Businesses With High Income Potential — page 17

People who shoot confidently under pressure, enjoy working a room, and want fast-turnaround paid work without the all-day intensity of weddings

Startup cost

$1,500 – $9,000

Monthly earnings

$800 – $7,000 / mo

First income

1 to 2 months

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

People-oriented photographers who like working with entrepreneurs and businesses and can sell ongoing content, not just a single shoot

Startup cost

$2,000 – $12,000

Monthly earnings

$800 – $7,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Performers who will put in the years of rehearsal a polished act demands and treat magic as a booking-and-marketing business, not just a hobby

Startup cost

$1,000 – $12,000

Monthly earnings

$600 – $7,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

People who are genuinely strong at paid advertising and marketing, can stomach a high failure rate, and have a budget specifically to lose on ad testing

Startup cost

$500 – $5,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $6,000 / mo

First income

2 to 8 weeks

People with mechanical knowledge, cash to tie up in inventory, and the patience to buy carefully and negotiate well

Startup cost

$4,000 – $30,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $6,000 / mo

First income

3 to 8 weeks

People with a trainable, marketable voice and the patience to audition relentlessly while building skill and clients

Startup cost

$500 – $6,000

Monthly earnings

$300 – $6,000 / mo

First income

1 to 4 months

Skilled designers who understand both creative design and the unglamorous realities of patternmaking, production, inventory, and cash flow

Startup cost

$3,000 – $40,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $6,000 / mo

First income

6 to 18 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

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

Brand-minded operators who can sell relentlessly and stomach regulation, thin margins, and slow retail traction

Startup cost

$3,000 – $40,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $6,000 / mo

First income

4 to 9 months

Knowledgeable, patient buyers who enjoy the hunt, can spot value others miss, and can tolerate cash tied up in slow-moving inventory

Startup cost

$2,000 – $30,000

Monthly earnings

$300 – $6,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks

Capital-backed, patient operators comfortable with infrastructure, utilities, incentives, and long paybacks

Startup cost

$30,000 – $500,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $6,000 / mo

First income

6 to 18 months

People with strong credit, real cash reserves, and the patience to treat a short-term rental as a long-term illiquid investment, not a quick income play

Startup cost

$60,000 – $250,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $6,000 / mo

First income

2 to 5 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

People with strong capital reserves, a high risk tolerance, and the discipline to get explicit written permission and verify local laws before signing anything

Startup cost

$8,000 – $30,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $3,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Detail-oriented people near travel demand who treat it as a real vehicle business and account honestly for depreciation and downtime

Startup cost

$5,000 – $40,000

Monthly earnings

$300 – $3,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks

Financially stable people with reserves and patience who want long-term wealth, not monthly income to live on

Startup cost

$25,000 – $120,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $2,500 / mo

First income

3 to 9 months