Phone-Up Service business. Business Overview Starting a security phone-up service is a very inexpensive business venture to launch that can be operated right from the comforts of a homebased office. A few of you might be wondering exactly what a security phone-up service is, and how this business can make money. A security phone-up service is a security service that telephones clients twice per day seven days per week to make sure that there are no problems in terms of personal...

Bodyguard Security Service business. Business Overview Bodyguards are no longer hired just to protect celebrities, they are also hired to protect business leaders, high profile activists, authors, journalists, and just about anyone else who comes under short- or long-term threats. Starting a bodyguard service does require a great deal of careful planning and research in order to ensure business success. However, bodyguard rates can exceed $1,000 per day, and, as an agency that...

Guard Dogs business. Business Overview Once again, there are a few different approaches that can be taken for starting a guard dog security service. The first approach is to supply guard dogs with security handlers, the second is to provide guard dogs without security handlers, or both options can be offered to clients. The requirements for starting the business are obvious. You must have trained guard dogs and experience training guard dogs, as well as a suitable operating...

Telephone On-Hold Advertising business. Business Overview Millions of business owners are missing out on a prime opportunity to market their products and services every day. How? By not having prerecorded messages advertising their products and services when their call-in customers are placed on hold. For this business concept you create an on-hold advertising message for your clients and hire a professional voice person to record the message in a studio. The client pays for...

Board-Up Service business. Business Overview Every year tornadoes and hurricanes devastate thousands of people's lives. Being prepared for these nasty forces of nature can save not only property, but also prevent personal injury. The business is quite simple. You measure windows and doors, cut plywood to fit these openings, label each board to its proper location, and install quick-fit installation hardware on each piece of plywood. The next time there is a threat of a...

Records Storage business. Business Overview Many companies are required by law to retain financial and legal documents and files about their business and clients for long periods of time. In some cases this can be up to ten years or more from the original date of the information or document. This fact creates a huge opportunity for the innovative entrepreneur to start and run a record storage facility, as many companies simply run out of space to store their documents and...

Security Lighting business. Business Overview Calling all electricians. It is time to start earning extra income putting your talents to work for you by starting a part-time business that sells and installs residential and commercial security lighting solutions. The business can be started for peanuts in terms of investment capital, and has the potential to generate an additional income of $30,000 per year or more on a part-time basis. The best method to market this type of...

Construction Lock-Up Service business. Business Overview On any medium-sized construction site there are hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of building materials and tools around at any given time, making construction sites a prime target for thieves. Starting a construction lock-up security service is not only a service that is in high demand; the business also has the ability to generate profits that are well into the six-figure range. The focus of the service should be a...

Crowd Control Systems business. Business Overview Parades, concerts, demonstrations, and fairs all require portable fencing, ticket booths, and barriers to be temporally installed at the site where the event is taking place. You can rent crowd control items by marketing the service to event planners, city management staff, and charity organizations in your community with the assistance of your own specially designed brochure and rental item price list. Likewise, many...