Businesses You Can Run From Home, page 11

Detail-oriented makers who enjoy a real craft and can handle food regulations, seasonality, and finicky technique

Startup cost

$2,000 – $25,000

Monthly earnings

$500 – $7,000 / mo

First income

2 to 4 months

Health, HR, or wellness professionals who are comfortable selling to businesses and patient enough for a long B2B sales cycle

Startup cost

$2,000 – $20,000

Monthly earnings

$1,000 – $15,000 / mo

First income

2 to 5 months

Designers and marketers who want to build a real product brand and can stomach holding inventory and slow early sales

Startup cost

$2,000 – $25,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $12,000 / mo

First income

2 to 4 months

IT-experienced people who want recurring monthly revenue and can be trusted with the moment a client's data is on the line

Startup cost

$2,000 – $20,000

Monthly earnings

$2,000 – $18,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Tech-comfortable people who can test, grade, and lightly repair devices and have patience for sourcing and per-unit margin work

Startup cost

$2,000 – $30,000

Monthly earnings

$800 – $12,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks

Empathetic, organized people with an eye for valuing secondhand goods who can earn families' trust during emotional transitions

Startup cost

$2,000 – $15,000

Monthly earnings

$2,000 – $10,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Organized, people-driven operators who can recruit reliable staff and juggle weekend logistics

Startup cost

$2,000 – $15,000

Monthly earnings

$1,500 – $14,000 / mo

First income

3 to 8 weeks

Persistent B2B salespeople who want to build a recurring residual income from fleets and don't mind a long sales cycle

Startup cost

$2,000 – $20,000

Monthly earnings

$1,000 – $12,000 / mo

First income

2 to 4 months

Creative, detail-oriented people who can handle perishable inventory, tight deadlines, and physically demanding weekend event work

Startup cost

$2,000 – $25,000

Monthly earnings

$1,500 – $10,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Relationship-driven salespeople with IT knowledge who can win business accounts and live comfortably on thin per-deal margins and volume

Startup cost

$2,000 – $30,000

Monthly earnings

$2,000 – $20,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Nurses, midwives, or experienced peer counselors who want clinical, relationship-based work helping new families

Startup cost

$2,000 – $12,000

Monthly earnings

$1,000 – $8,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months after credentialing

People with sales ability and real estate finance literacy who can tolerate irregular, deal-dependent income

Startup cost

$2,000 – $25,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $7,000 / mo

First income

3 to 8 months

Detail-oriented people with healthcare, coding, or billing experience who want recurring revenue and can endure a long sales cycle

Startup cost

$2,000 – $15,000

Monthly earnings

$1,500 – $12,000 / mo

First income

3 to 6 months

Patient, mechanically inclined people willing to spend months learning a genuine craft trade with little competition

Startup cost

$2,000 – $25,000

Monthly earnings

$1,500 – $7,000 / mo

First income

1 to 4 months

People with strong style sense and selling instincts who enjoy curating trends and engaging an audience online

Startup cost

$2,000 – $20,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $10,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Media-minded operators who can build audiences and sell advertising, and can fund a long, uncertain growth period before ad revenue arrives

Startup cost

$2,000 – $25,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $12,000 / mo

First income

6 to 18 months

Hands-on people who enjoy product-making and selling at markets, events, and online, and want a high-margin food business with low ingredient cost

Startup cost

$2,000 – $20,000

Monthly earnings

$800 – $7,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Skilled makers who love fabrication across many materials and want project-based creative work with film, theater, events, and retail clients

Startup cost

$2,000 – $20,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $8,000 / mo

First income

1 to 4 months

Organized, social people who can secure fields, fill teams, and keep adult players happy season after season

Startup cost

$2,000 – $20,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $8,000 / mo

First income

2 to 5 months

Hands-on, people-oriented practitioners who want a low-cost wellness practice and are comfortable staying within an honest scope of practice

Startup cost

$2,000 – $30,000

Monthly earnings

$800 – $6,000 / mo

First income

2 to 5 months

People who enjoy teaching kids and can build relationships with schools, running after-school classes and camps without needing deep engineering credentials

Startup cost

$2,000 – $60,000

Monthly earnings

$1,500 – $16,000 / mo

First income

2 to 5 months

People who love tea, can develop a real point of view, and are willing to do the slow work of building a brand and distribution

Startup cost

$2,000 – $25,000

Monthly earnings

$300 – $6,000 / mo

First income

2 to 4 months

People comfortable with B2B sales and basic networking who want recurring per-seat revenue from business clients

Startup cost

$2,000 – $25,000

Monthly earnings

$1,000 – $12,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

People with watch knowledge and access to capital who can spot value, authenticate well, and negotiate calmly

Startup cost

$2,000 – $25,000

Monthly earnings

$500 – $7,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks