Fabric Shop business. Business Overview A fabric shop retailing numerous styles and types of fabrics can be opened in a fixed storefront location, or even from home providing you have the space required and the proper zoning in place. Fabric shops have traditionally been very profitable specialty retail operations as the markups applied to fabrics for retail sales can exceed 100 percent or more. The business needs little in the way of specialized equipment, thus keeping the...

Western Apparel business. Business Overview Like country and western music, country and western apparel is currently enjoying a rebound in terms of consumer demand and popularity. Starting a business that retails country and western apparel is a sensations new business venture to put into action. In the spirit of being unique, consider opening a retail business selling country and western apparel in a nontraditional retail environment. Try locating the business within an...

Online Fabric Shop business. Add some texture to your business side with an online shop that's made of good material. Business Overview Option One: Develop a portal that brings fabric manufacturers and distributors together with fabric retailers via an online fabric directory website. Worldwide there are thousands of fabric manufacturers and fabric retailers, thus an exciting opportunity exists by bringing these two parties together to buy and sell fabric. Revenue could be...

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...

Singing Telegram Service business. Business Overview Would you like to start a singing telegram business, but your singing abilities are best left to the shower where no one can hear you? Fear not. For starting a singing telegram service is easy, even for those of us who cannot sing. A singing telegram service is a fantastic choice for a new business venture, especially for the entrepreneurs with limited capital available, as this homebased enterprise can be put into action for...

Theater Productions business. A talented play producer can make money from one of the oldest forms of entertainment. Business Overview Producing theatrical plays is much easier than you think, and many plays have the potential to generate outstanding profits even if they're only small community productions. Producing plays simply means you're the financial backer of the production and you pay for the costs associated with bringing the play to stage. However, there's a major...

Costume Rentals business. Business Overview A costume rental business can be operated right from a homebased location, and the additional yearly income that a costume rental business can generate is outstanding. I have always been partial to rental businesses. Once the item has paid for itself with five or six rentals, the revenue generated by the rental item from that point on is almost all profit, especially if the business is operated from home with minimal monthly operating...

Independent Music Label business. Business Overview Independent music labels are popping up everywhere across North America, and the rise in numbers of independent music labels rest solely with the creation and subsequent popularity of the Internet. Independent music labels now have the ability to level the playing field with their larger and better-financed competition by marketing new bands, performers, and music via the Internet. Furthermore, never in the history of music...

Custom Necktie Sales business. Market your customized neckties as the perfect gift or unique accessory. Business Overview Here's an interesting approach to starting a business that sells neckties. Negotiate an exclusive distribution contract with a manufacturer of quality neckties, create a basic marketing brochure describing the neckties along with the retail prices, and distribute samples of the neckties you stock along with the marketing brochures to offices throughout your...

Albums and 8-Track Sales business. You'll be dancing all the way to the bank when you specialize in album and 8-track sales. Business Overview Vinyl record albums and 8-track cassettes from the 1940s to the early 1980s have become hot collectible items. Starting a business that buys albums and resells them for a profit is a fantastic business venture to set in motion. As the saying goes, 'time must by on you side,' as it'll take a fair amount of time to build an initial...