Store Display Cases business. Help clients make their products the center of attention with a store display case biz. Business Overview Starting a manufacturing business that specializes in custom-designed and constructed store display cases and fixtures is a fantastic business that can be set up and conducted right from a homebased workshop. There are many predesigned and prebuilt display cases available to retailers. However, often merchants require display cases and store...

Packing Crates business. Love to build things? Help supply custom packing crates to the booming shipping industry. Business Overview Designing and building custom made-to-order packing crates is a great business to initiate and has an almost endless supply of potential customers. Every year millions of products are manufactured and shipped in packing crates that have been specially designed and built to protect the cargo. The easiest way to get new clients for a packing crate...

Window Sash Mirrors business. Business Overview Every year millions of old wood windows are replaced in houses, and these old and often discarded wood window frames have the ability to generate incredible profits, providing they are turned into beautifully refinished wooden sash mirrors. The mirrors are very easy to make. Simply remove all the glass and putty from the window frame, and sand and refinish the frame in a stain or natural finish. Once this has been accomplished,...

Woodturnings business. If you're an artist who likes to work with wood, this is the biz for you. Business Overview Fruit bowls, candlesticks, stair spindles or baseball bats'there are literally hundreds of different products which can be manufactured simply by purchasing a wood-turning lathe and mastering the art of wood turning. While the finished products can be sold directly to consumers, a better choice in terms of merchandising the wood-turning products is to arrange...

Mailboxes business. Business Overview 'Wanted: craftspeople to build custom-designed mailboxes. Flexible homebased work hours and a wage of $20 per hour offered.' If this is the type of employment advertisement that would attract you, then why not start your own mailbox manufacturing business? The business can be launched on an initial investment of less than $500 and operated on a part- or full-time basis right from home. The completed mailboxes can be sold on a wholesale...

Wood Moldings business. Put your woodworking skills to good (detailed) use with a wood molding business. Business Overview One of the most popular and least expensive ways to upgrade a home's interior appearance is to install new wood trims and moldings. Starting a business that manufactures custom wood moldings with standard profiles, as well as made-to-order wood moldings, is a terrific business start-up for the skilled and well-equipped carpenter to initiate. Customers can...

Canoe Paddles business. There's nothing worse than getting stuck up a creek without them. Business Overview Millions of people around the world enjoy canoeing as an outdoor recreational sport. A business that manufactures wooden canoe and kayak paddles can be established right from a homebased garage workshop, and requires only a small investment into woodworking equipment to get going. The canoe paddles can be sold on a wholesale basis to recreation retail stores, as well as...

Home Improvement Directory business. It's often said that good help is hard to find. Well, put together a home improvement directory and make that statement passe. Business Overview The basis of this business opportunity is straightforward. Home improvement contractors pay you a fee to advertise and promote their services and products in you annual home improvement directory. You create the directory in print or CD-ROM format and distribute the directory free of charge in the...

First-Aid Kits business. Putting together first-aid kits is a great business for those looking to help. Business Overview Two of the best aspects about starting a business that assembles and markets first-aid kits are the facts that the business can be set in motion for less than a $3,000 investment and first-aid kits are in high demand. First-aid kits can be assembled, packaged, and sold to retailers on a wholesale basis. Or, the first-aid kits can be specially designed and...

Picnic Tables business. If you enjoy the outdoors and have an appreciation for good furniture, picnic tables are a perfect business to settle on. Business Overview Building and selling picnic tables is about as easy as a manufacturing business start-up can get. The business needs only basic construction knowledge, and can be readily operated from a small homebased workshop. Of course, the fact that this business is so easy to establish means that in all likelihood there will be...