Businesses You Can Start Part-Time — page 11

Photographers with an eye for styling and detail who enjoy slow, controlled studio-style work and want commercial clients

Startup cost

$1,500 – $12,000

Monthly earnings

$1,000 – $8,000 / mo

First income

2 to 4 months

People skilled at building trust and rapport who want to help clients with habits, stress, and performance within a clearly non-clinical scope

Startup cost

$1,500 – $12,000

Monthly earnings

$500 – $7,000 / mo

First income

2 to 5 months

Hands-on resellers who enjoy sorting, testing, and listing, can stomach buying sight-unseen, and have space and patience for a slow cash cycle

Startup cost

$1,500 – $20,000

Monthly earnings

$600 – $9,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks

Creative people skilled at makeup who can market themselves and don't mind weekend, seasonal, and early-morning bridal work

Startup cost

$1,500 – $8,000

Monthly earnings

$500 – $6,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Patient, empathetic, highly organized people who can guide older adults and families through an emotional, logistics-heavy transition

Startup cost

$1,500 – $12,000

Monthly earnings

$2,000 – $10,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Talented cooks and natural hosts who can sell an experience and build a reputation, not just plate food

Startup cost

$1,500 – $20,000

Monthly earnings

$500 – $6,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Outgoing people who love music, can read a crowd, and are comfortable being the host of a room

Startup cost

$1,500 – $8,000

Monthly earnings

$600 – $6,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Detail-oriented, personable people who can handle background-check sensitivity, build B2B volume accounts, and navigate state and channeler enrollment paperwork

Startup cost

$1,500 – $25,000

Monthly earnings

$800 – $9,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Healthcare workers, EMTs, firefighters, or strong public speakers who want a low-overhead training business teaching genuinely useful skills

Startup cost

$1,500 – $12,000

Monthly earnings

$1,200 – $8,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Patient, detail-oriented tinkerers who enjoy diagnosing and fixing devices and don't mind tedious micro-soldering and trial-and-error

Startup cost

$1,500 – $18,000

Monthly earnings

$1,500 – $11,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks

Patient reptile keepers who already understand husbandry and genetics and treat this as a long-term hobby that may eventually pay for itself

Startup cost

$1,500 – $15,000

Monthly earnings

$200 – $3,500 / mo

First income

18 months to 3 years

Detail-obsessed audio people who love crafting sound and can handle freelance income that swings with project cycles

Startup cost

$1,500 – $15,000

Monthly earnings

$1,000 – $9,000 / mo

First income

2 to 5 months

Beauty, spa, or salon professionals who want to add a high-margin cosmetic service and can navigate strict state rules on dental practice

Startup cost

$1,500 – $9,000

Monthly earnings

$800 – $6,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks

People who can hustle to secure good locations, are organized about routes and restocking, and want a semi-passive business they can scale machine by machine

Startup cost

$2,000 – $10,000

Monthly earnings

$200 – $4,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Mechanically minded problem-solvers who like diagnosing and fixing things and want a mobile, recession-resistant service trade

Startup cost

$2,000 – $12,000

Monthly earnings

$3,000 – $14,000 / mo

First income

3 to 8 weeks

Dedicated practitioners who enjoy teaching and are willing to build a personal following, not just collect a certification

Startup cost

$2,000 – $8,000

Monthly earnings

$500 – $5,000 / mo

First income

3 to 6 months

Physically strong, reliable people who want a high-demand service with per-job pricing and a clear path to crews

Startup cost

$2,000 – $20,000

Monthly earnings

$3,000 – $14,000 / mo

First income

2 to 4 weeks

Designers and marketers who want to build a real product brand and can stomach holding inventory and slow early sales

Startup cost

$2,000 – $25,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $12,000 / mo

First income

2 to 4 months

People with strong visual taste and sales sense who can build relationships with real estate agents and manage logistics and physical work

Startup cost

$2,000 – $40,000

Monthly earnings

$1,500 – $12,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

People with strong style sense and selling instincts who enjoy curating trends and engaging an audience online

Startup cost

$2,000 – $20,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $10,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

People who want a recurring-subscription route business and are willing to grind for the customer density that makes it profitable

Startup cost

$2,000 – $30,000

Monthly earnings

$800 – $6,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks

Creative, detail-oriented people who can handle perishable inventory, tight deadlines, and physically demanding weekend event work

Startup cost

$2,000 – $25,000

Monthly earnings

$1,500 – $10,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

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

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