10 small business ideas that you can start from home today

Starting a business today is definitely more accessible than a few decades ago. If you have a laptop and an internet connection you can start a business today. Obviously, you have to have some skill to sell, but it is definitely possible that you can do one of the below. Here you have some ideas of small business ideas that also have scope for growth. If you have already an idea here are some tips on how to start a business.

Bookkeeping Services

Small businesses usually need help with their books. An accountant was the first role that I outsourced because I am a creative and really bad at numbers. If you have the skills and tools to start a bookkeeping service I’m sure local businesses (and not so local thanks to the internet).

Virtual Assistant

If you are good at organising and helping, this is a great small business to start. A virtual assistant helps freelancers and smaller companies with admin jobs. When you are too small to employ a full-time person, a virtual assistant is a perfect solution.

Social Media Consultant

Social media is a pain when you don’t have time, and your business needs to be present to their followers. If you are good at the social networks no doubt, your skill is valuable.

App and Web Developer

To develop a website or an app, you literally only need a computer and internet. And it’s well paid.

Freelance Copywriter

More and more businesses need help with their texts, from brochures to blogs and websites need texts that position well online. Copywriting when is well done is powerful, so if you are good at it, then you have a superpower.

E-commerce Store

Starting e-commerce is a relatively easy business to start. Obviously requires effort, but there are a lot of tools like Etsy or Shopify that can help you start without needing a massive amount of technical knowledge.

Life Coaching

If you have been there and done that you might have a skill that you might not know. Life coaching is helping people that are going through a situation that you already know the solution. Helping and accompany people as they need.

Course portal

Whatever is your skill if it’s useful people will want to learn it. One way to spread the word is by creating courses. Like e-commerce there are a lot of tools online that can help even if your technical skills are not excellent.

Business consultant

Business consultants are helpful because they can help you shortcut situations that they have already been. If you know how to start a business or create a business plan you have a company.

Graphic and web designer

If you how to design you only need a laptop, the programmes and the internet. This is how I started my business.

Starting a small business like the above requires little assets an a lot of determination, but as my friend always says… where there is a will, there is a way.


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