1 Title: Business Ideas Reference List Course: Choosing a Home Based Business Idea Listed below are business ideas collected from various Internet sources. Print and quickly scan this list. Place a check mark next each idea that is similar to or that uses skills and traits you identified in the You list. If you are unfamiliar with a business idea, or if you have never heard of this business, place a question mark next to that idea. After you have gone through the entire list, Google the business ideas that you are unfamiliar with to find out more. Then create a list of these checked business ideas using the worksheet called, Your business Ideas List. You should choose at least 5 and no more than 20 business ideas. A Accountant Advertising Agency Advertising Copywriter Advertising Flyers for other companies - creation and distribution Advertising or Promotional Items Sales Aerobics Class Instructor Amusement Rides, Inflatable Rentals Animal Behavior Specialist Answering Service for Companies & Individuals Antique and Collectibles Dealer Antique or Used Book and Magazine Dealer Apartment or Home Locator Appliance Repair Architect Art Appraisals and Sales Consultant Art Gallery Artist, Freelance Art Restoration
2 Assembling Furniture & Other Products (Ikea) Attorney Author - ebooks, Guides and Books Auto Sales B Baby Hand print and Footprint Bronzing Service Baby & Infant Photography Baby Proofing Service Baby Shoe Bronzing Service Balloon Animals Balloon Decorating Basketball Tournaments Baskets, Specialty Beautician Beauty Consultant Bed and Breakfast Bicycle Repair Bill Auditing Service Birthday Greeting Service Blind Cleaning Bookkeeping Service Booking Agent & Promotion - for musicians, models, speakers, restaurants, bars, etc. Braille Transcribing Building or Home Inspection Service Bulletin Board Advertising Service Bumper Stickers Business Broker Business Consultant Business Financing Service Business Network Organizer Business Plan Consultant Business Plan Writer Buttons and Badges C Cabinet Making Cable TV Advertising and Sales Cake Decorating Calligraphy Candle Making
Canning Car or Van, Using to Make Money Carpenter Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Cartoonist Catering Ceramics Chair Caning Cheese Making Childbirth Instructor, Doula Children's Clothes Children's Transportation Service Chimney Sweep Cleaning - House, Apartments, Offices Cleaning Service Clip Art Closet Organizer Clothing and Accessories Design Clown Coaching Coin Dealer Collection Agency Color Consultant Columnist Commercial Artist Communications Community Association Management Service, HOA Computer Animator, Special Effects Computer Data Back-Up Service Computer Programmer, Web and Mobile Device Applications Computer Repair, Buying & Selling Computer Training & Tutorials Computer Tutor for Children Concert Promotion Construction Management Consultant Consultant, Art Consultant, Beauty Consultant, Business Consultant, Color for Makeup, Clothes, Interior Design Consultant, Computer Consultant, Home Business Consultant, Home Security Consultant, Image Consultant, Internet - Web Design & Advertising Consultant, Landscaping Consultant, Small Business 3
4 Consultant, Time Management Consultant, Wedding Contractor Referral Service Cooking School Copy Service Copywriter, Online Cosmetics Sales Cosmetologist Costume Design Coupons - email, mail and delivery Coupon Books Coupon Clipping Service Crafts Craft Broker & Sales Crafts Instructor Craft Supplies - sales Craigslist Consultant - ad creation, management or search Credit and Debt Counselling Service D Dance Instructor Daycare Center Daycare for Adults Dental Claims Processing Designer Pet Houses Desktop Publishing Dinner Delivery Service Directory Publisher Direct Sales Diversity Consultant Dog Trainer Dog Walker Doll Maker Doula Dry Cleaning Pick-Up and Delivery Service Dude Ranch E Editor Electronics Repair & Refurbishment Elder Services
5 Email Processing, Management & Response Email Newsletters & Subscriptions Embossed Stationery Employee Trainer Employment Agency Energy Broker Engineering Consultant Errand Service Event Management Event Planner Executive Search Expert Services Broker Expert Witness Export Agent Exterminator F Facialist Family Tree Researcher Filing Systems Finance Broker Financial Advisor Financial Planner Firewood Supply Fishing Supplies Fishing Guide Fish Tank / Bird Cage Maintenance and Sales Fitness Trainer Flea Market Seller Floral Arrangements Foley Artist, sound effects engineer Food Delivery Service Forum or Online Help Desk Manager Framing (Picture) Service Franchise Consultant Franchise Owner Freebie Ad Magazines Free Give-Aways Freelance Artist Freelance Photographer Freelance Writer Fundraiser
6 Furniture Restoration and Refurbishment G Garage Sales Garage Sales Promotion Garden Consultant Gardener Genealogist - study of family origin and not just family tree Ghost Writer Gift Baskets Gift Baskets, Gourmet Food Give-Aways Gourmet Jam and Jelly Grant Proposal Consultant Grant Proposal Writer Graphic Artist, Logos, Business Cards, etc. Greenhouse Greeting Cards Greeting Card Sending Service Grocery Shopping Service H Hairdresser Handmade Soaps Handyman/woman Service Hauling Service Healthcare Consultant Herbalist Herb and Spice Business Herb Gardener Herb Wreaths and Crafts Home Accessories Sales Home Business Consultant Home Decorating Home Furnishings Home Healthcare Agency Home Inspection Service Home-Made Booklets Home-Made Foods Home Maintenance Home Office Organizer
7 Home Organizer Home Plan Designer Home Rental Management, see HomeAway.com Home Security Consultant Home Swapping Registry, vacation homes Horse Boarding Horse Exerciser Hospital Bill Auditing Household Management Housekeeper House Sitting Registry House-Sitting Service Housewares "How-To" Videos Human Resources Consultant Hurricane Disaster Consultant I Image Consultant Image Transfer Import/Export Indoor Environmental Tester, test product air quality Information Researching Insurance Sales Internet Consultant Interior Decorating International Consultant - international travel or real estate Internet Affiliate Marketing - See Amazon Associates, LinkConnector.com Internet Property - Forum, Bulletin Board or Blog owner Internet Hosting - domain registration, email, websites Internet Marketing Internet Recruiting Internet Service Provider Interpreter / Translator Inventory Service Invitation Printing J Jewelry, Wire Jewelry Designer Junk Car Removal
8 L Lamaze Instructor Landscaping Consultant Landscaping Service Laundry Service Lawn Maintenance Lawn Mower and Motor Repair Lawn Sign Rentals Leadlighting, glass Legal Transcription Service Limousine Service Locating Service - homes, vending, office space Locksmith M Magician Mailing List Service Mail House - print, bind, assemble, stuff and mail Mailing List Services Mail Order Make-Up Artist Management Consultant Manicurist Marketing Consultant Market Research Massage Therapy Matchmaker Service Meals for Handicapped and Elderly Medical Billing Medical Claims Processing Medical Coding Medical Office Consultant Medical Transcription Service Meeting and Event Planner Menu Planner Micro-farming - Farmer s Market Mini-blind Cleaning Service Mobile Car Wash/Detailing Service Mobile Disc Jockey Mobile Manicurist
9 Mobile Notary Public Mobile Pet Groomer Mobile Puppet Theater Monogramming Moving Service Music Music Lessons Mystery Shopper - buy products for competing companies N Name Certificates Nanny Finding Service Nature Hikes - Guides New-Mom Care Newsletter Production for Clients - print, email, blog Newsletter Publishing Notary Public O Office Organizer Office Plant Care Office Support Service Online Auction Consultant, also see Craigslist Consultant Online Internet Training - software tutorials, tech support Online Newspaper or Theme Based Website or Blog Online Researcher Online Retailer Outdoor Adventures & Guide P Packing and Unpacking Service Painting Paper Recycling Paralegal Party Catering Party Planner Payroll Service Personal Chef
Personal Fitness or Trainer Personalized Stationery Personal Shopper Pet Breeding Pet Delivery, Transportation and Taxi Service Pet Fashions Pet Food and Supplies Delivery Pet Grooming Service Pet Hotel, Boarding & Kennel Pet Matching Service Pet Photography Service Pet Products Pet Show Business Pet Sitting & Home-Care Service Petting Zoo Owner Pet Walking Photos to Video, Transferring Photography Piano Tuner Picture Framing Plant Nursery Polling & Surveying Pool Cleaning Portrait and Wedding Photography Portrait Artist Potted Plants Poultry Farmer Pregnancy Fitness Class Printing Business, Small Printer Toner Recharging Printing, Invitations Private Investigator Private Practice Consultant Product & Furniture Assembly Product Development Consultant Professional Organizer Proofreader Property Damage Appraisal Service Property Manager Proposal Consultant Public Relations Agency Public Relations Specialist Public Speaker 10
11 R Rainwater Harvesting Consultant Real Estate Appraiser Real Estate Magazine Realtor Recipe Collections Referral Service Relocation Consultant Reminder Service Remodeling Contractor Reporter - or guest writer for blogs Restaurant Booking Service Restaurant Delivery Service Resume Writing Service Reunion Organizer Reviewer - review products and more, see affiliate marketing Risk Management Consultant - could also be disaster consultant Roommate Finding Service Rubber Stamps S Safety Consultant Sales Representative - sell products for companies and earn commission School Photographer Screen Printing Seamstress - Sewing and Alterations, Curtains, Clothes, etc. Secretarial Service Secret Shopper Security Consultant Security Video Service Self Defense Instructor Self-Improvement Seminars Self Publishing Seminars and Workshops - could be online using GoToMeeting.com Seminar Promotion & Advertisng Seniors Exercise Classes Shareware Programmer Sharpening Service
12 Shopping Service Show Promoting Shuttle Service Sightseeing Tours Sign Design and Painting Sign Language Interpreter Singer Small Business Consultant Snow Removal Service - disaster clean up Social Media Marketing - Twitter, Facebook and more Software Creation Software Trainer Song Writer Speakers Agency Special Event Videos Specialty Consultant Stained Glass Stock Photography Sweepstakes Entry Service T Tax Return Preparation Service Teaching - personal instruction Technical Writer Tech Support - remotely using GoToAssist Express Telemarketing Telephone Answering Service Telephone Service Reseller Temporary Help Agency Time Management Consultant Tool Rental Service Tour Guide - local guides make the best tour guides Training Transferring Photos, Slides, VHS and 8mm film to Video Translation Service Transcript Digesting Service Transcription Services Translator or Interpreter Travel Agency Travel Agency, Specialty Travel Club T-Shirt Design Tupperware Sales
13 Tutoring TV Repair Typing Service U Used Cars Used CDs and DVDs Using Your Car or Van to Make Money Utility Auditing V Vacation House Swap Service Vending Machine Business Video Duplication Service Videographer - Record, Edit and Produce Vitamins Voicemail Voice Instructor Voice Over W Water Conservation Consultant Webinar Consultant Website Design Website Development Web Hosting Services Web Marketing Wedding Consultant Wedding Coordinator Wedding Planner Wedding Video Service Weight Loss Consultant Welcoming Service Window Washing Service Windshield Repair Woodworking Word Processing Workshops, Seminars and
14 Writing Audio Cassette Scripts Writing Press Releases Y Yard Clean Up - Disaster recovery