Businesses for a Larger Investment — page 3

Experienced finishers or laborers who can read a pour, manage a crew, and handle heavy, time-sensitive physical work

Startup cost

$8,000 – $60,000

Monthly earnings

$4,000 – $25,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Experienced, safety-disciplined tree workers who can handle dangerous physical work and high insurance costs

Startup cost

$8,000 – $120,000

Monthly earnings

$4,000 – $25,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Creative, hands-on entrepreneurs who can design immersive experiences and relentlessly market a destination venue with limited repeat business

Startup cost

$50,000 – $250,000

Monthly earnings

$3,000 – $25,000 / mo

First income

4 to 9 months

Physically capable people with construction or landscaping experience who want high-ticket project work and can manage a crew and demanding customers

Startup cost

$8,000 – $60,000

Monthly earnings

$4,000 – $25,000 / mo

First income

2 to 4 months

Experienced tradespeople or project managers who can coordinate subs, manage cash flow, and sell high-ticket jobs

Startup cost

$8,000 – $50,000

Monthly earnings

$4,000 – $25,000 / mo

First income

2 to 4 months

Experienced investigators or security professionals with the rigor for evidence handling and the credibility to testify

Startup cost

$8,000 – $60,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $25,000 / mo

First income

3 to 6 months

People who love dogs, can manage staff and a physical facility, and have meaningful capital and a tolerance for fixed overhead

Startup cost

$50,000 – $350,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $25,000 / mo

First income

6 to 12 months

Operators comfortable with logistics, capital, compliance, and hands-on hardware work who can build downstream and client relationships

Startup cost

$15,000 – $150,000

Monthly earnings

$3,000 – $25,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 months

Experienced framers ready to run their own crew and subcontract to builders, who can handle hard physical work and bidding

Startup cost

$5,000 – $30,000

Monthly earnings

$6,000 – $25,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Technically capable founders with patient capital who want to design and sell a physical electronics product and can stomach long timelines and high failure rates

Startup cost

$25,000 – $500,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $25,000 / mo

First income

12 to 24 months

Patient operators with capital who can run a family-entertainment venue and accept seasonal, weather-dependent revenue

Startup cost

$80,000 – $750,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $25,000 / mo

First income

8 to 18 months

People with warehouse, logistics, or operations experience and access to real capital who can run a tight, systems-driven operation

Startup cost

$40,000 – $250,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $25,000 / mo

First income

4 to 9 months

Licensed electricians (ideally with gas experience) who want high-ticket installs plus recurring service-contract income

Startup cost

$10,000 – $60,000

Monthly earnings

$6,000 – $25,000 / mo

First income

2 to 4 months

B2B salespeople or office-tech veterans who can build supplier relationships and patiently close recurring contracts

Startup cost

$5,000 – $75,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $25,000 / mo

First income

3 to 6 months

People with capital and retention skills who want to build a membership-driven wellness brand around recovery modalities, not deliver medical care

Startup cost

$40,000 – $350,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $25,000 / mo

First income

4 to 8 months

Technically strong builders who can ship reliable LLM-powered systems and also win and keep business clients

Startup cost

$2,000 – $20,000

Monthly earnings

$2,000 – $25,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Operators with capital and patience who understand food-service regulation and want recurring revenue from many small tenants

Startup cost

$80,000 – $600,000

Monthly earnings

$2,000 – $25,000 / mo

First income

6 to 14 months

Experienced spa or salon managers and licensed therapists who want to own a relaxation-focused service business and can handle lease, payroll, and staffing

Startup cost

$80,000 – $350,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $25,000 / mo

First income

6 to 12 months

Emotionally steady, physically capable people who can do hard, sometimes unpleasant work with genuine compassion for clients in crisis

Startup cost

$5,000 – $40,000

Monthly earnings

$4,000 – $25,000 / mo

First income

2 to 4 months

Hospitality-minded operators who can curate a tenant mix, run a bar, and build a destination that draws steady foot traffic

Startup cost

$80,000 – $750,000

Monthly earnings

$3,000 – $25,000 / mo

First income

4 to 10 months

Experienced builders or GCs with construction knowledge, strong financing access, and the capital reserves to wait out a long build and an uncertain sale

Startup cost

$80,000 – $500,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $25,000 / mo

First income

9 to 18 months

Nurses, healthcare administrators, or operators with capital who can navigate heavy licensing, Medicare certification, and clinical staffing to run a reimbursement-driven medical agency

Startup cost

$75,000 – $350,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $25,000 / mo

First income

9 to 18 months

Operators with real capital and patience who like working with families and can run a tight, clean, safe venue

Startup cost

$120,000 – $500,000

Monthly earnings

$4,000 – $25,000 / mo

First income

6 to 12 months

Operators with capital who enjoy running an energetic group venue and can drive repeat visits through parties, leagues, and events

Startup cost

$150,000 – $600,000

Monthly earnings

$3,000 – $25,000 / mo

First income

6 to 12 months