The $0–$500 Startup Database

A list of businesses that started for under $500, and making $10K+/month

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100% founder-reported, the rest researched

<$10K

$10K+

$50K+

$100K+

$1M+

Median revenue

$60K /mo

Middle half earn $10K – $60K/mo

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Ai-driven career coaching platform

A one stop shop platform that helps students smash their interviews and job process

edgeskills-career.com

$60K /mo Reported

Time management coaching service

Time management coaching for overwhelmed professionals.

sarahstewart.co.uk

$10K /mo Reported

Idea	Revenue	Model	Growth	Customers	Tools	Details	Solo score A 0–100 estimate of how well-suited a business is to being run solo (or very lean). It blends team leanness, business model, growth channels, capital intensity, revenue per operator, tooling leverage and recency into one score. Higher = more solopreneur-friendly.
ES Ai-driven career coaching platform edgeskills-career.com A one stop shop platform that helps students smash their interviews and job process	$60K /mo Reported	Online coaching +4	Advertising on social media Word of mouth +1	Healthcare Businesses +3		Founded 2023 · 2 people · Paris, France	66	Build this
Time management coaching service sarahstewart.co.uk Time management coaching for overwhelmed professionals.	$10K /mo Reported	One to one coaching +5	Word of mouth Email marketing +1	Small Business Owners +3	CO +7	Founded 2021 · Solo founder · $2K to start	72	Build this

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