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The $0–$500 Startup Database

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

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$10K+

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$1M+

Median revenue

$100K /mo

Middle half earn $40K – $300K/mo

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Website tool review platform

Website tool reviews for freelancers and small businesses.

tooltester.com

$100K /mo Reported

Affordable medical supplies hub

Affordable medical equipment and home healthcare services.

healthsols.in

$300K /mo Reported

Podcast guest placement service

Podcast placement and content repurposing for B2B CEOs.

influencepodium.com

$40K /mo Reported

Renegade museum tour guide

"Renegade museum tours with engaging storytelling experiences."

museumhack.com

$300K /mo Reported

Online blogging courses

Online business education teaching people to build profitable blogs and courses

createandgo.com

$80K /mo Reported

Indie author publishing platform

"Thriller novel publishing for action-adventure fans."

conundrumpub.com

$20K /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.
Website tool review platform tooltester.com Website tool reviews for freelancers and small businesses.	$100K /mo Reported	Affiliate marketing +5	Email marketing SEO	Small Business Owners +2	+28	Founded 2009 · 9 people · $200 to start	74	Build this
Affordable medical supplies hub healthsols.in Affordable medical equipment and home healthcare services.	$300K /mo Reported	Wholesale +8	Word of mouth Advertising on social media +1	Hospitals +5		Founded 2020 · 18 people · $5K to start	46	Build this
Podcast guest placement service influencepodium.com Podcast placement and content repurposing for B2B CEOs.	$40K /mo Reported	Services +3	Word of mouth Organic social media	B2B CEOs +2	LO +4	Founded 2019 · 6 people · $100 to start	55	Build this
Renegade museum tour guide museumhack.com "Renegade museum tours with engaging storytelling experiences."	$300K /mo Reported	Services +8	SEO Word of mouth +1	Corporate Clients +3		Founded 2013 · 55 people · New York, New York, USA, United States	54	Build this
Online blogging courses createandgo.com Online business education teaching people to build profitable blogs and courses	$80K /mo Reported	Course +6	Email marketing SEO +1	Aspiring Bloggers +8	CO +26	Founded 2017 · 2 co-founders · Texas, USA, United States	73	Build this
Indie author publishing platform conundrumpub.com "Thriller novel publishing for action-adventure fans."	$20K /mo Reported	Digital Products & Courses +7	Advertising on social media SEO +1	Book Lovers +4	AD +56	Founded 2017 · 2 people · Colorado, USA, United States	76	Build this

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