22 Profitable Mini Society Business Opportunities

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Updated: June 18th, 2021

22 Profitable Mini Society Business Opportunities

Would you like to start your own mini society business or earn money on the side, but still need to find the right business idea?

There will be countless exciting business ideas again in 2021. While it sounds exciting to start your own business, it's important that you run with the right idea.

Your goal should be to build a business in a niche that is not only profitable but can also ensure your long-term success.

Hopefully, all of the mini society business ideas listed here will give you inspiration and a head start for the 2021 year.

How Much Can You Make?

$100 — $990,000/month

View all 9 case studies

Average Initial Investment

$1,375

Time To Revenue

210 days

Skills

Customer Service Skills

Business Savvy Skills

Writing & Research Skills

Self Motivation Skills

Business model

Subscriptions

Consulting

Work from home

Work From Home

Amanda Shepherd from Las Vegas, NV, USA started Social Media Manager Society about 2 years ago, a social media consultant.

Revenue: $15,000/ month
Founders: 1
Employees: 1
Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA

Case Study

I spent the last decade of my career as a social media manager, in the agency, in-house, and freelance settings. I really created a name for myself in my niche and people were always coming to me for social media advice. I absolutely LOVED teaching people and for a long time, wondering how I could combine my passions for teaching and social media into one career.

Fast forward to fall 2019 - I was at a crossroads. The agency I was working for was moving in a different direction and I was literally moving back home. I had a decision to make - stay at the agency under different circumstances, find a new job in my new home, or finally take the plunge and start my own business.

I chose the latter and it was the best decision I ever made! I was immediately able to gain clients using internal systems I created and literally built my own business from the ground up. In one year, I made almost $100,000 and put all my systems inside the Social Media Manager Society, so other aspiring social media managers could take everything I learned and implement it themselves!

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How I Started A $7.5K/Month Social Media Consulting And Training Busi... ➜

2. Start a diy business ($1.62M/year)

How Much Can You Make?

$5,000 — $1,100,000/month

View all 6 case studies

Average Initial Investment

$31,000

Time To Revenue

330 days

Skills

Self Motivation Skills

Crafty Skills

Customer Service Skills

Business Savvy Skills

Work from home

Work From Home

Mark Tyrol from Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA started Battic Door over 9 years ago, a DIY business.

Revenue: $135,000/ month
Founders: 2
Employees: 2
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA

Case Study

When I purchased my first house in 2000, I had a pull-down ladder in one of the bedrooms.

When attic stairs are installed, a large hole (approximately 10 square feet) is created in your ceiling. The ceiling and insulation that were there have to be removed, leaving only a thin, unsealed, sheet of plywood.

I have a colleague who told me “Businesses do not fail, people quit.” I decided to not quit.

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How I Turned A DIY Project Into A Million Dollar Business ➜

3. ($18M/year)

Jeffrey Mora from Los Angeles, California, USA started Food Fleet over 10 years ago, a business.

Revenue: $1,500,000/ month
Founders: 2
Employees: 6
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA

Case Study

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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How I Took Food Trucks Corporate And Built A $18M Business ➜

4. Start a jewelry making business ($48K/year)

How Much Can You Make?

$1,000 — $2,000,000/month

View all 18 case studies

Average Initial Investment

$38,333

Time To Revenue

210 days

Skills

Design Skills

Business Savvy Skills

Customer Service Skills

Crafty Skills

Self Motivation Skills

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

Case Study

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.

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How We Started A $4K/Month Handmade Flower And Resin Jewelry Business ➜

5. Start a problem solving business

Examples of a successful problem solving business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a problem solving business ➜

6. Start a gift baskets business ($24K/year)

How Much Can You Make?

$2,000 — $125,000/month

View all 2 case studies

Time To Revenue

240 days

Skills

Negotiation Skills

Self Motivation Skills

Crafty Skills

Customer Service Skills

Design Skills

Business Savvy Skills

Business model

E-Commerce

Examples of a successful gift baskets business:

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

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a gift baskets business ➜

Case Study

My name is Adam Elliot, and I started Dick At Your Door, an e-commerce shop for people who like to gift pranks, gags, and funny novelties to their friends and family.

Yes, you read that correctly... Dick At Your Door sells chocolate penises you can send as a fun prank to friends and family.

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Generating $25k/month Sending Chocolate Penises to Your Friends ➜

7. Start a recycling project business

Examples of a successful recycling project business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a recycling project business ➜

8. Start an artistry business

How Much Can You Make?

$30,000/month

View all 1 case studies

Skills

Design Skills

Business Savvy Skills

Customer Service Skills

Crafty Skills

Self Motivation Skills

Examples of a successful artistry business:

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

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting an artistry business ➜

Case Study

Blake Jamieson is a 36 years old portrait pop and NFT artist located in Brooklyn, NY.
He redesigned 20 storied baseball cards for Topps' Project 2020 campaign 2020.
Jamieson made $46,000 in 6 weeks in 2021 by selling his works of art as NFTs, and he doesn't appear to be slowing down.
He started reinvesting the Ethereum he earned from selling his own works to the neighborhood and other artists.

Read the full story on theouterrealm.io ➜

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Blake Jamieson on Using His Marketing Expertise to Jumpstart His Art ... ➜

9. Start a custom pet creating business

Examples of a successful custom pet creating business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a custom pet creating business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a custom pet creating business ➜

10. Start a garage sale business

How Much Can You Make?

$7,000/month

View all 1 case studies

Skills

Business Savvy Skills

Self Motivation Skills

Customer Service Skills

Examples of a successful garage sale business:

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

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a garage sale business ➜

Case Study

Hi there, My name is Susie Q Aranda and I’m the owner of Garage Gym Barbell Apparel. I design pretty things for strong women right in my garage. Providing tees, leggings and more for women of all sizes including our stronger plus size lifters. In addition, I also offer free garage gym workouts to follow at home and if you’re local; in person only women strength classes.

I believe that anyone, anywhere, at any level is capable of starting or continuing their fitness journey…even in their home garage! That's where Garage Gym Barbell began and has continued to grow.

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How I Started A $7K/Month Women's Gym Apparel Business From My Garage ➜

11. Start a school campaign promoting business

Examples of a successful school campaign promoting business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a school campaign promoting business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a school campaign promoting business ➜

12. Start a school backpack couriers business

Examples of a successful school backpack couriers business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a school backpack couriers business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a school backpack couriers business ➜

13. Start a false combination locks business

Examples of a successful false combination locks business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a false combination locks business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Safecracking For Everyone!: Dygert, Jared: 9781497416413

Learn more about starting a false combination locks business ➜

14. Start a personalized sports fan section business

Examples of a successful personalized sports fan section business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a personalized sports fan section business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

D.I.Y.: Design It Yourself (Design Handbooks): Lupton

Learn more about starting a personalized sports fan section business ➜

15. Start a lunch leftover packagers business

Examples of a successful lunch leftover packagers business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a lunch leftover packagers business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Homemade for Sale: How to Set Up and Market a Food Business from Your Home Kitchen: Lisa Kivirist

Learn more about starting a lunch leftover packagers business ➜

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 :

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a personal shopper business ➜

17. Start a home bakery

How Much Can You Make?

$3,750/month

View all 1 case studies

Skills

Business Savvy Skills

Self Motivation Skills

Customer Service Skills

Examples of a successful home bakery:

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

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a home bakery ➜

Case Study

Ila Prakash Singh started her home bakery and catering business in 2007 with just Rs. 5,000.
Before starting her journey as a business woman, she spent around a decade working in the hospitality industory. She also worked for renowned hospitality giants like such as the Sheraton Hotel and Taj
Her home-run bakery is called Truffle Triangles and presently she is selling baked items worth of approx Rs. 10,000/day.

Read the full story on whatshot.in ➜

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This Baker From Gurgaon Earns In Lakhs Per Month Through Her Home-Run... ➜

18. Start an invention and patent service ($720K/year)

How Much Can You Make?

$60,000/month

View all 1 case studies

Skills

Self Motivation Skills

Customer Service Skills

Business Savvy Skills

Design Skills

Writing & Research Skills

Business model

Consulting

Examples of a successful invention and patent service:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a invention and patent service:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting an invention and patent service ➜

Case Study

I am Becca Davison, and I am the co-inventor of UnbuckleMe, an innovative, patented tool that makes it easy to open kids’ car seat buckles. After college I lived in NYC for 8 years, working in the corporate world in Human Resources for two global investment banks. I moved back to Houston with my husband in 2014 and transitioned to management consulting. We started our family and currently have two daughters, ages 3 and 5 years old.

Our business was born from my need for childcare, as I needed my mom’s help with my daughter when I went back to work after maternity leave. I currently spend most of my time growing our business, UnbuckleMe, and continue to consult a few hours/week for energy clients in Houston.

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How We Created A $60K/Month Innovative Car Seat Buckle Release Tool A... ➜

19. Start a senior painted portraits business

Examples of a successful senior painted portraits business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a senior painted portraits business ➜

20. Start a replacement robot business

Examples of a successful replacement robot business:

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

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a replacement robot business ➜

21. Start a home tutoring business

Examples of a successful home tutoring business:

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

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a home tutoring business ➜

22. Start a rent-a-cell phone centre business

Examples of a successful rent-a-cell phone centre business:

Here are some great videos on how to get started with a rent-a-cell phone centre business:

For further info, check out these books and products:

Learn more about starting a rent-a-cell phone centre business ➜

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