40 Business Ideas You Can Start This Rainy Season

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Updated: June 18th, 2021

40 Business Ideas You Can Start This Rainy Season

If you are looking for rainy season based business ideas to begin your path to entrepreneurship, you are in the right place.

With starting a rainy season 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 brewery ($1.44M/year)

Diego Benitez from Los Angeles, California, USA started Progress Brewing almost 8 years ago, a brewery.

Revenue: $120,000/ month
Founders: 2
Employees: 5
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA

I graduated with a PhD in chemistry in 2005 and after working in academia for a few years as a nanotechnology researcher, I joined a small angel venture investment firm as a technology analyst.

One option was to get a regular job, or… we could start a brewery.

I participated in the founding of a few angel-backed companies and as the venture fund dried up, I joined one of the portfolio companies as Chief Technology Officer. The company, Amicrobe, Inc. is focused on developing biomaterials to address antibiotic resistance.

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Diego Benitez, on starting Progress Brewing ($120,000/month) full story ➜

2. Start a meal prep delivery business ($720K/year)

TJ Clark from Little Rock, Arkansas, USA started Healthy Chew about 5 years ago, a meal prep delivery business.

Revenue: $60,000/ month
Founders: 2
Employees: 7
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

My name is TJ. I am currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer and 50% owner. I was originally hired to help my business partner Peter wash dishes and make breakfast. Peter had been meal prepping for about 1 year before he brought me on board. When I was hired, I saw that he was a fantastic chef, handled sales, and was able to grow without efficiency.

Don’t be afraid to ask for help. That one Facebook video doubled our client base overnight.

I filled in the gaps and taught him how to properly scale the company, hire more employees, and both structure and organize it into a self-sustaining business. I lacked the sales and cooking experience he had. So we were very yin and yang.

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TJ Clark, on starting Healthy Chew ($60,000/month) full story ➜

3. Start a moving company ($720K/year)

Max Maher from Chandler, Arizona, USA started Skinny Wimp Moving over 5 years ago, a moving company.

Revenue: $60,000/ month
Founders: 2
Employees: 12
Location: Chandler, Arizona, USA

I didn’t exactly come up with the initial idea for this company because this is a franchise which means for me that I license out the name “Skinny Wimp Moving”. However, because it was the first franchise location I was able to be in a prime decision-making seat and guinea pig for all ideas enabling me to test out theories on marketing and customer service which have no become standard across the brand.

Put yourself out there and ask for their business. Sure be conscious that you may get rejected but don’t be afraid to ask more than once. It won’t work every time but it will work 100% more than not trying at all.

We realized people simply don’t want a moving company that sucks. So we asked ourselves what can we do to make the stressful experience of moving suck a little less and the answers we came up with and stuck to were very common sense:

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Max Maher, on starting Skinny Wimp Moving ($60,000/month) full story ➜

4. Start a food truck ($18M/year)

Jeffrey Mora from Los Angeles, California, USA started Food Fleet over 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.

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Jeffrey Mora, on starting Food Fleet ($1,500,000/month) full story ➜

5. Start a waste management business ($492K/year)

Dustin from Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA started SOCO Waste over 4 years ago, a waste management business.

Revenue: $41,000/ month
Founders: 1
Employees: 3
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

I came to the realization that I had a problem with staying at a job for more than 6 months. I would come in to work every day, learn the job, and about 6 months later I would be sitting there bored and wondering why they didn’t do things a certain way to make the business more efficient.

I tried working everywhere from door to door sales, fast food, shipping companies and at one point I was even an O.T.R. truck driver!

Eventually, I would find another job and move on because being inefficient wasn’t me!

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Dustin , on starting SOCO Waste ($41,000/month) full story ➜

6. Start an umbrella brand ($36K/year)

Jim Rowland from Kissimmee started JDK & Associates, LLC almost 15 years ago, a umbrella brand.

Revenue: $3,000/ month
Founders: 1
Employees: 1
Location: Kissimmee

In the spring of 2006, my 16-year-old son Michael and I learned about “eCommerce” (called online marketing at the time) at a half-day seminar in a local hotel where they served us a free breakfast. Pretty sure Michael came for breakfast, but that seminar (and breakfast) opened our eyes to the potential of being in business for ourselves and provided a path to accomplish it.

On July 31 of that same year, JDK & Associates, LLC was formed.
“J” = Jim (me!)
“D” = Diann (my wife)
“K” = Kids (Michael, Lena, Shelly, Brandon)
“Associates” = Our partners and clients (you!!)

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Jim Rowland, on starting JDK & Associates, LLC ($3,000/month) full story ➜

7. Start a yoga tutoring business

Examples of a successful yoga tutoring business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a yoga tutoring business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a yoga tutoring business ➜

8. Start a drug delivery business

Examples of a successful drug delivery business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a drug delivery business:

Learn more about starting a drug delivery business ➜

9. Start a fish hatchery business

Examples of a successful fish hatchery business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a fish hatchery business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a fish hatchery business ➜

10. Start a bread making business

Examples of a successful bread making business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a bread making business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a bread making business ➜

11. Start a beauty parlour business

Examples of a successful beauty parlour business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a beauty parlour business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a beauty parlour business ➜

12. Start a massage parlour business

Examples of a successful massage parlour business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a massage parlour business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a massage parlour business ➜

13. Start a plumbing business

Examples of a successful plumbing business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a plumbing business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a plumbing business ➜

14. Start a vegan vending machine

Examples of a successful vegan vending machine:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a vegan vending machine:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a vegan vending machine ➜

15. 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:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a landscaping business ➜

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.

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Terry Morrill, on starting Pacific Outdoor Living ($1,100,000/month) full story ➜

16. Start a breakfast shop business

Examples of a successful breakfast shop business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a breakfast shop business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a breakfast shop business ➜

17. Start a liquor delivery business

Examples of a successful liquor delivery business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a liquor delivery business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a liquor delivery business ➜

18. Start a horticulture crop farming business

Examples of a successful horticulture crop farming business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a horticulture crop farming business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a horticulture crop farming business ➜

19. Start a corn maze farming business

Examples of a successful corn maze farming business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a corn maze farming business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a corn maze farming business ➜

20. Start a daycare

Examples of a successful daycare:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a daycare:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a daycare ➜

21. Start a snail farming business

Examples of a successful snail farming business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a snail farming business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a snail farming business ➜

22. Start a raincoats sales business

Examples of a successful raincoats sales business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a raincoats sales business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a raincoats sales business ➜

23. Start a sandal brand

Examples of a successful sandal brand:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a sandal brand:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a sandal brand ➜

24. Start a courier service business

Examples of a successful courier service business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a courier service business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a courier service business ➜

25. Start a candle making business

Examples of a successful candle making business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a candle making business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a candle making business ➜

26. Start a cleaning business ($1.05M/year)

Examples of a successful cleaning business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a cleaning business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a cleaning business ➜

And for some real world inspiration, give Neel Parekh's story on creating MaidThis Franchise a read:

Hey! My name is Neel Parekh and I am the Founder and CEO of MaidThis® & MaidThis® Franchise, a cleaning franchise that helps residential homeowners and short-term rental hosts (Airbnb, VRBO, etc) with their cleanings.

We’ve been able to grow rapidly compared to many other local cleaning companies because of a few main factors:

We made our niche focus on cleaning Airbnbs and vacation rentals, in addition to regular home cleaning, which is a rapidly growing industry. We became the first cleaning franchise specializing in vacation rental cleaning.
Local businesses are often pretty old school and typically aren’t the best with marketing, especially digital marketing. We’re bringing new-age marketing tactics to this old-school industry.
Remote work: we’ve been able to stay extra nimble and lean with having a global workforce. This was initially done out of necessity so I could travel, but quickly became a huge competitive advantage. Our office team works across 8 different countries.

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Neel Parekh, on starting MaidThis Franchise ($100,000/month) full story ➜

27. Start a car rental business

Examples of a successful car rental business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a car rental business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a car rental business ➜

28. Start a laundromat

Examples of a successful laundromat:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a laundromat:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a laundromat ➜

29. Start a bakery

Examples of a successful bakery:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a bakery:

For further info, check out these books and products:

How To Start A Bakery Business: The Complete Guide To Opening And Operating A Successful Bakery: Jonathan Schafer

Learn more about starting a bakery ➜

30. Start a car wash

Examples of a successful car wash:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a car wash:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a car wash ➜

31. Start a fast food drive-thru business

Examples of a successful fast food drive-thru business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a fast food drive-thru business:

Learn more about starting a fast food drive-thru business ➜

32. Start a certified seed dealing business

Examples of a successful certified seed dealing business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a certified seed dealing business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a certified seed dealing business ➜

33. Start a paper recycling business

Examples of a successful paper recycling business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a paper recycling business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

34. Start an arcade game parlor business

Examples of a successful arcade game parlor business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a arcade game parlor business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting an arcade game parlor business ➜

35. Start a mushroom farming business

Examples of a successful mushroom farming business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a mushroom farming business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a mushroom farming business ➜

36. Start a rainwater harvesting business

Examples of a successful rainwater harvesting business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a rainwater harvesting business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a rainwater harvesting business ➜

37. Start a grocery store

Examples of a successful grocery store:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a grocery store:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a grocery store ➜

38. Start an organic fertilizer production business

Examples of a successful organic fertilizer production business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a organic fertilizer production business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting an organic fertilizer production business ➜

39. 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:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a pest control business ➜

40. Start a coffee shop ($22.8K/year)

Examples of a successful coffee shop:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a coffee shop:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a coffee shop ➜

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1. Start a brewery ($1.44M/year)

2. Start a meal prep delivery business ($720K/year)

3. Start a moving company ($720K/year)

4. Start a food truck ($18M/year)

5. Start a waste management business ($492K/year)

6. Start an umbrella brand ($36K/year)

7. Start a yoga tutoring business

8. Start a drug delivery business

9. Start a fish hatchery business

10. Start a bread making business

11. Start a beauty parlour business

12. Start a massage parlour business

13. Start a plumbing business

14. Start a vegan vending machine

15. Start a landscaping business ($13.2M/year)

16. Start a breakfast shop business

17. Start a liquor delivery business

18. Start a horticulture crop farming business

19. Start a corn maze farming business

20. Start a daycare

21. Start a snail farming business

22. Start a raincoats sales business

23. Start a sandal brand

24. Start a courier service business

25. Start a candle making business

26. Start a cleaning business ($1.05M/year)

27. Start a car rental business

28. Start a laundromat

29. Start a bakery

30. Start a car wash

31. Start a fast food drive-thru business

32. Start a certified seed dealing business

33. Start a paper recycling business

34. Start an arcade game parlor business

35. Start a mushroom farming business

36. Start a rainwater harvesting business

37. Start a grocery store

38. Start an organic fertilizer production business

39. Start a pest control business

40. Start a coffee shop ($22.8K/year)

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