Part Time Business

Sell Antiques. Make new money from old treasures and have fun doing it. Scout garage sales, estate auctions and flea markets for great buys on antique furniture, toys, clothing and other treasures from the past. Set up booths at weekend fairs to sell your antiques.

Tutoring Service. A tutor helps students understand their school lessons and gain additional knowledge about a subject. The main requirement is that you know more about the subject than your students. To start in this business, you can volunteer to tutor others in your primary subjects. Once you build your resources, books on the subject, etc., ask for referrals from teachers and other students. You may also distribute brochures to the parents informing them about your tutoring services.

Telephone Canvassing Service. Telephone canvassing is the business of calling people on behalf of a client to obtain and/or disseminate information. It is valuable service that can be difficult for businessmen in your area to obtain elsewhere. Canvassing by phone is a viable alternative to other forms, such as door to door or canvassing by mail. It is relatively inexpensive (compared to door to door) and has the advantage of immediate response.

Cleaning Service. If it can get dirty, chances are someone will be willing to pay you to clean it and that is why few industries can claim the variety and depth of opportunities that professional cleaning can. There are two primary market groups - consumer and commercial. It is you who decides a niche and concentrate on building a business that will serve your chosen market.

Wallpaper Hanging Skills. Help residential and commercial clients turn drab walls into works of art with your wallpaper-hanging skills. Build a growing business with great referrals and repeat customers. Drop off fliers at paint and wallpaper stores. Also advertise in shopper publications, homeowner-association newsletters and on bulletin boards at local supermarkets and malls.

Solicit funds for charities. Many charities need help in obtaining donations. You may contact churches and such local organizations and offer your services for a commission on all such "pledges" you obtain.

Mail Order Business. Mail order business is nothing but doing / conducting business by mail or post without seeing the customers. It is one of the world’s largest, fastest growing and most exciting business wherein millions are making big profits. You can do mail order business without having any own product. You can sell other's products, which could include a regular newsletter or any other items.

Medical Transcription. Work as an important member of a medical team without leaving your full time job. There is big demand by hospitals, doctors, dentists and veterinarians who need outside help transcribing patient's medical records. Training in medical terminology and linguistic skills will keep your business healthy.

Vending Business. Vending gives you an ideal way to ease into your own business. Maintenance is minimal, in fact, the biggest part of the job is collecting your money. You can start part time, working out of your home by placing a few machines in local businesses. Then, as your customer base increases, invest in more machines and grow your company as large as you like.

Mystery Shopping. Imagine getting paid to shop for new clothes, dine at popular restaurants, watch movies, play golf, or take your family to an amusement park. Become a mystery shopper and you can earn money and have fun while getting free products and services for yourself and your loved ones. The purpose of Mystery Shoppers is to help businesses increase sales and improve employee customer service awareness.

Consulting Service. Every industry uses consultants. In fact, businesses spend lots of money to tap into the expertise consultants have to offer. Chances are, you have got specialized knowledge that entrepreneurs and individuals would be willing to pay for knowledge that you could turn into a successful consulting business. But expertise in a specific area is not the only thing you need. You also need to know how to market yourself, how to bill for your time, how to plan for taxes and more.

Data Inputting. Inputting data is one of the few jobs which can usually be done away from work premises and with minimal fuss. Data entry is not really the most exciting or envious job to have and there is usually a chance that companies will outsource work so that members of the public can work from home; simply using an Internet connection to download and upload any of their work they contribute with.

Tour & Travel Business. As the owner of a travel business, your research on exotic destinations to recommend to your clients will take you to all corners of the globe. So if you love to travel and get a thrill from seeking out the perfect spot for a romantic weekend, a relaxing beach vacation or an adventure like no other, starting a travel business might be right for you. Get start in this exciting business and generate income from clients, hotels, airlines, cruise ships, tours and other travel options.

Personal Training Service. Pumping iron; pumping profits. People of all ages, sizes and shapes want to keep fit, trim and healthy, and they are willing to hire their own personal coach to exercise correctly. Spread the word about your physical fitness expertise at health spas, running, swimming and biking clubs and other athletic outlets.

Restaurant Delivery Service. Whether it is macaroni and cheese or a five-course gourmet meal, at-home meal replacement is fast becoming the newest way to dine. When customers want their restaurant orders to place, you will be there with your restaurant delivery service. This is a great way to make your late afternoons and weekends extra-profitable.

Computer Tutoring. Whether you are an expert at Windows or Linux, desktop publishing or web research, HTML or word processing, you can help anyone enhance their computer skills. Start promoting your computer training services by teaching classes through organizations in your community which offer adult education courses.

Online Auction at eBay. eBay has become one of the most popular and profitable part-time businesses. Thousands of people around the world are starting part-time businesses using the online auction site eBay. From the comfort of their homes, many business owners have created fast growing and profitable companies. You can sell anything from antiques to cars at eBay. It has become so profitable for some people that they have turned it into their full-time source of income.

Multi-Level/Network Marketing Business. Multi-level marketing is a system of retailing in which consumer products are sold by independent businessmen usually in customers' homes. You can set your own hours and earn money based on your efforts and ability to sell consumer products or services supplied to you, the distributor, by an established multi-level marketing company.

Handyman Business. There is big money in the handyman business. Many home owners hire handyman contractors to complete odd jobs and minor repairs that they do not have the skills or time to do themselves. If something is broken, you can fix it. Your phone will ring off the hook with calls from homeowners, senior citizens and others who do not want to fix it themselves. Advertise in shopper's publications and on newspapers, and drop off fliers. Then start repairing everything from leaky faucets to broken windows.

Resume Writing Service. No special knowledge, education or experience are required for this business. An awareness of the general format of the modern resume and the ability to keep oneself up to date on refinements or new approaches to presenting resume materials are about the only prerequisites to successfully operate a resume writing service. Probably the most exciting and motivational aspect of this business idea are the low investment and risk factors involved and the growing demand for resume service.

Photography. As a photographer, it is important to first have a portfolio to show what you can do and have done in the past. While working for newspapers and magazines are the ideal job for most photographers, showing your portfolio to other places that need photos taken is always a good idea. Try showing your work to wedding planners so they will hire you for wedding photography. Or maybe placing an ad to take head shots for actors, under cutting the competition. If you get a reputation in the wedding or head shot field, a very good living can be made, allowing you time to do your own personal photography.

Video Services. This service is growing in popularity day-by-day. This usually consist of short scenes of important high school events such as sports, clubs, candid people scenes, still photo montages and other memorable items for the students. A well edited hour-long video will be able to be sold upon the editing complexity of the video and the size of the school. The larger the school, the more you can expect to sell. You should first contact the school administration with this idea. Put together a good presentation for them, explaining your services and how your video yearbook will work with the regular yearbook as an added remembrance.

Garage and Attic Cleaning/Hauling Service. Nobody likes to spend a weekend cleaning out the garage, attic or garden shed. It is dirty and time-consuming and when it is done, there is still the task of hauling off all that discarded junk. But if you don't mind putting in the physical labour, a cleaning and hauling service can be a lot of fun. You can usually find a few treasures among the trash which most people are delighted to give away and you can add to your income by recycling bottles, newspapers and metal castoffs. You will need a pick-up truck or other vehicle capable of carrying everything from cast-iron sinks to old timbers.

Driving Service. This is the business of driving other people's vehicles - cars, trucks, vans, etc. for them. Like Part-time chauffeuring, driving and delivery service of the customer's vehicles, transporting vehicles, taking people shopping or any combination of these and many other services. It can be delivering people to the airport and picking them up when they return in their car, running errands for them in their vehicle, delivering their car to another destination, and of course, driving your customers in their cars on trips or to and from the hospital. It can also be a service to drive senior citizens in their own or their children's automobiles to go shopping, visiting or to visit a relative. This kind of service not only be handy for your customers, it can save time and money, speed up their activities, enable them to do things that would not otherwise be possible and improve their lifestyles.