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10 Home Based Businesses That Don't Involve Merchandise
If you've ever worked in a
retail environment, you know what an
unending hassle selling physical merchandise can be, and there
are plenty of reasons why it can be such a pain. First, you have
to establish what kind of product sells best to the shoppers in
your area, and in what quantities. Second, you must have the
space to house everything you are going to sell, making a work
from home business virtually impossible. Third, you have to
continuously refill and adapt the stock as you find out what
sells and what doesn't. And fourth, you and all of your
employees have to always be up to date on new merchandise that
comes in, because someone will inevitably ask about every item
you carry. Of course, all of this is well and good when your
very business depends on selling products to consumers, but that
doesn't mean that merchandise-based franchises are for everyone.
Some of us would much rather sell a service, focusing only on a
client and a task instead of wandering around in circles keeping
track of ever-changing, time-consuming merchandise. For all of
you, here are some great service franchise opportunities that
might be right up your alley.
Maintenance Franchises
If you like to work with your hands, doing something tangible
and practical for your wage, look no further. There are a wide
array of businesses built on the hard work required to maintain
everything from people's computers to their yards. The PC
Support Group, for example, does the former, helping clients in
their homes and offices with problems ranging from faulty
software to full system failure. At the other end of the
spectrum, GreenThumb Limited and LAWNKEEPER are two of the UK's
most trusted lawn maintenance companies, providing excellent
lawn-care service at competitive prices. If neither of those
businesses suit your fancy, two great outliers in the
maintenance franchise industry are Furniture Clinic and Metro
Rod. If you like to use your hands for detail-oriented
handy-work but aren't a big fan of the outdoors, Furniture
Clinic is the merchandise-less franchise for you. Stay nice and
warm in the comfort of other people's homes as you work your
handy magic to repair their scratched, torn and weathered
leather. If getting down and dirty is your thing, Metro Rod
delivers 24-hour drain-clearing services to its customers, which
can be a life saver for your desperate clients.
Photography Franchises
It's true, you could say that when you work as a photographer,
you sell the merchandise of photographs, but a great
photographer sells much more than a piece of glossy paper and
with a photography franchise you can acquire the skills to
market yourself in this fun and ever popular field. Here are
some excellent home based business opportunities available to
anyone with an eye for lighting and framing. Little Angels
affords just such an opportunity to anyone interested in
snapping photos of angelic preschoolers or any other kind that
happen to be around when you arrive at a site. Exclusively for
female entrepreneurs, the franchise is founded on providing
photography services to preschools and nurseries. Red Hot Camera
is another good name for the photographer looking to escape the
framing shop. Get in your Red Hot van and hit the field to take
landscape photos of your client's real estate locations with
one-of-a-kind, patented equipment designed for just such a task.
Business Services
No kids, no clogged drains, no lawns, no specialized equipment.
Just you, your briefcase, and maybe a laptop that is what these
business-to-business franchises require. All dealing primarily
in thoughts and ideas, MatchPoint, Sandler Training, and Find It
In take on entirely different aspects of business, but all deal
in just that: business.
For those who can't decide on a franchise for themselves but
have researched them all and have a natural proclivity toward
helping others, MatchPoint is the franchise for you. The basic
business premise is this: people need help finding the franchise
business for them, and you, knowing all there is to know about
franchises, help them accomplish that. Similarly, Sandler
Training is a consultation franchise, though its goal is to
teach business owners and their employees how to best sell their
product. There is no greater opportunity for the natural
salesman who has grown tired of dealing with all the products
himself. And finally, Find It In takes on the hard task of
advertising for other local small businesses by creating a
one-stop website where consumers can find listings for all the
businesses they need every day.
The list of franchises without any kind of merchandise could go
on and on, covering everything from home inspection companies to
cleaning franchises. Browse through a more complete list of home
based, merchandise-free businesses and see if you, too, bid
farewell to the turmoil that is retail stocking and merchandise.
