Businesses for a Larger Investment, page 17

Nurses, midwives, or experienced peer counselors who want clinical, relationship-based work helping new families

Startup cost

$2,000 – $12,000

Monthly earnings

$1,000 – $8,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months after credentialing

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

Strong communicators with real life or career experience who can market themselves and genuinely help people reach goals

Startup cost

$500 – $10,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $8,000 / mo

First income

1 to 4 months

People who want hands-on healing work and will invest in licensed training, then protect their body for a long career

Startup cost

$7,000 – $25,000

Monthly earnings

$2,000 – $8,000 / mo

First income

6 to 12 months

Patient, people-focused photographers who are great with anxious parents and fragile infants and want a referral-driven, studio-based niche

Startup cost

$3,000 – $20,000

Monthly earnings

$1,000 – $8,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Founders with a genuinely differentiated product, patience for slow margins, and the stomach for the retail and distribution grind

Startup cost

$5,000 – $150,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $8,000 / mo

First income

4 to 12 months

Skilled cooks who enjoy working directly with people and want a flexible, relationship-driven food business

Startup cost

$1,500 – $12,000

Monthly earnings

$1,000 – $8,000 / mo

First income

3 to 8 weeks

People who love animals and have retail or small-business experience and want to build a loyal local customer base around recurring food sales

Startup cost

$50,000 – $300,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $8,000 / mo

First income

6 to 12 months

Organized, people-driven hustlers who can sell vendors on a market and manage the logistics of live events

Startup cost

$1,000 – $15,000

Monthly earnings

$500 – $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

Detail-obsessed, calm-under-pressure planners with strong vendor relationships and an eye for romantic, photogenic moments

Startup cost

$1,000 – $10,000

Monthly earnings

$700 – $8,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Persistent, sales-driven people with capital to survive a long dry start and the discipline to operate ethically and within their state's laws

Startup cost

$1,000 – $15,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $8,000 / mo

First income

3 to 9 months

Organized, social people who can secure fields, fill teams, and keep adult players happy season after season

Startup cost

$2,000 – $20,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $8,000 / mo

First income

2 to 5 months

People who want a simple, high-margin summer cash business and accept that income is concentrated in a few warm months

Startup cost

$2,000 – $20,000

Monthly earnings

$1,000 – $8,000 / mo

First income

1 to 2 months

Hands-on people with a design eye who like making physical products and working with local business owners

Startup cost

$1,500 – $15,000

Monthly earnings

$1,000 – $8,000 / mo

First income

3 to 8 weeks

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

Detail-oriented makers who enjoy a real craft and can handle food regulations, seasonality, and finicky technique

Startup cost

$2,000 – $25,000

Monthly earnings

$500 – $7,000 / mo

First income

2 to 4 months

Detail-oriented operators comfortable with tenant management and local regulations who want higher cash flow than standard whole-unit rentals

Startup cost

$10,000 – $120,000

Monthly earnings

$500 – $7,000 / mo

First income

2 to 5 months

Detail-oriented people who love baking, can sell a signature product, and want to start small from a home or cottage kitchen

Startup cost

$800 – $25,000

Monthly earnings

$800 – $7,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks

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

Skilled fermenters willing to master food-safety regulation, who can handle perishable product and the grind of markets and wholesale

Startup cost

$5,000 – $40,000

Monthly earnings

$500 – $7,000 / mo

First income

3 to 6 months

Energetic, motivating coaches who like leading groups and building community without a gym lease

Startup cost

$1,500 – $10,000

Monthly earnings

$800 – $7,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks

Cooks who love pasta-making and selling and accept that fresh pasta is perishable, so a commercial kitchen and reliable cold chain are non-negotiable

Startup cost

$4,000 – $30,000

Monthly earnings

$500 – $7,000 / mo

First income

2 to 4 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