There are so many business ideas from which to choose. It is important to select a business opportunity that matches your abilities, interests, resources, education, training, and experience. 

The type of business will fall under one of two may categories–product-oriented or service-oriented.

It is important that you must enjoy the work involved. 

Here is a list of money-making ideas for you to consider. This list is not comprehensive and we continue to update it. The asterisk indicates the business startup for which we have plans available and we encourage you to follow the link and learn more about the opportunity.

Antique appraisal
Antique dealing
Appliance repair
Automobile tuneup and repair
Basketry
Batik
*Bed and Breakfast
Bicycle repair
*Bookkeeping
Breadmaking
*Cakemaking and decorating
Candlemaking
*Car, boat and mobile home valeting and detailing
Catering
Ceramics
Chair caning
Chimney sweeping
Clerical assistance
Clock repairing
Closet organizing
Clothes designing
Cookiemaking
Day care service
Delivery service
Doll and toy repairing
Dollmaking and toymaking
Dollhouse and miniature making
Fruit and vegetable growing
Furniture making and refinishing
Furniture upholstering
Genealogical service
Graphic design service
Hairstyling
Hand lettering
Herb growing and drying
Home canning
Home repair
House cleaning
House painting
House sitting
Interior decorating
Inventory service
*Jewelry making
*Lawncare
Leathercraft
Library research service
Mail order business
Messenger service
Metalworking
Mimeograph printing
Modeling
Music teaching
Needlepoint and embroidery
Party planning
Pet sitting
Photography
Picture framing
Picture painting
Plant decorating
Printing and silk screening
Pool cleaning and maintenance
Quilt and applique
Rug making
Scale-model making
Scrimshaw
Sewing
Shopping service
Stained glass
Tax service
Teaching
Telephone answering service
Tour planning
Tutoring
Tourist home
Typing
Wallpaper hanging
Weaving
Window washing
Writing
Woodworking and wood carving