Business Directories

Startup Costs: $10,000 - $50,000
Home Based: Can be operated from home.
Part Time: Can be operated part-time.
Franchises Available? No
Online Operation? Yes

Manufacturers, charity organizations, business organizations, wholesalers, printers, publishers, home based businesses, tour operators and engineering professionals are only a few examples of the numerous business directories that can be created by a desktop publishing or internet business that specializes in developing business directories. Generally, revenues are earned in two ways in this type of business. The first is to charge companies, organizations and individuals a fee to be listed and featured in the directory, and the second way to earn revenues is to sell the directories to companies, organizations and individuals who are seeking these types of business directories for information, marketing and resource purposes.

Business Directories Ideas

Freelance Writer

There are numerous points of entry for anyone interested in getting paid to express themselves in written form.

Book publishing

The book publishing industry has more competition and more readers than ever.

Restaurant Menus

Combine page designing talent with a love for food with this business idea.

Side Hustle

These 3 Americans Turned to Side Hustles After Being Laid Off. Now They're All Making Between $200,000 and $3 Million a Year: 'Sweet, Sweet Irony.'

Want financial security outside of your 9-5? Start a side hustle.

Business Process

How to Stop 'Idea Bombing' Before It Wrecks Your Team's Focus and Productivity

"Idea Bombing" happens when leaders constantly disrupt team priorities with new ideas, causing chaos and hindering productivity. To prevent it, leaders should prioritize transparently, create decision-making buffers, and build a culture focused on execution.