Businesses You Can Run From Home, page 9

Strong sellers who can win and keep clients while building a team to deliver across channels, not lone specialists

Startup cost

$1,000 – $8,000

Monthly earnings

$3,000 – $20,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Detail-oriented people who like consistent indoor growing and are willing to sell to chefs and markets every week

Startup cost

$1,000 – $10,000

Monthly earnings

$500 – $6,000 / mo

First income

1 to 2 months

Analytical, process-driven people with working capital who can source patiently for thin margins and tolerate platform and account risk

Startup cost

$1,000 – $10,000

Monthly earnings

$500 – $6,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks

Detail-oriented people who want stable, recurring route revenue and are willing to learn pool chemistry and equipment rather than chase one-off jobs

Startup cost

$1,000 – $8,000

Monthly earnings

$1,500 – $10,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks

Organized, people-driven hustlers who can sell vendors on a market and manage the logistics of live events

Startup cost

$1,000 – $15,000

Monthly earnings

$500 – $8,000 / mo

First income

2 to 4 months

Analytical people with real estate valuation instincts who can wait through long appeal cycles and persuade assessment boards

Startup cost

$1,000 – $15,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $9,000 / mo

First income

3 to 9 months

Detail-obsessed, calm-under-pressure planners with strong vendor relationships and an eye for romantic, photogenic moments

Startup cost

$1,000 – $10,000

Monthly earnings

$700 – $8,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Persistent, sales-driven people with capital to survive a long dry start and the discipline to operate ethically and within their state's laws

Startup cost

$1,000 – $15,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $8,000 / mo

First income

3 to 9 months

Relationship-driven people with strong sales and sourcing instincts who can wait months for the first placement

Startup cost

$1,000 – $8,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $16,000 / mo

First income

3 to 6 months

People with Salesforce hands-on experience who can translate business problems into platform solutions and manage client expectations

Startup cost

$1,000 – $8,000

Monthly earnings

$3,000 – $18,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 months

Organized, hospitality-minded people who are good with guests and can sell their services to property owners without owning or leasing the properties themselves

Startup cost

$1,000 – $8,000

Monthly earnings

$1,000 – $9,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Patient, empathetic people who are good with anxious parents and want a flexible, remote coaching business helping families sleep better

Startup cost

$1,000 – $6,000

Monthly earnings

$500 – $6,000 / mo

First income

2 to 4 months

People with real product knowledge and risk tolerance who can buy and sell coolly without getting emotionally attached to cards

Startup cost

$1,000 – $20,000

Monthly earnings

$500 – $6,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks

Marketers or agency owners with a clear niche and audience who want recurring software revenue without building software

Startup cost

$1,000 – $25,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $15,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 months

Hands-on makers who enjoy building physical products and accept a real ceiling on how much one person can produce

Startup cost

$1,000 – $15,000

Monthly earnings

$200 – $6,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Calm, dependable people drawn to supporting families through birth and the postpartum period who can handle an unpredictable, on-call schedule

Startup cost

$1,200 – $5,000

Monthly earnings

$800 – $5,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 months

Hands-on people who like recurring routes, are comfortable with water chemistry, and can learn basic equipment repair

Startup cost

$1,200 – $9,000

Monthly earnings

$1,500 – $8,500 / mo

First income

2 to 4 weeks

Photographers who genuinely love animals and have the patience to work with unpredictable subjects

Startup cost

$1,200 – $8,000

Monthly earnings

$800 – $6,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Working or former actors and theater educators who genuinely enjoy teaching and can fill seats locally

Startup cost

$1,500 – $25,000

Monthly earnings

$1,200 – $9,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Experienced engineers or architects who already know cloud platforms deeply and can sell their expertise to businesses

Startup cost

$1,500 – $15,000

Monthly earnings

$6,000 – $30,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Confident facilitators who can sell to companies and run a room full of skeptical employees

Startup cost

$1,500 – $30,000

Monthly earnings

$1,500 – $14,000 / mo

First income

1 to 4 months

Creative makers who can design a clear, repeatable project and enjoy sourcing, assembly, and marketing a tangible product

Startup cost

$1,500 – $18,000

Monthly earnings

$200 – $7,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

People who already understand sales and operations and enjoy translating messy business processes into working software

Startup cost

$1,500 – $12,000

Monthly earnings

$3,000 – $18,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Experienced storage and electronics specialists who can invest in specialized tools and tolerate high-stakes, irreplaceable-data work

Startup cost

$1,500 – $40,000

Monthly earnings

$1,500 – $12,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months