Businesses You Can Start Part-Time — page 13

People with real risk capital, patience for a long ramp, and an analytical mind for product research, sourcing, and numbers

Startup cost

$3,000 – $15,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $10,000 / mo

First income

3 to 6 months

Patient people who can negotiate location deals, manage cash carefully, and want a semi-passive route business they grow one machine at a time

Startup cost

$3,000 – $25,000

Monthly earnings

$200 – $4,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

People who want a skilled hands-on service with strong margins and a real choice between a low-cost portable start and a higher-volume truck-mount path

Startup cost

$3,000 – $35,000

Monthly earnings

$2,000 – $11,000 / mo

First income

2 to 4 weeks

Licensed estheticians who enjoy hands-on skincare work and want to build a loyal, repeat clientele

Startup cost

$3,000 – $35,000

Monthly earnings

$2,000 – $9,000 / mo

First income

1 to 2 weeks after licensing

Detail-oriented, trustworthy people who like hands-on technical work and being the calm help in a stressful moment

Startup cost

$3,000 – $20,000

Monthly earnings

$2,500 – $11,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Experienced mechanics who want to escape shop overhead and work directly with customers at their location

Startup cost

$3,000 – $25,000

Monthly earnings

$3,000 – $12,000 / mo

First income

2 to 4 weeks

Coffee-obsessed makers who enjoy a craft, like direct customer contact, and accept thin per-bag margins and freshness pressure

Startup cost

$3,000 – $50,000

Monthly earnings

$200 – $8,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Hands-on people with vehicle and storage space who want a weekend-heavy local business and can handle physical setup and logistics

Startup cost

$3,000 – $50,000

Monthly earnings

$1,500 – $12,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks

Mechanically handy people who can tolerate night and weekend calls and want a mobile service with recurring motor-club volume

Startup cost

$3,000 – $20,000

Monthly earnings

$2,000 – $9,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks

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

Visual storytellers who can both shoot and edit and are comfortable selling project work to businesses

Startup cost

$3,000 – $25,000

Monthly earnings

$1,500 – $12,000 / mo

First income

3 to 8 weeks

Hands-on people comfortable in attics, crawlspaces, and on ladders who like problem-solving and don't mind handling live animals and droppings

Startup cost

$3,000 – $25,000

Monthly earnings

$3,000 – $15,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Credentialed registered dietitians who want clinical autonomy, a niche, and the ability to provide medical nutrition therapy in private practice

Startup cost

$3,000 – $20,000

Monthly earnings

$2,000 – $12,000 / mo

First income

2 to 4 months

Hands-on, detail-oriented people who can run a clean, controlled grow room and build steady restaurant and market accounts for a perishable product

Startup cost

$3,000 – $25,000

Monthly earnings

$300 – $6,000 / mo

First income

2 to 4 months

Physical, weather-tolerant people who want a seasonal cash business with low overhead and strong repeat demand

Startup cost

$3,000 – $25,000

Monthly earnings

$3,000 – $15,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks

Tech-comfortable people who can sell to local businesses and want recurring software revenue layered on top of one-time installs

Startup cost

$3,000 – $25,000

Monthly earnings

$1,500 – $14,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

A detail-oriented, creative person who is comfortable learning the technical side of machine embroidery and digitizing and chasing B2B repeat orders

Startup cost

$3,000 – $30,000

Monthly earnings

$500 – $8,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 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

Hands-on, organized people who can do or manage property maintenance work and tolerate slow B2B payment in exchange for steady volume

Startup cost

$3,000 – $20,000

Monthly earnings

$2,000 – $12,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Hands-on, design-minded people who want a production print shop serving teams, events, and local businesses on bulk orders

Startup cost

$3,000 – $35,000

Monthly earnings

$2,000 – $15,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Patient, detail-obsessed people willing to spend months building a genuinely difficult hand skill before earning well

Startup cost

$3,000 – $25,000

Monthly earnings

$2,000 – $12,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 months

People with patience, sewing or craft aptitude, and an eye for detail who enjoy restoring and customizing interiors by hand

Startup cost

$3,000 – $30,000

Monthly earnings

$3,000 – $12,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Physically capable, weekend-available people who want a rental business with real assets and are willing to handle delivery, setup, and strict safety practices

Startup cost

$3,000 – $30,000

Monthly earnings

$1,500 – $12,000 / mo

First income

3 to 6 weeks

Hands-on operators who like running events and don't mind heavy weekend hauling and setup

Startup cost

$3,000 – $30,000

Monthly earnings

$500 – $9,000 / mo

First income

3 to 8 weeks