Kitchen and Bath Acessories business. Business Overview Kitchen and bath accessories shops have become extremely popular in the past decade and are springing up in every city from coast to coast. Like many specialty retailing businesses, a kitchen and bath boutique has the potential to be profitable as it is not uncommon for owners of these businesses to resell their goods for two or three times more than the wholesale costs. In addition to walk-in customers, be sure to promote...

Air and Water Filtration Systems business. Business Overview Cash in on the clean water and air phenomenon by starting a business that sells and installs air and water filtration systems. The objective for operating this business is crystal clear; buy your air and water filter products and systems on a wholesale basis and resell them for a profit. Installations will not prove difficult as most air filtering devices are simple plug-in models, and water filters are generally...

Online Rare Book Broker business. Business Overview Rare edition books and celebrity and author autographed books are prized possessions of many rare book collectors. Thus an opportunity exists to develop a Web site that functions as a portal to bring rare book collectors together to buy, sell, and trade books. Once again, this type of specialty site should be designed with the visitor in mind and include information and services that will keep them coming back on a regular...

Woodcrafts business. Business Overview If you love to sell then this is the right low-investment business opportunity for you to start. Most woodcrafts are sold via craft shows and flea markets, and these retailing forums are not suited for wall flowers. You will need to be a showperson in order to make money and not just pass time. Likewise the selling aspect is also what keeps many people that produce beautiful woodcraft items from ever realizing a profit from their work. Now...

Flooring Center business. Business Overview In 1999, flooring replacements ranked eighth as the most popular home improvement renovation carried out by homeowners in the United States, generating an estimated ten billion dollars in sales. A tremendous opportunity exists to capitalize on this enormous market by opening a retail flooring center that stocks, sells, and installs a wide range of flooring products, including carpets, area rugs, ceramic tiles, hardwoods, laminates,...

Heat Transfers Kiosk business. Business Overview You can earn as much as $1,000 per day selling designs, logos, and messages that are transferred onto T-shirts, sweatshirts, bags, and shorts via heat press equipment. Of course the key to success in operating a heat transfers kiosk is location. Excellent operating locations include malls, beach areas, public markets, and special events, such as fairs, music festivals, and sporting events. The business is very easy to operate and...

Military Collectibles business. Business Overview Purchasing military collectible items at bargain basement prices and reselling them to serious collectors for a profit is a fantastic way to earn a part-time business income. Devoting time to scouring flea markets, garage sales, and classified newspaper advertisements is the fist step in terms of finding military collectibles that can be purchased for the right price. Once you have assembled an inventory, there are various...

Gun Shop business. Business Overview In spite of the fact that gun ownership is becoming increasingly restrictive due to government legislation in both the United States and Canada, opening and operating a retail business that buys, sells, and trades guns still has the potential to be profitable. In addition to gun sales you can also sell ammunition and hunting-related products as well as offer a gun repair service. Promote the business by establishing alliances with gun clubs...

Greeting Card Kiosk business. Business Overview In spite of the increasing popularity of electronic or e-mail greeting cards, there are still more than two billion paper and printed greeting cards sold annually in the United States and Canada, generating some six billion dollars in sales revenues. Securing just a small fraction of this very lucrative market can make you rich. There are two options for selling greeting cards from a kiosk: manned and unmanned. The first generally...

Communications Sotre business. Business Overview Stake your claim in the multibillion dollar communications industry by opening a communications store. Stock and sell items, such as residential and business telephones, facsimile machines, pagers, Palm Pilots, cellular telephones, and accessories. Ideally, you will want to secure an authorized agents agreement for the wireless side of the business. Securing this type of agreement should not prove difficult given the vast number...