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...

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...

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...

Home Alarm Sales business. If you're skilled in sales, many households will appreciate your expertise in home security. However, don't be alarmed when profits take off. Business Overview There are various approaches that can be taken when starting a security alarm business. The first is to sell and install alarms that are monitored; the second is to sell alarms for residential and commercial applications that are not monitored. The third approach is to sell security alarm...

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,...