Are you thinking of stating a business? There are many business
opportunities for aspiring women wither you are a nursing mother, stay at home
mom or housewife.
Starting a business venture provides the entrepreneur an
outlet for self expression. The business is either full time, part time and
provides steady or additional income.
The reasons to start a business vary but the most
compelling is seeking a viable source of income. Listed below are lots of
practicable small business ideas for budding business woman.
Become
an Author
Some of the bestseller writers are women they compete
favorably with there male counterparts. Women dominate genres like romance, children’s
Books, Fantasy Fiction, Cook Books, Fantasy Romance and Fashion.
Becoming an author is relatively easy with the advent of
the internet. All you need is a good well written story, proof read and edited
content.
Design your book cover art using free online resources.
Choose a self publishing platform, upload the book content and cover then
select a price and you are done.
The book is an eBook, print on demand or a downloadable
PDF format.
Artist
Are you a creative artist with lots of artistic skill?
Then you can earn a decent income doing what you love creating art. The types
of medium accepted by art market places are endless from sketching, oil
painting, print and watercolor.
Affiliate
Marketing
Affiliate marketing is one of the most common business
ventures online. The affiliate marketer promotes either a product or a service
and earns commission.
The marketer is given a unique affiliate link to place in
certain locations. Anytime someone clicks on the link the person is taken to
the sales page.
When a sale or service is purchased within a specified
period the affiliate marketer earns a commission. The promotional method used
by the marketer includes links on blogs, website, email marketing, social media
advertisement and Google Adwords.
Beauty
parlor
Women dominate beauty parlor business around the world.
The business entails owning a shop and providing services like hair making.
Other treatments provided by beauty parlors are pedicure
and manicure. They also sell beauty products like soaps, perfumes, and hair
treatment solutions.
Some include services like sauna, massage and body wax
treatment.
Blogging
A Stay at home mom is at liberty to build a blog and
monetize it. Blogging is very competitive so you need good quality content and
lots of traffic.
Monetize your blog with Google adsense and affiliate
links.
Baby
products
Baby products attract high premium prices in the open
market. There are many baby products such as baby shoes, cloths, baby food and
toys.
The aspiring business woman has two options buy wholesale
and sell retail or manufacture the products yourself.
Both manufacturing of baby products and buying in bulk
needs lots of marketing to get customers. A business woman interested in baby
products will require adequate funding before entering the business.
Coaching
Service
Coaching service providers make lots of money doing what
they love. A career coach helps young people reach their potential. While life
coaches help youths gain knowledge about everyday challenges.
A health coach deals with health related issues like teenage
pregnancy and dyslexia. Discover your passion, gain knowledge about a chosen
subject and teach eager students.
Whatever your professional qualification or
specialization someone is eager to learn from you.
Cake
Baking
Cake making is easy all you need is flour, sugar, butter,
baking powder and an oven. Build up your baking skill and add interesting
shapes colors and icing.
Let people in your area know that you bake cakes and get regular
orders from friends and family. There are many special occasions when cakes are
needed like birthdays, anniversaries and holidays.
How Cake Making Business
How Cake Making Business
Part
time Teaching
Some schools have contracts with part time teachers. You
can offer your teaching skills to as many institutions that are willing to pay.
You can also organize after school lessons for students.
Students taking GCE are more likely to seek help from lesson teachers
Child
care Services
You can run a child care service from your home with
ease. When the parent has an outing or function they might need the child care
service.
This allows them more flexibility in their schedule while
putting cash in your hands.
Proof
Reader
A proof reader helps an author arrange the words and
correct errors. Proof reading is time consuming but pays well for your effort.
To get gigs online offer your services on fiverr.com or
freelancer.com. The more gigs and positive recommendations you get the more
work on your table.
Event
Planning
Event planning needs lots of coordination and
organization. If you love organizing parties, get-together and cooperate
parties then event planning is your gig
The grander the event the more money you make. Common
events the need event planners are weddings, anniversaries and entertainment
events.
IT
consultant
IT has to do with software development, networking,
trouble-shooting and consultancy services. IT consultant business has grown in
leaps and bounds as technology becomes more commonplace.
You can start your IT business from home and expand as
your client list increase. IT consultants make lots of money when they get a
good contract.
Arts
and Craft
Use your creativity to earn steady income. Arts and
crafts are big sellers both offline and online. Make unique items and sell them
online, in bookstore, shops or art houses
Build
an App
The more useful an App is the bigger it gets and more
money you make. An App generally is supposed to simplify daily tasks or create
amazing games.
If you have the technical skill why no build a useful
App. Do you know you can outsource experts to build your App for you?
All you need is to come up with a brilliant idea for the
App.
Tutoring
Lessons
This is a highly recommended business for stay at home
moms. Tutoring allows flexibility while gaining a steady client base.
Organize your classes after school hours and handle only
a few students at a time. The great thing about tutoring is the success of your
student usually translates to more clients.
Franchise
Owner
Some companies offer Franchising to businesses and
private individuals. The franchisee pays a certain amount to get the franchise
of the parent company.
The advantage of becoming a franchise owner is the business
support you get from the parent company. To get into this business you need to find the
right franchise.
Search opportunities in your area of interest and study
their business proposal.
Food
Creator
Do you have a homemade recipe that is just amazing? You
can create and sell the product to eager customers.
There are limitless possibilities in the food creator
business. Find a niche develop the product, preserve, can, label and sell to
supermarkets. You might need local authority testing and certification.
Hair
Dresser Business
Hair dressing is a nice business venture that earns daily
income. The equipment used by hair dressers are basic and easy to procure.
You need a shop in a busy location to attract customers
and learn how to make fabulous hair styles or hire hair stylists.
Hand
made Invitation Cards
Hand made invitation cards are specialty cards that add
uniqueness to any occasion. The cards are costlier than print because they are
hand made.
Reach out to potential customers through online
classified, neighbors, family and friends.
House
Cleaning Service
House cleaning is hard work but the remuneration is good.
Many people need the services of house cleaners and are willing to pay for the
service.
Promote your business through online classified,
newspapers, hand bills and posters. House cleaning is lucrative and you get
recurrent patronage.
Baby
Sitting
Baby sitters are paid reasonably well by grateful
parents. You can start a baby sitting business from your home. If you are a
stay at home mom baby sitting is your best bet.
House
Sitter
A house sitters job is very boring and requires long
hours. The house sitter takes care of the client’s property when they are away.
The house sitter makes sure the house runs efficiently.
Some aspects of house sitting is paying electrical bills, cleaning dirt and
feeding pets.
Illustrator
Many publications
need illustrations to bring them to life. A good illustrator earns regular
income for her passion.
Some publications that need illustrators are poetry
books, fashion magazines, eBooks, and children books.
Interior
Designers
Interior designers are in great demand in offices,
building projects and stores. The designer works with the vision of the client
to transform a space.
Start by offering free interior design consultation then
buildup the business. Your business
grows as your client list increases.
Inventor
Invent something patent it and sell, the more useful your
invention the greater your profit margin. You might just get lucky and get a
high net worth core investor.
Get creative and put your grey matter to task.
Social
Media Marketer
Social media marketers know how to harness the power of
social media for traffic and conversions. Many affiliate marketers hire the
services of a social media expert.
Established companies also reach out to media marketers
to effectively advertise a product or service.
Sell
used Items
There are many websites to sell your used items. To sell
the item you need a description, image and price. You can even place the item
on an auction website for the highest bidder.
Jewelry
Making
Jewelry making is a good home based business. All you
need are a few specialized tool a table and pieces of jewelry.
You can make bangles, neck chains, bracelets foot chains
and bracelets. There are many outlets to sell your costume jewelry
Content
Writing
Content is what makes the internet a good source of
information. Content writers earn decent wages producing valuable articles for
websites.
Some website pay content writer once there publication is
live. While other websites share revenue with content writer
Content writer also make money from personal blogs and
paid assignments. If you can work under pressure and accept writing jobs for
instant pay.
Wedding
Planner
Wedding planner work under extreme pressure conditions to
pull of fabulous weddings. They take care of all aspects of the ceremony from
entertainment, food and decoration.
If you have great organizational skill then wedding
planning business is calling your name.
Seamstress
There are lots of seamstress shops in my area and they seem
to have lots of business. A seamstress sews cloths to order that fit perfectly.
They can also carry out small alterations and adjustment.
Software
Developer
Develop software for schools and companies and smile to
the bank. Many companies need effective software to simplify their business
operations.
Software developers are in high demand because software
is not static.
SEO
Consultant
Search engine optimization experts are highly needed
online. They help increase the visibility of websites which could translate to
more earnings.
Top Search Engine Optimization consultants make thousands
of dollars helping blogs and websites reach their potential. The website gains
higher ranking and first page views when fully optimized.
Article contribution websites
You don’t need to
own a blog or website to contribute content. There are a number of article
contributory websites that share revenue with contributors.
To earn regular income you need to write original content
and contribute regularly. The amount you make is relatively small except if you
have lots of articles.
A content contribution website i use is hubpages.com they allow adsense, Amazon
associate, eBay and hub adverts to generate income.
Graphic
Designer
There are many business opportunities for graphic
designers. To get clients advertise your service in newspapers, online
classified. Another way to get clients is to become a freelancer and register
on websites like Click Bank, fiverr, freelancers.
Gardening
and Landscaping
If you have green fingers then gardening and landscaping
is good business. Offer your gardening skill to neighbors for a fee. Slowly
buildup your client list and expand your business template.
Online
Store
Build an online store and earn regular income. You are at
liberty to sell your own items or select other peoples products and earn
commission.
Amazon associate is a good place to source endless
products. They sell household items, books, electronic equipment even heavy
equipment.
They handle the inventory and shipping all you do is place
an affiliate link to the item.
Pet
Grooming
Pet grooming is big business if you have a popular
outlet. Pet owners spend insane amount of money grooming their pets. To succeed
as a pet groomer you need to get the appropriate equipment, training and nice
location.
Photography
There are many ways to earn money as a photographer. You
can take family portraits or work as a wedding photographer.
Other ways to earn from photography is taking beautiful
pictures frame them and sell. Another way is to submit your pictures to top
stock photography sites
Project
Manager
Project management is all about organization and
planning. The various tasks carried out by project managers include project
development, planning and other oversight functions.
Pet
Sitting
Pet sitters take care of peoples pets when the owners are
away on vacations. They feed them make sure they have their medications,
feeding and grooming.
Sales
Representative
There are many companies looking for sales
representatives. The business is driven buy sales commissions and profit. A
sales representative works strictly by commission and wont get paid if no
sales.
Real
Estate Agent
You can make lots of money as a real estate agent. You
earn a percentage of the sale or an agreed commission. The major challenge in
real estate agency is getting good property and paying clients.
Some
more Business ideas for women
1
Video producer
2
Virtual assistant
3
Translator
4
Travel planner
5
Medical transcription
6
Tax consultant
7
Sports instructor
8
Public relations expert
9
Personal trainers
10
Personal shopper
11
Online publisher
12
Personal chef
13
Information system administrator
14
Mystery shopper
15
Recruitment director
16
Internet researcher
17
Independent tour guide
18
Financial planner
19
Wholesale or retailer
20
Bookkeeper
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