80 Small-Scale Business Ideas You Can Start Today [2023]
Interested in starting a small-scale business in 2023?
We put together 79 of the best small-scale businesses you can start in today.
For each business idea, we’ll show you real-world examples of other small-scale businesses to help you see what it really takes.
Here's the full list:
1. Start a language learning app ($224K/year)
Alex Chernikov from Berlin, Germany started Gikken ago, a language learning app.
- Revenue: $18,635/ month
- Founders: 2
- Employees: 1
- Location: Berlin, Germany
Gikken’s foundation was laid in 2011 or so. I don’t remember the exact year but I was in high school. I was amidst my most active English learning years. I was trying to read as many articles, blogs, essays, etc in English as possible. At some point, an idea that it’d be great to double click on words to get them translated right there struck me. It was the early days of Google Chrome that wasn’t the most popular browser yet. And, I think it already could translate pages entirely, but it was totally useless for me because when I can understand 80% of the text, why would I translate it entirely? It’s also terrible for mastering a language. Guessing the meanings of words from the context works better for memorizing new vocabulary. The more effort your brain takes, the stronger neural connections are.
So, physiology aside, I wanted a fast way to translate single words I didn’t understand or double-check sentences. The previous flow involved copying it, switching to a new tab with Google Translate opened there, translating it, and then switching back. Terribly inefficient and annoying when you have to do it 10 times per article, 100 times per day.
By the time I was obsessed with this idea, I could already easily implement anything I wanted on the web. I started coding at 13, so I had already at least 2 or so years of experience with copycatting news portals, trying to build my social network (who didn’t!), and reinventing a few popular JavaScript libraries. It was the early days of not only Google Chrome but also Chrome Web Store—the extension store. I made an extension that I needed for my own needs, called Instant Translate, and uploaded it to the Chrome Web Store. Uncunningly, the timing was perfect for organic growth through the store as Instant Translate happened to be one of the first extensions there. The 15-year-old me knew something only about building apps but absolutely nothing about turning them into a business. Thus, I relied on "organic growth". In other words, routinely checking analytics and praying that it grew. I did nothing more than that for the first few years.
2. Start a cleaning business ($1.2M/year)
Neel Parekh from Los Angeles, CA, USA started MaidThis Franchise over 9 years ago, a cleaning business.
- Revenue: $100,000/ month
- Founders: 1
- Employees: 9
- Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
I originally started MaidThis as a side hustle while I was working at a private equity investment firm. Like many people working the corporate grind, I was fascinated by becoming my own boss.
With any first product or service launch, you’re almost guaranteed to get some aspect of it wrong. You might be priced too low, not be addressing the right target market, or have the package all wrong.
I finally stumbled upon The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferris, which turns out is basically the Bible for the digital nomad community, and decided I wanted to experience “location freedom”.
3. Start a food delivery business ($960K/year)
Marcia Wiggins from South Portland, Maine, USA started Cape Whoopies, Maine's Gourmet Whoopie Pie LLC about 10 years ago, a food delivery business.
- Revenue: $80,000/ month
- Founders: 1
- Employees: 1
- Location: South Portland, Maine, USA
Before Cape Whoopies was conceived, I was enjoying being the mom of two kids in high school, the wife to an airline pilot, and an aerobics teacher at my local gym.
When my kids had gone off to college and my husband was in the air, I had much time on my hands. There was only so much time you could spend at the gym, so with the newfound extra time I splurged in one of the things I always loved doing: making delicious baked things for friends.
My husband and I spend time a local restaurant as a hangout when he was home, so we would go to DiMillos and take our server friends whoopie pies. Why whoopie pies? I had tasted the Maine creation and thought, "good idea, not great execution".
4. Start a seo consultant business ($120K/year)
Bruce Jones from Naperville, IL, USA started 1ON1 SEO Training over 3 years ago, a seo consultant business.
- Revenue: $10,000/ month
- Founders: 1
- Employees: 1
- Location: Naperville, IL, USA
Before starting 1ON1 SEO Training, I had worked for 15 years in the SEO industry, where I successfully ran my own SEO and digital marketing agency, Design & Promote, for over 10 years. I built that business from the ground up, starting as the sole employee until it became a prominent business in the area with a full staff and multiple offices. Eventually, I got an offer I couldn’t pass up and decided to sell the business.
Sometimes people think that SEO is about broad strokes and taking general actions when in reality the situation needs to be looked at with a microscope to really pay off. Many times it is the smallest details that make the biggest difference.
With that business off my plate, it was time to take on a new project. I realized while running my agency that what I loved to do most about my job was teach others how to do SEO. In the past, I had become known for my “free services”, where I gave free consultations to clients that other companies normally charged for, and my free monthly seminars where other business people were invited to come and gain knowledge about search engine optimization. However, those moments had always been my way of giving back next to my business endeavors.
Ironically, my wife is a French teacher whose business I had helped build through years of SEO work. One day I thought about how she teaches classes from her own, and then the idea occurred to me that I could be doing the same with SEO, which has always been a passion of mine. I also figured that I could address a lot of the problems I ran into in my old business and rework them with my new one to better serve my clients - more about that later. This allowed me to offer a new and improved model for spreading the effectiveness and benefit of SEO to businesses.
5. Start a freelance writing business ($1.5M/year)
David Tile from Toronto, Ontario, Canada started Article-Writing Co almost 12 years ago, a freelance writing business.
- Revenue: $125,000/ month
- Founders: 1
- Employees: 25
- Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
In 2011, coming out of college, I miserably tried to start a penny auction website. I studied Political Science at University, which had absolutely no bearing on this idea. I knew I wanted to do something entrepreneurial and was consumed by this auction model. I had my own specific mechanics that I thought would make the game a lot more fair for the average consumer. But alas, 6-8 months later, after burning through thousands of dollars trying to get the technology right, I was absolutely nowhere.
I was resigned to not give up, but the mechanics of the auction are critical to the smooth operation of the website and if you can’t get it right you don’t have a business. So I decided to start taking on some freelance writing work, just to get some cash in.
One thing led to another and I started getting some bigger clients with bigger asks. Eventually, I snowballed hiring some writers and copy editors. Turning this thing into a full-time business operation.
6. Start a transcribing service business ($36K/year)
Gaynor from Johannesburg started Typewrite Transcription and Typing Services CC almost 18 years ago, a transcribing service business.
- Revenue: $3,000/ month
- Founders: 1
- Employees: 2
- Location: Johannesburg
I always wanted to be my own boss. So I landed up doing a secretarial diploma after school, and working as a receptionist, and moving up to sales secretary and wage clerk, before working for a recruitment company. When I started my career the internet wasn’t what it is today. I actually had a vision of my secretarial service being mobile. I daydreamed a truck with someone driving with me sitting in the back in a fully set up office in the van doing the work and delivering it ready to clients having just been done. Virtual before virtual existed. Obviously, it didn’t quite happen like that, but with the advent of ADSL in 2005 in South Africa, I was able to set up a home office and start my own business.
7. Become a proofreader ($24K/year)
Lenny Bron from New York, New York, USA started The Blog Proofreader almost 7 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 catering business ($240K/year)
Nestor Nidome from Crestmore, California, USA started Elegante Catering ago, a catering business.
- Revenue: $20,000/ month
- Founders: 1
- Employees: 10
- Location: Crestmore, California, USA
For as long as I can remember I have always been attracted to the idea of being a business owner. I’ve tried many businesses starting with my own DJ company. I got some business cards, printed them at Staples, passed them out, and waited for the calls.
It took a bit of time, but eventually, the calls started to come in and bookings started to happen. I did that for a couple of years until one of the DJ gigs some gangsters got into it and I was almost in the middle of a gang fight. Thank GOD things calmed down, but after that, I started looking for another business!
During this same time, the whole tech bubble was growing and I wanted a part of it. I took some coding classes in college and started using HTML to code my website from scratch. I kind of borrowed a lot of ideas from Yahoo but it was going to be mainly focused on my local city. I visited some businesses and got some of them to advertise. Things seemed to be going well when the bubble burst and I was once more left to venture out and look for something else.
9. Start a sewing and alteration business ($12K/year)
Saara Hafeez from New York, New York, USA started ALTRD almost 5 years ago, a sewing and alteration business.
- Revenue: $1,000/ month
- Founders: 2
- Employees: 0
- Location: New York, New York, USA
We’ve been friends for awhile - we met right out of college in New York and stayed close even though we took fairly different professional paths.
Saara worked in the corporate world for a number of years before moving to Mexico where she launched a jewelry business aimed at rehabilitating sex trafficking survivors. Stephanie was a business consultant before going to law school and becoming a corporate lawyer; along the way, she launched an argan oil company that empowers women in Morocco.
10. Become an online fitness coach ($984K/year)
Ryan Milton from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA started TeamFFLEX about 9 years ago, a online fitness coach.
- Revenue: $82,000/ month
- Founders: 1
- Employees: 0
- Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
I came up with TeamFFLEX seeing the massive trend of everything turning online and want to help as many people as possible achieve results. In a traditional gym format trainers job, there are only so many hours you can work in a day and a limit on clients you can actually work with. For example, if a client does a 60-minute session and you work an 8 hour day you can see 8 clients within that day. There are also of course training teams, and classes as well as small groups but still even if I could have worked with 100 people a day in a gym it would not have been enough.
I wanted to find a way to help people all around the world. The people that couldn’t get to the gym or didn’t have the money to hire an expensive trainer. I wanted to make sure that no matter where people were at the gym or at home they had the ability to take action on their health and fitness and get results.
Seeing in today's world how basically kids are born with an iPhone in hand it all just made perfect sense. Take personal training online and help people all around the world. The thing about today's society is that we want it now. We don't want to wait. We don't want to go into a building, meet with some trainer, get sold on all the different expensive packages and then pay basically to have a really expensive cheerleader. I honestly believe that within the next 10 years we won’t see trainers in gyms anymore. The quality of training in gyms continues to drop due to the fact that not enough people get training and also that trainers can’t even make enough money to sustain a living. I knew that if I could go online with everything not only would I be able to impact people to a much larger degree, I would also be able to live a life on my terms.
11. Start an antique business ($180K/year)
Tim Showalter from Indianapolis, Indiana, USA started Hoosierboy Restorations LLC almost 10 years ago, a antique business.
- Revenue: $15,000/ month
- Founders: 1
- Employees: 4
- Location: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
At 10-years-old I saw a bicycle in a neighbor’s trash can and asked if I could have it. I ended up with two broken bikes and combined them to make one, which I rode and eventually sold.
In junior high school, I took woodshop and fell in love with woodworking. Evenings, my father, the school superintendent who had started out as a shop teacher, would take me to the school’s woodshop and we’d build furniture and Christmas presents and fix things.
Today, my career is based around restoring old bicycles, pedal cars, Coke machines as well as other items. I previously worked at Beech Grove schools doing education technology, but began to get burned out and wanted to do something that I really enjoyed. Around that same time a TV show called “American Restoration” was on the History Channel, and it inspired me. I thought, ‘Wow, that guy [on TV] is making a living at restorations, maybe I can do the same”. So I just kind of blindly cashed in my 401k and jumped into it not knowing what to do or how to run a business or anything like that. I started in my mom’s garage, and I put up a website right away.
12. ($18M/year)
Jeffrey Mora from Los Angeles, California, USA started Food Fleet about 11 years ago, a business.
- 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.
13. Start a real estate business ($6M/year)
T. Cory Lewis from North Carolina, USA started T. C. Lewis & Co. Real Estate over 17 years ago, a real estate business.
- Revenue: $500,000/ month
- Founders: 2
- Employees: 36
- Location: North Carolina, USA
I’m from a very small town in the Appalachians called Sylva, North Carolina. If you’re not familiar with that region, it’s a very diverse area. Sylva is in the north end of Jackson County, and Cashiers (and neighboring Highlands) are in the south end. Sylva is blue-collar, and a factory-type (now tourist) town and Cashiers/Highlands is a spot where some of the wealthiest people in the world have vacation homes and are all members of one of the ultra-exclusive private clubs.
Growing up, I worked at my family’s convenience store. I saw a lot of the folks headed through to Cashiers and Highlands up from Atlanta for the weekend, and a big portion of them seemed to be making their money in real estate. Some were making money buying the mountain land around my town at a low price from local farmers who had no use for the steep mountains, developing a portion of the top, and then selling it off for astronomical amounts of money to other rich people. I was amazed by that. And I couldn’t understand why no one locally had tried this himself.
I come from a fairly long line of entrepreneurs on both sides of my parent’s families. My great-grandfather on my dad’s side quit school after the fifth grade, and then he went on and started a convenience store business that I still help operate 85 years later as it has passed down to my grandfather, my dad, and now myself and my brother. And my grandfather on my mom’s side owned a heavy civil construction company building large-scale projects like interstates throughout the mid-1900s. My uncles and cousins still operate a part of that business, too.
14. Become a chocolate maker ($144K/year)
Sarah Gross Feoli from New York, USA started Rescue Chocolate about 13 years ago, a chocolate maker.
- Revenue: $12,000/ month
- Founders: 1
- Employees: 0
- Location: New York, USA
I’ve always been interested in animal welfare, and grew up with at least one or two dogs in the house at all times. During middle school and high school, I volunteered at my local animal shelter in Shreveport, Louisiana. I also became a vegetarian and then a vegan during those years. (I chose the vegan lifestyle primarily out of compassion for animals. Later I learned that it is also beneficial to the environment and one’s health as well.)
My love for chocolate didn’t happen until my mid 20s, after I had moved to New York. I enjoyed visiting the artisan chocolatiers in the city and sampling exotic varieties. For a short time, I worked at a raw vegan chocolate factory in Queens where I developed a best-selling flavor.
Then I adopted a homeless pit bull.
15. Start a blog ($60K/year)
Chhavi Agarwal from New Delhi, Delhi, India started Mrs Daaku Studio over 4 years ago, a blog.
- 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.
16. Start a mobile photography ($1.32M/year)
Kyle Nelson from Chico, California, USA started Results Imagery almost 6 years ago, a mobile photography .
- 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.
17. Start an online advertising agency ($300K/year)
Luis Camacho from Phoenix, Arizona, USA started Fantôm Agency about 5 years ago, a online advertising agency.
- Revenue: $25,000/ month
- Founders: 1
- Employees: 1
- Location: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
When I tell my story I like to get into the details of how I landed where I currently am and where I am going. I was born in Guadalajara, Mexico. I ended up in the United States after my father got a job offer for a marketing position at a semiconductor company, this was when I was only 10 years old. To be honest, the move definitely had an effect on me. When I lived in Mexico I was a fairly outgoing kid and (I believe) the move caused a shift that made me more of an introvert so you could say that was a bit against me, since I didn’t necessarily enjoy being the center of attention or being “noticed” too much for much of my upbringing. I finished high school and went to Arizona State University where I completed my Bachelor’s degree in Marketing alongside a certificate in entrepreneurship.
Right around the time of graduation from high school and the start of college I started a clothing line. I believe I was only 19 at the time and I didn’t have a budget to promote the new clothing line, so I turned to social media as my route to promote and sell the new products. I had to learn everything from Photoshop to constructing a website, content, photography, content distribution, supplier relationships, and many other skills. After seeing success marketing on social media, I quickly found that I was passionate about digital marketing. I then realized that there was a place where I could polish up my digital marketing skills, an agency, which to my surprise were not as concerned with academics as they were with real-world experience.
I went on to work for a marketing agency, after finally finding one was willing to overlook my lack of agency experience and realized that my entrepreneurial spirit and persistence would outweigh the need for the experience all the agencies were looking for. I was hungry. At this agency, I got hired on as a content writer (which I didn’t necessarily enjoy the most, but I knew I had to do it if I wanted to eventually lead the paid advertising department which was my goal). I was able to do just that within a year. I studied the ins and outs of the agency, how it operated, how it dealt with clients, how it made mistakes, and most importantly what helped it scale.
18. Start a clothing boutique ($6K/year)
Jess Michelle from Seattle, Washington, USA started Jess Mi Boutique about 6 years ago, a clothing boutique.
- Revenue: $500/ month
- Founders: 1
- Employees: 1
- Location: Seattle, Washington, USA
I have always had an eye for fashion as well as the ability to put styles together in such a way that others would not have normally done. Overall, I carry myself as a very classy woman with sex appeal. Therefore, my style reflects just that: an unapologetic woman who is not ashamed of the curves God has given her. However, I would often find myself struggling to balance between, “Is this too sexy or too conservative?”
A few years ago, 2017 to be exact, I went out almost every weekend to nightclubs primarily because my ex-husband at the time was a club promoter. Therefore, I needed to look my best being by his side. So every weekend, I spent the day shopping for my “nightlife” outfit. Week by week, I brought home a new look that was not previously in my closet. However, once I got to the club, I noticed other women wearing either the same outfit as me or something I had seen in the store while shopping earlier that day. It frustrated me; I certainly did not want to look similar to anyone else especially considering I had put so much effort into my look (I take fashion seriously). This same disappointment went on for a few consecutive weeks: I would buy something, then that night another woman would be wearing it.
One afternoon, God placed the word “boutique” on my heart. Let me say this: I did not expect operating a business let alone a boutique! So I just casually googled how to start a boutique out of curiosity. I came across an article similar to this one here. To my surprise, the steps were simple! I was so amazed at how easy it appeared to be that I made the decision that day to take it seriously and go about starting one with unique styles you would not find anywhere else! I figured if I’m going to continuously buy clothes to go out every weekend, why can’t it be my items? So by following along those steps paired with research, Jess Mi Boutique was born.
19. Start a travel agency ($24K/year)
Marissa Daniels from Charleston, SC, USA started Spread Your Wings Travel about 4 years ago, a travel agency.
- Revenue: $2,000/ month
- Founders: 1
- Employees: 1
- Location: Charleston, SC, USA
I was blessed to grow up in a two-parent household with a loving and caring set of parents. My father was in the military and because of that, I was born in California in ‘94. I’m a Georgia Peach all the way, but I was born in California. Unfortunately, in September of 2018, my life shifted when my father passed from cancer. It was pretty quick. In July, he was diagnosed and in September, he took his last breath. I was a Daddy’s girl to the FULLEST, so you can imagine the pain I went through - and still going through.
Do research before starting. If you want to start a business - research before you pay anything.
Fortunately, he was there to see me graduate from Valdosta State University in 2016. I majored in Mass Media with a Speech Communication Minor. Growing up, I loved to be in front of the camera (my father was a photographer) and I would record the video announcements at my church, as young as 11 years old. I also recorded the announcements in elementary school. I just knew Broadcast Journalism was something I was interested in.
20. Start a food parlour business
Examples of a successful food parlour business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a food parlour business:
- How Much It Costs To Start An Ice Cream Shop Business
- Top 5 Most Profitable Food Business Ideas For 2019
For further info, check out these books and products:
- The Everything Guide To Starting And Running A Catering Business: Insider's Advice On Turning Your Talent Into A Career
- Opening A Restaurant Or Other Food Business Starter Kit: How To Prepare A Restaurant Business Plan & Feasibility Study: Sharon Fullen
Learn more about starting a food parlour business ➜
21. Start a smoothie company
Examples of a successful smoothie company:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a smoothie company:
- How to Start a Juice Bar Business | Including Free Juice Bar Business Plan Template
- Starting Your Juice Business From Home Tips
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Fresh Fruit Juice Marketing Plan (Start a new business Book 1)
- The Juicing Bible: Crocker, Pat: 9780778801818: Amazon.Com
Learn more about starting a smoothie company ➜
22. Start a medical store business
Examples of a successful medical store business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a medical store business:
- Medical Store | Pharmacy Business Plan
- #Medical Store Kaise Khole #Medical Shop Business #Medical Store Business Plan #Chemist Business
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Start Your Own Medical Claims & Transcription Business (Start Your Own Business): Prentice Hall
- How To Start A Medical Staffing Agency Business: Complete Medical Staffing Agency Start Up Guide: Janet Brown MSN
Learn more about starting a medical store business ➜
Joshua Haupt is the founder and CEO of the cannabis consultancy firm, Medicine Man Technologies.
Joshua Haupt is a self-made millionaire, entrepreneur, author, and cannabis grower.
Since 2014, Medicine Man Technologies' cannabis consulting business has supported clients all over the world in making informed decisions regarding cannabis consumption.
According to the medical cannabis hub RXLeaf, Haupt has earned the moniker "Steve Jobs of cannabis" due to his significant influence on cannabis cultivation and the cannabis industry.

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23. Become a yoga instructor
Examples of a successful yoga instructor:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a yoga instructor:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Teaching Yoga: Essential Foundations And Techniques
- How To Run A Successful Yoga Business And Not Go Broke: Lessons From A Yoga Teacher, Entrepreneur & Modern Hippie: Michelle S. Fondin
Learn more about starting a yoga instructor ➜
Hey everyone! I am Chris and in March 2011 I started Live Fit. Live Fit is a personal training company that was created to change the standards in the personal training industry. Early on I focused on building a company that is not only based on results, as most fitness companies are, but that is also focused very heavily on relationships. Relationships create trust, trust creates buy-in, and buy-in leads to the accountability and dedication it takes to get results.
24. Start a marketing consulting business
Examples of a successful marketing consulting business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a marketing consulting business:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- How To Start And Run A Successful Consulting Business: Gregory F. Kishel
- Start Your Own Consulting Business, Third Edition (Startup Series)
Learn more about starting a marketing consulting business ➜
Hey there! I’m Jeremy Enns, the founder and Storyteller In Chief at Counterweight Creative, a podcast production and strategy agency.
I started the company 3 years ago, in 2016 with one client, making $15/hour and have grown into a team of 10 contractors producing more than 30 shows per week with revenue of over $10K/mo.
25. Start a mobile store
Examples of a successful mobile store:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a mobile store:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Appreneurship: Build A Mobile App Business With No Technical Background: Rahul Varshneya
- The Ultimate Boutique Handbook: How to Start a Retail Business: Emily A. Benson
Learn more about starting a mobile store ➜
26. Start a lawn care service
Examples of a successful lawn care service:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a lawn care service:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Lawn Care Business Guide: The Definitive Guide To Starting and Running Your Own Successful Lawn Care Business - Patrick Cash
- Start Your Own Lawn Care or Landscaping Business: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success (StartUp Series)
Learn more about starting a lawn care service ➜
I'm Bryan Clayton CEO of GreenPal which is best described as Uber for Lawn Care.
Good thing early investors told us no because with their capital they would have owned and controlled 30% of our business.e are self-funded and my cofounders and I own it all.
27. Start a seasonal items business
Examples of a successful seasonal items business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a seasonal items business:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- The Restaurant Business Start-up Guide (Real-World Business): Paul Daniels
- Homemade for Sale: How to Set Up and Market a Food Business from Your Home Kitchen: Lisa Kivirist
Learn more about starting a seasonal items business ➜
Hi, I’m Theresa the owner of the blog DIY Lifestyle. On my blog, I share dozens of gluten-free, vegan, paleo, raw vegan and healthy recipes, fun crafts & DIYs, helpful life hacks, and travel tips. I started my blog because I was looking for a place to write down useful information to share with people all around the world but it quickly turned into something more.
28. 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:
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Bonjour! My name is Anthony Rosemond. I'm a Parisian chef & founder of Pastreez, an online French bakery.
We’ve sold over 1 million macarons to this date, with only a team of two.
29. Start a video game parlor
Examples of a successful video game parlor:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a video game parlor:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- YouTube Profit Multiplier: Start a Video Based Internet Business Through YouTube Affiliate Marketing & YouTube SEO Consulting
- Push Start: The Art Of Video Games (English and German Edition): Stephan Guenzel
Learn more about starting a video game parlor ➜
30. Start an internet service provider business
Examples of a successful internet service provider business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a internet service provider business:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- How To Start And Run An Internet Business Paperback - Amazon.Com
- Start And Run An Internet Business: 2nd Edition (How To Books: Small
Learn more about starting an internet service provider business ➜

31. Start a toys store
Examples of a successful toys store:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a toys store:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- How To Start A Stuffed Animal (Plush) Business: Everything You Need To Know To Get Your Plush From Idea To The Shelf: Promise Monsters
- The Specialty Shop: How To Create Your Own Unique And Profitable Retail Business: Dorothy Finell
Learn more about starting a toys store ➜
32. Start a customized gifts business
Examples of a successful customized gifts business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a customized gifts business:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Start Your Own Gift Basket Business (Start Your Own Business)
- Start Your Own Gift Basket Business (StartUp Series)
Learn more about starting a customized gifts business ➜
My name is Dmitriy Peregudov, and I run Giftsenda - the SaaS gifting platform for Sales & Marketing teams.
During the winter holiday season of 2021, our team processed and delivered over 40,000 gift orders in 200+ countries worldwide.
33. Become a mobile makeup artist
Examples of a successful mobile makeup artist:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a mobile makeup artist:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Daily Rituals: How Artists Work: Mason Currey
- Home Business Start Up: How To Start A Business From Home
Learn more about starting a mobile makeup artist ➜
34. Open an ice cream parlour
Examples of a successful ice cream parlour:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a ice cream parlour:
- How To Start An Ice Cream Business In A Pandemic
- How To Start A Ice Cream Parlour Business And Earn Upto 1.5l
For further info, check out these books and products:
- How To Start & Manage An Ice Cream Business: Lewis, Jerre
- How To Start An Ice Cream Shop: A Complete Ice Cream Shop & Gelato Parlor Business Plan
Learn more about starting an ice cream parlour ➜
Hello! My name is Stephen Layton and I am one of the founding members of The Good Scoop located in the greater Sacramento region. We make all of our own ice cream in house using fresh local and all-natural ingredients.
Some of our best selling and most popular flavors include our banana, rosewater, lavender, and salted cookies and cream. We use fresh seasonally available ingredients, so we use peaches in the summertime and apples in the fall. Some of our more interesting flavors include horchata, honey wasabi, peppermint bark, and olive oil.
35. Start an online hobby classes
Examples of a successful online hobby classes:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a online hobby classes:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Art Of Candle Making Business Startup: How to Start, Run & Grow a Million Dollar Success From Home!: Suzanne Carpenter
- How To Build Your Successful Online Teaching Business (Online Entrepreneurship Book 1): Vladimir Raykov
Learn more about starting an online hobby classes ➜
36. Become a wedding planner ($24K/year)
Examples of a successful wedding planner:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a wedding planner:
- Three Tips to starting a successful wedding planning business!
- How I Became A Wedding Planner! | BiancaReneeToday
For further info, check out these books and products:
Learn more about starting a wedding planner ➜
The Complete Service is the opposite of The Essential Service, it costs more but we handle the entire process for the couple!
We have gone from doing 5 to 10 weddings a month to 80 to 100 weddings a month in 4 years.
37. Start a babysitting business
Examples of a successful babysitting business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a babysitting business:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- How To Start A Babysitting Business: Ways To Start Your Own Babysitting
- Babysitting Business Secrets: How To Start Your Service
Learn more about starting a babysitting business ➜
38. Start a funeral service
Examples of a successful funeral service:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a funeral service:
- This Alabama Man Started A Funeral Home Business To Help Families In Need
- Funeral Home Business Plan
For further info, check out these books and products:
- How To Start Your Own Mortuary Transportation Business: Laura Smith
- How To Start Your Own Mortuary Transportation Business: A Complete Guide To The Unique Business Of Transporting Human Remains: Mr. Kenneth W Smith
Learn more about starting a funeral service ➜
39. Start a provision store business
Examples of a successful provision store business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a provision store business:
- How To Start A Provision Store Business In Nigeria (Step By Step Guide + Business Plan)
- How To Start A Retail Shop
For further info, check out these books and products:
- How To Start & Manage A Retail Grocery Store Business
- How to Start a Business: Startup Essentials-The Simple, Step-by-Step Guide to Successfully Start Your Own Business (Online Business, Small Business, Work ... (Business Startup for Newbies Book 2)
Learn more about starting a provision store business ➜

40. Start a food supply business
Examples of a successful food supply business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a food supply business:
- How To Start A Packaged Food Business From Scratch Selling Food Series
- How To Start A Distribution Business For Beginners
For further info, check out these books and products:
- How To Start Your Own Food Business: A Step-By-Step Guide: Mary Carter
- Start Your Own Specialty Food Business: Your Step-By-Step Startup Guide To Success (StartUp Series)
Learn more about starting a food supply business ➜
I started my career at the world-famous Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles Apprenticing under Certified Master Chef Raimund Hofmeister.
Food Fleet’s growth Year after year has been at an at over 30 %. From 2017-2018 we had an unprecedented 160% growth spurt. With a team of 6, including my partner and I, we managed over 20 million in sales for our clients. As an example. We took over a convention center 3 years ago managing their food truck business. For their largest event of the year, we were up 53% over the previous year. I honestly would have to equate some of that success to the under-reporting of sales by the previous operator. But the following year we were up 19% from that figure and again close to that this year. That is due in large part to our understanding of transaction times, menu mix, the equipment in each truck or pop up and other factors.
41. Start a nanny placement service business
Examples of a successful nanny placement service business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a nanny placement service business:
- Starting A Nanny Business (You Can Do It!)
- Ina's Collective Expertise Webinar Series: Nanny To Nanny Agency
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Start Your Own Staffing Service: Your Step-By-Step Guide to Success (StartUp Series): Krista Turner
- Start Your Own Staffing Service (Startup): Thoren Turner
Learn more about starting a nanny placement service business ➜
42. Start an accounting firm
Examples of a successful accounting firm:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a accounting firm:
- How To Start A Bookkeeping, Payroll, Tax And Accounting Company That Makes Big Money
- Big 4 Accounting Firm Vs. Starting Your Own Business (Deloitte Kpmg, Ernst & Young Pwc #Cpaexam #Cpa
For further info, check out these books and products:
- How to Start a Home-based Bookkeeping Business (Home-Based Business Series)
- On Your Own!: How to Start Your Own CPA Firm: Brannon Poe
Learn more about starting an accounting firm ➜
43. Start an organic farm
Examples of a successful organic farm:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a organic farm:
- How to Start a Farm From Scratch (Beginner's Guide to Growing Vegetables for Profit)
- How to Start an Organic Farming Business | Including Free Organic Farming Business Plan Template
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Start Your Farm: The Authoritative Guide to Becoming a Sustainable 21st Century Farmer: Forrest Pritchard
- The Organic Farming Manual: A Comprehensive Guide to Starting and Running a Certified Organic Farm
Learn more about starting an organic farm ➜
- Nate Dodson, is an urban farmer and the man behind MicroGreens Farmer. His objectives are to combat Crohn's disease and exert more control over the diet.
- Since the business was founded in 2016, they have assisted individuals in starting their own microgreens-related businesses.
- He initially only intended to grow for his own consumption, but soon realized that he could produce more than he could consume. As a result, he began to sell his produce, particularly microgreens, and thus his business got started.

Read the full story on sidehustlenation.com ➜
44. Start a marriage bureau business
Examples of a successful marriage bureau business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a marriage bureau business:
- How To Open Marriage Bureau ? Start Marriage Consultancy Business
- How To Start Marriage Bureau In Hindi
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Ready To Wed: 12 Ways To Start A Marriage You'll Love
- Starting Your Marriage Right: What You Need To Know And Do
Learn more about starting a marriage bureau business ➜

45. Start a hot air balloon ride business
Examples of a successful hot air balloon ride business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a hot air balloon ride business:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- The Art, Craft And Business Of Balloon Decorating: Ruth Younger
- Curious George And The Hot Air Balloon - Kindle Edition By
Learn more about starting a hot air balloon ride business ➜

46. Start a foreign language training business
Examples of a successful foreign language training business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a foreign language training business:
- How To Turn Your Language Passion Into An Income
- Language Teaching Business - What Is It? Who Can Start It? How Long Does It Take To Start?
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Teach Yourself Get Started in French (Teach Yourself Beginner's Languages)
- Esta Es Lulú (Spanish Edition)
Learn more about starting a foreign language training business ➜
- Benny Lewis is a famous Irish polyglot and the creator of the language learning website Fluent in 3 Months.
- He has appeared in numerous national media outlets, such as The New York Times, Business Insider, Forbes, LifeHacker, National Geographic, and the BBC.
- This language learning website receives over 2 million visits monthly.
- Benny is fluent in seven different languages. He shares the experiences of real people who struggle and succeed in learning foreign languages, including his own.

Listen to the full podcast on podcasts.apple.com ➜
47. Start a party planning business
Examples of a successful party planning business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a party planning business:
- How To Start + Run Your Event Planning Business!!
- How Much Do Event Planners Make & How To Charge Your Clients!
For further info, check out these books and products:
Learn more about starting a party planning business ➜
Hello, I am Akshay Patel from Albuquerque, NM the land of enchantment. I started an event rental and decor company that led me to an event venue. The View Event Center is a lavish space that is an indoor and outdoor event venue with panoramic city views. Our high-end venue with experienced staff will assist from venue decor to the smallest details entailed in making memories of a lifetime. Simply Decor, Tents, and Events ensures exclusive decor and thrives to bring your event to life through customized, elegant decor for all of their clients.
The full-service company will individually work with every client to design their event that will intrigue every eye in the room. Our company is broad that we get many different types of customers and we make many great connections with them as well. The company was making upwards of $380,000 a year.
48. Start a chatbot development business
Examples of a successful chatbot development business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a chatbot development business:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Bot Business 101: How to start, run & grow your Bot / AI business: Ekim Kaya
- How To Start A Home-Based Mobile App Developer Business (Home-Based Business Series): Chad Brooks
Learn more about starting a chatbot development business ➜
I’m from a small country called Lithuania. I run an open Source live support application. My main customers are everybody who wants to host live support applications on their stack. Clients vary from small companies to large ones - which have hundreds of operators.
My biggest accomplishment is returning clients and how I keep relationships with them for years. It means I do something right. Not to mention the project in GitHub now has over 1.5K stars.
49. Start an insurance agency
Examples of a successful insurance agency:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a insurance agency:
- How To Start An Insurance Agency Business
- 6 Steps To Creating An Awesome Insurance Agent Business Plan
For further info, check out these books and products:
- How To Start Your Own Successful Insurance Agency
- So You Want To Be An Insurance Agent: Jeffrey L. Hastings
Learn more about starting an insurance agency ➜
I’m Fabien from FAB FRENCH INSURANCE. I run an insurance brokerage agency in the South West region of France. We sell insurance for the English-speaking community living in France, mostly insurance for VISAS (or residency applications) and also provide car insurance, as well as home and content policies. Basically, we smooth out the administrative challenges of living the French dream. Although we’re based in France we provide a 100% English service.
As with any start-up, you have to be “the squid of all trades” (I just made this one up but let’s pretend it’s a French saying), and be prepared to put in the hours!
50. Start a soap making business
Examples of a successful soap making business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a soap making business:
- Should You Be Starting a Soap Business in 2020?
- How to Start a Soap Making Business with Nearly Nothing ~ Webinar Replay
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Soap Making Business Startup: How To Start, Run & Grow A Million Dollar Success From Home!
- Natural & Organic Liquid Soap Making Business Startup: Learn How To Make Shampoo, Conditioner, Body Wash, Sunscreen Lotion, Muscle Balm, Hand Sanitizers, Pet Shampoo & So Much More
Learn more about starting a soap making business ➜
My name Warnisha Foster I am the CEO of Kiss My Crown Essentials. I founded Kiss My Crown Essentials in March of 2020 and I started offering my products a few at a time to see how they would go over with the public. My first product was Strawberry Rose’ Champagne Soap. The idea for this soap came from looking at my life as a single mom of four I started to feel burned out. I needed something to make me feel feminine, Make me feel like a woman, Grown and sexy. This did the trick.
Our mission here a KMCE is to let mothers like myself know that we are seen, we are beautiful and we are a necessity.
51. Start an aquarium house business ($69.6K/year)
Examples of a successful aquarium house business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a aquarium house business:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- How To Start A Cleaning Business: Your Guide To Generating $2,000+ Income In 30 Days Or Less: Brian James
- Your House Cleaning Business, A Blueprint For Success
Learn more about starting an aquarium house business ➜
Hi! My name is Larry McGee, and I own a company called Aquatic Designs, Inc. I design, sell, install, and maintain fish aquariums in restaurants, hospitals, medical offices, and any other business imaginable. I service aquariums in the central Arkansas area and travel the state doing aquarium system repair at big box pet stores.
Triple 200 Gallon Aquariums in a Restaurant/See behind the wall of these tanks
52. Start a mobile garage service
Examples of a successful mobile garage service:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a mobile garage service:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- How To Start A Service Business - A Step By Step Guide To Starting A
- Business Plan For A Garage Service: Anonym: 9783346082169: Books - Amazon
Learn more about starting a mobile garage service ➜
53. Start a scented sticks making business
Examples of a successful scented sticks making business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a scented sticks making business:
- How To Make Incense Sticks
- 1.5 लाख कमायें Agarbatti Raw Material Making Business Incense Stick Making Home Based Business Ideas
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Art Of Candle Making Business Startup: How to Start, Run & Grow a Million Dollar Success From Home!: Suzanne Carpenter
- Candle Making Business 2021: How to Start, Grow and Run Your Own Profitable Home Based Candle Making Startup Step by Step in as Little as 30 Days With the Most Up-To-Date Information: Clement Harrison
Learn more about starting a scented sticks making business ➜

54. Start a package drinking water business
Examples of a successful package drinking water business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a package drinking water business:
For further info, check out these books and products:
Learn more about starting a package drinking water business ➜
55. Start a pickle business
Examples of a successful pickle business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a pickle business:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Jam, Jelly And Pickle Making Business Startup: How To Grow A Million Dollar Success From Home!
- How to Start a Business - Jason Nazar
Learn more about starting a pickle business ➜
Hello, my name is Harris Derner and I am the co-founder of Brine Brothers, an All-Natural Premium Brine company. I started Brine Brothers in 2016 with my friend of 25+ years, Michael Belicose. Our current products are all-natural, drinkable pickle brines; ‘Darn Good Dill’ - the classic for pickle lovers and ‘Chili Cherry Fire’ - for those who like it hot. Pickle ‘brine’ (also referred to as pickle ‘juice’) is the liquid solution that transforms cucumbers into pickles.
56. Start a designer lace business
Examples of a successful designer lace business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a designer lace business:
Learn more about starting a designer lace business ➜
57. Start a health club business
Examples of a successful health club business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a health club business:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Becoming A Health Coach: A Comprehensive Guide For Turning Your Passion For Health Into A Profitable Business: Heather L. Makar
- How To Start A Home Health Care Agency
Learn more about starting a health club business ➜

58. Start an ice cream cone production business
Examples of a successful ice cream cone production business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a ice cream cone production business:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Ice Cream And Frozen Deserts: A Commercial Guide To Production And Marketing: Malcolm Stogo
- Incredible Ice Cream: Malcolm Stogo
Learn more about starting an ice cream cone production business ➜
59. Start a buttons business
Examples of a successful buttons business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a buttons business:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Buy Buttons: The Fast-Track Strategy To Make Extra Money And Start A Business In Your Spare Time: Nick Loper
- How To Start A Business: A Quick Start Book To Launching
Learn more about starting a buttons business ➜
60. Start a cotton buds business
Examples of a successful cotton buds business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a cotton buds business:
- Cotton Buds Making Business
- Manufacturing Business Ideas In India, Home Based Cotton Bud Swab, Business Ideas
Learn more about starting a cotton buds business ➜
61. Become a candle manufacturer
Examples of a successful candle manufacturer:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a candle manufacturer:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Candle Making Business: A Book On How To Start And Run Your Own (Crafts & Hobbies)
- Art Of Candle Making Business Startup: How to Start, Run & Grow a Million Dollar Success From Home!: Suzanne Carpenter
Learn more about starting a candle manufacturer ➜
My name is Kevin Gillespie, and along with Garrett Le’ Tourneau, we created Wax & Wick, the 100% soy candles with wood wicks.
Some notable differentiation between Wax & Wick and traditional candles is that our branding is simple, the style of the candle will fit with any decor, and we use only 100% soy wax and Fsc-Certified wood wicks. Our impact on the environment is intentionally small.
62. Start a jute bags business
Examples of a successful jute bags business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a jute bags business:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Business Plan For Jute Bags Paperback – April 2, 2020
- How to Start a Business: Startup Essentials-The Simple, Step-by-Step Guide to Successfully Start Your Own Business (Online Business, Small Business, Work ... (Business Startup for Newbies Book 2)
Learn more about starting a jute bags business ➜
63. Start a noodle business
Examples of a successful noodle business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a noodle business:
- How To Start A Business On A Ramen Noodle Budget
- How To Start Noodle Making Business From Home? Complete Noodle Making Business
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Start Your Business On A Ramen Noodle Budget: 12 Lessons
- How to Start an Online Business: A Step by Step to Make Money from Your Computer Even If Your Starting from Scratch! (How to start an Online Business, ... Startup, Online Business for Beginners): LR Smith
Learn more about starting a noodle business ➜
64. Start a shoe lace business
Examples of a successful shoe lace business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a shoe lace business:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- How To Start A Shoe Design Business: Becci Rolli
- How to Start Your Own Shoe Company: A start-up guide to designing, manufacturing, and marketing shoes. (How shoes are Made): Wade Motawi
Learn more about starting a shoe lace business ➜
65. Start a tempered smartphone glass business
Examples of a successful tempered smartphone glass business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a tempered smartphone glass business:
- Mobile Tempered Glass Making Business - Startupyo
- Tempered Glass Factory, Manufacture Process, Tempered Glass Making Machine
For further info, check out these books and products:
Learn more about starting a tempered smartphone glass business ➜
66. Start a staple pins business
Examples of a successful staple pins business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a staple pins business:
For further info, check out these books and products:
Learn more about starting a staple pins business ➜
67. Start a cake decorating class
Examples of a successful cake decorating class:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a cake decorating class:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- [[( Start To Cook )] [By: Abigail Wheatley] Oct-2010
- Start To Cook: Wheatley, Abigail: 9781409504979: Amazon
Learn more about starting a cake decorating class ➜

68. Start a paper manufacturer
Examples of a successful paper manufacturer:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a paper manufacturer:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- How To Start A Manufacturing Business - A Step By Step Guide To Starting A New Small Manufacturing Company: Meir Liraz
- How To Start A Manufacturing Business - A Step By Step Guide to Starting a New Small Manufacturing Company
Learn more about starting a paper manufacturer ➜
69. 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 ➜
70. Start a disposable plates and cups business
Examples of a successful disposable plates and cups business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a disposable plates and cups business:
Learn more about starting a disposable plates and cups business ➜
71. Start an envelopes and files business
Examples of a successful envelopes and files business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a envelopes and files business:
- Asmr Request/ Office Mailing/Stuffing Envelopes/Stickers/Rolodex/Business Card File (No Talking)
- Paper Envelope Making Business - Startupyo
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Retail Business Kit For Dummies: Rick Segel
- Order From Chaos: A Six-Step Plan For Organizing Yourself
72. Start a coconut hair oil business
Examples of a successful coconut hair oil business :
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a coconut hair oil business :
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Coconut Oil Book Package: The Coconut Oil Handbook & The Coconut Oil
- Coconut Oil Handbook: Nature's Miracle For Weight Loss, Hair Loss, And
Learn more about starting a coconut hair oil business ➜
73. Become a dance choreographer
Examples of a successful dance choreographer:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a dance choreographer:
For further info, check out these books and products:
Learn more about starting a dance choreographer ➜
Turning a passion into a 6-figure business is the goal of many entrepreneurs, and Jennifer Sobel has made that happen.
She has taken her long-term passion for belly dancing and used her three years of knowledge in digital marketing to build a successful belly dancing coaching business online.
Her company is called TheBellyDanceSolution.com and she inspires hundreds of women to attain their positive body goals with the help of belly dancing.
Jennifer uses belly dancing as a tool to live a healthy and happy life and helps her clients live a stress-free life while guiding them to regain their confidence & self-esteem.

Listen to the full podcast on sidehustleschool.com➜
74. Become a graphic designer ($360K/year)
Examples of a successful graphic designer:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a graphic designer:
For further info, check out these books and products:
Learn more about starting a graphic designer ➜
Hi, I’m Mike Moloney, the founder of FilterGrade. FilterGrade is a marketplace for creators where you can find digital assets such as presets, LUTs, video templates, and much more.
Today thousands of creators from all around the world buy and sell digital products on FilterGrade and more than 450,000 users visit the site every month.
75. Become a mobile DJ
Examples of a successful mobile DJ:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a mobile DJ:
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
Learn more about starting a mobile DJ ➜
76. Start an errand service
Examples of a successful errand service:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a errand service:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- How To Start A Grocery Delivery And Errand Service From Home: Ray Hockersmith
- How to Start and Operate an Errand Service (Revised 2nd Edition): Rob Spina
Learn more about starting an errand service ➜
77. Start a sports skills coaching business
Examples of a successful sports skills coaching business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a sports skills coaching business:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- The Sports Training Business Guide: Your Guide To Starting And Running A Private Sports Coaching Business: Bill Dale
- Starting And Running A Coaching Business: The Complete Guide to Setting Up and Managing a Coaching Practice (Small Business Start-Ups): Aryanne Oade
Learn more about starting a sports skills coaching business ➜
My name is Jay Fuller, I’m one of three co-founders of athlo agncy. – a personal branding startup for the anonymous college athlete navigating NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness). Our flagship product is a personal branding workshop, pre-recorded in a MasterClass-like format. Facilitated by my other two co-founders – Aly and Isaac Nauta (brother and sister).
We’ve been able to add athlo ambassadors, participate in an event with UGA baseball and a sports accelerator, and have two on-campus workshops scheduled this summer with two different universities.
78. Start an online course creation business
Examples of a successful online course creation business:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a online course creation business:
- The Simplest Online Business To Start Online Course Creation
- 3 Lessons About Course Creation - Start A Widely Successful Online Business
For further info, check out these books and products:
- How To Start An Online Business: Create A Business Around Your Lifestyle: Emilie Pelletier
- How To Build Your Successful Online Teaching Business (Online Entrepreneurship Book 1): Vladimir Raykov
Learn more about starting an online course creation business ➜
Shaan Patel is the founder and CEO of Prep Expert, a test preparation platform that provides online SAT and ACT prep courses.
He founded the firm from his dorm room eight years ago with just $900 left over from his undergraduate scholarships.
His SAT and ACT prep classes, books, and licensed items have already brought more than $20 million in sales. In 2016, he pitched Prep Expert on ABC's "Shark Tank" and secured an investment from billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban.
He spent no money on marketing during the first five years of starting Prep Expert. Despite this, the company's sales doubled yearly based on word-of-mouth marketing.
The SAT prep classes offered by Prep Expert increased the students' SAT scores by hundreds of points. As a result, parents would refer it to other parents, enabling this company to grow quickly and for free.
When he first founded Prep Expert, Patel approached the local TV station about doing a piece on SAT preparation suggestions for parents and kids. He moved from having no clients to having several when the television interview aired.
Patel attributes his entrepreneurial success to self-control and never giving up.

79. Become a music tutor ($840K/year)
Examples of a successful music tutor:
Here are some great videos on how to get started with a music tutor:
For further info, check out these books and products:
- Music For Kids: When To Start Piano Lessons
- Piano Book For Adult Beginners: Teach Yourself How To Play Famous Piano Songs, Read Music, Theory & Technique (Book & Streaming Video Lessons)
Learn more about starting a music tutor ➜
Hi! I’m Jacques Hopkins, creator of Piano In 21 Days. My online piano course helps adults of all ages learn to play piano as fast as possible. Most of my students are people who never had the time or failed piano lessons before. Some are retirees who are excited about a new hobby but don’t want to wait years for results. Others are busy parents or professionals who need a low-pressure, flexible learning schedule.
My business brings in five figures every month, and I built everything from the ground up. I knew I had a unique take on piano lessons, but I had to learn everything about digital entrepreneurship and marketing in real time. It took a lot of effort, but it worked: I quit my engineering job and have been supporting my family this way for over eight years now.
Hey! 👋 I'm Pat Walls, the founder of Starter Story.
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