Businesses You Can Run From Home — page 7

Skilled sewers with real garment-construction knowledge who enjoy precise, detail-oriented handwork

Startup cost

$500 – $6,000

Monthly earnings

$800 – $6,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks

Organized, calm-under-pressure people who love logistics, vendors, and managing other people's biggest day

Startup cost

$500 – $6,000

Monthly earnings

$1,000 – $9,000 / mo

First income

2 to 4 months

Experienced engineers who have built and run production infrastructure and want to sell that expertise directly to companies

Startup cost

$500 – $6,000

Monthly earnings

$4,000 – $22,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Hands-on people who want a low-cost, low-competition niche with a clear safety pitch and easy upsells

Startup cost

$600 – $4,000

Monthly earnings

$1,200 – $7,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 weeks

Designers or video people who already have After Effects skills and want project-based creative work they can do from home

Startup cost

$600 – $5,000

Monthly earnings

$1,500 – $12,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Hands-on, patient people who enjoy detailed craft work and want to build a premium product brand slowly

Startup cost

$600 – $4,000

Monthly earnings

$300 – $4,500 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Detail-oriented people who like working with clients and want a low-cost, flexible, part-time-friendly service to start fast

Startup cost

$600 – $4,000

Monthly earnings

$500 – $5,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 weeks

Marketers and data-minded people who understand mobile apps and can prove they move keyword rankings and conversion

Startup cost

$600 – $4,000

Monthly earnings

$1,500 – $15,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Organized people who are good with parents and tutors and would rather build a roster and manage quality than teach every session themselves

Startup cost

$600 – $6,000

Monthly earnings

$800 – $12,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Crafty, detail-oriented people who enjoy baking and branding and are willing to handle strict pet-food regulations and thin per-unit margins

Startup cost

$600 – $15,000

Monthly earnings

$400 – $5,000 / mo

First income

3 to 8 weeks

Detail-oriented people comfortable with tax rules and deadlines who want a high-earning seasonal business or a complement to bookkeeping

Startup cost

$600 – $8,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $12,000 / mo

First income

1 to 4 months

Designers who can build a cohesive product line, manage inventory and print economics, and patiently sell wholesale to shops

Startup cost

$700 – $12,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $5,000 / mo

First income

2 to 5 months

Practical people who are genuinely good with their hands, enjoy variety, and want a low-cost trade business they can scale into a crew

Startup cost

$800 – $8,000

Monthly earnings

$2,000 – $9,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 weeks

People who genuinely enjoy coaching and motivating others, can build relationships, and want a flexible business they can run in-person and online

Startup cost

$800 – $6,000

Monthly earnings

$1,500 – $8,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Technically capable people who can also talk to non-technical clients and want a path from break/fix work to recurring contract income

Startup cost

$800 – $8,000

Monthly earnings

$1,500 – $12,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks

Musically skilled people who enjoy the technical craft of recording and mixing and are willing to hustle for clients in a crowded market

Startup cost

$800 – $8,000

Monthly earnings

$500 – $7,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 months

People who already enjoy building PCs and want to turn hardware knowledge and hands-on assembly into a local service

Startup cost

$800 – $6,000

Monthly earnings

$800 – $7,000 / mo

First income

2 to 4 weeks

People with video editing, instructional design, or production skills who can turn a busy expert's knowledge into a polished, finished course

Startup cost

$800 – $6,000

Monthly earnings

$2,000 – $15,000 / mo

First income

1 to 2 months

Skilled, detail-oriented decorators who enjoy creative custom work and can handle weekend deadlines and demanding clients

Startup cost

$800 – $8,000

Monthly earnings

$500 – $5,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Detail-oriented people who can follow procedures precisely and resist the urge to give advice they are not licensed to give

Startup cost

$800 – $6,000

Monthly earnings

$1,500 – $9,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks

People with engineering or product-design sense who can model real, manufacturable parts and want technical freelance work

Startup cost

$800 – $9,000

Monthly earnings

$1,500 – $10,000 / mo

First income

2 to 4 months

Marketers who can run paid ads, PR, and launch hype and can stomach income that swings hard with each campaign's results

Startup cost

$800 – $6,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $15,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Creatively inclined, hands-on people who love the holidays and can earn most of a year's income in an intense two-to-three-month window

Startup cost

$800 – $8,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $12,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Skilled artists or teachers who enjoy people, can run a fun room, and want to earn from sharing a craft rather than selling their own art

Startup cost

$800 – $35,000

Monthly earnings

$1,200 – $9,000 / mo

First income

3 to 8 weeks