Published on 10/08/2016 by Punchmedia

Finding the Right Business for You

10 Fabulous Business Ideas to Kick-Start Your Career

New and inventive business ideas are often the ones that kick off to become something big and rewarding (financially and in other ways). Just look at Facebook. Sometimes you need a little experience to start up a new business, but more often than not, the most important thing is simply recognising a pre-existing problem in the consumer market that you can solve.

People today are consumed with work and everybody is trying to seek a better work-life balance. That means that where they can cut corners to have some more personal time, they will. Try to look for a business that caters to this need. Technology and leisure are other popular business areas to consider.

Here are some of the simplest yet the best business ideas you can adopt:

A Cleaning Service

Cleaning services have been around for eons. Yet they’re as popular as ever, which goes to show that their popularity won’t die out any time soon. And that’s one of the most important things you want in a business.

Choose your clientele – out-of-hours offices or daytime personal homes. Or you can buy a pre-existing cleaning service which is well-established with clients, supplies and staff. Browse for cleaning services for sale here.

Computer Repairs

Since our tablets, mobiles and personal computers can be extremely costly, we look increasingly to computer repair experts to fix our problems.

You’ll need to brush up on your expertise to operate a business like this. Your knowledge should include understanding the main types of software (especially security software), computer components (monitors, keyboards, printers, scanner, etc), and the internet service providers in the area you hope to work.

Dog Breeding

Since we first learned to tame the canine, they have been our best friends. Purebreds can be profitable to breed, but you need some expertise before you start out. It’s not as easy as putting a male and female together and hoping for the best! Find out what immunisations and vaccinations your dogs need from birth, and how best to raise them in those fragile early weeks.

Event Planning

With event planning, you need to have a knack for scoping out prime-time event venues and knowing which will work best under your client’s requirements.

Unless you’re buying a pre-existing practise, it will take time to build up the clientele, so you’ll have to practise both patience and resilience. But once you’re going, you can have a lot of success – and fun – with a job like this.

Vending Machine Business

It’s true, someone must own and operate vending machines. And that someone could be you. You can purchase a franchise of a pre-existing vending machine business or enter a niche market. Buy into an ice cooler franchise or a coffee vending machine. Or join the standard chocolate bar and soft drink franchises. There’s a lot of flexibility here: you can work your own hours and operate one machine or twenty depending on your circumstances.

Moving Service

There are plenty of people out there who can’t manage a labour-intensive house transition all by themselves. That’s where you can come in. A moving service in your area or city may be in high demand. Check out the market to see how far your business could blossom.

Graffiti Removal

No one likes to have their home plastered with unseemly graffiti, yet it’s surprising how many people don’t know how to remove it themselves – or have the time to do it. You can offer a subscription to homeowners and perform a monthly clean-up on their property. Make sure you’ve got supplies for cleaning every kind of product on every kind of surface.

Pet-sitting Business

With all the hard work people do today it’s natural to take a holiday now and again. But what to do with the pets? Pet-sitting is an increasingly popular business. Unless you’re planning on building a lavish pet hotel, you’ll have few start-up costs. But you will want to have some credentials, whether it’s personal pet ownership or more formal pet-related qualifications.

Editorial Services

You can work from your home – in your pyjamas if you wish. What’s better than that? You can offer copyediting, proofreading, copywriting, book writing and far more. Naturally, you’ll need some kind of proven qualifications, but it isn’t too hard to obtain a simple copywriting diploma online today.

Bed & Breakfast

Many people dream of owning a B&B. Make it your reality. Perhaps your house already has an independent room separate from the rest of your living space and with its own bathroom? It might be time to capitalise on that by glamming it up and charging per night.

But if you really want the dream, you might want to buy a specially-designed B&B complete with separate accommodation. Browse B&Bs for sale across Australia here.

There’s a business out there for everyone. It’s best to think about your passion and what kind of work you’d like best before exploring business ideas. You might be a people-person so a customer environment will suit you best. Or you may work better on your own, in which case a home office job could be the thing for you. The best thing to do is look around, keep an open mind, and see what opportunities are out there.

 

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Curtis is a leading expert in the business-for-sale industry, serving as a senior content creator at anybusiness.com.au.

With a career spanning over fifteen years, Curtis has accumulated extensive knowledge in the domain of business sales, acquisitions, and valuations. His deep understanding of market dynamics and his ability to translate complex industry jargon into accessible insights make him a trusted resource for entrepreneurs and business owners looking to buy or sell businesses.

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