Have you always wanted to start your own small business and take the leap from being a 9 to 5 worker to an independent entrepreneur developing his own company and striving for his own success? Let 2017 be the year your entrepreneurial streak gets the chance to fulfill your lifelong dreams and change your life for better both financially and career-wise.
As most analysts believe, despite the political uncertainty, this year is going to be quite favorable for small business development with further penetration of advanced technologies and Internet into everyday lives of regular citizens, stabilization of incomes, increasing number of millennials – active users of numerous services, growing popularity of online-based services and unique productions being the driving factors and positive trends of the market.
Launching a start-up is quite intimidating, though, as the hopes, effort, and investments involved in the matter are subject to numerous risks and fatal failures. But, with the creative approach and positive set of aspired entrepreneur’s mind, these high-potential small business ideas are just bound to turn out successful and profitable.
So, pick something that sounds good, fits your lifestyle and speaks to your inclinations and break ground for your highly promising start-up.
Profitable small business ideas on demand in 2017
1. Car repair concierge
A lot of on-demand services of a newer kind are more or less related to the race-like pace of modern life and excruciating lack of time. The less time-consuming and the more painless the way to get over with the routine tasks is the better. As car maintenance is rather important for the endurance of vehicle’s life, as well as the comfort and the safety of people driving it, automotive services aren’t likely to experience the shortfall in work. In fact, as each American auto repair shop fixes 55 cars per week on average, the work load and the wait is too much for both providers and consumers.
There is a number of great and fresh automotive small business ideas for handy mechanics or energetic organizers. Catch one of them: an advanced, and not as crowded niche of automotive services, where the provider comes to the client’s house and does everything on site if possible (like, mobile car wash, mobile mechanics, mobile car detailing, tire replacement, etc.) or takes the vehicle to the service, offers a rental vehicle to replace the owner’s car while it’s being taken care of brings it back once it’s fixed.
2. Healthy fast food and catering small business ideas
Health-conscious Americans don’t have enough options for healthy food and snacks to grab on the go or catering services that deliver freshly made healthy food to their homes. How could one possibly stick to clean eating on a budget with no time to prepare healthy lunches and snacks in advance and zero chances to buy something like that at the corner shop near the office or order online every day without going broke?
You have a perfect chance to help people make healthier choices easier and earn a great profit on it. Come up with healthy vending machines, healthy fast food stations, healthy food delivery, vegan catering, etc.. Make food affordable, diversify options, and offer your services to regular customers, schools, and business centers. The feedback will pleasantly shock you.
3. Errand and housekeeping services
With the modern lifestyle and people working long hours at multiple jobs to provide for their families, they experience a severe lack of time when it comes to doing basic household chores like going to the grocery store, walking the dog, doing laundry, picking up the dry cleaning, changing sheets or cleaning a house. Thus, there’s a noticeably growing demand for errand running and housekeeping services.
On top of that, you don’t have to spend a lot of money to start this kind of small business. You just need your own vehicle, a phone and a bunch of cleaning supplies if you’d like to provide housekeeping services as well. Advertise locally, on social media and create a business profile on HireRush.com to start receiving requests from customers and keep your start-up going.
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4. Traveling beauty salons
The reasons behind the demand for traveling beauty services is similar to the reasons behind the popularity of mobile car services, food deliveries and housekeeping services. Everything needs to be done quick, easy and preferably without leaving the house these days.
Both busy young people who don’t want to waste time on driving up to a hair salon to get their hair/nails/makeup done and older people who find that rather inconvenient will become regular customers of traveling beauty services. You’ll have to move a lot and bring your tools/products along, but you’ll get to charge extra money for the same services they provide at regular salons. And, you’ll have to deal with less competition.
5. Box subscription services
People love an idea of trying new things and receiving themed products they would never find or pick up if they went shopping on their own. From useful baby products for new mothers, healthy snacks or foreign candy, cosmetics, miniature candles, pet treats or boxes with ready to cook recipes, the options of subscription boxes are endless. As long as you balance the value with the price and make sure that the customer receives something curated for him regarding his interests and preferences, gets surprised by the contents of the box, you’ll run a rather profitable small business with a great growth potential.
6. Mobile apps for kids
Creating mobile apps is one of the ideas for small businesses that needs right people to implement the concept and make in go viral. But, let’s be honest, kids are obsessed with smartphones and tablets these days. They’re glued to them.
Thus, developing child-oriented mobile apps is one of the most profitable industries small businessman may enter. By the way, as parents and teachers are looking for the ways to optimize their kids’ ‘iPad time’, educational apps and apps helping with homework get reasonable downloads.
7. Senior care services
Naturally, a lot of millennial-oriented services are rather popular on the modern market. However, there’s a significant group of elder folks who prefer living on their own and preserve independence, but who require daily assistance and special care.
If you’re a patient, communicative person who doesn’t mind helping elderly with their household chores, errands and daily tasks, as well as keeping eye on their well-being, caregiving might be the right pick for you. Some grannies would absolutely love if someone came to do their manicure, cut their hair and share a cup of tea. That’s the niche to fill in as well.
8. Contracting
The recovery of real estate market, which caused the growing demand for new homes’ inventory, as well as the steady growth of household incomes, allowing people to spare a bit more money on remodeling and upgrading their dwellings, made the construction industry to get back on its feet. Currently, there’s a noticeable need of skilled labor, and if you’re someone who’s capable of providing general construction services, there’s no reason not to start right now.
9. Green living as small business
Environmentally aware people and those who’re willing to make healthier choices for their families are always looking for green products and energy saving technologies. Luckily, more and more people decide to go green. Unfortunately, the number of experts who may offer their professional assistance in adopting eco-friendly practices in everyday lives is from being enough.
Consequently, green living is a lucrative and promising market for those who’re able to provide eco-friendly solutions. Energy efficient technologies for households, energy efficiency coaching, eco-friendly cleaning products, organic gardening, reducing carbon footprint, water conservation solutions – these are only a few small business ideas I may recall.
10. Selling homemade products online
Online stores handmade things, from baby blankets, creative pillows, clothes, toys, furniture and decor to homemade cupcakes, knitted sweaters and organic soap have already gained their popularity among modern consumers, and the hype doesn’t seem to go subside. If you’re a crafty person willing to sell something special you love making, go ahead.
There’re so many platforms you may create your store on ( Etsy, eBay, Amazon). You may also sell on Instagram, develop your own small business website and let people pay you money to enjoy unique products of yours. You may run your online store as a part-time job or concentrate on it full time – whatever fits your needs and abilities.
