Business OpportunitiesCheck out our list of more than 100 ways to be your own boss.
商业机会提供工具或培训help you start your own business, but usually at a lower cost and with fewer restrictions than a franchise. You'll find business opportunities in a variety of industries listed here, divided into three main categories: Dealerships and Licensing Opportunities, Network Marketing/Direct Sales, and Vending Machines.
For more information, be sure tocheck out our guide, as well as theFTC's pageon how to research a business opportunity.
AUTOMOTIVE
Auto Repair & Maintenance Services
Crack Eraser
Windshield Repair
COST:$1K-$4K
FINANCING:NO
Detail Plus Car Appearance Systems
Auto appearance services, automatic car wash
COST:$500-$500K
FINANCING:YES
LocationLube
Mobile oil-change services
COST:$10K
FINANCING:YES
Premier Paint 2000
Auto chip and scratch repair
COST:$6.99K-$49K
FINANCING:NO
Auto Sales/Marketing
AutoPlus Window Stickers
Used-car window stickers
COST:$99-$459
FINANCING:YES
OnSight Solutions
Graphic and mobile marketing for auto dealers
COST:$10k-$20k
FINANCING:NO
Truck-Bed Liners
Creative Material Technologies Ltd.
Clear truck-bed liners
COST:$9.8K
FINANCING:YES
Scorpion Truck Bed Linings
Spray-on truck-bed liners, window film
COST:$199+
FINANCING:YES
BUSINESS SERVICES
Advertising/Marketing Services
Advanced Telecom Services
SMS Marketing
COST:$1.5K
FINANCING:NO
Best Loyalty Plans
Discount-program stickers for business cards
COST:$0
FINANCING:NO
Birthdays Direct
Birthday direct-mail advertising
COST:$25K-$40K
FINANCING:YES
Fun News Franchise
Newspaper/magazine publishing
COST:$1K
FINANCING:NO
Online Community Magazines
Online business directories
COST:$100
FINANCING:NO
Signature Greetings
Direct-mail advertising, greeting-card mailings
COST:$5.99K
FINANCING:YES
Today's Senior Magazine
Magazine for seniors
COST:$3.1K
FINANCING:YES
YourDiscountWebsite.com
Local discount card program
COST:$200
FINANCING:NO
Miscellaneous Business Services
Employer's Edge
Employee assessment, training and performance management
COST:$7K-$19K
FINANCING:YES
International Mergers and Acquisitions
Business consulting
COST:$15K
FINANCING:YES
Mailbox Store Developers
Postal and business services
COST:$30K
FINANCING:YES
Packaging & Shipping Specialists
Mail and copy service centers, signs
COST:$91K-$138K
FINANCING:YES
Shred-Tech
Mobile document destruction
COST:$75K
FINANCING:YES
360 Solutions
Business consulting and training
COST:$2.5K-57.5K
FINANCING:YES
CHILDREN'S BUSINESSES
Personalized Children's Products
Patty-Cakes International
Baby handprint/footprint bronzed keepsakes
COST:$499
FINANCING:NO
Pawprints
Ceramic impressions of children's handprints and footprints
COST:$4K
FINANCING:NO
Miscellaneous Children's Businesses
Child Shield U.S.A.
Children's safety products and services
COST:$349-$1.7K
FINANCING:NO
Healthy Hands Cooking
Children's cooking classes, parties, camps
COST:$500-$1K
FINANCING:NO
Kid-Fit
Preschool fitness programs
COST:$9.99K-$19.99K
FINANCING:YES
Little Scientists
Science education products and services
COST:$25K
FINANCING:YES
Rhythm & Rhyme Tyme
Children's music education
COST:$10K
FINANCING:YES
FINANCIAL SERVICES
Tax Preparation
Miscellaneous Financial Services
Blue Coast Savings
Business financial services
COST:$21.9K
FINANCING:NO
ClaimTek Systems
Medical-claims processing, medical billing
COST:$15K-$35K
FINANCING:YES
Commercial Capital Training Group
Commercial finance
COST:$25K
FINANCING:NO
Cost Analysts Enterprises
Utility and telephone cost recovery
COST:$7.5K
FINANCING:NO
Global 1 Wholesale Merchant Services
Merchant services, credit-card processing, cash advance
COST:$2.99K
FINANCING:NO
Global Financial Training Program
Loan brokerage
COST:$19.95K
FINANCING:YES
Loan Consultants (Consulting)
Business finance consulting
COST:$13.8K
FINANCING:YES
FOOD
Delivery Services
Dine-In Delivery
Restaurant meal-delivery service
COST:$17.5K
FINANCING:YES
Food Dudes Delivery
Restaurant delivery and marketing
COST:$0
FINANCING:NO
Restaurants
Emack & Bolio's Ice Cream & Yogurt
Ice cream, frozen yogurt, smoothies, chocolates
COST:$75K-$150K
FINANCING:NO
Miscellaneous Food Businesses
Concessions Manufacturing
Kettle popcorn
COST:$12K-$38K
FINANCING:YES
Florida Orange Groves Winery
Tropical wine store
COST:到50000美元
FINANCING:NO
Frozen Functions
Ice-cream-machine event catering
COST:$3K
FINANCING:NO
Occasionography
Personalized candy bars, bottled water, mints, invitations
COST:$495
FINANCING:YES
Peggy Lawton Kitchens
Business snack route
COST:$70K
FINANCING:NO
Vino Slush Wine Slush Mix
Wine slushie mix and bread-dipping mixes
COST:$119
FINANCING:NO
GIFTS & NOVELTIES
Fine Art Impressions
Art imaging services
COST:$220K
FINANCING:NO
Graffiti Graphics/Puzzled Over Gift Ideas
Custom jigsaw puzzles
COST:$9.1K
FINANCING:NO
Natures Garden Fragrance Oils & Supplies
Candle, soap and cosmetics-making classes and supplies
COST:$0
FINANCING:NO
Personal Touch Products
Personalized gifts
COST:$249-$995
FINANCING:NO
HOME IMPROVEMENT
Home Staging
Transformations Staging School
Home staging
COST:$1.5K/2.5K
FINANCING:YES
Miscellaneous Home-Improvement Businesses
Bio Green USA
Environmentally friendly fertilization
COST:$50K
FINANCING:NO
Blind Brokers Network
Blinds and shutters
COST:$399
FINANCING:NO
DogWatch
Hidden-fence pet-containment system
COST:$20K-$30K
FINANCING:NO
1867 Confederation Log & Timber Frame
Log and timber-frame homes
COST:$20K
FINANCING:NO
Engrave-A-Crete
Decorative concrete engraving
COST:$5K-$56K
FINANCING:NO
Gold Cast Products
Stone-veneer products
COST:$12K-$20K
FINANCING:NO
K-Guard Leaf Free Gutters
Leaf-free gutter system
COST:$30K-$100K
FINANCING:YES
Organizers Direct
Garage and closet organizing system
COST:$1K
FINANCING:NO
Starscapes International
Ceiling-art system
COST:$3.5K
FINANCING:YES
Use What You Have Interiors Decorator Training
Interior design services
COST:$1K/2.5K
FINANCING:NO
The Window Source
Replacement windows and doors
COST:$40K-$50K
FINANCING:NO
Wizard Industries
Retractable door and window screens
COST:$18K
FINANCING:NO
MAINTENANCE
Blinds Cleaning
Blind Butler
Blinds, shades and shutters cleaning, repairs and sales
COST:$2.99K
FINANCING:NO
Dirtyblinds.com
Ultrasonic blind cleaning
COST:$16K-$68K
FINANCING:YES
Morantz Ultrasonics
Ultrasonic blind cleaning and fire restoration
COST:$8K-$70K
FINANCING:YES
Carpet Cleaning
Purent
Carpet-cleaning-machine rental and delivery
COST:$1.99K
FINANCING:NO
Von Schrader
Carpet, upholstery, wall and ceiling cleaning
COST:$900
FINANCING:YES
Miscellaneous Maintenance Businesses
The BBQ Cleaner
Barbecue-grill cleaning
COST:$20K
FINANCING:YES
Caltex International Ltd.
Interior and exterior surface cleaning, mold remediation
COST:$15K-$20K
FINANCING:YES
Eco Green Auto Clean
Waterless car wash
COST:$1K
FINANCING:NO
Ford's RV Refrigeration Training Center
RV refrigerator reconditioning and service
COST:$10K
FINANCING:NO
Lon Waltenberger Training Services
Bathtub repair and refinishing
COST:$2.5K-$4K
FINANCING:NO
Maid Services of America
Cleaning services
COST:$1K-$5K
FINANCING:YES
National Pro Clean
Commercial cleaning
COST:$379
FINANCING:NO
Reliable Appliance & Dryer Vent Service
Dryer-vent cleaning
COST:$500-$1K
FINANCING:NO
Restoration Preservation Conservation Products
Wax, polish, restoration products
COST:to $500
FINANCING:NO
This Old Grout & Stone
Stone, tile and grout cleaning, restoration and protection
COST:$1.5K
FINANCING:NO
PERSONAL CARE
Fitness Businesses
Geri-Fit
Strength-training fitness programs for seniors
COST:$2.5K
FINANCING:YES
Vanguard Key Clubs
24-hour fitness centers
COST:$300K-$500K
FINANCING:NO
Senior Services
Ageless Checkers
Safeguard visits to seniors
COST:$159
FINANCING:NO
Miscellaneous Personal-Care Products/Services
The Blending Bar
Customized body, bath and skincare products
COST:$5K-$10K
FINANCING:NO
Fragrance Blending Bar by Aroma Terra
Customized bath and body products
COST:$5K-15K
FINANCING:NO
RECREATION
Travel Agencies
Tix Travel & Ticket Agency
Travel agency; concert, sports and theater tickets
COST:$3.5K
FINANCING:YES
Miscellaneous Recreation Businesses
Active Hawaiian Surf Simulators
Surf-simulator rentals
COST:$4.99K
FINANCING:YES
GTAA-Golf Tournament Association of America
Golf tournament consulting
COST:$1.5K
FINANCING:YES
Trampoline Park Equipment by Fun Spot
Trampoline park equipment
COST:$1.2M
FINANCING:NO
RETAIL
Discount Party Store Developers
Discount party stores
COST:$30K
FINANCING:YES
Laga Handbags
Embroidered handbags and accessories
COST:$499
FINANCING:NO
Liberty Opportunities
Dollar, party and fashion-accessory stores
COST:$54.9K
FINANCING:YES
Teen Store Developers
Retail stores aimed at teens
COST:$20K
FINANCING:YES
SERVICES
Dental-Handpiece Repairs
Orion Repair
Dental-handpiece repairs
COST:$500-$19K
FINANCING:YES
Laundromats
Express Laundry Centers
Coin-operated laundry
COST:$50K-$250K
FINANCING:YES
Milnor Laundry Systems
Coin-operated laundry
COST:Varies
FINANCING:YES
Miscellaneous Services
Birdseye Global Tracking
GPS tracking products and services
COST:$59.9K
FINANCING:YES
The Christmas Lady
Christmas decoration rentals
COST:$1.5K
FINANCING:YES
Divorce With Dignity Network
Divorce legal services
COST:$9K-$50K
FINANCING:YES
Elegant Weddings by Donna
Wedding and gift services
COST:$5K-$25K
FINANCING:YES
The Plant Lady
Interior-plant rentals
COST:$1.5K
FINANCING:YES
Spectrum Unlimited
Personalized birthday greetings
COST:$200
FINANCING:NO
Thorvie International
Saw and tool sharpening
COST:$6.99K
FINANCING:NO
NETWORK MARKETING/DIRECT SALES
Dudley Products Cosmetics
Hair-care and cosmetic products
COST:$49
FINANCING:YES
Wachters' Organic Sea Products
Nutritional, personal-care and environmental products
COST:$54
FINANCING:NO
VENDING MACHINES
HealthyYou Vending
Healthful snack, beverage and entree vending machines
COST:$25K-$200K
FINANCING:NO
Naturals2Go Healthy Vending
Healthful-food vending machines
COST:$25K
FINANCING:YES
Red Hot Vend
Adult novelty and convenience-item vending machines
COST:$20K+
FINANCING:YES
U-Turn Vending
Bulk candy vending machines
COST:$7.9K
FINANCING:YES
Vending Machine Sales
Soda and snack vending machines
COST:Varies
FINANCING:YES