Businesses You Can Start Part-Time — page 9

Experienced developers who can both build mobile apps and manage clients, scope, and expectations

Startup cost

$1,000 – $15,000

Monthly earnings

$2,000 – $20,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

People who want predictable recurring revenue and are willing to do nightly work early and shift into bidding, hiring, and managing crews

Startup cost

$1,000 – $10,000

Monthly earnings

$2,000 – $14,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

People in snowy regions who can handle odd hours, physical work, and income that swings with the weather

Startup cost

$1,000 – $25,000

Monthly earnings

$2,000 – $15,000 / mo

First income

Within the first snowfall (often days to weeks)

Visually skilled, technically patient people willing to spend months mastering demanding software before clients will pay premium rates

Startup cost

$1,000 – $9,000

Monthly earnings

$2,000 – $15,000 / mo

First income

3 to 6 months

Hands-on makers who enjoy building physical products and accept a real ceiling on how much one person can produce

Startup cost

$1,000 – $15,000

Monthly earnings

$200 – $6,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Detail-oriented people who like consistent indoor growing and are willing to sell to chefs and markets every week

Startup cost

$1,000 – $10,000

Monthly earnings

$500 – $6,000 / mo

First income

1 to 2 months

Analytical, process-driven people with working capital who can source patiently for thin margins and tolerate platform and account risk

Startup cost

$1,000 – $10,000

Monthly earnings

$500 – $6,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks

People with hands-on Amazon selling or marketplace experience who can turn deep platform knowledge into measurable revenue growth for brands

Startup cost

$1,000 – $8,000

Monthly earnings

$3,000 – $25,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Organized, hospitality-minded people who are good with guests and can sell their services to property owners without owning or leasing the properties themselves

Startup cost

$1,000 – $8,000

Monthly earnings

$1,000 – $9,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Patient, empathetic people who are good with anxious parents and want a flexible, remote coaching business helping families sleep better

Startup cost

$1,000 – $6,000

Monthly earnings

$500 – $6,000 / mo

First income

2 to 4 months

People with real product knowledge and risk tolerance who can buy and sell coolly without getting emotionally attached to cards

Startup cost

$1,000 – $20,000

Monthly earnings

$500 – $6,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks

People who want B2B recurring work, can manage dusty physical jobs and small crews, and can build trust with builders and general contractors

Startup cost

$1,000 – $8,000

Monthly earnings

$2,500 – $14,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks

Detail-oriented, handy people who measure carefully and enjoy a mix of in-home sales and clean installation work

Startup cost

$1,000 – $8,000

Monthly earnings

$2,000 – $9,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks

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

Comfortable-on-roofs, safety-minded people who want a recurring service riding the growth of solar adoption

Startup cost

$1,000 – $8,000

Monthly earnings

$1,500 – $8,000 / mo

First income

2 to 4 weeks

Trustworthy, detail-oriented people in or near a seasonal or vacation-home market who want flexible, recurring, relationship-based work

Startup cost

$1,000 – $6,000

Monthly earnings

$1,000 – $7,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 weeks

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

Marketers or agency owners with a clear niche and audience who want recurring software revenue without building software

Startup cost

$1,000 – $25,000

Monthly earnings

$0 – $15,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 months

Detail-oriented people with strong writing and admissions knowledge who want a high-margin, advisory education business built on trust

Startup cost

$1,000 – $12,000

Monthly earnings

$1,500 – $14,000 / mo

First income

2 to 5 months

Performers who will put in the years of rehearsal a polished act demands and treat magic as a booking-and-marketing business, not just a hobby

Startup cost

$1,000 – $12,000

Monthly earnings

$600 – $7,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months

Calm, dependable people drawn to supporting families through birth and the postpartum period who can handle an unpredictable, on-call schedule

Startup cost

$1,200 – $5,000

Monthly earnings

$800 – $5,000 / mo

First income

2 to 6 months

Patient, hands-on people who enjoy animal husbandry and the outdoors and are not relying on it for fast income

Startup cost

$1,200 – $8,000

Monthly earnings

$200 – $3,000 / mo

First income

12 to 18 months

Hands-on people who like recurring routes, are comfortable with water chemistry, and can learn basic equipment repair

Startup cost

$1,200 – $9,000

Monthly earnings

$1,500 – $8,500 / mo

First income

2 to 4 weeks

Photographers who genuinely love animals and have the patience to work with unpredictable subjects

Startup cost

$1,200 – $8,000

Monthly earnings

$800 – $6,000 / mo

First income

1 to 3 months