If you are thinking for after school business ideas to begin your path to entrepreneurship, you are in the right place.
With starting a after school business, there are plenty of opportunities that can help you follow your dreams and build a successful career.
In this post, you will discover profitable business ideas, perfect for those who want to have a flexible job, capable of multiplying the average income, while becoming your own boss.
Check out the full list below to help you find your next idea!
Here they are:
1. Start a dog walking business ($648K/year)
Melodi Landi from Remote started Furry Fellas Pet Service LLC over 14 years ago, a Dog Walking Business.
- Revenue: $54,000/ month
- Founders: 1
- Employees: 19
- Location: Remote
I have always had a passion for animals. I was going to school full time at the University of Rhode Island as a Pre-Vet student while working full time at a local veterinary hospital AND picking up pet sitting and dog walking clients on the side.
Since my late teenage years, I have known that I wanted to work with animals. While working at the animal hospital, I saw a great need for this type of service, and soon after decided to start this business!
I would often come across clients who had not traveled in years because their pets required specialized care or medications or because they did not know who to ask or whom they could trust with their pets and their home.
2. Start a clothing line ($12K/year)
Paul from Osaka started Ishihara Design ago, a clothing line.
- Revenue: $1,000/ month
- Founders: 1
- Employees: 0
- Location: Osaka
The story is actually pretty interesting, I had just finished my studies and was on my way to go to Japan with NO plans, money, or job/school. I had literally nothing going on in my life aside from music, which I was working on as a hobby.
In marketing the human element is really what makes it all work. I used to do giveaways monthly, sharing all the UGC on social media.
I had been playing with the idea of launching my own brand in the past, because I’ve always been drawn to fashion and anything creative, but didn't really know how to go on about doing so.
3. Start a chimney repair business ($545K/year)
Mitchell Blackmon from Blue Ridge, Georgia, USA started Patriot Chimney over 2 years ago, a chimney repair business.
- Revenue: $45,394/ month
- Founders: 3
- Employees: 5
- Location: Blue Ridge, Georgia, USA
When I was in college, I was involved in a lot of extracurricular activities and always working. When I graduated, frankly, I became bored after work. My mom owned a housekeeping company when I was younger and I thought that would be a good idea, so I created a housekeeping company and hired her and my aunt to work it. My brother, Matt, and I would talk about creating different businesses together since he was out of the Marines and we’d go back and forth between things like home health, more housekeeping, or even a landscaping company, but we never really could agree on one.
The most important thing you can do is communicate - who does what, set due dates that you all agree on, hold each other accountable, and create consequences for failures.
During this time, Matt started working for one of our competitors in the Roanoke valley and used his GI Bill to get certified through the Chimney Safety Institute of America (CSIA), which is the main chimney/dryer vent education association in the USA. After a while, Matt helped his friend Billy get a job at the same company. They noticed some shady practices, their paychecks bouncing, and their ideas to help grow the business were cast aside by the owner. They made it through the burn season (the busiest time in the industry) but that following summer they were let go.
4. Start a personal training business ($720K/year)
Chris Anderson from Overland Park, Kansas, USA started Live Fit almost 10 years ago, a personal training business.
- Revenue: $60,000/ month
- Founders: 1
- Employees: 1
- Location: Overland Park, Kansas, USA
I started Live Fit because I felt I was running out of options in the industry I loved so much. Personally, I felt the misses in the personal training industry and wanted to change that. Personal Training, as well as all types of fitness, can be very intimidating to most people. And honestly, the people that are most intimidated by fitness are often the people that need it the most. I set out to create a company that provided the same types of exercises, programming, and results as generally all fitness companies, but I wanted to make it a comfortable experience from the moment a potential client stepped through our doors.
All our processes, our studio layout, our team of trainers we have hired, and our entire mission are based on making clients feel comfortable, appreciated, and valued. We do things differently and over the past 10 years, I have seen other companies in our area follow our lead. Long gone are the days of slamming weights, extremely loud music, and uncomfortable gym environments. People want to go where they feel comfortable and respected.
I have always loved sports and started at a young age, with my dad as my coach. I continued athletics through high school and went on to run college track where I based my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees entirely on building my career in the fitness industry. The last thing I was willing to do was to throw it all away based on a lack of opportunity, so I created my own with Live Fit. I believe in spirituality and the law of attraction and base my life on those principles. So in early 2011 when I couldn’t focus on my spiritual study and spiritual growth because my mind was consumed with running numbers about opening my own company, I knew that was a sign from God it was time to create something great.
5. Start a mobile app development business ($984K/year)
Tim Bornholdt from Minneapolis, MN, USA started The Jed Mahonis Group almost 9 years ago, a mobile app development business.
- Revenue: $82,000/ month
- Founders: 2
- Employees: 6
- Location: Minneapolis, MN, USA
Growing up, I’ve always been into technology. I built my first website when I was in first grade, I built my first graphing calculator app when I was in sixth grade, and I used to run the internet’s largest website dedicated to Ralph Wiggum from The Simpsons.
I waited in line for the iPhone the day it launched in 2007, and I was instantly hooked. I knew I had to learn how to build software for this device. Eventually, I learned how to jailbreak my device which allowed me to run custom apps on it (this being before the launch of the App Store).
Even though I had a passion for technology, I never really wanted a career in it. My dream job was to work as a technical director for live television broadcasts, and the only class that was close to that at my school was the capstone course for the Professional Journalism program. I ended up switching my major from Computer Engineering to that and abandoned any dreams of professionally writing software.
6. Start a cleaning service ($36K/year)
James Hookway from Perth Western Australia, Australia started Hangover Helpers about 6 years ago, a cleaning service.
- Revenue: $3,000/ month
- Founders: 2
- Employees: 2
- Location: Perth Western Australia, Australia
Both I and my wife had no professional cleaning experience but I am a qualified CPA accountant so understand how a business operates and my wife works in media.
We came up with the idea after hosting an event at our apartment. We woke up hungover in bed with the place trashed and thought how good would it be if we could just lie in bed and have someone come in and clean up the mess and also bring us breakfast and a Powerade. The idea came to reality in about 4-6 months.
I straight away started researching weekend cleaners and especially party cleaners and found a niche in the already saturated market. This business has always been a side hustle and has to this day still worked as an Accountant full time.
7. Become a proofreader ($24K/year)
Lenny Bron from New York, New York, USA started The Blog Proofreader over 4 years ago, a proofreader.
- Revenue: $2,000/ month
- Founders: 1
- Employees: 0
- Location: New York, New York, USA
This business idea was born in 2016, but the journey really began in 2014.
After working for a company for 8 years, I hadn’t really gotten far financially and felt stuck. I decided to find a job with better financial prospects and the possibility of advancement. After 6 months of searching, I was hired at a new employer and managed to double my salary in one fell swoop!
Just start! That little voice inside your head giving you doubts will always be there. Push through that voice and keep going until you reach a point where you’re lost.
8. Start a food truck ($18M/year)
Jeffrey Mora from Los Angeles, California, USA started Food Fleet almost 9 years ago, a food truck.
- Revenue: $1,500,000/ month
- Founders: 2
- Employees: 6
- Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
We started the food truck business in 2012.
We kept finding it very difficult to find locations to operate. We had a booker that we used to find our locations but fell short and we let her go. I took over our booking and found that most people did not want to book just one truck, not only that they were upset that most of the time the trucks didn’t show up or were late.
We learned the real need was not only helping the trucks but providing a turnkey service for the corporations. This was a game-changer for us, we were really struggling financially.
9. Start a personalized gift business ($1.2M/year)
Dmitriy Peregudov from Arlington, Massachusetts, USA started GiftBasketsOverseas.com over 13 years ago, a personalized gift business.
- Revenue: $100,000/ month
- Founders: 1
- Employees: 60
- Location: Arlington, Massachusetts, USA
Half of my life ago (23 years ago) I immigrated from Moscow, Russia to the United States with an MS in Engineering and was trying to figure out the best way to leverage the degree for my career in the US. I’ve worked in several tech jobs, mostly focusing on Software development and picked up web programming on the way.
While I enjoyed my tech jobs I felt there are more interesting ways to apply my skills. At the same time I’ve seen my father being miserable after he was laid off from his highly paid Hi-tech job, I simply felt there got to be a better way to make a living.
So a friend of mine from University and I launched our first website, initially a hobby business we named flowers2moscow.com - servicing just our home city of Moscow. The idea came from my own negative experience trying to send flowers back home to my girlfriend and to my parents. Product and service experience were far from perfect, so our first website was born.
10. Start a blogging business ($60K/year)
Chhavi Agarwal from New Delhi, Delhi, India started Mrs Daaku Studio over 2 years ago, a blogging business.
- Revenue: $5,000/ month
- Founders: 2
- Employees: 3
- Location: New Delhi, Delhi, India
I am a licensed attorney in India and right after my master’s in law, I started working with a leading company as a lawyer. I worked there for about two years before I quit my job to become more location independent.
Choose a niche in whatever you start. It is critical for streamlining your efforts and make money.
My job paid me well but I worked 12 hours a day, I was exhausted by the end of each day, spent my weekends sleeping and I almost quit the things I liked to do - for example, sketching, yoga, traveling, etc.
11. Start a content writing company ($840K/year)
Julia McCoy from Georgetown, TX, USA started Express Writers over 8 years ago, a content writing company.
- Revenue: $70,000/ month
- Founders: 1
- Employees: 2
- Location: Georgetown, TX, USA
I found the freelance writing market in 2011 after signing up to sites that offered writing work. It was a fairly new and burgeoning market at the time, even if the rates offered on the platforms I started on were abysmal. Taking a ton of low-paying gigs was how I molded my first online writing skills. As I accumulated work, continually hit my deadlines, and exceeded expectations, the work brought referral work. Within three months of starting my entire freelance writing pursuit, I had more work than I could handle. So, I started a business, created it on the spot, and named it Express Writers.
We got clients on day one and continued to get them because I went and got them. I would get up at 4 a.m. and send out 100 emails a day to new leads.
We’ve never had funding. We’ve never sought it. Everything was a day-by-day, gut-instinct, move-fast process, and we have always had to pivot and learn how to reshape and reapproach when failures happened. I went with it and found joy because I was walking in my passion (writing). What I’ve learned is that this move-fast process is behind some of the most successful businesses in the world. Success loves speed. Failure attaches to slowness. Our quick responses and agile adaptations, or the “hard-knocks life” if you want to describe it more accurately, helped us maintain and grow our place in the market.
12. Start a jewelry making business ($48K/year)
Lindsay Ann Gottschall and Courtney Joy Bleier from Miami, Florida, USA started Ann + Joy ago, a jewelry making business.
- Revenue: $4,000/ month
- Founders: 2
- Employees: 2
- Location: Miami, Florida, USA
Courtney Joy always wanted to be a teacher as a little girl. She used to pretend to teach in her childhood home basement on Long Island, New York. Growing up in an artistic family, she became a figurative and landscape artist and eventually attended art school. After college, she decided to merge her two childhood passions together and became an art teacher.
Lindsay Ann expressed herself through art in a different way. She was in the theater and went to school for drama in New York City. While pursuing her dream of acting, she also made beaded jewelry on the side. It quickly became a passion of hers and would help lead her down a new path in life.
Within our first 3 months, we sold over 100 orders, resulting in more than $3,000 in revenue. By the end of our first year, we had sold over 2,300 orders, resulting in more than $65,000.
13. Start a photography business ($1.32M/year)
Kyle Nelson from Chico, California, USA started Results Imagery over 3 years ago, a photography business.
- Revenue: $110,000/ month
- Founders: 2
- Employees: 8
- Location: Chico, California, USA
We both had previous experience in another start-up called Soul id which was a social media platform for action sports. We ran the marketing and media at that company which was a blast. After we left that company, we split directions. Eli got involved in the eCommerce industry by starting a brand called Winterial which he grew to hundreds of SKUs. Kyle headed in the media direction and started a commercial photography company where he worked with Fortune 500 companies and small businesses.
At this time Kyle wanted to be able to get back in the start-up world, grow a large brand and a team of like-minded creatives and innovators. So like any entrepreneur, he jumped on Google and started to search for media companies that were also technology-based companies as well. That is where the inspiration of starting a digital agency that solely focused on the media portion for brands and product companies came to life.
Culture is the centerpiece of a successful company. Creating a place for employees to come to work and enjoy what they do, the environment and who they work with will pay long term dividends.
14. Start an used book store business
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15. Start a pet grooming business
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16. Start a personal shopper business
Examples of a successful personal shopper business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a personal shopper business:
- How To Start A Personal Shopper Business
- How To Start A Personal Shopping Business - Starting On The Internet
For further info, check out these books and products:
- [ Start Your Own Personal Concierge Service: Your Step-By
- How To Start A Personal Shopper Plus Business
17. Start a pest control business
Examples of a successful pest control business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a pest control business:
- Starting your own pest control business with Jake Goodwin (Episode 5)
- How to Start an Exterminator Pest Control Business | Including Free Business Plan Template
For further info, check out these books and products:
- The Book on Pest Control: How to Start a Pest Control Business
- How to Start & Manage a Pest Control Service Business: A Practical Way to Start Your Own Business
18. Start an ebay reseller business
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19. Start a graffiti removal business
Examples of a successful graffiti removal business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a graffiti removal business:
- Graffiti Removal & Big Dollars - Pressure Washing Business
- How To Start A Graffiti Removal Business - Starting A Business Online Review
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20. Start a virtual assistant business ($12K/year)
Examples of a successful virtual assistant business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a virtual assistant business:
- The Ultimate Guide Starting A Virtual Assistant Business
- How To Become A Virtual Assistant In 2 Weeks!
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21. Start a language translation service ($615K/year)
Examples of a successful language translation service:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a language translation service:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Start A Business In Language Translation Within 24 Hours: Own A Business Today And Be Successful With No Prior Experience!
- The Entrepreneurial Linguist: The Business
22. Become an affiliate marketer
Examples of a successful affiliate marketer:
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23. Start a pool cleaning business
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24. Start a snow removal service
Examples of a successful snow removal service:
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25. Start a personal concierge business
Examples of a successful personal concierge business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a personal concierge business:
- Personal Concierge Business - What You Should Do Before You Start
- How To Start A Personal Concierge Business On The Internet - Ideas And Tips
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Start Your Own Personal Concierge Service 3/E (Startup
- Start Your Own Personal Concierge Service (Entrepreneur
26. Start a makeup artist business
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27. Start an electronics repairing service
Examples of a successful electronics repairing service:
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For further info, check out these books and products:
- Troubleshooting And Repairing Major Appliances: Kleinert
- How To Diagnose And Fix Everything Electronic, Second
28. Start a fresh juice and smoothies business
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29. Start a website development business ($900K/year)
Examples of a successful website development business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a website development business:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- How To Start A Home-Based Web Design Business, 3rd
- The Complete Idiot's Guide To Starting A Web-Based
30. Become a ghost blogger
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31. Start a car wash
Examples of a successful car wash:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a car wash:
- How To Start And Fund A High End Car Wash - Ask Evan
- How To Start Your Own Car Wash Business At Home!
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32. Start a lawn care service
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33. Start an e-book writing business
Examples of a successful e-book writing business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a e-book writing business:
- How To Create And Sell An Ebook
- How To Write An Ebook And Make Money (How To Make Passive Income From Ebooks)
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34. Start a domain registrar
Examples of a successful domain registrar:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a domain registrar:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Niche Sites With Affiliate Marketing For Beginners: Niche Market Research, Cheap Domain Name & Web Hosting, Model For Google Adsense, Clickbank, Sellhealth, Cj & Linkshare (Online Business Series)
- Domain Names: How To Choose & Protect A Great Name For Your Website
35. Start a pet sitting business
Examples of a successful pet sitting business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a pet sitting business:
- How To Start A Successful Pet Sitting Business
- What Does It Cost To Start A Dog Walking/Pet Sitting Business?
For further info, check out these books and products:
- How To Start And Run A Petsitting Business: A Step-By Step Guide To Setting Up A Successful Enterprise In This Rapidly Expanding Market
- How To Start A Home-Based Pet-Sitting And Dog-Walking Business
36. Start an errand service
Examples of a successful errand service:
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For further info, check out these books and products:
- How To Start A Grocery Delivery And Errand Service From Home
- How To Start And Operate An Errand Service (Revised 2nd
37. Start a graphic designing business
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38. Start a house painting business
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39. Become a mobile DJ
Examples of a successful mobile DJ:
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For further info, check out these books and products:
- The Mobile Dj Handbook: How To Start & Run A Profitable Mobile Disc Jockey Service
- How To Start A Dj Business
40. Start a daycare
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41. Start a bakery business
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42. Start a landscaping business ($13.2M/year)
Examples of a successful landscaping business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a landscaping business:
- How to Start a Landscaping Business RIGHT NOW with NO Startup Money
- How To GROW A Landscaping Business | How To Start Landscaping
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Start & Run a Landscaping Business (Start & Run Business Series)
- Start Your Own Lawn Care or Landscaping Business
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And for some real world inspiration, give Terry Morrill's story on creating Pacific Outdoor Living a read:
I'm Terry Morrill, the owner of Pacific Outdoor Living, Pacific Pavingstone, and creator of the AIMM System. At Pacific Outdoor Living, our main product that we sell is a complete landscape design-build project to high-end residential customers. We refer to our primary customer base as the "mass affluent". I run Pacific Outdoor living and its sister company, Pacific Pavingstone, with my two sons, Trent and Chad Morrill.
Our office, located in Sun Valley, has a staff of over 80 employees. Within the staff, we have specialized crews in demolition, landscaping, pavers, and pools. These specialized crews are experts in their field and have been trained with the highest certifications in each division.
This year, we will end up grossing around 16 million in gross sales, which is a significant increase from the years prior.
43. Start a knitting business
Examples of a successful knitting business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a knitting business:
- How I Started A 6 Figure Yarn Business
- The Ultimate Guide To Starting, Growing And Maintaining Your Knitting Business
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Crochet Business Book For Beginners: How To Start-Up
- How To Start An Online Business: A Step By Step To Make Money From Your Computer Even If Your Starting From Scratch!
44. Become a computer refurbisher ($360K/year)
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45. Start a boat cleaning service
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