141 Business Ideas for Experienced Entrepreneurs (Under $50K)

Sports Media Platform for Young Fans

Build a sports media brand targeting the next generation of sports fans who consume content on social media rather than …

$5k-50k/month

Crowdsourced Sports Filming Network

Build a network of iPhone filmers who attend local sports events and capture highlight footage using custom camera softw…

$5k-30k/month

Ductwork Replacement & Installation

Replace and install new ductwork for residential and commercial properties, including new builds, adding returns, and fu…

$40k-100k+/month

Acquiring Small Software Products

Purchase existing small software businesses like WordPress plugins, small SaaS tools, or SEO tools for $5K-$50K. Improve…

$2K-$50K/month

Vertical SaaS for Gyms

Build software specifically for gym owners to manage memberships, scheduling, billing, and operations. Example of vertic…

Vertical SaaS for Construction Companies

Build software specifically for construction companies to manage projects, bids, scheduling, and compliance. A niche ver…

Vertical SaaS for Realtors

Build software specifically for real estate agents to manage listings, client relationships, and transactions. Realtors …

Vertical SaaS for Foundation Repair Companies

Build software for foundation repair businesses to manage estimates, scheduling, and customer communication. Highly spec…

$5K-$50K/month

Orthogonal / Role-Based SaaS

Build SaaS targeting a specific job role across industries rather than a specific industry. For example, tools for CFOs,…

IRL Mastermind Events for Newsletter Audience

Host in-person mastermind retreats and founder events for your newsletter subscribers. Tyler charges $10,000 per ticket …

100k-500k

Fan Conferences and Community Experiences

Organize fan conferences and community experiences for your newsletter audience. Beyond exclusive high-ticket mastermind…

10k-100k

AI-Powered Industry Sentiment Data Business

Use AI voice agents to call thousands of small business owners (lawyers, convenience stores, nail salons) to collect ind…

$10k-100k/month

AI Micro-Personalized Ad Creative Platform

Build a platform that enables hyper-personalized ad creative at scale using AI image generation. Instead of targeting br…

$20000-$200000/month

Local Kitchen Multi-Brand Restaurant

License the names, recipes, and top menu items from popular local and regional restaurants, then serve them all from a s…

$15000-$50000/month

Tiny Home / Trailer Home Building and Sales

Build small livable structures (tiny homes) on trailers and sell them on Facebook Marketplace. The video highlights a li…

$5000-20000/month

White-Label Syndicated AI Newsletter Network

Create a parent company that produces AI-focused newsletter content, then syndicate it to 100+ local operators who white…

$10000-$100000/month

LinkedIn DM Filtering and Automation Tool

Build a SaaS tool or chatbot that integrates with LinkedIn to automatically filter, categorize, and prioritize incoming …

$5000-$50000/month

Survival Bet - Wilderness Survival Experience

Organize paid wilderness survival competitions where participants pay around $3,000 to compete on 50-500 acres of land. …

$20,000-$100,000/event

Buying and seller-financing used mobile homes and RVs

Purchase used mobile homes and RVs cheaply, place them on vacant pads in parks you own or partner with, and seller-finan…

$2000-10000/month

Crypto Mining Operation

Use cheap rural land with low electricity costs to set up a cryptocurrency mining operation. Can use solar panels or neg…

$2,000-$15,000/month

Fiber Optic Cable Installation

Start a fiber optic cable installation business as telecom companies expand rural broadband. Growing demand as governmen…

$10,000-$30,000/month

Cost transparency platform for home building and renovations

Build a Glassdoor-style platform that brings transparency to costs in home building and home renovations. Homeowners oft…

$5000-50000/month

Wholesale phone parts e-commerce supplier

Source iPhone and smartphone replacement parts (screens, batteries, home buttons, earpieces) directly from manufacturers…

$50000-800000/month

AI-powered AR/mixed reality app development for enterprise

Build augmented reality applications for factory floors, warehouses, and industrial settings using XR glasses. Companies…

$10000-$50000/month

AR glasses content and app development for Google and Meta platforms

With Google expected to release AR glasses with displays, cameras, and microphones, and Meta also entering the space, th…

$5000-$50000/month

Autonomous vehicle fleet management and consulting

As autonomous cars from Tesla, Waymo, and others rapidly improve, there is a growing need for businesses to understand a…

$10000-$50000/month

Virtual being and AI avatar creation service

Scoble mentions that soon people will have virtual beings that look like humans, can walk around, and sit on a couch nex…

$5000-$30000/month

RC experience franchise model

After proving the mobile trailer and retail store model works, package the entire RC excavator/rock crawler experience a…

$15000-30000/month

Healthcare provider GPO for insurance rate negotiation

Organize independent healthcare providers (dentists, physical therapists, family physicians) in a geographic region into…

$10000-$50000/month

AI-first version of legacy software (the 'X but AI-first' model)

Take an established software product with millions of users (like MyFitnessPal, QuickBooks, or Jira) and rebuild it as a…

$10000-100000+/month

UX-focused redesign of ugly industry software

Identify widely-used but ugly and clunky industry software (like Jira) and build a beautiful, design-forward alternative…

$5000-50000/month

Destination wedding travel agency

Run a travel agency specializing in destination weddings in Mexico and the Caribbean. Plan 80-100 weddings per year serv…

Mobile vehicle services marketplace app

Build a marketplace app that starts with fuel delivery but expands to offer additional mobile vehicle services like oil …

AI-powered app promotion with paid ads

Build or acquire a mobile app (even using no-code tools like Lovable), then scale user acquisition by running AI-generat…

$10000-500000/month

HVAC/home services bidding marketplace platform

A two-sided marketplace where homeowners submit their HVAC or plumbing needs and receive real-time competitive bids from…

AI-enabled small business bookkeeping software (QuickBooks competitor)

Build a lean, AI-enabled cloud bookkeeping software targeting businesses with 0-10 employees at $19/month, directly comp…

AI video creation SaaS for small businesses

Build a SaaS tool that automatically generates promotional videos for small businesses by pulling in their Google review…

Innovation and design agency for Fortune 500 companies

Build an agency like Late Checkout Associates (LCA) that designs futuristic AI-age interfaces and products for Fortune 5…

$80000+/month

Luxury Handbag Reselling

Source luxury handbags through liquidation channels, Japanese auction houses, or distressed inventory (e.g., cruise line…

$5000-20000/month

HVAC data analytics software for commercial buildings

A SaaS tool that provides historical data on a commercial building's HVAC systems, outputting reports to a custom websit…

$5000-$50000/month

AI-Powered Culture Fit Job Board

Build a niche job board that matches job seekers with employers based on personality and culture fit rather than just sk…

iPhone Parts Import and Distribution

Import iPhone repair parts from vetted Chinese suppliers via Alibaba and resell to local iPhone repair stores at a marku…

$15000+/month

Apple/Mac Repair Service

Start a computer repair business focused on Apple/Mac products. Shannon's company Mac Rescue grew into Rescue Systems, e…

High-End Watch Reselling

Buy and resell high-end watches as a side hustle, leveraging knowledge of brands, models, and market values. Shannon men…

Clone an Existing SaaS from BizBuySell

Browse BizBuySell.com to find profitable businesses for sale, study their revenue models, margins, and customer acquisit…

Simplified E-Signature SaaS

Build a simpler, easier-to-use alternative to DocuSign targeting SMBs in a market where only 1% of documents are e-signe…

$100000+/month

Business Turnaround Consulting via Creative Outreach

Scan business news daily for companies with missed earnings estimates or other signs of trouble, then send their CEOs a …

$100000+/month

Custom Fire Pit / Outdoor Grill Brand (Fuego Pits)

Copy a successful Argentine outdoor fire pit/grill concept and bring it to the American market. The product is an elevat…

AI Satellite Imagery Lead Generation SaaS

A SaaS product that uses AI object detection algorithms on Google Earth, Google Maps satellite views, and street views t…

Known For Local Discovery App

A mobile app called 'Known For' that uses AI to scrape Google/Yelp reviews and identify what hidden local businesses and…

AI Sales Coaching Platform

Build an AI-powered sales coaching tool that listens to sales calls (phone, Zoom, or in-person via mobile app) and provi…

AI Voice Agent for Restaurants

Build a vertical-specific AI phone answering service specifically for restaurants, integrating with their POS systems to…

$30000+/month

Perfume Vending Machine Distribution

Sell perfume vending machines to businesses and entrepreneurs in the US market. The hosts built this business after a vi…

Wholesale LCD and Phone Parts Business

LCD Cycle was a wholesale phone parts and refurbishment business that grew from $2 million in the first year to $4.8 mil…

$200000+/month

Cruise Shore Excursion Marketplace

Create an Expedia/marketplace for cruise shore excursions that connects cruisers directly with vetted local providers, b…

Prompt-to-SaaS App Builder Platform

Build a platform that takes AI prompts and turns them into full SaaS products or iPhone apps in just a few clicks. Users…

Online Trade School

An online trade school doing $3 million in topline revenue with 80-85% margins. Revenue is paid by the government and le…

$250000+/month

AI Phone Answering Service for Home Services

Build or deploy an AI-powered phone answering and booking system for home service businesses. Mike Andes (Augusta Lawn C…

AI-Powered Deal Flow Platform for PE Firms

Build an AI-enabled pipeline service that helps private equity shops and family offices find businesses to buy. Offer ti…

LCD Screen Recycling Business

Buy and recycle broken iPhone LCD screens, then sell/ship them to China for refurbishment. Chris started LCD Cycle after…

$100000+/month

SaaS/Software Business

Build and sell a software-as-a-service product as part of a portfolio of businesses. Chris mentions owning a software bu…

Educational SaaS Rollup

Acquiring small SaaS companies on platforms like acquire.com that target college students, each doing less than $110K/ye…

$7500+/month

Async Telemedicine Gambling Addiction Funnel

Run an asynchronous telemedicine funnel for gambling addiction treatment, similar to how Hims/Hers works for ED and hair…

Self-Storage Facility Wholesaling

Find and broker deals for self-storage facilities, acting as a middleman between sellers and buyers. Connor described do…

$50000-$360000+/deal

Authorized Installer Network Model

Scale a local service business nationally by training and certifying installers in other cities and states. The Shelf Du…

We Buy Ugly Businesses - Distressed Business Brokerage

Apply the proven 'We Buy Ugly Houses' marketing concept to business acquisitions. Use bandit signs, targeted local adver…

NeverCallAgain - AI Quote Aggregator Service

Build a service (like NeverCallAgain.com) where AI agents automatically contact multiple service providers (caterers, co…

AI Ad Creative Template Platform

Build a platform (like Creative OS) selling proven ad templates for Facebook ads. It's a commodity product (templates) w…

AI Sales Agent SaaS

Build an AI agent that automatically finds and qualifies leads for sales teams - essentially a wrapper/agent that goes o…

Shopify Clippable Coupon App (SaaS)

Build a Shopify app that places clippable coupons directly on product pages, creating strategic friction that increases …

Crypto Review Platform Token (Yelp for Crypto)

Launch a community-driven token that powers a review and due diligence platform for crypto projects, functioning like a …

AI Document Chat Tool for Law Firms

Build an LLM-powered tool that allows businesses to upload proprietary PDFs and documents into a secure database, then s…

Chunky Mailers Direct Mail Marketing

Direct mail marketing service using physical objects inside envelopes (like small toys or items) to dramatically boost o…

Glassdoor for Employees (Reverse Review Platform)

A review platform where employers can leave reviews about former employees, similar to how Glassdoor lets employees revi…

SaaS Affiliate Marketing with Google Ads

Become an affiliate for existing SaaS products and drive traffic using Google Ads. One example mentioned spends $80,000/…

Wearable Life Recorder for Elderly

Resell or white-label an AI wearable device (like Rewind/Limitless) specifically marketed to elderly people and their fa…

Shipping Rate Comparison SaaS

Speed to Ship - software that compares shipping rates across UPS, FedEx, DHL, and USPS considering both actual weight an…

International Sports Merchandise E-commerce

Creating a centralized online store for Mexican baseball league merchandise - like an MLB.com for Mexican baseball. Base…

Health-Focused Energy Drink Brand

Busy Juice - a clean caffeinated drink in powdered form with only three ingredients, designed as a healthy alternative t…

Sprinter Van CRM and Dispatch Software

Build texting and dispatch software specifically for sprinter van and livery service operators. The industry lacks purpo…

Hypoallergenic Pet Breeding Business

Breed and sell hypoallergenic cats that are tested and scored on an allergen scale using saliva testing. These specialty…

Full-Service Duct Work Business

Start with duct cleaning as a low-barrier entry point, then expand into duct replacement, adding returns, new builds, an…

$500K-$1M+ per year

$50,000-200,000+ annually depending on scale

Mini Costco Store

Open a small warehouse store in cities without a Costco (Waco TX 280K, Amarillo TX 300K, Topeka KS 250K, Jackson MS). Bu…

$50,000-100,000+ per truckload at retail

Auto Parts Liquidation Reselling

Buy truckloads of auto parts from Advance Auto Parts/Pep Boys merger liquidation. Example: 3,911 pieces purchased at $4-…

$500,000-$2,000,000/year with recurring contract revenue

Concrete Leveling as a Service (Subscription Model)

Offer concrete leveling as an annualized subscription service to commercial property managers, new home builders, and re…

Water Tower Cleaning

Commercial water tower cleaning service obtained through networking rather than advertising. Contracts can be worth $12,…

$100K-$300K/year

Industrial Liquidation Reselling

Buy industrial products (plumbing fixtures, hardware, restaurant equipment, specialty items like commercial door hinges)…

$100K-$500K+/year

AI Executive Assistant Replacement Software

Build a niche AI wrapper/operator that replaces traditional executive assistants by handling emails, scheduling, documen…

$500K-$5M/year

$500K-$2M+/year with 2-3 events at $30K per attendee with 20-25 a

High-Ticket Mastermind Seminars

Host exclusive, high-priced mastermind seminars for entrepreneurs and business professionals. Dan Pena charges $30,000 p…

$100K-$10M+/year as AI spam becomes more prevalent and consumers

AI Consumer Defense and Spam Protection Tools

Build products that protect consumers from the coming wave of AI-powered spam, robocalls, outbound sales agents, and AI-…

Low-Cost Merchant Services for Small Restaurants

A payment processing company that offers lower credit card transaction fees specifically targeting small restaurants and…

Consumer Electronics Reselling

Buy and resell consumer electronics like Apple computers and accessories. The speaker was in this business for years but…

AI Sales Chatbot for Blue-Collar Businesses

Software product that builds and trains AI models for inbound sales qualification across multiple channels (website, SMS…

$10000-$100000/month

Stone Quarry Repurposed for Cement (Pozzolan)

Taking an existing tufa stone quarry and grinding the stone into pozzolan for use in the cement industry. Testing costs …

$50000-$500000/month

Build-Your-Own Record Player Kit for Kids

Source cheap simple record players from China, disassemble them, and repackage as build-your-own kits for kids (the Easy…

500000-5000000/year

Very high - $2M+ first year, doubling annually

LCD Screen Recycling and Resale

Buying broken iPhone LCD screens from repair shops, sending them to China for recycling/refurbishment, and selling refur…

Variable - token market cap in tens of millions but illiquid

Crypto Token Community

Creating a cryptocurrency token with an associated paid community. Building a following around crypto education and laun…

Moderate to high if successful - consumer product

Credit Card-Sized Portable Razor

Developing a razor shaped like a credit card that fits in a wallet for on-the-go touch-ups when you miss a spot shaving.…

Very high - million-dollar homes

Custom Home Building Business

Partnering with a skilled home builder and handling the marketing side. Using content marketing (e-books, Facebook ads) …

$200-$600 per hour with 65-80% profit margins

Mobile Botox Therapy

Mobile Botox and injectable aesthetics service. Host Botox parties and offer mobile treatments. Average ticket $400-$900…

Medical Second Opinion Marketplace Platform

Expand the dental second opinion model into a multi-vertical marketplace platform connecting patients with licensed prof…

$500K-$5M/year

$500K-$5M/year at scale with enterprise contracts

HR Compliance Call Monitoring SaaS

An AI-powered listening tool (Zoom app or plugin) that monitors video calls for inappropriate comments and flags them fo…

$10K-$100K+/month with SaaS recurring revenue

Insurance Industry AI Due Diligence Software

Build a SaaS tool using AI to help insurance companies and MGAs perform due diligence and underwriting analysis. The sof…

$1M-$10M+ profit on eventual purchase and resale/refinance. Month

RV Park Acquisition via Master Lease Agreement

Acquire an underperforming RV park using a master lease agreement (lease-to-own). Instead of buying outright, lease the …

$50K-$300K+/year depending on park size. Significant value creati

Mobile Home Park Investment with Seller Financing

Acquire a mobile home park using seller financing, potentially with zero or low down payment. Mobile home parks are high…

$200k-$1M+/year depending on project volume and size

Home Service General Contractor for Outdoor Projects

Act as a general contractor coordinating multiple outdoor home service trades - lawn leveling, landscaping, irrigation, …

Revenue from per-use fees and advertising; unproven market in the

Urinal Gamification and Ad Display

Device installed in bar/restaurant urinals that measures pee strength and volume, ranks users on a leaderboard display a…

WeWork for Personal Trainers (Gym Space Marketplace)

A ClassPass-style marketplace connecting personal trainers with gyms that have unused capacity during off-peak hours (10…

$10M+/year

High; scalable digital product with 860+ enrollments at $2,000+ p

Sleep Consultant Certification Training Program

Create and sell an online certification course that trains others to become child sleep consultants. Offer open enrollme…

Electric Bus Battery Harvesting for Off-Grid Power

Purchase decommissioned electric buses and harvest their battery packs to build or sell off-grid power systems. Buses ca…

$10,000-$50,000 per bus

Online Farmers Market Marketplace

Build an online marketplace (like Etsy for farmers markets) where farmers market vendors can list and sell their product…

$1M-$5M/year

$100K-$1M+/year as B2B SaaS

AI Sales Automation Tools for Small Businesses

Build AI-powered sales tools for small businesses - the #1 use case entrepreneurs apply AI to. Includes AI chatbots for …

$650K-$700K annual revenue with $250K take-home; potential to gro

Niche Print Shop Specializing in Wedding and Event Invitations

Run a specialty print shop focused exclusively on wedding, Bar Mitzvah, and event invitations. Differentiate from generi…

$50K-$1M+/month at scale (referenced $1M ARR milestone)

B2B Data and Lead Generation Tool

Build or resell a B2B data platform that provides verified contact information for sales teams. Differentiate by offerin…

Medical billing software for skilled nursing facilities

Build a SaaS product that helps skilled nursing facilities save money on their medical billing. Target multi-location op…

$10000-$100000+/month at scale

Luxury Watch Brokering and Reselling

Act as a middleman for bulk returned or liquidated watches from retailers. Manage logistics, finances, and buyer relatio…

Water Tower Cleaning Service

Commercial power washing of municipal water towers for water utility companies. Charges $6,000-$12,000 per water tower, …

$100K-$500K/year

$500K-$5M/year depending on scale

College-Branded Landscaping Company

Launch a landscaping company branded around college students (like College Fund Landscaping or College Hunks Hauling Jun…

White-Label Cremation Services (Human)

Partner with existing cremation facilities around the country and create a consumer-facing brand that white-labels crema…

$500K-$5M+/year

AI 80/10 Software Cloning (Discount SaaS)

Use AI to clone major enterprise software tools (like Salesforce) providing 80% of the functionality at 10% of the cost.…

$100K-$10M+/year

Broken Phone Screen Recycling Business

Collect broken iPhone screens from repair shops (paying around $3 per screen), ship them to manufacturers in China for r…

$10000-100000/month

IT School with Staffing Company

Run an IT training school that teaches tech courses (help desk, IT sales, certifications) funded by government grants at…

$1M-$5M/year

AI-Powered Survey Platform (Qualtrics Disruptor)

Build an AI-powered survey platform that uses aggregated historical survey data to predict how specific demographics wou…

$50K-$500K/month

Personal AI Agent Survey Answering Service

Build a platform where consumers opt-in to let their personal AI agent answer surveys on their behalf using their real d…

$10K-$100K/month

Plasma Transfusion Middleman Service

Act as a middleman connecting dialysis clinics (which have the equipment, staff, and licenses) with med spas and longevi…

$10K-$100K/month

$50K-$500K/year depending on portfolio size and growth

Buying and growing small SaaS products

Acquiring underpriced small SaaS products on marketplaces like Acquire.com or Flippa for $10K-$30K, then increasing reve…

$100K-$500K/year with 70% margins

Field incident reporting SaaS for law enforcement and security

B2B software platform for casinos, police departments, and security firms to file and manage incident reports digitally.…

$100K-$1M+ per event depending on scale

In-Person Events and Conferences Business

Organize in-person events, conferences, detox retreats, or community experiences. As AI makes digital interactions more …

Companies in this space raising 7-8 figures; billions flowing int

AI Agent Wrapper / Infrastructure Platform

Build infrastructure or wrapper tools on top of existing AI agent platforms. Billions of dollars are pouring into compan…

Transaction fees or subscription revenue from service providers,

Pro In Your Pocket (Home Services Marketplace App)

A Thumbtack/Angie's List competitor - a marketplace app connecting homeowners with local service professionals. Requires…

$300K-$1M+/year via SaaS or consulting

Enterprise Data Unlocking - AI UI on Proprietary Datasets

Build AI-powered interfaces on top of companies' proprietary datasets using RAG and LLMs, allowing employees to query an…

Licensing fees from hundreds of AI detection tools, potentially m

AI Content Detection Governing Body

Create an authority and certification body that grades and scores AI detection tools, similar to SSL certification or IS…

$250/month per company, large addressable market of EOS-using bus

AI-Powered EOS Implementer

Replace the $5,000-$10,000/day human EOS implementers with an AI bot that joins Google Meet calls, knows all the EOS rul…

Book sales plus $10,000/day consulting, franchise model potential

AI-First Business Operating System

Create a new business operating system like EOS but built AI-first. Write a book, sell it for $15, then offer in-person …

$2M+ gross sales across 100 stands in a single summer season

Multi-Location Roadside Stand Network

Scale the roadside produce stand model to 100+ locations by hiring high school and college kids ($15/hr + tips) to run i…

$100,000+/year selling units at $1,500 each

Inflatable Manufacturing and Sales

Manufacture bounce houses, water slides, and obstacle courses locally and sell to rental operators. Units sell for ~$1,5…

$100K-$1M+/year based on referral volume and deal close rates

Assumable Mortgage Marketplace

Online platform that identifies properties with assumable mortgages (FHA, VA, USDA loans carrying lower legacy interest …

High-margin product sales to a growing fragmented market; potenti

Bounce House Manufacturing

Manufacture inflatable bounce houses locally for sale to rental companies and individuals, competing with imported Chine…

Forklift Repair Service

Run a mobile forklift repair business by dispatching service vans to commercial clients. One operator charges $300 an ho…

$300/hour