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Solopreneur

Ideas for Solopreneurs

We scoured the internet for the biggest solopreneurs, and dug deep into their businesses.

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Premium planning journals

Handmade planners and journals for goal-driven lifestyles.

sephcrafts.com

$200 /mo Reported

Paintable cooler kits

Paintable coolers for Greek life creativity.

coolersbyu.com

$30K /mo Reported

Proofreading course platform

Online courses teaching worldwide freelance proofreading skills.

proofreadanywhere.com

$300K /mo Reported

Sustainable swim trunks brand

Recycled swim trunks for the eco-friendly party animal.

junkinyourtrunks.com

$30K /mo Reported

Three-dimensional dry erase boards

"3D dry erase boards for creative expression."

twisted-boards.com

$1K /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.
Premium planning journals sephcrafts.com Handmade planners and journals for goal-driven lifestyles.	$200 /mo Reported	E-commerce +1	Word of mouth Email marketing +1	Teachers +5	+11	Founded 2020 · Solo founder · $100 to start	68	Build this
Paintable cooler kits coolersbyu.com Paintable coolers for Greek life creativity.	$30K /mo Reported	E-commerce +1	Advertising on social media SEO +1	College Students +3	+20	2 co-founders · $40K to start · Fort Lee, NJ, USA, United States	66	Build this
Proofreading course platform proofreadanywhere.com Online courses teaching worldwide freelance proofreading skills.	$300K /mo Reported	Course +4	Advertising on social media Email marketing +1	Freelancers +9	CO +10	Founded 2014 · Solo founder · Other	79	Build this
Sustainable swim trunks brand junkinyourtrunks.com Recycled swim trunks for the eco-friendly party animal.	$30K /mo Reported	E-commerce +2	Press	Eco-Conscious Men +3	+3	Founded 2018 · Solo founder · $9K to start	69	Build this
Three-dimensional dry erase boards twisted-boards.com "3D dry erase boards for creative expression."	$1K /mo Reported	Retail +1	Press Organic social media +1	College Students +11		Founded 2013 · Solo founder · Royal Oak, Michigan, USA, United States	48	Build this

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