Miscellaneous Business Ideas
There are always more options and categories you can choose from. You can start a business as an online life coach, developing technology for virtual reality or a decluttering service, here are 10 miscellaneous business ideas:
291. Hello Pretty
Hello Pretty is the South African equivalent of Etsy. South African’s sell handmade items of all kinds, from clothing, jewellery, art, digital and even pet related products.
How to start this business idea
You can create your own products and sell them to customers looking for something unique and one-of-a-kind. Promote your products online and at markets to increase your target markets awareness of your brand.
How to keep this business idea successful
You can keep making original products and advertising them on Hello Pretty, until you have a steady stream of purchases. If you get enough purchases, you can hire people to help you keep up with orders.
292. Offer 3D-Printing Services
3D printing is the capability of printing a 3D object out of a variety of materials. You can invest in a 3D printer and offer printing services for those looking to print custom objects or mechanisms.
How to start this business idea
Advertise your 3D printing services and what materials you have to offer. Once you start printing items for customers you can use their 3D models as part of your advert. You can offer your service to businesses or individuals.
How to keep this business idea successful
Establish a niche market as it’s too expensive to appeal to everyone. You can also offer a design service centre to help customers design their 3D item.
293. Online Life Coach
Consumers across the world are looking to improve their quality of life and manage their work-life balance. This creates a business opportunity for an online life coach.
How to start this business idea
You’ll need a qualification or certification in order to gain the trust of your clients. You can advertise your services online as well as approaching corporates to offer your expertise to their staff and run seminars and courses to help them improve themselves.
How to keep this business idea successful
Once you’ve created a sustainable business you can also offer online courses, eBooks and organisational tools to help customers improve their work life balance.
294. Gluten-Free Bakery
Gluten-free items continue to grow in popularity as more people discover they have a gluten intolerance. You can sell home-made gluten-free baked goods to clients.
How to start this business idea
You’ll need to find or make recipes for gluten-free baked-goods of all kinds. Offer to supply bakeries and retailers with your products so they can appeal to a larger market.
How to keep this business idea successful
To expand your business, you can offer alternative services within this niche, for example, you could design and make gluten-free cakes.
295. Virtual/Augmented Reality App Developer
The virtual reality software market continues to grow internationally. You can tap into this market by learning how to develop VR/AR apps.
How to start this business idea
You’ll need to know how to develop immersive VR and AR experiences. Once you have the technology handled you can begin developing apps for business or selling apps for yourself.
How to keep this business idea successful
The more you learn about the technology the better you can become at app development. You could even offer to teach others how to develop VR and AR apps.
296. VR Arcade Owner
Virtual reality is the new gaming frontier, if you want to tap into the excitement and lack of access in this country you can launch your own VR Arcade.
How to start this business idea
You’ll need to invest in this technology, and ensure you stay ahead of the commercial market, so customers come to you because they cannot go anywhere else.
How to keep this business idea successful
The more options you have available the more people you can offer your unique service to. Once your business becomes sustainable you can even open more arcades across the country.
297. Smart Home Contractor
Smart homes allow consumers to control everything from light bulbs to air-conditioning and sound systems. You can make this concept more available to customers.
How to start this business idea
You’ll need a thorough understanding of this technology in order to offer customers a quality service. You can offer to do a complete smart house or just install various aspects.
How to keep this business idea successful
Keep your eye on what other countries are doing with smart houses and appliances and come up with your own innovative solutions for your clients.
298. Career Coaching
There are large numbers of people in every generation who don’t know what to do with their lives. They’ve chosen a career path, but they aren’t sure if this is what they want to do for the rest of their lives.
How to start this business idea
You’ll need a certification or qualification to increase your knowledge and trustworthiness. Once you have this you can offer career guidance to those who feel clueless about which direction they should explore.
How to keep this business idea successful
You can also offer your services to people looking to maximise their chances of achieving what they’re dreaming. So even though they know what they want to do, they still need advice on how to get there.
299. Decluttering Services
Some customers need help decluttering their lives, especially those that keep everything and never throw anything away.
How to start this business idea
You can advertise your business to help people rid themselves of useless possessions and items that cause emotional burdens. You can offer your services to the ‘hoarders’ themselves or you can be hired by family members.
How to keep this business idea successful
You’ll need to have some experience and skill with psychology, communicating and convincing people to let go, as many of your clients or family members of your client will be unwilling to give up worthless possessions.
300. CrossFit Gym
CrossFit has become very popular throughout the world but also in South Africa. If you’re a CrossFit or fitness fanatic, you can open a CrossFit gym.
How to start this business idea
CrossFit gym don’t actually require any of the traditional gym equipment, which means that you only need to invest in a few items to begin with and upgrade as money starts to come in.
How to keep this business idea successful
Once you have enough clients to make the gym sustainable you can start offering other classes as well, like CrossFit for multiple ages and fitness types.