347 Business Ideas 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

Portable Pickleball Party Events

Run traveling pickleball tournament/party events modeled after Bingo Loco — set up portable pickleball courts, add a DJ,…

$20k-40k/event

IntermediateOnlineUnder $5K

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

Wedding Vendor Directory

Build a local directory of unique wedding vendors (beer burros, puppy cuddle corners, white bounce castles, charcuterie …

$2k-15k/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

Local Newsletter Business

Start a hyper-local email newsletter covering restaurants, events, local news, and community happenings for a specific c…

$2k-10k/month

AI Literacy Classes for Adults and Boomers

Offer in-person or virtual classes teaching adults (especially older demographics) how to effectively use ChatGPT and ot…

$2k-8k/month

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

BeginnerOnlineUnder $5K

Local City/Neighborhood Newsletter

Start a hyper-local newsletter covering restaurants, events, local news, and community happenings for a specific city or…

$2,000-$10,000/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…

Idea Fair / Idea Conference

A one-day conference event where entrepreneurs pay to present their business ideas (around $500 ticket) and attendees pa…

$10000-$50000/event

AI Tutoring Classes for Boomers and Adults

In-person or virtual classes teaching older adults and boomers how to use ChatGPT and AI tools effectively. Start by off…

$3000-$10000/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

Facebook Marketplace Flipping (Buy Free/Cheap, Resell)

Source free or underpriced items from Facebook Marketplace, thrift stores (like Deseret Industries), or curb alerts, the…

$1000-5000/month

Homemade Food Sales on Facebook Marketplace

Prepare and sell homemade food items such as empanadas, arepas, dumplings, fettuccine alfredo, or sourdough starter dire…

$500-3000/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

$700-$2500/month per machine

Perfume/Cologne Vending Machine Operator

Purchase perfume vending machines (~$3,000 each from Perfuma in Spain) and place them in high-traffic locations like nig…

Perfume Vending Machine Event Rental

Own perfume vending machines and rent them out to festivals, weddings, corporate events, and parties for a flat daily or…

$500-$2000/month

Perfume Vending Machine Advertising

Use the built-in LED screen on perfume vending machines to sell ad space to local businesses or brands as a secondary re…

$200-$1000/month

Mini Donut Cart Business

Start a mobile mini donut cart operation at fairs, festivals, and farmers markets. Begin small with an eBay cart purchas…

$3000-$10000/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

Perfume Vending Machine Placement Operator

Purchase perfume vending machines (~$3,000 each) and place them in high-traffic locations like nightclubs, bars, hotels,…

$50K-$150K/year gross revenue

Brewery Tour Bus Service

Run monthly brewery tour routes in craft beer cities like San Diego. Use a unique vehicle (converted bus or trailer bus)…

BeginnerOfflineFree

Speed Service Competition Marketing for Local Businesses

Organize creative free competitions to market local service businesses. Examples: dirtiest car speed-cleaning contest fo…

$1,000-$5,000/month indirect revenue

Grant Consulting for Small Businesses

Find small businesses that qualify for government grants (especially energy/utility related) by scraping commercial real…

$5000-10000/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

Hands-On Skills Fantasy Camp for Adults

Run weekend workshops teaching millennials and Gen Z practical hands-on skills like welding, woodworking, plumbing, elec…

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,…

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

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

Vehicle Parking Rental

Rent out open land for vehicle parking, especially near airports, stadiums, event venues, or urban areas where parking i…

$1,000-$5,000/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…

Billboard advertising for podcast or brand growth

Rent physical billboards in targeted geographic areas to grow a podcast or personal brand audience. Use platforms like B…

$2000-10000/month

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…

AdvancedHybrid$50K+

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 barbers and salons

Build AI voice agents using GoHighLevel for barbers, salons, nail techs, and massage therapists that replace their voice…

$5000-15000/month

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

Airbnb local experience guide service

Offer local guided experiences through Airbnb Experiences for tourists visiting your city. Show visitors the best local …

Escape room guerrilla marketing agency

Run viral marketing campaigns for escape room businesses using creative stunts like hiding money or QR codes around the …

$3000-$10000/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…

BeginnerOnlineUnder $500

Local newsletter business

Start a local newsletter for a specific city or town, covering local news, events, weather, concerts, and real estate ma…

$5000-20000/month

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

IntermediateHybridFree

Lead gen middleman connecting GBP agencies with medical practices

Act as a middleman connecting Google Business Profile agencies with dental service organizations (DSOs) and medical serv…

$3000-10000/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

Disc golf hole-in-one challenge business

Set up a disc golf basket at a challenging distance (75-95 feet) and charge participants $5 for one throw or $10 for thr…

$2000/month

Skill-based carnival challenge business

Run pop-up skill-based challenge games at events, tournaments, fairs, and high-traffic locations. Variations include pul…

$5000/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

Frozen drink machine rental service

Buy frozen drink/margarita machines and rent them out for pool parties, weddings, and events in warm-weather markets. Ma…

$5000/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

Local AI bootcamp for small business owners

Run geo-targeted Facebook ads to local business owners and host an in-person AI seminar at a Holiday Inn conference cent…

$10000-$30000/month

Pop-up headshot and photo booth at conferences

Set up a professional camera rig at business conferences, office building lobbies, or co-working spaces and offer quick …

$5000-$10000/day

Project Earth - Nonprofit using robots to clean the planet

A college student's idea to start a nonprofit called Project Earth that develops robots to clean the planet. The host ad…

$0/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…

Spin-the-wheel bar concept (Pickleback or Nickelback)

Lease a tiny 100 sq ft commercial space with street frontage in a dense city like New York where customers pay $10 to sp…

Pet hangout service for travelers in hotels

A service where travelers pay a small fee to spend time with local people's pets in their hotel room for an hour, target…

$1000+/month

Luxury claw machine business with mystery items

Place a claw machine stocked with mystery items like Pokemon cards, NFL cards, and Fortnite cards in high-traffic retail…

$2000-5000/month

$1000-2000/month per machine

Perfume vending machine business

Purchase and place perfume vending machines in high-traffic locations like malls and airports. Machines can generate $50…

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

BeginnerOnlineFree

Local events and social newsletter (Joy List clone)

Create a curated local events newsletter for a mid-size city like Phoenix, modeled after the Joy List in Dallas/Fort Wor…

Podcast and video studio rental business in office buildings

Lease a small room in a commercial office building and outfit it as a professional podcast and video recording studio av…

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

Airbnb house-hacking duplex

Purchase a duplex, live in one unit while renting the other on Airbnb as a short-term rental. The Airbnb income covers m…

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

Interactive fish vending machine for pet stores

Deploy claw-machine-style fish scooping vending machines at pet stores and family-oriented venues where kids can scoop l…

$2000-8000/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

BeginnerOnlineFree

Local city newsletter

Start a newsletter focused on your local city covering news, events, and community updates. Use a platform like Beehiiv …

$1000-5000/month

Drunk tow / late-night car delivery service

A service that tows bar patrons' cars home overnight so they wake up with their car in the driveway after a night out. A…

$2000-$10000/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

Perfume and Cologne Vending Machine

A compact vending machine about the size of a large mailbox with a glass display holding 5 bottles of cologne/perfume, a…

Urinal Gaming and Advertising Device

An interactive device installed in bar urinals that measures the strength and volume of a user's pee stream, ranks them …

Local Treasure Hunt Marketing Agency

Partner with 5-10 local businesses to sponsor a community treasure hunt as a guerrilla marketing event. Businesses contr…

iPhone Repair Store Chain

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

AdvancedHybrid$50K+

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 …

Piano Removal Service

Charge homeowners $250 to remove unwanted pianos from their homes. In Dallas alone, 55-65 free pianos are listed on Face…

Vending Machine Business (Snack & Drink)

Buy vending machines (new or used from Craigslist) and place them in high-traffic locations like apartment buildings, of…

ATM Business

Place ATMs in hotels, dispensaries, strip clubs, and casinos. Charge a $5 surcharge per transaction, keeping about $2.50…

$4000+/month

Smart Cooler / Micro-Market Vending

Set up smart coolers where customers swipe a credit card, open the cooler, grab items, and get auto-charged. These work …

Perfume Vending Machine

A European concept where machines dispense perfume sprays for about $1 per spray with approximately 90% margins. Machine…

Massage Chair Business

Place credit card-operated massage chairs in public venues like malls, airports, and hotels for passive income. Customer…

$1500+/month

Jukebox Business

Place jukeboxes equipped with credit card readers in bars, restaurants, and entertainment venues. Customers pay to selec…

$1000+/month

Buying Existing Vending or ATM Routes

Instead of cold calling to build locations from scratch, buy existing vending machine or ATM routes from retiring operat…

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…

Stadium Events Business

Renting professional sports stadiums during off-hours to host activities like golf ($80 per round), fitness challenges, …

Boot Camp / Master Class Licensing Business

License existing successful in-person boot camps and master classes (like SMB Boot Camp for business acquisition) and ho…

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

Perfume Vending Machine Business

Sell perfume through vending machines placed in strategic locations. The speaker mentions this started from a short form…

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

Used Electronics Fair (Apple Products)

Apply the auto fair model to used electronics by organizing events where people bring specific high-demand items like iP…

Uber/Lyft In-Car Product Sales

Sell products to Uber or Lyft passengers during rides, with items that can be pitched and sold in 15 minutes or less. Dr…

$1000+/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…

Car Dealership Competitor Intelligence Service

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

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…

Facebook Marketplace Phone Flipping

Use AI agents to find significantly underpriced iPhone 15s and other electronics on Facebook Marketplace that were just …

Pop-Up Bakery

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

Live Local Music Events Business

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

IntermediateOnlineUnder $500

Local Email Newsletter to High-Ticket Service

Build a local email newsletter covering community news, events, and recommendations, then pivot it into a high-ticket mo…

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…

$1000+/month per 3 machines scaling to $72000+/month at scale

Wholesale product distribution to convenience stores

Buy products at wholesale prices and resell them to convenience stores like 7-Eleven. Marcus Lemonis started his entrepr…

$2000-10000/month

BeginnerHybridUnder $50K

ATM Route Operation

Buy and operate ATM machines placed in retail locations like convenience stores. Revenue comes from surcharge fees (typi…

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…

University Concierge Service for Parents (Dean List)

A subscription service ($500/year) for parents of college students offering local knowledge, insider tips, and concierge…

Tree Business Boot Camp

In-person and virtual boot camp teaching others how to start a tree trimming business by outsourcing all work to subcont…

$20000+/event

Pet Cremation Logistics Service

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

Mystery Box Vending Machine Business

Buy vending machines from Facebook Marketplace and stock them with mystery packages containing Amazon/retailer returns p…

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 …

$10K-$100K+/month depending on market size

Local Tree Trimming Service

Start a tree trimming company in a metro area. Use Google Maps scraping via Outscraper to find subcontractors and compet…

Engraving Business

Start a custom engraving business. Use Google Maps scraping to research competitors, find gaps in the market, and identi…

$3K-$20K/month

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…

Custom Concerts - Live Request-Based Music Events

Organize live music events where a talented cover band plays songs requested by the audience via a bidding/payment syste…

$5000-50000/month

$1000-5000/month per market

Lead Generation Service for Home Service Businesses

Offer lead generation as a service to home service businesses by building them custom quote calculator apps, driving tra…

$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…

$300K+ net profit per location per year

Modern Laundromat

Open a modern, clean, branded laundromat near existing run-down 'zombie mat' competitors. Offer superior customer servic…

$50-150 profit per unit, 20+ units possible

Tesla Wall Charger Reselling

Buy Tesla wall chargers at cost or using credits, sell on Facebook Marketplace for $450-500 each. Retail price is $450 p…

$10,000-25,000+ per truckload during back-to-school season

Bulk Flat Pack Furniture for College Towns

Buy truckloads of flat-pack furniture (~$4K for 300 pieces) and sell near college campuses to parents and students befor…

$120,000-$250,000/year revenue with $50,000-$100,000 profit

Concrete Leveling Business (Subcontractor Model)

Start a concrete leveling business by subcontracting all work to existing foam jacking operators while you handle sales,…

$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

$5K-$20K/month with high foot traffic location

Private Jet Photo Studio

Build a fake private jet interior in a shipping container where people pay $40-$200 per session to take photos for socia…

$2K-$8K/month depending on event frequency

Inflatable Wall Rental for Events

Rent out large inflatable walls (25ft x 25ft x 9ft) for events, weddings, and conventions. Research the supply chain by …

Dog Training Service

Local dog training business serving a metro area. Scale beyond your neighborhood by reverse engineering successful compe…

$5K-$15K/month at scale

$5K-$20K/month depending on location and traffic

Portable Shipping Container Escape Room

Build an escape room inside a 40ft shipping container that can be moved to different locations. Place it in walkable out…

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…

Mini Dutch Pancakes Stand

Sell mini Dutch pancakes (poffertjes) from a street stand or front yard using a specialized appliance costing $78-$700. …

Luxury Picnic Experience Service

Set up luxury picnic experiences in public parks and scenic locations for couples and groups. Charge $440-$700 per booki…

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

Coffee Grounds Recycling Business

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

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…

Coffee Shop Event Marketing Agency

An event marketing business that partners with coffee houses to fill their empty evening hours (4pm-10pm) with events, p…

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…

AdvancedHybrid$50K+

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…

$500-$2000/month per machine

Vending Machine Business

Operating vending machines in high-traffic locations. Discussed in the context of whether any business can be oversatura…

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

Moderate to high - rental income plus appreciation

Rental Property Investing

Buying affordable single-family homes and renting them out as a landlord. Started with a $90K home and expanded to multi…

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…

Home Services Business (Non-Licensed)

Start a home services business that does not require specialized licensing or training, as recommended by Chris Kerner f…

$50K-$200K+/year

Craigslist to Facebook Marketplace Arbitrage

Scrape underpriced items from Craigslist using AI tools, cross-reference prices with eBay or Facebook Marketplace, buy i…

$500-$5000/month

Car Flipping via Cross-Platform Scraping

Scrape Craigslist car listings filtered by owner (not dealer) and posted today, use AI (ChatGPT) to identify mispriced v…

$2000-$10000/month

Cross-Platform Listing Demand Testing Service

Scrape items from Craigslist and list them on Facebook Marketplace (using the same photos and descriptions) to gauge dem…

$500-$3000/month

$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…

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

Remote Cleaning Business

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

$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

Highly variable; one high-ticket B2B conversion can yield $24,000

AirDrop Guerrilla Marketing at Events

Use Apple AirDrop to send promotional content to people at large gatherings like conferences, sporting events, bridal ex…

Low-cost customer acquisition at scale — reach hundreds of perfec

Retail Store AirDrop Customer Acquisition

Hire someone to stand outside a busy retail store like Buc-ee's and AirDrop promotional links to every customer entering…

BeginnerHybridUnder $50K

Washer and Dryer Rental Business

Buy new or used washer and dryer sets and rent them month-to-month to apartment tenants who lack in-unit laundry. Charge…

$6,000-$10,000+/month with 100+ units at $60-85/month each, scala

$400-$500/day on busy days, several hundred dollars per day durin

Appliance Delivery and Installation Service

Partner with scratch-and-dent appliance stores by posting your phone number and flyers at their locations. When customer…

Free Proposal Consultant (Wedding Lead Gen)

Offer free proposal planning consulting to men planning to propose. Coordinate the ring, photographer, venue, and after-…

$50k-$200k/year

$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

$300+ per machine per month with 90%+ margins plus ad revenue and

Perfume/Cologne Vending Machine

Wall-mounted or pedestal vending machine with glass display holding 5 bottles of cologne/perfume. Customers swipe credit…

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

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…

BeginnerOfflineFree

Flipping Free Couches from Facebook Marketplace

Pick up free or cheap couches from Facebook Marketplace, clean them up, do minor upholstery repairs, and resell them loc…

$40,000-$60,000/year part-time

$2,000-$10,000/month recurring

Parking Pay Station Business from Government Auctions

Buy parking pay stations from GovDeals auctions for around $100 each (sold in lots of 27+), reconnect them through the F…

Flipping Hotel Liquidation Furniture

Buy bulk hotel room furniture from liquidation auctions (e.g. 34 rooms worth of furniture for $2,000 including sofas, ch…

$14,000-$16,000 per deal

$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…

$500-$2,000/month per machine

Vending Machine Business

Purchase and place vending machines in high-traffic locations such as college campuses, offices, and public venues. Requ…

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

Liquidation Furniture Reselling

Purchase Costco liquidation furniture (couches, dining sets) by the truckload at massive discounts. Example: truckload f…

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…

Local Newsletter Business

Start a hyper-local newsletter and TikTok account covering your area (best bars, restaurants, events, etc.). Build an au…

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

Varies - growth strategy applicable to any business

Geo-Targeted City Domination Marketing

Pick a small/medium city and completely saturate it with your brand through geo-fenced digital ads across all platforms …

$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…

$500-$5000 profit per car flip

Buying and Flipping Cars from Craigslist

Buy undervalued cars on Craigslist and resell them for profit. Use keyboard shortcuts and templates to rapidly contact s…

$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…

$3K-$15K/month depending on number of facilities and residents se

Assisted Living AI Communication Service

Provide wearable AI recording pendants to assisted living facility residents. At the end of each day, send families an A…

$2K-$10K/month via revenue share with therapists

AI Pendant Service for Therapists and Counselors

Provide AI recording pendants to marriage therapists, counselors, and similar professionals. Clients opt in to wear the …

High scalability; example cited reached $8M revenue

Window Washing Business

Start a window washing company serving residential and commercial clients. Referenced example grew to $8 million in reve…

$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…

Varies by location; can generate passive income once staffed and

Laundromat Ownership as Semi-Passive Business

Buy a laundromat as a semi-passive income business where you hire attendants at $20-25/hour to manage day-to-day operati…

$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

Laundromat

Open a modern laundromat near existing rundown competitors to capture market share. Low-labor business model with recurr…

$100K-$500K/year

$2000-$10000/month depending on volume and market

Flipping Trailers on Facebook Marketplace

Research supply and demand for trailers in comparable sister cities using Facebook Marketplace. Message every trailer li…

IntermediateHybrid$50K+

Costco Liquidation Pallet Reselling

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

Flipping Large Items on Facebook Marketplace

Focus on flipping big, heavy items like appliances, furniture, and equipment that most people avoid because of the physi…

Storage Auction Flipping

Attend storage unit auctions, bid on abandoned storage lockers, and resell the contents for profit. Listen to other bidd…

Tesla Supercharger Car Washing Service

Set up a mobile car washing service at Tesla Supercharger stations where EV owners sit for 30-40 minutes while charging.…

$50K-$200K/year