Home Based Small Business Ideas

The hardest part about a new business is picking which new business to start!  There are so many options out there today and most of them can make you money if you have the right road map.

If you have time to learn you might be able to pick a few different small business ideas and try them out.  If your like me I really didn't have that option because I was already working a full time job and with travel time I had very little time left over and that got taken by my house work, laundry, cooking and family activities.  If you learn from someone who has been down the road to starting their own home based business it will make it a lot easier. 

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Always be on the look out for work at home scams.  A great resource to check out your home business ideas is FBI watch list.  Make sure a company is legit or your dream could be lost.

I am here to help guide you.

My First Three Small Business Ideas:

EBay - This was my first online business opportunity as it is with many people.  It is so easy to get started and you really don't have to buy any products to see just use the junk sitting in your house gathering dust now.

Amazon - I started this great online business opportunity after EBay and let me tell you it has a lot of points I like compared to EBay.

Craig's List - I used this to sell my bulky items online that I had laying around my house.

Now you can start these business and decided if they are right for you with very little money.

Best Small Business Ideas:

Affiliate Income -  This is another low cost online home based business.  There are some start up costs but you have no inventory you have to buy just products to make you more productive.  Don't buy the products talking about how they made a zillion dollars this way.  There is no fast way to riches unfortunately.

Network Marketing / MLM - This business opportunity has a lot of pluses if you pick the right company.

One thing to keep in mind as you look through these small business ideas is that you have to listen to your own heart.  Not what Uncle Fred and Aunt Ednia or the neighbor down the street has to say.  It amazes me the amount of advise people have to give you when they want to bring you down to try to stop you from succeeding.

They could have succeed if they would have tried.  Most people don't take action.  They think they are going to throw up a website in a few minutes and make cash instantly.  To tell you the truth I use to be one of those people.

Leverage is the number one idea that makes small business ideas Succeed. Most people want to make the money the money but don't want to put in the effort.  Your earning potential is based of the effort you put in your business.  Are athlete's instant success?  Can you become a doctor with out effort?  A lawyer?  Everything takes effort but most us including myself in the past put effort into things that didn't make me money.

Name one profession that you can go into and not put forth the effort and earn any money?  Some people who look for home based business ideas have this notion that they can do no work and the money will just roll in.  If you are looking for a get rich quick option please go visit another website.

Some More Home Based Business Ideas:

Start a Cleaning Business, I know many people including myself that hates cleaning.  Finding someone local I can trust cleaning my house is the hardest part.  After you have a few houses you can try to branch out and do office buildings.  There is great potential here.  The downfalls unless you always plan to do the cleaning yourself hiring employee's and having payroll is not fun.  Once you start hiring people you have to worry about what problems they may cause, like stealing.

Daycare Home Business:  This has great peotential but can have many liabilities.  The other great thing is if you have your own kids the write off potentials of buying thins is great.  Watch out for zoning and requirements on running a daycare businees out of your home.

	Commercial Photography
	Web Site Builder
	Cosmetic Sales Agent
	Art Consultant
	Technical Writer
	Product Distributor
	Adult Day Care
	Fitness Business
	Computer Trainer
	Survey Taker
	Call Center Rep

As you can see there are many home based business ideas.  I have tried a few of these and for the amount of work they weren't worth my time.  If you are interested in seeing what business Me and Anna have chosen please subscribe to out list below.

More Business Ideas:

A

Adventure Tourism Planner
Advertising Agency
Advertising Copywriter
Advertising Specialty Sales
Aerobics Classes
Amusement Rides, Inflatable For Home Parties 
Answering Service
Antique and Collectibles Dealer
Antique Book and Magazine Dealer
Apartment Locator
Appliance Repair
Artist, Freelance
Artist Management
Art Restoration
Assembling Products
Association Management Service
Astrological Charts 
Auto Sales

B

Baby Handprint and Footprint Bronzing Service
Baby Proofing Service
Baby Shoe Bronzing Service
Balloon Animals
Balloon Decorating 
Baskets, Specialty
Beautician
Beauty Consultant
Bed and Breakfast
Bicycle Repair
Bill Auditing Service
Billiards, Amateur League
Birthday Greeting Service
Blind Cleaning
Bookkeeping Service
Building/Home Inspection Service 
Bumper Stickers
Business Broker
Business Consultant
Business Financing Service
Business Network Organizer
Business Plan Consultant
Business Plan Writer
Buttons/Badges

C

Cable TV Spots
Cake Decorating
Calligraphy
Candle Making
Canning 
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning
Cartoonist
Catering
Ceramics 
Childbirth Instructor
Children's Clothes
Children's Transportation Service
Chimney Sweep
Cleaning, House/Apartment
Cleaning Broker
Cleaning Service
Clip Art
Closet Organizer
Clothing and Accessories Design
Clown
Coaching
Coin Dealer
Collection Agency
Color Consultant
Columnist
Commercial Artist
Communications
Computer Animator
Computer Bulletin Board Owner
Computer Consultant
Computer Data Back-Up Service
Computer Programmer
Computer Repair
Computer Training
Computer Tutor for Children
Concert Promotion
Construction Management Consultant
Consultant - Art
Consultant - Beauty
Consultant - Business 
Consultant - Computer
Consultant - Home Business
Consultant - Home Security 
Consultant - Internet
Consultant - Landscaping
Consultant - Small Business
Consultant - Time Management
Consultant - Wedding
Contractor Referral Service
Cooking School
Co-Op Coupons
Copy Service
Correspondence Club
Cosmetics Sales
Cosmetologist
Costume Design
Coupon Books
Crafts
Craft Broker
Crafts Instructor
Craft Supplies Catalog
Credit and Debt Counselling Service

D

Dance Instructor
Dating Planner
Daycare Center
Daycare for Adults
Dental Claims Processing
Designer Pet Houses
Desktop Publishing
Desktop Video
Dinner Delivery Service
Directory Publisher
Direct Sales
Diversity Consultant
Dog Trainer
Dog Walker 
Dressmaking/Sewing 
Dry Cleaning Pick-Up and Delivery Service

E

Ebay Small business

Email Processing
Embossed Stationery
Employee Trainer
Employment Agency
Engineering Consultant
Errand Service
Event Management
Event Planner
Executive Search
Expert Services Broker
Expert Witness
Export Agent
Exterminator
Ezine Publishing

F

Facialist
Family Tree Researcher
Filing Systems
Finance Broker 
Financial Planner
Firewood Supply
Fish Tank/Bird Cage Maintenance and Sales
Fitness Trainer
Flea Market Seller
Floral Arrangements
Foley Artist
Food Delivery Service
Forum Manager
Framing (Picture) Service
Franchise Consultant
Franchise Owner
Freebie Ad Magazines
Free Give-Aways
Freelance Artist
Freelance Photographer
Freelance Writer 
Furniture Restoration and Refurbishment

G

Garage Sales
Garage Sales Promotion
Garden Consultant
Gardener
Genealogist
Ghost Writer
Gift Baskets 
Grant Proposal Consultant
Grant Proposal Writer
Graphic Artist
Greeting Cards
Greeting Card Sending Service
Grocery Shopping Service

H

Hairdresser
Handmade Soaps
Handyman/woman Service
Hauling Service
Healthcare Consultant
Herb Wreaths and Crafts
Home Accessories Sales
Home Business Consultant
Home Decorating
Home Furnishings
Home Healthcare Agency
Home Inspection Service
Home Made Booklets 
Home Maintenance
Home Office Organizer
Home Organizer
Home Plan Designer
Home Security Consultant
Home Swapping Registry
Horse Boarding
Horse Exerciser
Hospital Bill Auditing
Household Management 
House Sitting Registry
House-Sitting Service
Housewares
"How-To" Videos

I

Image Transfer
Import/Export
Imprinting
Independent Contractor
Indoor Environmental Tester
Indoor Fountains
Information Broker 
Insurance Sales
Internet Consultant
Interior Decorating
International Consultant
Internet Marketing
Internet Recruiting
Internet Service Provider
Interpreter/Translator
Inventory Taping Service
Invitation Printing

J

Jewelry Designer
Junk Car Removal

L

Landscaping Consultant
Landscaping Service
Laundry Service
Lawn Maintenance
Lawn Mower and Motor Repair
Lawn Sign Rentals 
Limousine Service 
Locksmith
Long Distance Telecommunications Products

M

Magician
Mailing List Service
Mail House
Mailing List Services
Mail Order
Make-Up Artist
Manicurist
Marketing Consultant
Market Research
Massage Therapy
Matchmaker Service
Meals for Handicapped
Work From Home Medical Billing
Medical Claims Processing
Medical Coding
Medical Office Consultant
Medical Transcription Service
Meeting and Event Planner

N

Name Certificates 
New-Mom Care
Newsletter Production for Clients
Newsletter Publishing
Newspaper Clipping Service
Notary Public
Nutritional Supplements Sales

O

Office Organizer
Office Plant Care
Office Support Service
Online Internet Training
Online Newspaper
Online Researcher/Abstractor
Online Retailer 

P

Packing/Unpacking Service
Painting
Paper Recycling
Paralegal
Party Catering
Party Planner
Party Plan Sales
Payroll Service
Personal Chef
Personal Fitness Trainer
Personalized Stationery
Photos, 3-D
Photos to Video, Transferring
Photography
Photography, scenic (for homesick expats)
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
Printing Broker
Printer Toner Recharging
Printing, Invitations
Private Investigator
Private Practice Consultant
Process Server
Product Assembly 
Public Relations Agency
Public Relations Specialist
Public Speaker

R

Real Estate Appraiser
Real Estate Magazine
Realtor
Recipe Collections
Referral Service
Relocation Consultant
Reminder Service
Remodeling Contractor
Reporter
Restaurant Booking Service
Restaurant Delivery Service
Resume Writing Service
Retail Consultant
Reunion Organizer
Rubber Stamps

S

Safety Consultant
School Photographer
Screen Printing
Scopist
Screen Printing
Secretarial Service
Secret Shopper
Security Consultant
Security Video Service
Self Defense Instructor
Self-Improvement Seminars
Self Publishing
Shuttle Service
Sightseeing Tours
Sign Design and Painting
Sign Language Interpreter
Singer
Small Business Consultant
Snow Removal Service
Software Creation
Software Trainer
Song Writer
Speakers Agency
Special Event Videos
Specialty Consultant
Stained Glass

T

Tarot Reader
Tax Return Preparation Service
Teaching
Technical Writer
Telemarketing
Telephone Answering Service
Telephone Service Reseller
Temporary Help Agency
Transferring Photos to Video
Translation Service
Transcript Digesting Service
Transcription Services
Translator/Interpreter
Travel Agency
Travel Agency, Specialty
Travel Club
T-Shirt Design
Tupperware Sales
Tutoring
TV Repair
Typing Service

U

Utility Auditing

V

Vacation House Swap Service
Vending Machine Business 
Video Duplication Service
Video Taping Service

Virtual Call Center Work From Home
Vitamin/Nutrition/Weight Loss Product Sales

W

Website Design
Website Development