasks. But if you...

Victorian Moldings business. Are you a master craftsperson with an eye for detail? Help people add a Victorian flair to their homes. Business Overview Restoring heritage and Victorian homes has become the major focus of homeowners and community leaders across North America. And the time has never been better than now to start a business that manufactures, installs, and sells exterior reproduction Victorian moldings. The business can be operated in the following formats: *....