Promotional Products business. Business Overview Billions of dollars are spent annually in North America on promotional items such as T-shirts, pens, hats and calendars by companies that given these promotional items away to existing and potential customers. Securing just a small portion of this very lucrative market can make you rich. The key to success is not to manufacture and print the promotional items yourself, but to simply market these items and enlist the services of...

Sharpening Service business. Nobody likes a dull knife -- help them out. Business Overview Who needs sharpening services? Lots of people and businesses do, including restaurateurs, caterers, and butchers. There's also a need for saw-blade sharpening for contractors, carpentry shops, and mills; scissors sharpening for hair stylists, barbers, tailors, and seamstresses; and surgical-equipment sharpening for doctors, dentists, and hospitals. Depending on the type of equipment...

Lighting Shop business. It's time to shine some light on your business startup. Business Overview Upgrading or replacing interior light fixtures has become a very popular home improvement project for many homeowners simply due to the fact that this type of improvement is relatively inexpensive and can have a beneficial impact on the appearance of their homes. Starting a business that sells interior and exterior lighting products is a wise choice for a new business enterprise....

Lawn Care Service business. Know the secrets to making grass a little greener? Start a lawn care business. Business Overview Everybody's ideal lawn is a swath of emerald green, each blade as precision-cut as a Marine drill sergeant's hair, and not a weed, bare patch or dog doodle in sight. But in today's two-income family and single-parent/breadwinner world, who has time to mind the lawn? It could be you. As a lawn care professional, you can save the day by feeding, weeding,...

Wine Shop business. Drink to your health and to your business. Business Overview Retailing wine can be extremely profitable, and this type of business can even be operated from a well-positioned kiosk located in a mall or market. In the right location, walk-in customers will keep you busy selling lots of wine. But as a method to bolster sales and profits, also be sure to establish alliances with event and wedding planners, catering companies, and business clubs and associations...

Singles-Only Event Promoter business. Help singles connect by promoting events designed just for them. Business Overview Two things make starting a singles-only event promotion business a safe bet in terms of the potential for success and profitability'a 50 percent divorce rate, and people choosing to stay single much longer than in decades past. Lots of people in their, 20s, 30s, 40s and even older -- are still looking for Mr. or Mrs. Right. The result is a whole bunch of...

Linen Shop business. This retail business requires an eye for detail and design. Business Overview Retailing towels, bedding accessories, and table linens can be extremely profitable, especially when you consider that these products are routinely marked up 100 percent or more for retail sales. However, like any retail operation, success comes to those operators with an eye for detail and a habit for practicing sound business judgment, and a linen shop is no exception to the...

Housecleaning Service business. Clean up with a shoestring start-up -- as little as $150. Expect annual gross revenues of $15,000 to $30,000, and you can up your earnings by offering special one-time services that pay more. Charge your clients by the hour or by the job, based on going rat Business Overview In today's two-income and single-parent families, we don't have the time or the energy to clean our houses for ourselves. But if you get a charge out of making things...

Used Appliance Services business. Business Overview A tidy profit can be earned by selling used appliances, such as refrigerators, stoves, washers, and dryers, right from a homebased location. Get started by building a resource library in terms of appliance models, manufacturers, and retail selling prices when new. This type of resource library will prove invaluable when buying secondhand appliances for resale purposes. To secure a initial inventory of used appliances to sell,...

Small Business Coach business. Inspire success in other entrepreneurs as a small business coach. Business Overview In the United States and Canada more than 800,000 businesses are started annually. Combine this with the millions of small to medium-sized businesses already operating, and I'm sure you would agree that the future looks very bright, not to mention potentially profitable, for a small business coaching service. This hot opportunity will appeal to entrepreneurs who...