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100+ Home Business Ideas
Author: Alyice Edrich
The only real security that a man will have, in this world,
is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability."
-- Henry Ford, 1863-1947, American Industrialist
- Accountant
- Animal Boarder
- Answering Service
- Antiques -- selling, restoring, auction house
- Attorney
- Balloon Service
- Band Manager
- Bed ‘n Breakfast -- turn one room, in your home, into a moneymaker
- Bill Reminder Service
- Blogger For Hire
- Blog As A Professional
- Book-Keeper
- Book Publisher
- Breeder
- Cabinet Maker
- Candy Bouquets
- Catering Service
- Cleaning Businesses -- specialize in an area, such as blinds, carpets, or cars
- Child Entertainer -- clown, magician, storyteller
- Child Proofing Service -- make homes safe for kids
- Children’s Boutique -- storefront, swap meets, fairs, online
- Clerical Connection
- Coach -- sports, fitness, etc.
- Comedian
- Commercial Freelance Writer
- Computer Consultant
- Computer Repair
- Computer Trainer
- Consignment Shops Online
- Consulting Service -- specialize in a field
- Copywriter
- Costume Maker
- Craft Kit Retailer
- Crafts Person
- Day Care Provider -- lincensed in-home childcare
- Desktop Publishing
- Direct Sales
- Dog Pooper Scooper
- Dog Walker
- E-book Author
- E-Book Publisher
- eBay Auctioneer
- eBay Trading Assistant
- Errand Service
- Event Planner
- Export/Import Business
- Fax Menu Service -- fax daily lunch specials from restaurants to local businesses for a fee
- Florist -- including flower arrangements for special events
- Freelance Writer
- Freelance Photographer
- Furniture Maker
- Gardener
- Gift Baskets
- Golf Club Maker & Cleaner
- Greeting Card Business
- Groomer of Pets
- Graphic Artist
- Hair Stylist
- Handyman
- Housekeeper
- House Cleaning Service
- House Sitting
- Information Products
- Jewelry -- Maker or Repairer
- Jockey
- Laundromats -- they run themselves, low maintenance
- Lemon-aide Stand -- travels to fairs and such
- Limousine Service
- Masseuse
- Medical Biller
- Mobile Notary Public / Signing Agent
- Mystery Shopper
- News Clipping Service
- Online Malls
- Office Organizer
- Painter -- murals, houses, sponge, mirrors, crafts, canvas, etc.
- Party Planner -- include rental of products to increase your profits
- Personal Chef
- Personal Organizer
- Personal Shopper
- Personal Trainer
- Personalized Letters -- to children on holidays (Santa, etc.) and adults like valentine's day
- Pet Sitter
- Professional Clown
- Public Relations
- Publishing Company
- Pet Sitting
- Plant House Sitting
- Pool Person
- Quilt Maker
- Real Estate Appraiser
- Referral Service
- Relocation Service
- Researcher
- Seamstress
- Search Engine Consultant
- Self-Storage Operator -- they run themselves, low maintenance
- Soap Maker
- Software Programmer
- Speaker
- Speech Therapist
- Stationery Business
- Supplier
- Take-Out Restaurant Delivery
- Tax Preparer
- Telecommunications
- Thrift Store, Christian
- Tourist Guide
- Translator
- Travel Agent
- Tutoring
- Upholsterer
- Vending Machines
- Vet
- Virtual Assistant
- Wallpaper Person
- Web Designer
- Wedding Consultant
- Welcoming Service -- sign up local businesses and bring brochures and coupons to new people in town
- Wholesaler
- Window Washer
- Windshield Repairer
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