Businesses With High Income Potential — page 7

Hands-on bakers who can handle pre-dawn production and want a high-traffic retail food business

Startup cost

$80,000 – $350,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $18,000 / mo

First income

6 to 12 months

People with retail or trades experience and real capital who want to serve a neighborhood with expertise and service big-box stores cannot match

Startup cost

$150,000 – $600,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $18,000 / mo

First income

3 to 6 months

Licensed or near-licensed surveyors with field and technical skill who want to own the practice rather than work for a firm

Startup cost

$25,000 – $120,000

Monthly earnings

$4,000 – $18,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months after licensing

Skilled masons who want to specialize in high-value repair and restoration of brick, stone, and mortar rather than new construction

Startup cost

$5,000 – $40,000

Monthly earnings

$4,000 – $18,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Organized people who would rather recruit, train, and manage assistants than do the assistant work themselves

Startup cost

$500 – $5,000

Monthly earnings

$2,000 – $18,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Hands-on people who can handle heavy, careful two-person work and want to win recurring B2B contracts with retailers

Startup cost

$8,000 – $45,000

Monthly earnings

$4,000 – $18,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Experienced auto technicians who want to own a focused, high-volume shop built around a safety-critical, repeat service

Startup cost

$15,000 – $120,000

Monthly earnings

$4,000 – $18,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Subject-matter experts or seasoned managers who can stand in front of a room, design a workshop, and sell to procurement and HR

Startup cost

$1,000 – $12,000

Monthly earnings

$2,000 – $18,000 / mo

First income

2 to 5 months

IT-experienced people who want recurring monthly revenue and can be trusted with the moment a client's data is on the line

Startup cost

$2,000 – $20,000

Monthly earnings

$2,000 – $18,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Hands-on people willing to master both glass installation and modern ADAS recalibration, and to navigate insurance billing

Startup cost

$8,000 – $45,000

Monthly earnings

$4,000 – $18,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Hands-on operators willing to work brutal early hours and run a real retail food operation with staff, rent, and equipment

Startup cost

$80,000 – $350,000

Monthly earnings

$4,000 – $18,000 / mo

First income

6 to 12 months

Experienced language teachers or bilingual community organizers who want to build a local teaching institution rather than freelance one-on-one online

Startup cost

$6,000 – $60,000

Monthly earnings

$2,500 – $18,000 / mo

First income

2 to 4 months

Experienced teachers or managers who want to build a multi-teacher studio with a real location, not just teach solo

Startup cost

$15,000 – $90,000

Monthly earnings

$3,000 – $18,000 / mo

First income

2 to 5 months

People with early-childhood experience and patience for licensing who want to run a regulated, community-rooted education business

Startup cost

$25,000 – $200,000

Monthly earnings

$2,000 – $18,000 / mo

First income

6 to 12 months

Hands-on operators with capital, a truck, and a crew who can handle heavy seasonal install work

Startup cost

$8,000 – $60,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $18,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Strong writers and editors who would rather build a repeatable production system than write every word themselves

Startup cost

$300 – $3,500

Monthly earnings

$1,500 – $16,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Detail-oriented people with carpentry skills who measure carefully and want a high-ticket, repeatable trade

Startup cost

$4,000 – $30,000

Monthly earnings

$3,000 – $16,000 / mo

First income

3 to 8 weeks

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

Researchers who can design rigorous studies, interview users skillfully, and translate findings into decisions product teams actually act on

Startup cost

$500 – $5,000

Monthly earnings

$4,000 – $16,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Carpenters or remodelers who want meaningful work serving a growing senior population and don't mind detail-heavy, code-aware installs

Startup cost

$5,000 – $35,000

Monthly earnings

$4,000 – $16,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Strong writers and relationship-builders who can earn media coverage and links for SEO clients and stay patient for results

Startup cost

$300 – $4,000

Monthly earnings

$2,000 – $16,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Hands-on operators who like fast-paced food service and can control food and labor cost in a lunch-driven business

Startup cost

$70,000 – $300,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $16,000 / mo

First income

4 to 10 months

Hands-on people comfortable with construction work who can get certified and build referral relationships with real estate agents and inspectors

Startup cost

$5,000 – $25,000

Monthly earnings

$4,000 – $16,000 / mo

First income

2 to 4 months

Detail-oriented, patient people who enjoy precise hands-on work and can build skill before taking on expensive vehicles

Startup cost

$5,000 – $60,000

Monthly earnings

$2,500 – $16,000 / mo

First income

1 to 4 months