House Photography business. Business Overview Calling all hobby photographers. Are you seeking a way to earn an income or extra money utilizing your photography skills? If so, perhaps you should consider starting a house photography service. The business could be started for less than a few thousand dollars and operated right from a homebased studio. The business concept is very basic. Simply photograph houses in your community at the right time, such as Christmas, during...

Baseball Batting Cage business. Business Overview Baseball batting cages have always been, and will always be a popular recreation attraction. Starting a baseball batting cage business could prove to be financially lucrative and fun. The most important aspect of this business venture is location; the baseball batting cage must be located in a very busy area with great exposure in order to become successful. Good operating locations for this kind of recreation or amusement...

Rowboat Rentals business. Business Overview Here is a great little business that can be started for peanuts and operated on weekends and holidays on a part-time basis. Secondhand good quality rowboats can be purchased for as little as $500 each, yet the same rowboats can be rented for as much as $10 per hour to fishermen and sightseers. With that kind of return on investment, it will not take long to get back your initial start-up costs and reap a healthy profit. Obviously the...

Online Houseboat Rentals business. Business Overview Take houseboat rentals online by posting your own 'houseboat for rent' Web site on the Internet. There are thousands of houseboat owners right across the country that would be more than willing to rent their houseboats when they are not using them as a method to help offset the high cost of ownership and maintenance. Likewise there are also thousands of people that rent houseboats every year for a unique family getaway. The...

Real Estate Advertising Kiosk business. Business Overview Designing and constructing an unmanned real estate advertising kiosk is a fantastic way to get started in your own business. The kiosk can be located in high-traffic community gathering places such as malls and recreation centers. These same kiosks can feature advertisements for houses that are for sale locally. The advertisements would include a picture and brief description of the property for sale. Charging real...

Pontoon Boat Rentals business. Business Overview Once again, this is a great little business venture to initiate. You can purchase used pontoon boats for next to nothing, and rent them out for weddings, corporate functions, or just to people who want to float around and relax on a warm summer day. Pontoon boats do not require much in the way of maintenance and are very economical to operate. You can charge rental rates of $100 per day or more for pontoon boats and moor them at...

Extreme Adventure Trips business. Business Overview Does taking a hot air balloon trip over Australia interest you? How about a kayak trip down the Amazon River? You can start a business in which you act as an agent or broker on a local basis for adventure travel companies located around the world. Starting this type of unique business requires very little in the way of investment capital to initiate, and the service can be marketed directly to consumers via the Internet or...

Cross-Country Skiing business. Business Overview Cross-country skiing is a fantastic way to stay fit while enjoying the great outdoors in the wintertime. A low-cost method to start your own cross-country ski facility is to rent agricultural land in the winter and setup a portable trailer to operate your business from. A cross-country ski facility can be marketed to just about anyone who is seeking a wintertime activity including sports associations, clubs, corporations,...

Water Ski Tours business. Business Overview Sun, surf, and sand. Who doesn't like this combination? For those of you seeking to start a business that will enable you to enjoy the great outdoors, perhaps you should consider starting a business providing water ski tours or rides to vacationers. Purchase a boat and water ski equipment, and charge beach goers and vacationers a fee for 15 or 20 minutes of water skiing up and down the beach. The main requirements for starting the...

Online Adventure Trip Directory business. Business Overview How about a white-water rafting trip down the Snake River or perhaps a hot air balloon trip over Africa? Or for the truly adventurous maybe an ascent on Everest. Around the globe there are hundreds if not thousands of tour companies that specialize in high adventure tours and trips, and even if you are the nonadventurous type you can still profit by starting your own online adventure trip directory. The site can be...