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Adventure Travel Agent |
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Forget about simply selling airfare and hotels which is highly competitive with too many agencies. Offer exciting adventures for your clients.
You can offer mountain climbing, biking, rafting, canal cruises, hiking, or trips for hobbyists. Specialize in trips for associations, chambers of commerce, and social clubs.
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Advertising Agency |
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It you have advertising and marketing skills and experience you can start your own advertising agency. Network with graphic artists, content editors, and web developers to offer a complete solution.
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Aerial Photography |
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You don’t need an airplane to get into this business. You can mount your digital camera on a painter’s pole. You clients can be amusement parks, campgrounds, corporations, golf courses, government agencies, homeowners, marinas, mining and forestry sites, outdoor-event organizers, property developers, real estate agencies, and sporting-event organizers.
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Alteration Service |
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If you can sew you can open your own fabric and garment alteration service right from your home. Clients could include bridal shops, consignment clothing shops, drapery studios, dry cleaners, fashion retailers, and uniform rental stores.
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Antique Business |
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Calling all handypeople with a home based workshop; the time has never been better than now to start an antique furniture refinishing and repair business, as consumer demand has skyrocketed for antiques in a good state of repair
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Appliance Repair |
Most people have no idea what to do when their air conditioner, refrigerator, dish washer or other appliance stops working. You can easily take a correspondance course and setup a repair service. Parts are easily obtained from local suppliers. If you operate out of your home, you will have low overhead and high profits. You could also specialize in commercial businesses, motels/hotels, restaurants or food stores rather than the general homeowner. Also consider making a deal with an authorized dealer to resell appliances to those customers who would rather purchase a new appliance rather than fix the old. Get a price book
Appliance repair is a great moneymaking opportunity for mechanically inclined entrepreneurs. Stoves, fridges, dishwashers, washers, dryers, central vacuum systems and freezers are just a few of the home appliances that you will be able to repair at rates as high as $75 per hour.
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Arcade Games Business |
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Gone are the days of 25-cent video and pinball games. Today’s high-tech games can often cost as much $2 or $3, and children (and adults) are still lined up to play. A video arcade is a high-investment business to properly establish; nevertheless, the potential profit returns are also extremely high.
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Arts and Crafts Instructor |
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Knitting, painting, print-making, sculpture, stained glass, pottery, glass-blowing and woodworking are just a few examples of arts and crafts that people are willing to shell out their hard-earned money to learn. If you have mastered any of these or other arts and crafts, why not be the person to train them and earn substantial profits for your efforts?
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Association Management Service |
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Many clubs, associations and organizations simply do not have the time, money or people-power to manage the day-to-day operations of their enterprise. Needless to say, a fantastic opportunity exists to provide these small organizations with management services that run the gamut from database management, to membership recruitment, bookkeeping, writing and publishing association newsletters, shipping and receiving, and providing meeting space.
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Auto Detailing |
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Automobile dealers are always looking for someone who can steam clean engines and vacuum interiors. Stock up on the right tools and clean up with this easy part-time business.
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Bonsai Trees |
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It's easy to learn how to grow bonsai trees which you can sell at farmers' markets and on consignment at garden shops.
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Bulletin Boards |
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Supply free bulletin boards to businesses where customers can post notices. Sell the advertising space around the sides. You can get commercial boards or, better yet, make your own.
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Business Signs |
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With new technologies you can make signs in under an hour. The best part is that you do not have to do the actual work if you don't want to. Make up brochures and business cards and call on local businesses. When you get an order, let an internet fast sign supplier do all the work and you just mark the price up.
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Cactus |
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There is an endless variety of cacti that you can grow and sell at farmers' markets, flea markets, and in garden stores.
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Candles |
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There are many opportunities to make and sell candles. Basically you buy the wax, heat it, and pour it into molds after adding scents or coloring. Basic materials cost about $1 for a candle which retails for $10. Sell candles via the internet, in stores, and at flea markets. Specialize in wedding candles, carved candles, soy candles for even more profit. A related business could be soaps and lotions especially if you can develop a unique look and scent.
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Carving Kits |
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Many people would like to try wood carving but just don't know where to begin. You can assemble of kit of knives, sand paper and wood in a kit to be sold by toy stores.
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City Benches |
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Contact your city government to ask if they would be interested in free benches. Then line up advertisers and a sign painter to paint your benches with their ads. You can make the benches yourself, buy used benches, or get them from a commercial company like the one listed below.
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Clip Advertisements |
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You can clip the ads from magazines and newspapers in your area for different products. Then find present the package to various advertising agencies asking them how much they would be willing to pay for a similar package ever month.
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Distribute Flyers |
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Many companies such as supermarkets, and local businesses need to distribute flyers. You can offer your services to not only distribute the flyers in public parking lots but even design them if you have the skills. You can hire teenagers to do the actual distribution but be sure to check that they are not dumping them in the trash.
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Exotic Plants |
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If you can put up a green house, you can grow exotic plants in anywhere.
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Giant Plants |
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You can buy seeds guaranteed to grow "giant" vegetables. These sell very well in garden shops and gift shops.
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Grow Earthworms |
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Earthworms eat garbage and reproduce very rapidly. Just make some boxes from crates. Put old leaves, coffee grinds, and grass clippings on top. Keept the soil moist and around 70 degrees. You can sell them to garden shops, nurseries, and fishing supply stores.
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Lunch Box Service |
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Prepares sandwiches and put them in baskets. Call on office buildings during lunch. Leave flyers behind so clients can phone you in the morning. Be sure to get a health department license
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Miniature Dolls |
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You can make collectable dolls which could sell for over $100 each to gift stores and collectors.
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Orchids |
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Orchids sell for upwards of $100 in cold Northern climates. But you can grow them in your house of heated basement.
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Outdoor Ornaments |
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You can buy ready-made molds and fill them with concrete. You can make bird baths, animals, benches, statues and plant holders. Your customers will be gift stores, nurseries, garden shops and florists.
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Satellite TV |
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You can easily learn how to install satellite dishes and hook them up.
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Setup Window Displays |
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Many businesses owners need a good window or store display but do not have the time nor skills to create one. If you are creative you could easily offer your services. Be sure to take photos of every job you do. You will get most of your business during holidays.
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Stuffing Envelopes |
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Most envelope stuffing advertisements are fraudulent schemes. However, you can contact printers like Kinkos to see if they will refer legitimate customers to you for envlope stuffing, putting on stamps, and mailing services.
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Talent Agent |
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You can book "gigs" for local bands, comics, magicians, and entertainers. Charge them 10% of what the client pays. You can work this part-time from your home with just a telephone.
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Totem Pole Flowers |
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If you have access to driftwood, redwood, or cedar you can make totem poles for flowers and plants.
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Unusual Plants |
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You can cross-breed many flowers and plants to offer unique flowers.
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Wooden Toys |
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If you are handy with woodworking you can earn a nice part-time income making wooden toys, puzzles, and doll houses.
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