222 Business Ideas — Full-Time in Urban Areas

Home Toxin & Air Quality Diagnostics

Diagnose homes for air quality issues and toxins, charging a few hundred dollars for an assessment and providing a detai…

$5k-20k/month

AdvancedHybridUnder $5K

AI Audit and Savings Agency for Corporations

Target large corporations and audit their processes to find inefficiencies that can be automated with AI. Pitch in-perso…

$50k-200k/month

Commercial HVAC Coil Cleaning Service

Specialize in pressure washing HVAC coils at grocery stores, gas stations, and commercial buildings. This is a recurring…

$10k-30k/month

Sign Creation and Maintenance Business

Acquire or start a sign printing, creation, and maintenance business including billboards, neon signs, and custom signag…

$20k-50k/month

TV and Movie Location Tour Business

Run guided tours of famous filming locations, like Breaking Bad tours in Albuquerque. Low overhead business requiring ma…

$50K-$150K/year

IntermediateHybridFree

Local Service Business Using Scraped Subcontractor Networks

Start a local service business (e.g., tree trimming) and use Outscraper to scrape Google Maps for all competitors in you…

$5000-$30000/month

Local Newsletter with Vertically Integrated Side Business

Build a local newsletter audience then launch a complementary physical business serving that same community. Example: Na…

$5,000-$20,000/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

Franchise Swim School (Built Facility)

Build or lease a commercial space and install a custom pool to run a dedicated swim school franchise such as Big Blue or…

$80000-$300000/month

Custom Concerts / Live Request Events

Organize live music events where a talented cover band plays song requests from the audience via a bidding/payment syste…

$5000-$50000/month

Concierge Car Buying Service

A service where you help people find and purchase cars on their behalf, handling the research, negotiation, and acquisit…

$5000-$15000/month

Low-Cost Mattress Retail Store

Open a physical mattress store selling high-quality mattresses at significantly lower prices than big-box retailers like…

$20000-30000/month

Modern Branded Laundromat

Open a modern, clean, branded laundromat near existing run-down zombie mats to capture their customer base. Tyler Purcel…

$25000/month

Drop-Off Laundry Service

Add a drop-off laundry service to an existing laundromat targeting upper middle class customers and busy families who wa…

$5000/month

Commercial Laundry Service

Offer commercial laundry services to local businesses (hotels, restaurants, gyms) as a B2B add-on to an existing laundro…

$8000/month

Laundromat Acquisition and Renovation

Buy existing run-down laundromats at a discount, renovate them with modern equipment, rebrand, and dramatically increase…

$20000/month

AI Automations as a Service for Fortune 500

Sell AI automation services to Fortune 500 companies at $7,000/month. Cold email prospects, meet in person with a 33% cl…

$21,000-$70,000/month

Handyman Mentor Marketplace

Create a platform connecting handy retired boomers (recruited from Home Depot, Lowe's) with millennials who need help wi…

$5,000-$50,000/month

Commercial Dumpster Cleaning Service

Cleaning commercial dumpsters and compactors for restaurants, gas stations, and other businesses. Charges are significan…

$5000-$15000/month

Urban Vertical Horticulture (Food Desert Solution)

A vertical farming or vertical horticulture business located in urban food deserts -- areas without easy access to super…

$3000-$15000/month

Mobile Seasonal Snow Experience

Portable snow machines mounted on tractor trailers that set up in mall parking lots or similar high-traffic venues durin…

$20000-$50000/month

Rube Goldberg Mini Golf Course

A putt-putt golf course where every hole features elaborate chain-reaction mechanisms triggered by the golf ball, incorp…

$50000-$150000/month

Composting Business from Grocery Store Waste

Collect organic produce waste from grocery stores (who pay you to haul it away), compost it with sawdust in a warehouse,…

BeginnerOffline$50K+

Late-Night Cookie Delivery near College Campuses

Open a cookie shop near a college campus offering fresh-baked cookies with delivery until 4 AM, modeled after Insomnia C…

$15000-$40000/month

BeginnerOffline$50K+

Frozen Yogurt Store

Self-serve frozen yogurt shop where customers fill their own cups and pay by weight. Matthew mentioned starting one righ…

$15000-$40000/month

CrossFit Gym

Open a CrossFit affiliate gym with group fitness classes built around high-intensity functional training. Matthew co-fou…

$10000-$30000/month

Machine shop pivoting to enterprise aerospace customers

Own or acquire a small FAA-certified machine shop serving hobbyists and small businesses, then land a large publicly-tra…

$80000+/month

Events business acquisition in a growing market

Acquire an events business that seems bigger than you can afford by building rapport with the seller, being transparent …

$50000+/month

iPhone and electronics repair store

Open a physical electronics repair store near a college campus or high-traffic area, focusing on iPhone and smartphone r…

Tech-enabled roofing company

Start a modern roofing company that leverages AI and technology to outcompete legacy operators. Use AI to search county …

$20000-$100000/month

Trade school recruitment consulting

Partner with existing trade schools (e.g., HVAC licensing programs) to improve their student enrollment through better s…

Phone/electronics repair shop

Open a retail store specializing in iPhone and smartphone screen repairs. Source replacement parts from Chinese supplier…

$10000-30000/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…

AI medical scribe and documentation service for doctors

Offer an AI-powered service that listens to doctor-patient conversations and automatically generates insurance notes, me…

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…

Surgical and medical AR visualization systems

A company called Mediview builds AR systems for surgeons that overlay CT/MRI scans on top of the patient's body during s…

$50000-$200000/month

Real-time language translation service using AR glasses

Scoble demonstrates AR glasses (Even Realities) that can display translations in real-time from one language to English.…

AI voice agent agency for local service businesses

Expand beyond barbers to sell AI voice agents to any local service business -- home inspectors, remodeling companies, dr…

$5000-25000/month

Print shop rollup via customer list acquisition

Acquire retiring print shops at low multiples (2-2.5x) by only buying their customer lists and recurring accounts, not t…

$50000+/month

Healthcare provider GPO for insurance rate negotiation

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

Buy an existing local business (Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition)

Instead of starting from scratch, buy a small local business that is already profitable but may be struggling or the own…

Third-party logistics (3PL) e-commerce fulfillment

Run a third-party logistics company where e-commerce brands outsource their order fulfillment operations to you. You war…

$5000-$30000/month

Dumpster rental business

Start a dumpster rental company targeting homeowners and small contractors. Purchase dumpsters (~$5,500 each) and a truc…

$10000-$30000/month

Mobile fuel delivery for small business fleets

Provide on-site fuel delivery to small business fleets (construction companies, landscapers, delivery services) that hav…

$35000+/month

Mobile vehicle services marketplace app

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

$50000+/month

Mobile EV charging service

Offer mobile electric vehicle charging by mounting a generator on a truck and driving to customers' locations to charge …

Med spa lead generation service using local SEO and Facebook ads

Build a lead generation business specifically for med spas by solving their over-reliance on discount platforms like Gro…

BeginnerHybridFree

Google Business Profile management agency

Start a local agency managing Google Business Profiles (formerly Google My Business) for local businesses like dentists,…

$5000-20000/month

Quiet room rental service for studying and remote work

Rent a commercial space (around 1,000 sq ft) and build out soundproofed private rooms (8x8 ft each, roughly 10 rooms) th…

$25000/month

Pet cremation courier and logistics service

Start a pet cremation business without owning incinerators by partnering with existing cremation facilities as a logisti…

$15000/month

Floating golf green hole-in-one challenge

Set up a floating golf green (like the one in New Zealand) and charge people to attempt a hole-in-one for a large cash p…

$40000/month

Commercial kitchen equipment rental for events

Buy commercial kitchen equipment (convection ovens, ranges, fryers) and rent them to caterers for weddings, festivals, a…

$28000/month

Commercial kitchen equipment maintenance and repair

Offer maintenance and repair services for commercial kitchen equipment used by restaurants and catering companies. Train…

$10000/month

Fresh made-to-order potato chip shop

A fast-casual restaurant concept solely focused on freshly made potato chips where customers choose their flavor and chi…

Modern laundromat in underserved areas

Build brand-new laundromats from scratch in areas with clusters of old 'zombie' laundromats that haven't been updated in…

$65000/month

Corporate video production via cold email drip campaigns

Build a B2B video production business by running targeted cold email drip campaigns to marketing directors and business …

$8000+/month

Scaled Turo fleet business with data-driven market research

Scale a Turo car rental side hustle into a serious business with 5-100 vehicles by doing systematic market research. Run…

Niche local SEO agency using AI for personalized cold outreach

Build a hyper-niche SEO agency targeting a specific profession in a specific city (e.g., dentists in Austin). Use ChatGP…

$5000-20000/month

Hood cleaning business

A commercial cleaning service that cleans kitchen exhaust hoods for restaurants and commercial kitchens. The guest (Doug…

Storefront window cleaning route business

Build a recurring book of commercial storefront clients who need their windows cleaned weekly or monthly. Unlike residen…

$3000-$20000/month

Graffiti removal service

A specialized cleaning service that removes graffiti from buildings, walls, and other surfaces using pressure washing eq…

$3000-$15000/month

Experiential sandbox coffee shop

Open a coffee shop with a large sandbox in the middle featuring RC excavators and remote control toys where kids (and ad…

$20000-50000/month

Sandbox-as-a-service installation business

Instead of opening your own coffee shop, build a B2B service that installs and manages experiential sandbox setups for e…

$5000-15000/month

Mobile niche bookstore

Convert a vehicle into a mobile bookstore specializing in a specific niche like romance novels or business books, then r…

$3000-10000/month

Junk removal service

Start a junk removal business by first finding paying customers through personal Facebook posts, then renting a U-Haul t…

$5000-$15000/month

Couch Flipping in College Towns

Buy used or discounted couches and resell them to college students and fraternities. Students need couches every semeste…

$10000/month

Scratch and Dent Appliance Reselling

Buy scratch and dent appliances from Costco or directly from manufacturers like GE at roughly 10 cents on the dollar. It…

$5000-15000/month

Bin Store (Amazon Returns Retail)

Open a physical retail store selling Amazon return pallets to consumers. Buy pallets of returned items at roughly $1 per…

$10000-30000/month

Pet cremation business

Start a pet cremation business serving pet owners who want dignified end-of-life services for their animals. The creator…

$10000-30000/month

High-end restaurant chain

Build a chain of high-end restaurants across a regional market like Florida. The creator interviewed a gentleman who suc…

$50000-500000/month

Pickup and delivery student storage

Offer pickup and delivery storage services to college students who need to store their belongings between semesters. Nic…

Vacation rental management company

Manage vacation rental properties (like Airbnb/VRBO listings) for property owners who don't want to handle day-to-day op…

$5000-$30000/month

Laundry service business

Start a laundry pickup and delivery or wash-and-fold service. Listed among Nick Huber's sweaty startup ideas. Recurring …

Commercial Parking Garage Pressure Washing

High-ticket sub-niche of pressure washing focused on large commercial parking garages. Jobs can run $50-60K per garage, …

$20000-$50000+/month

Piano Moving Service

Start a niche piano moving company with a descriptive domain name like PianoMoving.com. The presenter used this as an ex…

$5000-$20000+/month

Niche Pickup Service (Pickup Pianos)

The presenter owns the domain PickupPianos.com for a planned project offering piano pickup and removal services. This is…

$3000-$10000+/month

Apartment Complex Appliance Rental Contracts

Target apartment complexes that have washer/dryer hookups but no included appliances. A single complex with 256 units at…

AdvancedHybridUnder $5K

Real Estate Wholesaling via Scraping and Cold Texting

Scrape Zillow daily for FSBO (For Sale By Owner) listings, obtain phone numbers, and bulk text lowball offers at 40% bel…

Home Health Environment Audit Service

Offer an in-home consultation service where you audit people's homes for health hazards like mold, air quality, water qu…

Branded Urban Silent Meditation Retreats

Offer branded 2-4 hour silent meditation retreat experiences in urban locations, making meditation accessible without re…

Commercial Kitchen Appliance Repair

Acquire or start a commercial kitchen appliance repair company in a growing market. This is an unsexy, service-based bus…

Pet Cremation Logistics Service

Provide logistics services for veterinarians who need pets cremated, acting as a middleman between vet clinics and crema…

Acai Bowl Franchise in High-Traffic Mall

Buying a Playa Bowls franchise (acai/pitaya bowl restaurant) and placing it in a high-traffic mall like American Dream i…

$12000+/month

iPhone Repair Store Chain

Open a phone repair store near a college campus fixing iPhones and other devices. Chris Kerner started Phone Restore as …

E-Commerce Food Fulfillment and Logistics

Send Eats was a logistics and fulfillment company for e-commerce food brands that grew very fast during COVID. They oper…

$300000+/month

Viral Product Pop-Up Shop (Modern Brookstone)

A physical retail pop-up store (under 1000 sq ft) in malls or high-traffic retail areas that stocks 20-30 viral products…

Mall Showroom Conversion Business

Convert empty mall retail spaces into no-inventory showrooms where online sellers can display products for customers to …

Window Cleaning Business

Start a residential and commercial window cleaning company in a large metro area. Johnny Robinson built Orange Window Cl…

$50000-$70000/month

Epoxy Flooring Business

Start a garage and residential epoxy flooring installation business. Multiple people in the home services space report t…

Construction Cleanup Service

Specialize in post-construction cleaning for custom home builders and renovation companies. Jobs charge $2,000-$5,000 ea…

Airbnb/Short-Term Rental Cleaning Service

Provide turnover cleaning services for short-term rental (Airbnb) property owners. Land one whale client who owns many r…

$10000-$100000/month

Toasted Tours - Shipping Container Wine/Beer Tours

A mobile tour business that takes groups of 40 people on wine or beer sipping tours in a converted shipping container on…

iPhone/Phone Repair Shop

Open a physical retail phone repair store near a college campus or busy intersection. Buy LCD screens from eBay for $15,…

Concierge Car Buying Service

Start a used car concierge business where you find, inspect, and negotiate car purchases on behalf of busy buyers. Chris…

Pet Cremation Service

A pet cremation business (called Sunbeam Paws in the video) that picks up deceased pets from veterinary clinics and crem…

Commercial Kitchen Cleaning

A commercial kitchen and appliance cleaning business servicing restaurants and food establishments. This includes hood c…

High-End Gambling Addiction Rehab Facility

Open a high-end, Passages-style rehab facility specifically for sports betting and gambling addiction. With sports betti…

$100000+/month

Hyrox-Adjacent Businesses

Build businesses around the fast-growing Hyrox fitness competition (a standardized indoor fitness race combining running…

$5000-$100000+/month

Subscription Barber Shop

Launch or convert a barber shop to an unlimited monthly subscription model where customers pay a flat monthly fee for un…

$10000-$50000+/month

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…

E-commerce Fulfillment Service for Food Brands

Operate a warehouse and fulfillment service where e-commerce companies that sell food products send their inventory to y…

$200000+/month

Pickleball Club

Start a pickleball club with court booking, leaderboards, and merch sales. Use an AI website builder to save $3,000-$5,0…

Drop Service Home Cleaning Business

A drop-service cleaning business where you find cleaning crews, build a marketing website, drive traffic and charge cust…

$3000+/month

Car Dealership Competitor Intelligence Service

Use distill.io to track competitor car dealership inventory changes and send daily reports showing what cars competitors…

BeginnerHybridUnder $5K

Home/Hoarder House Cleaning with Social Media Marketing

Start a home cleaning business focused on extreme transformations like hoarder houses or heavily soiled apartments, and …

Juice Pulp Recycling into Fertilizer

Collect leftover pulp from cold press juice shops for free (they currently throw it away) and convert it into fertilizer…

Junk Removal & Moving Company

Start a junk removal and residential/commercial moving business. One caller started with $2,500 and grew to nearly $1M r…

$80000+/month

Indoor FlowRider Surf Simulator Venue

Open an indoor FlowRider surf simulator entertainment venue. Inflatable machines can be sourced from Chinese manufacture…

Airbnb Arbitrage - Finding Underpriced Listings

Use ChatGPT Operator to analyze Airbnb listings in specific cities to find underpriced properties for rental arbitrage o…

Pop-Up Bakery

Launch a pop-up bakery business that operates temporarily at various locations such as farmers markets, events, or rente…

$3000+/month

Live Local Music Events Business

Organize live music events in your local area inspired by the Nashville music scene model. Book local musicians, secure …

Pizza Bakery with Multi-Truck Fleet

Open a brick-and-mortar bakery that serves as a commissary kitchen and dough production hub to supply multiple pizza foo…

ATM Route Building and Flipping

Build ATM routes by cold calling or placing new machines in locations, then sell the established routes at a 3x annual p…

Pet Cremation Logistics Service

Sunbeam Paws - a pet cremation logistics business in the DFW area that picks up deceased animals (dogs, cats, hamsters) …

Bin Store (Amazon/Retail Returns Store)

Open a physical retail store selling Amazon, Target, Costco, and other retailer returns at declining daily prices ($7 on…

Luxury Sprinter Van Rental Service

Buy and outfit Mercedes Sprinter vans (~$174K each) with luxury interiors and rent them out at $150-175/hour with CDL dr…

Convention Shuttle Transportation Service

Provide shuttle and greeter services for conventions and corporate groups arriving at hotels. Build relationships with h…

Luxury Personal Shopper and Chauffeur Service

Combine a luxury sprinter van chauffeur service with a personal shopping concierge. A driver/host accompanies clients to…

Black Car Service in Underserved Cities

Launch a black car or luxury sedan service in cities like Dallas, Baltimore, or Minneapolis where airport-to-hotel dista…

Piano Removal Service

Pick up free pianos listed on Facebook Marketplace and charge owners $200-$250 per piano for removal. Rent a U-Haul for …

Wholesale Distribution to Small Retailers

Buy products wholesale and distribute to gas stations, convenience stores, and gift shops. Act as a middleman supplying …

6 figures per year

$50K-$5M+/year. 67 Water sold tens of thousands of units and beca

Meme-Based Consumer Brand (67 Water Model)

Build a consumer product brand by capitalizing on a viral cultural moment or meme. Overtime created 67 Water from a meme…

$20K-$40K+ per event night

Portable Event Experiences (Bingo Loco Model)

Create traveling entertainment events like themed bingo nights or portable pickleball tournaments. Rent event halls, run…

$1M+ per year in a single metro area

Home Insulation Removal and Replacement Business

Remove old cellulose insulation from attics, seal air leaks, and install new blown fiberglass insulation (R49+). Average…

$200K-$500K per year standalone, more with upsells

Duct Cleaning Business

Clean residential and commercial duct systems using brush-and-vac ($4-6K equipment) or negative air machines ($8-12K equ…

$1M+ net profit per year in one metro

Home Performance Subcontractor Model

Run a home services business (insulation, duct sealing, duct cleaning, air scrubbers) using 100% subcontracted labor. Fo…

Home Air Quality Testing and Consulting

Diagnose homes for toxins and air quality issues, charge a few hundred dollars for the assessment, then provide a laundr…

$100K-$300K per year

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

$1500 lifetime value per customer

Appliance Rental Business

Rent appliances to customers through Facebook Marketplace listings. Customer lifetime value around $1,500. Boost posts w…

$250,000-$1,000,000/year revenue with 30-40% profit margins

Concrete Leveling Business (Owner-Operator Model)

Buy your own concrete leveling trailer and equipment to perform foam jacking jobs directly. A full trailer setup costs ~…

$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…

Party Bus / Transportation Company

Start a party bus company serving weddings and events. One company mentioned grew to 30 buses in 1.5 years, doing 30 eve…

$200K-$1M+/year

Candlelight Concert Events

Organize candlelight concert experiences in rented venue spaces. Use fake candles, hire contract musicians, sell tickets…

$200K-$1M+/year

Niche Experiential Events (e.g., Bingo Loco, Murder Mystery)

Create unique experiential events for millennials like themed bingo nights with strobe lights and alcohol, murder myster…

$100K-$500K+/year

Scratch and Dent Appliance Reselling

Buy scratch and dent appliances from liquidation sources and resell locally with same-day delivery. Requires a warehouse…

$50K-$300K/year

AI Video Ad Agency for Restaurants

Use Google Veo 3 to create AI-generated street interview style video ads for restaurants. Target restaurant owners via F…

Digital Marketing Services for Private Equity Firms

Sell digital marketing research and SEO services to private equity firms who are extremely price insensitive. PE firms r…

Chef-Driven Coffee House

A hybrid restaurant and coffee shop concept combining a sustainable chef-driven food menu with high-quality direct-trade…

$190000+/month

BeginnerHybridUnder $5K

Coffee Grounds Recycling Business

A waste recycling company that collects spent coffee grounds from coffee shops (which go through about 1000 pounds per w…

$3000+/month

After-Hours Co-Working Space Enablement Platform

A startup that sells keypad access and camera kits to coffee shops and restaurants enabling them to operate as unstaffed…

Restaurant Plastic Waste Recycling Service

A recycling service focused on collecting and repurposing plastic waste from restaurants and coffee shops, especially in…

Food Waste Composting Business

Collect food waste like expired produce, juice pulp, and coffee grounds from grocery stores, juice bars, and restaurants…

Niche Supply Chain Marketplace for Independent Shops

Build a marketplace and software platform connecting independent local shops with specialty producers and growers, like …

$100000+/month

Phone Repair Store Chain with Corporate Partnerships

Open phone repair stores and pursue strategic partnerships with large retailers. The host ran Phone Restore with four iP…

Backyard BBQ Smoker Business

Start a barbecue business with a smoker in a parking lot or behind a car wash, selling smoked brisket and other meats. T…

$200-300 per job, 4-6 jobs per day, $150k-$400k annually

Mobile Wheel Repair

Mobile service that repairs curb rash and cosmetic wheel damage on-site at customers' homes or workplaces. Technician dr…

$250+ per day, $50k-$75k annually

Car Washing at Tesla Superchargers

Set up a mobile car washing operation at Tesla Supercharger stations. Tesla owners sit idle for 30-45 minutes while char…

360 Photo Booth Street Business

Set up a 360-degree photo booth in high foot traffic tourist areas like Times Square. Charge tourists for 360 photos/vid…

500000-700000/year

High - $20-40K per month per location

iPhone Repair Shop Chain

Opening retail locations to repair cracked iPhone screens and other phone issues. Parts cost $15, charge $60+ per repair…

Moderate - six figures revenue but thin margins

Concierge Car Buying Service

Becoming a licensed dealer to access wholesale auto auctions, then buying cars on behalf of customers for a finder's fee…

Moderate - scales with number of cleaners

On-Demand Home Cleaning Service

Uber-style home cleaning platform connecting cleaners with customers, primarily serving real estate agents who need list…

IV Hydration and Vitamin Therapy

Mobile or clinic-based IV hydration and vitamin therapy service targeting gymgoers, health enthusiasts, hangover recover…

$120-$350 per session

$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…

Multi-million dollar potential. Jacob grew to 400 employees, sugg

Commercial Cleaning Company

Start a commercial cleaning business servicing offices and commercial properties. Jacob started this in 2015 with seed c…

$50K-$300K/year varies by franchise

Low-Cost Service Franchise

Buy a low-cost franchise for around $50K that is growing rapidly with strong unit economics. Research franchises on entr…

$100K-$300K/year per location

iPhone Repair Store

Open a phone and electronics repair store. The host started this business 15 years ago using the same market research me…

BeginnerHybridUnder $5K

Remote Cleaning Business

Start a cleaning business that can be managed remotely by hiring and dispatching cleaning crews. Mentioned as a popular …

$50K-$200K/year depending on crew size and market

$500K-$2M+ in equity creation within 2-3 years. Monthly cash flow

Apartment Complex Value-Add Investment with Partial Seller Carryback

Buy an undervalued apartment complex using a combination of bank financing and a partial seller carryback (seller note).…

$40M+ potential at scale capturing 1% of stadium-goers nationally

Automated Locker/Pod Storage at Stadiums and Events

Place automated storage pods and lockers at sports stadiums, concerts, airports, and other venues with bag restrictions.…

$5K-$20K/month depending on volume and pricing; strong repeat cus

Mobile Car Detailing Business

A mobile car detailing service operating in affluent areas. Travel to customers' locations to wash, detail, and maintain…

$500-$1,000/day per vehicle at $100/hour with 5-10 rentals per da

Hourly Novelty Vehicle Rental Operator

Buy or rent a unique vehicle like a Cybertruck and rent it out by the hour or half-hour instead of by the day. Wrap the …

AdvancedOnline$50K+

Hourly Novelty Vehicle Rental Platform

Build a technology platform like Turo but specifically for hourly and half-hour rentals of unique, Instagrammable vehicl…

Millions in annual GMV with 15-25% platform take rate at scale

$100K-500K/year depending on customer base and referral margins

Home Concierge / Family Concierge Service

Charge $99/month as a personal concierge for families in affluent areas. Handle scheduling dry cleaning, restaurant rese…

Mobile Sauna and Cold Plunge Rental

Operate mobile sauna and cold plunge units that you drive around, drop off, and rent out for hourly, daily, or weekend u…

$4500-$10000/month

Mobile Wellness Experience Business

Build a custom trailer with cold plunges, sauna, compression boots, and create branded wellness events combining workout…

$30000-$60000/month

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

AI-Powered Direct Mail Marketing for Home Services

Use Google Earth/Street View APIs to pull images of homes, then use AI image generation to create before/after mockups (…

$5K-$30K/month

AI Lead Generation for Home Remodeling

Scrape Zillow listings to find homes with outdated kitchens or yards. Use AI to generate updated mockup images showing r…

$5K-$50K/month

$20,000,000/year for a mid-size city contract

City Municipal Trash Collection Contract

Win exclusive or non-exclusive contracts with cities and municipalities to handle all residential trash collection. Exam…

$300K-$1M+/year with multiple contracts

Street Sweeping Business

Acquire or start a commercial street sweeping business servicing HOAs, construction sites, and government/county contrac…

Local Moving Company

Start a local moving business with a truck and trailer. Began accidentally by renting out a 5x8 trailer and grew to a fu…

$275K-$10M/year at scale

Residential Cleaning Business

Start or acquire a residential cleaning service business. Requires hiring cleaners, marketing to homeowners, and managin…

$50K-$500K/year

Flight Simulator Experience Business

Purchase decommissioned flight simulators (e.g., Blackhawk helicopter simulators) at auction for a fraction of original …

$20,000-$100,000/month

Revenue from commission splits on high-ticket referral fees (e.g.

Ride-Share Driver Referral & Sales Training Marketplace

Train ride-share drivers (Uber, Lyft, DoorDash) to sell high-ticket services like insurance or real estate as referral p…

Weekly rental income per vehicle ($150-$300/week per car). Scalab

Car Rental Fleet for DoorDash Drivers

Buy older, inexpensive cars and rent them out to DoorDash drivers who have bad credit or no cash to buy their own vehicl…

BeginnerHybridUnder $500

Nightclub & Bar Marketing Agency (Full Lounge)

A niche marketing agency specializing exclusively in bars and nightclubs, focused on keeping venues full. The name 'Full…

$20,000/month

$100/hour consulting, $500-$2000 per project package, $1000/month

Digital Marketing Consulting for Local Service Businesses

Start a paid ads consulting agency specializing in Facebook and Google ad campaigns for local home service businesses li…

$100/hour consulting, scalable to packages and retainers

AI Implementation Consultant for Local Service Businesses

Position yourself as the AI guy who speaks contractor language. Help local home service businesses implement AI tools li…

$50-$150 per job, multiple jobs per day possible

Local Declutter and Cleanup Service

Offer local decluttering, cleanup, and junk removal services in your area. Low barrier to entry requiring minimal equipm…

$5K-$30K/month with 5-20 physician clients at $1500/month each

AI Scribe Replacement Service for Healthcare

Buy wearable AI recording pendants (like Limitless) in bulk and sell a managed service to physicians and healthcare prov…

$720K+/year revenue, 8-12% net margins initially, improving over

Street Sweeping Company

Purchase and operate a street sweeping business serving residential HOAs, commercial properties, and construction compan…

$500K-$1M+/year at scale; single large jobs can equal a full mont

Commercial Parking Garage Pressure Washing

Specialize in pressure washing large commercial parking garages, a high-ticket niche within the pressure washing industr…

$7-8M/year top line possible after scaling over several years; sm

Commercial Pressure Washing (General)

Start or acquire a commercial pressure washing business handling parking lots, fleet washing, sandblasting, and stencil …

$125/session, 4-5 sessions per client at $500 total; scalable to

Dog Training Business with Social Media Marketing

Run a local dog training business and grow it through strategic social media content. Film training sessions with a trip…

$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…

$1M-$10M/year revenue, 4-5% net margins

E-commerce Fulfillment / 3PL Business

Third-party logistics business where you store, pick, pack, and ship products for e-commerce brands. Revenue from markin…

BeginnerHybridUnder $50K

Restaurant & Coffee Shop Supply Distribution

Distribute consumable supplies like syrups to coffee shops or straws, napkins, and disposable goods to restaurants. Thes…

$100K-$500K/year gross

Gym / Fitness Center

Open a gym in a market with weak competition. Compete against outdated or poorly managed existing gyms by offering a mod…

$200K-$1M+/year

IntermediateHybrid$50K+

Costco Liquidation Pallet Reselling

Buy Costco liquidation auction truckloads at deep discounts, repalletize the products, and sell individual pallets to sm…

Mobile Private Jet Photo Studio

Build a fake private jet interior inside a Sprinter van shell. Park at malls, shopping areas, and events. People pay $80…

$100k-$200k/year

Mobile Barber Shop (Box Truck)

Retrofit a box truck or Sprinter van as a barber shop. Drive to large corporate campuses Monday through Friday, parking …

$150k-$300k/year

Mobile Podcast Studio (Box Truck)

Put a full podcast recording setup (cameras, mics, lighting) in a box truck. Charge $150-$200/hr for recording, then ups…

$180k-$300k/year

Mobile Golf Simulator (Box Truck)

Put a golf simulator in a box truck and take it to festivals, corporate events, and high-traffic areas. Charge $10 for 1…

$80k-$150k/year

$500K-$10M+/year plus 50% R&D cost recovery via sellable tax cred

R&D Tech Startup in Puerto Rico

Launch a research and development-heavy tech startup (software, hardware, agriculture tech) in Puerto Rico. Get 50% of a…

BeginnerHybridUnder $50K

Airbnb / Short-Term Rental in Puerto Rico

Purchase or rent properties in Puerto Rico with separate living units and list them on Airbnb. Properties outside the me…

$20K-$80K/year per property depending on location and seasonality

iPhone / Phone Repair Store

Open a retail store that repairs broken iPhone screens and other phone issues. Charge around $80 per screen repair. You …

$5000-20000/month

In-Person Trade School

Open a brick-and-mortar trade school teaching hands-on trades like CDL truck driving, welding, masonry, or appliance rep…

$200K-$2M+/year

Dog Grooming School

Start a dog grooming school that qualifies for government workforce grants because dog groomers fall under vet technicia…

$200K-$500K/year

Blue-Collar Staffing Company

Start a staffing company focused on blue-collar and trade workers. There is massive demand for technicians across all tr…

$500K-$2M+/year

Nursing and Medical Training School

Start a nursing or medical training school offering CNA certification, medical assisting, phlebotomy, and medical front …

$500K-$1.8M/year

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-$200K+/year depending on location and volume of repairs

Phone Repair Shop

Open a brick-and-mortar phone and iPad repair shop. The host (Kerner) started this as his first business with a 2,000 sq…

$30K-$100K+/year at $700 per transaction depending on volume

Concierge Car Buying Service

Buy cars at auction on behalf of customers for a flat fee. The host tried this business called Presto Cars, charging aro…

$2.7M average annual revenue with 12-22% net margins ($324K-$594K

Pre-Sale Home Improvement Services Franchise

Home services platform franchise that helps home sellers prep their house for sale. You coordinate light renovations lik…

$2M+ average annual revenue with $300-400K annual profit

Artificial Turf Installation Franchise

Franchise installing artificial turf for residential and commercial properties. Growing demand driven by homeowners tire…

$1.26M average annual revenue with potential $150-300K owner inco

Commercial and Residential Cleaning Franchise

Office cleaning, commercial cleaning, and short-term rental (Airbnb) turnover cleaning franchise. Very accessible entry …

$100K-$300K/year at 3-5 jobs per day

Mobile wheel and rim repair service

Mobile service repairing curb rash and cosmetic damage on car wheels/rims, especially targeting Tesla owners. Drive to c…

$50K-$100K/year at 10+ cars per day

Car washing at Tesla supercharger stations

Washing cars at Tesla Supercharger stations while owners wait 30-35 minutes to charge. Use a two-bucket no-rinse system …

$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 …

Transaction fees or subscription revenue from service providers,

Healthcare / Fitness / Gym Business

Invest in or start businesses centered on healthcare, gyms, or fitness. These prioritize human interaction and fundament…

$100K-$1M+/year

AdvancedOnlineUnder $50K

Pro In Your Pocket (Home Services Marketplace App)

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

$30K-$60K/month in sales with ~50% profit margins

Reselling Retail Returns from Physical Storefront

Buy pallets of returned merchandise from big box stores like Costco via liquidation platforms like Bstock, then sell ite…

$2K-$10K/month depending on volume

Junk Removal Business

Start a junk removal service charging customers to haul away unwanted items. Many items collected can be resold for addi…

$5K-$20K/month with strong margins

Used Restaurant Equipment Reselling

Buy used commercial restaurant equipment from closing restaurants and government auction sites like Gov Deals, then rese…

$5000-$10000/month as solo operator

Mobile Car Detailing

Mobile auto detailing business where you travel to customers to clean their vehicles. Start by distributing business car…

Dumpster Rental Business

Buy roll-off dumpsters (20 cubic yard) and a hook-lift truck, then rent them out to residential homeowners and commercia…

$15000-$30000/month

Recurring monthly revenue from subscriber base, scalable with del

Produce Subscription & Delivery Service

Offer weekly or recurring farm box subscriptions where customers sign up online and receive curated boxes of fresh produ…

$200K-$1M+/year from booth fees, merchandise, and corporate spons

Kids Entrepreneurship Farmers Markets (Nonprofit)

Nonprofit organization that hosts farmers-market-style events in hundreds of US cities where children set up booths and …

Cold Plunge & Sauna Business Inside a Gym

Rent unused space inside an existing gym and place cold plunges and saunas there. Low buildout cost (~$5K per cold plung…

$100K-$500K annually