Boat Delivery Service business. Business Overview So you're a salty sea dog from way back, are you? Then why not put this experience to work for you and start your own boat delivery service? Depending on your experience you can specialize in sailboat or powerboat delivery. Many boats are sold to novice and inexperienced boaters who are from outside the area in which the boat was purchased. Utilizing your boating and navigational skills means you can deliver these boats to their...

Construction Site Safety Consultant business. Business Overview Workers' compensation boards and insurance companies usually require that a least one person on a construction site have been trained in first-aid safety treatment. These regulations provide a wonderful opportunity for you to start your own construction site safety consulting service training construction workers in first aid and other related safety applications. The key requirement will be that you will first...

Corporate Gift Service business. Business Overview Do you have an eye for the perfect gift? If so, starting a corporate gift service can make you a millionaire. A valued employee, existing clients, or wooing a potential client, gift giving is essential for most corporations. You can choose a hundred or a thousand perfect gifts that can easily be engraved, customized, or personalized for your corporate customers to give as one-of-a-kind gifts. Once you have selected the items...

Distribution Warehouse business. Business Overview Homebased businesses and the Internet have created a booming market for distribution and warehousing services. Why? Because homebased and cyberventures generally do not have the infrastructure required to store and ship their products that are being sold. Starting a warehousing and distribution service means that you can act as a warehouse, shipping, and receiving agent for as many as 20 or 30 different companies. This business...

Portable Toilets business. Business Overview The not-so-sweet smell of success. Implementing a portable toilet business can be very lucrative, especially if you take the time to build a solid contact base. Clients can include event planners, construction companies, charities, sports associations, and just about every other business or organization that holds outdoor events. This is not an inexpensive business to start and operate. However, there is usually a minimal amount of...

Online Barter Club business. Business Overview Most barter clubs cater to business owners who use a barter points system to swap products and services for their business requirements. Why not start a barter club for everyday people, so that anybody can barter for services and swap items with each other. This business start-up is definitely best suited as an Internet enterprise via your own custom-designed barter Web site. You can charge the members a yearly flat fee to join,...

Showroom Designer business. Business Overview Business owners who design their own retail showrooms waste millions of dollars each year. Why? Because in most cases the showroom that they have designed themselves in an effort to save money is very ineffective and as a result, can cost their business lost sales and profits. Showrooms must be visually appealing, customer-friendly in terms of traffic pattern and ease of locating a product, and functional for staff. As a showroom...

Coin Searching business. Business Overview This business requires no selling, advertising, managing, or record-keeping. Does this sound too good to be true? Well, it is true. Coin searching can earn you profits in your spare time and few people even know about this money-making secret. Simply start with a $100 float, head down to your local bank, and purchase $100 worth of rolled coins. The rest is easy. Once home break apart the rolls and start searching for valuable coins...

Inventor business. Business Overview Are you the type of person who is always thinking of how to do something better? If so, maybe you should give consideration to becoming an inventor. The title is not as ominous as it sounds. Every day thousands of products, formulas, and methods are being invented to make life's tasks easier, or to assist mankind in general. Inventions do not have to be ground-breaking discoveries, they do however, have to have a practical use and be...

Errand ServiceLess than $1,000 business. Business Overview Busy lifestyles dictate that many business owners and professionals do not have time for even the simplest of errands like taking the dog to the veterinarian. An errand service can be set up for peanuts and operated with the aid of a cellular telephone. Creating a marketing brochure that explains your service can be your best tool to attract new clients. The brochures can be distributed to business owners and...