Service provider businesses make up the largest sector of home-based businesses. Here are 12 home-based businesses for you to consider:
1. Aquarium Set-Up & Maintenance– Help individuals and professionals pursue this popular and tension-relieving hobby, offering affordable set-up and routine maintenance packages. www.fishchannel.com/
2. Seniors’ Services’ Referral – Receive fees from pre-screened service companies you recommend to family and caregivers seeking care for their older relatives or clients. www.aginglifecare.org
3. Business Coach & Professional Mentor – Use your business-professional experiences to assist clients with encouragement and step-by-step consultations in achieving their life and career goals. www.coachinstitute.com
4. Child Care, Specialized – Parents/guardians often seek special child care coverage while working night shifts; for children recuperating from accidents or (non-contagious) illnesses; for after-school time; or for drop-in times to meet appointments or run errands. www.nafcc.org
5. Direct Sales Business – If you have had success with a business service that could be operated in other locations, consider marketing the business model to entrepreneurs and consultants. www.dsa.org
6. Event and Party Planner – Become an affairs coordinator of weddings, conferences, expos, workshops, parties and other special events. www.ileahub.com
7. Errand & Delivery Service – Deliver packages, food and dry cleaning; drive pets to appointments; and perform other tasks that clients are too busy or unable to complete. www.LegacyMarketing.net/
8. Online Media Company – Start an information-communications company, targeting specific populations and producing online content for them. Attract them to your web site and others’ using radio, television, print, and Internet ads. The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use News Releases, Blogs, Podcasting, Viral Marketing and Online Media to Reach Buyers Directly by David Meerman Scott
9. Packing and Unpacking Specialist – Use your people skills and organizational methods to ensure your clients’ belongings are safely moved from one place to another. Market your services to moving companies, military bases, and senior living complexes. www.promover.org/
10. Pet Services – Meet the needs of the increasing number of pet owners who hire specialists for grooming, exercising, sitting, solving behavioral problems, cleaning-up of pet-animal waste, and other pet-care services. www.AmericanPetProducts.org/
11. Resume Writing – Provide original and updated résumés for new graduates, job seekers, and clients applying to volunteer agencies. www.parw.com/
12. Tax Services Professional – Advise individuals and businesses all year round about their tax obligations, as well as help them prepare their regular returns. www.natptax.com/
