Businesses You Can Grow From Part-Time to Full-Time — page 15

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

Artistic, patient people with real planted-tank skill who can sell design as a craft, not just hardware

Startup cost

$2,500 – $20,000

Monthly earnings

$1,000 – $6,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Beauty, spa, or salon professionals who want to add a high-margin cosmetic service and can navigate strict state rules on dental practice

Startup cost

$1,500 – $9,000

Monthly earnings

$800 – $6,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks

Hands-on people with some capital and renovation ability who want a lower-priced entry into real estate flipping and can stomach title, park, and resale complications

Startup cost

$8,000 – $60,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $6,000 / mo

First income

3 to 6 months

Dog-savvy people who love the sport, enjoy teaching groups, and want a community-driven training business

Startup cost

$3,000 – $30,000

Monthly earnings

$1,000 – $6,000 / mo

First income

1 to 2 months

People with hiring, recruiting, or strong professional experience who can give blunt, useful feedback

Startup cost

$200 – $2,500

Monthly earnings

$800 – $6,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks

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

Reliable, organized people who enjoy helping others and want a near-zero-cost business they can start around a job

Startup cost

$200 – $2,000

Monthly earnings

$800 – $5,500 / mo

First income

1 to 3 weeks

Patient, organized, tech-comfortable people who like long-term projects and working closely with families on something personal

Startup cost

$800 – $8,000

Monthly earnings

$800 – $5,500 / mo

First income

3 to 8 weeks

Outgoing storytellers who know their city well and enjoy performing for groups on their feet

Startup cost

$300 – $4,000

Monthly earnings

$600 – $5,500 / mo

First income

3 to 8 weeks

Reliable, animal-loving people who want a very low-cost, flexible business with recurring local clients and modest but steady income

Startup cost

$100 – $1,500

Monthly earnings

$500 – $5,000 / mo

First income

1 to 2 weeks

Organized, reliable people who want a flexible, low-cost mobile side business and are comfortable driving to meet clients

Startup cost

$200 – $1,500

Monthly earnings

$300 – $5,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Knowledgeable, patient people who can explain a subject clearly and enjoy helping students improve

Startup cost

$100 – $2,000

Monthly earnings

$400 – $5,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks

Dedicated practitioners who enjoy teaching and are willing to build a personal following, not just collect a certification

Startup cost

$2,000 – $8,000

Monthly earnings

$500 – $5,000 / mo

First income

3 to 6 months

Creative people who can design useful files once and are willing to do the ongoing marketing to get them discovered

Startup cost

$100 – $1,500

Monthly earnings

$0 – $5,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks

Consistent writers with knowledge or a point of view in a niche, who can publish for an audience long before money arrives

Startup cost

Free – $1,500

Monthly earnings

$0 – $5,000 / mo

First income

4 to 12 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 with a good eye for value who have space, a way to move furniture, and patience for inconsistent sales

Startup cost

$300 – $3,000

Monthly earnings

$400 – $5,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks

People who genuinely enjoy creating and are willing to publish consistently for a year or more with little or no pay before monetizing

Startup cost

$200 – $3,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $5,000 / mo

First income

6 to 18 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

Strong swimmers who are patient and great with nervous kids and parents, and want flexible, seasonal, part-time-friendly work outdoors and in the water

Startup cost

$800 – $6,000

Monthly earnings

$800 – $5,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Dedicated artist-storytellers who can produce consistently for a long time before any meaningful income and treat the early phase as building, not earning

Startup cost

$100 – $3,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $5,000 / mo

First income

6 to 18 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

Music-knowledgeable people who enjoy the hunt, can learn grading and pricing, and are patient with the slow work of sourcing and listing

Startup cost

$200 – $5,000

Monthly earnings

$200 – $5,000 / mo

First income

2 to 5 weeks