Used Furniture Retailer business. Help others out of their financial hardships by picking out classic furniture to sell. Business Overview Purchasing secondhand furniture at auction sales, garage sales, from classified advertisements, and estate sales is the starting point for opening a used furniture store, or reselling secondhand furniture right from your home. There are a great number of benefits to starting a business that sells secondhand furniture: *. No special...

Pawnbroker business. Use your negotiating skills by opening up a pawn shop and bringing in second-hand goods. Business Overview Pawnbrokers sometimes get a bad rap, and unfortunately it only takes a few bad apples dealing in stolen merchandise to give the industry a bad name for all operators of pawnshops. However, like any business venture, eventually the bad business operators will disappear and the good operators will flourish. Starting a pawnshop business is a good choice...

Used CD Shop business. Share a love of cheap and legally-purchased music with your customers. Business Overview If you love music, consider starting a used CD shop. The business can be established in a storefront location or alternately in a sales kiosk located within a busy mall or public market. To initially establish an inventory of CDs for the business, place classified advertisements in the local community newspaper offering to purchase whole or partial CD collections....

Evening Gown Rentals business. Turn women into Cinderellas for a night by renting them evening gowns. Business Overview Many designer evening gowns cost $1,000 or more, placing them far outside the financial reach of many customers. This creates more than ample opportunity for the determined entrepreneur to start an evening gown rental business, which can be easily conducted from a home based location. Marketing the business can be as simple as creating a full-color catalog...

Bathing Suits business. People will never stop going to the beach. Cater to them by selling bathing suits and other beach accessories. Business Overview Custom bathing suits retail for as much as $150 each while only costing about $20 in material to make. Thus if you have a flair for design and a skill for sewing, starting your own home based business that specializes in made-to-order bathing suits for clients seeking the perfect look for the beach may be just the business...

Collectible Clothing business. Bring back the vintage and retro styles of years past with a collectible clothing store. Business Overview The value and popularity of collectible clothing has been on a steady increase for the past decade, and the demand for collectible clothing from the 1940s to the 1970s shows no signs of diminishing. Starting a business that sells collectible clothing from a retail storefront location is a fantastic business venture to set in motion. The...

Dollar Store business. Get a great deal with a dollar store that brings in big bucks. Business Overview Dollar or discount stores are popping up everywhere across North America, and that can only mean one of two things: Competition is too heavy and there will soon be a thinning process, or dollar storeowners are making money and expanding into new geographic areas of the country to capitalize on consumer demand. Given the popularity of dollar stores, and the fact that these...

Silk Scarves business. People will pay hundreds of dollars for a Ferragamo or Hermes silk scarf. It's a trend you can cash in on, too. Business Overview Genuine silk scarves can retail for as much as $100 each, yet can be purchased in bulk and on a wholesale basis for as little as $10 each from foreign manufacturers. Herein lies the business opportunity. Simply secure an exclusive import and distribution contract with a foreign manufacturer of silk scarves and set about...

Used Restaurant Equipment Sales business. Sell used restaurant equipment to restaurateurs looking for a deal. Business Overview Did you know that starting a restaurant is one of the most common new business ventures? But did you also know that more than 90 percent of new restaurants go out of business within the first five years? The combination of these two facts is the basis for starting a business that buys and sells secondhand restaurant equipment like grills, fryers and...