Businesses With High Income Potential — page 5

Hands-on people who want a trade with rebate-fueled demand and don't mind hot attics, tight crawlspaces, and crew work

Startup cost

$6,000 – $45,000

Monthly earnings

$4,000 – $20,000 / mo

First income

4 to 8 weeks

Experienced IT professionals who can sell, want sticky recurring revenue, and can carry real responsibility for clients' systems

Startup cost

$3,000 – $40,000

Monthly earnings

$1,500 – $20,000 / mo

First income

2 to 4 months

Hospitality-minded operators who can fund a real buildout and are great at events, groups, and creating a fun, safe experience

Startup cost

$60,000 – $250,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $20,000 / mo

First income

4 to 9 months

Experienced coaches or fitness professionals with capital, a local following, and the stomach for a high-fixed-cost, lease-bound business

Startup cost

$50,000 – $250,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $20,000 / mo

First income

4 to 9 months

Hands-on people with an eye for design who want a higher-end residential niche combining creativity, light electrical work, and recurring maintenance income

Startup cost

$4,000 – $25,000

Monthly earnings

$4,000 – $20,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

People with online-business, M&A, or finance experience who can value businesses and tolerate lumpy, deal-driven income

Startup cost

$500 – $6,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $20,000 / mo

First income

4 to 9 months

Experienced developers or 3D artists who can build immersive apps and tolerate uneven, project-driven demand

Startup cost

$3,000 – $25,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $20,000 / mo

First income

3 to 6 months

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

Capitalized investors or builders with patience, local zoning know-how, and the stomach for a multi-year project where money goes out for years before any comes back

Startup cost

$150,000 – $2,000,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $20,000 / mo

First income

2 to 5 years

Detail-oriented people comfortable with hazardous materials, certification, liability, and dealing with insurance and inspectors

Startup cost

$8,000 – $40,000

Monthly earnings

$4,000 – $20,000 / mo

First income

2 to 4 months

Hands-on B2B salespeople who can install, support, and build a recurring book of merchants over time

Startup cost

$5,000 – $50,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $20,000 / mo

First income

2 to 5 months

Proven sales leaders who can build process and coach teams, and can sell their own services credibly

Startup cost

$500 – $6,000

Monthly earnings

$3,000 – $20,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Hands-on people comfortable blending welding, electrical, low-voltage, and electronics troubleshooting

Startup cost

$10,000 – $60,000

Monthly earnings

$4,000 – $20,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Experienced brewers or hospitality operators with serious capital who understand regulated, low-margin production and a multi-year ramp

Startup cost

$250,000 – $1,500,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $20,000 / mo

First income

12 to 24 months

Experienced welders and fabricators who can design, build, and install structural and decorative metalwork to code

Startup cost

$15,000 – $90,000

Monthly earnings

$4,000 – $20,000 / mo

First income

2 to 4 months

Hands-on people who enjoy both fabrication and install work and want a mix of residential and commercial storefront jobs

Startup cost

$8,000 – $60,000

Monthly earnings

$3,000 – $20,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Serious pitmasters who can master long-cook consistency and meat-cost control and want a hands-on food business

Startup cost

$40,000 – $350,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $20,000 / mo

First income

4 to 12 months

People with farming or ag connections who can fund expensive equipment and navigate heavy FAA and pesticide licensing for seasonal work

Startup cost

$35,000 – $150,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $20,000 / mo

First income

4 to 9 months

People with capital and retail discipline who can navigate heavy state licensing and run a tightly-managed, theft-aware, inventory-heavy store

Startup cost

$120,000 – $750,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $20,000 / mo

First income

3 to 9 months

Licensed occupational therapists who want clinical autonomy and a higher income ceiling than employment, and who can handle billing and the slow credentialing process

Startup cost

$15,000 – $120,000

Monthly earnings

$3,000 – $20,000 / mo

First income

4 to 9 months

Relationship-driven salespeople with IT knowledge who can win business accounts and live comfortably on thin per-deal margins and volume

Startup cost

$2,000 – $30,000

Monthly earnings

$2,000 – $20,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Operators who want to run a staffed learning center as a manager and marketer rather than do all the tutoring themselves

Startup cost

$15,000 – $150,000

Monthly earnings

$2,000 – $20,000 / mo

First income

4 to 9 months

Hands-on people who can produce clean, fast, repeatable installs and are willing to do physically demanding work for strong per-square-foot pay

Startup cost

$3,000 – $20,000

Monthly earnings

$4,000 – $18,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks

Skilled welders who want high hourly rates and the freedom of bringing repair and fabrication work to the job site

Startup cost

$8,000 – $60,000

Monthly earnings

$4,000 – $18,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks