Businesses With High Income Potential — page 16

Disciplined people comfortable with direct-sales marketing, real estate due diligence, and irregular, deal-based income

Startup cost

$10,000 – $60,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $8,000 / mo

First income

3 to 6 months

Knowledgeable, communicative coaches who can produce content consistently and keep clients accountable remotely

Startup cost

$500 – $5,000

Monthly earnings

$300 – $8,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Designers who understand visual psychology and click-through behavior and want recurring work with online creators

Startup cost

$50 – $1,200

Monthly earnings

$500 – $8,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks

Organized, people-oriented retailers who can curate goods, manage consignors fairly, and run tight intake and turnover without owning the inventory

Startup cost

$3,000 – $60,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $8,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

People comfortable with fermentation, food safety, and a regulated perishable product who want to build a beverage brand, not a quick side income

Startup cost

$7,000 – $60,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $8,000 / mo

First income

4 to 8 months

Skilled painters who can scale up artwork, manage physical job sites, and sell ideas through proposals and renderings

Startup cost

$800 – $6,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $8,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Writers who understand video pacing and hooks and can write to retain an audience, not just to read well on the page

Startup cost

$200 – $2,000

Monthly earnings

$500 – $8,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks

Creative-technical people comfortable with 3D, design tools, and constant platform change who can sell to brands and marketers

Startup cost

$300 – $4,000

Monthly earnings

$800 – $8,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Patient dealmakers who can secure rare permits and prime land leases and are comfortable selling ad space for long-term, semi-passive recurring income

Startup cost

$25,000 – $250,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $8,000 / mo

First income

4 to 12 months

Photographers with an eye for styling and detail who enjoy slow, controlled studio-style work and want commercial clients

Startup cost

$1,500 – $12,000

Monthly earnings

$1,000 – $8,000 / mo

First income

2 to 4 months

Connected, organized people who can recruit speakers, sell sponsors and tickets, and tolerate income that arrives in lumps around each event

Startup cost

$500 – $6,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $8,000 / mo

First income

2 to 4 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

People who understand consumer packaged goods, distribution, and razor-thin beverage margins — not hobbyists who just have a great recipe

Startup cost

$12,000 – $150,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $8,000 / mo

First income

4 to 9 months

Visually skilled people who can sell their work and handle uneven income while building a reputation in a saturated field

Startup cost

Free – $3,000

Monthly earnings

$500 – $7,000 / mo

First income

3 to 8 weeks

Skilled photographers who can also sell and run a business, and who accept that a niche and consistent bookings matter more than gear

Startup cost

$1,500 – $12,000

Monthly earnings

$500 – $7,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Empathetic people who can coach habits and accountability and are honest about what they cannot legally do

Startup cost

$500 – $8,000

Monthly earnings

$500 – $7,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

People with real expertise and an existing audience (or budget for traffic) who can teach clearly and handle a big upfront build before any sales

Startup cost

$100 – $5,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $7,000 / mo

First income

2 to 9 months

Genuinely bilingual people with strong writing who can specialize and position themselves above commodity machine translation

Startup cost

$100 – $2,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $7,000 / mo

First income

2 to 8 weeks

Patient builders with a real connection to a specific industry who can grind through a slow start

Startup cost

$300 – $5,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $7,000 / mo

First income

4 to 9 months

People who want a low-cost food business, enjoy being out in public, and can grind through permits and weather

Startup cost

$3,000 – $15,000

Monthly earnings

$1,500 – $7,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 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

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

Patient, detail-obsessed people who like precise hands-on work and are willing to get licensed and build a recurring client base

Startup cost

$2,500 – $12,000

Monthly earnings

$1,000 – $7,000 / mo

First income

3 to 6 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