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Teach Color Lessons!

Color is an important part of our daily lives. Rooms are painted various colors to bring out certain feelings and emotions. We all use colors in our lives, even those that are not decorators. Teach others about the history of colors, color psychology, color symbolism, the value of color, as it is affected by various lighting choices. You could charge $50 per person for
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Sniff out Mold with a Dog

That is right. You can have a dog trained to sniff out mold. Provide people with this service, and you and your pet will be making some money. Mold is a serious, toxic problem. People most worried about this problem are probably parents and mobile home owners. Set out to market towards those groups of people. What symptoms does toxic mold produce? We cannot
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Out With Linoleum

This will be your new business! When the linoleum flooring has outlived its usefulness for a building or homeowner, you will remove and dispose of it! You can charge between 15 and 40 dollars an hour, per job, for the removal of their existing linoleum flooring.


Bring in Cash with the Exotic

No, I am not talking about dance! Plants are a wonderful way to brighten a home or office and what better way to earn money than to offer people what they haven


Photo Processing Delivery

Getting your film to a printer and then back again to pick up the photos is a huge pain and inconvenience. Yes, there are still people who use cameras with film and it is a hassle for them to get their photos processed. Offer a service to these people to pick up their film, get it processed, and deliver their photos to them in
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Take a Vacation, Really?

While some people have the time and financial resources needed to take a vacation, they are just too afraid of leaving behind a beloved pet or group of animals. They may have a dog that is too large or fragile for a kennel or a cat that needs daily insulin shots. For these people, the idea of taking a vacation is just an unattainable
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Popcorn on the Cob

Eating is a pastime most people enjoy; whatever the occasion, whatever the season; people are always ready to eat. People not only like fast foods and multi-cuisine, there are snacks that people like and appreciate; more so in fairs and circuses. So providing some snacks to people in fairs and circuses proves to be a great business, and one worth adapting.


Making Money Selling Your Own Hooked Rugs

Rug hooking is known as this because they were originally made by taking old scraps of torn clothing and "hooking" them into a rug. Many years ago in New England, people began this neat tradition of creating rugs to cover their floors. Many people today (especially some wealthy people) are getting back to the old ways of doing things. It interests people, and everyone
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Cooking for Vegetarians

If you can cook, you can cater to a niche market – vegetarians. Offer classes on how to cook great meatless dishes. It should take about six lessons and you could charge about $100 per student. Even if you are not a vegetarian, you can still teach this class to those that are.


Customized Christmas Stockings

Families worldwide that celebrate the Christmas holiday buy this popular item regularly. The stockings come in many different sizes, colors, and designs meant for hanging up and having gifts put into them. Because they are typically used to hold other items, they should be made sturdy enough to hang and hold those items, yet be decorative too.