Factory Tours

Startup Costs: $10,000 - $50,000
Home Based: Can be operated from home.
Part Time: Can be operated part-time.
Franchises Available? Yes
Online Operation? Yes

Do you live in a highly industrialized city or region of the country that has many factories? If so, you could be sitting on a tour business goldmine and not even realize it. Factory tours have become extremely popular in the past decade, as more and more people are seeking different and interesting ways to spend their hard-earned vacation dollars. The first step in establishing a factory tour business is to find companies that'll permit tours of their factories. This isn't hard to accomplish as the companies can be compensated by way of shared tour revenues. Often factories will sell their manufactured goods to the tourists at wholesale or factory-direct prices.

The Market

Tourists

Factory Tours Ideas

Home Tutor

Use your brains to help students pass their classes and appease anxious parents.

Ballroom Dancing

Do you waltz around your home? Make money while you help others do the same in your own studio.

Energy Management Consultant

Got tips on saving energy? Teach others how to be frugal with facilities as an energy management consultant.

More from Business Ideas

Starting a Business

He Immigrated to the U.S. and Started a Business. It's 'Not the Sexiest' But Sells Over 6,000 Units Daily — Up to $25,000 Apiece — Anyway.

When 16-year-old Amir Loloi emigrated from Iran, he didn't intend to stay in the U.S. forever. Then those plans changed.

Business Process

6 Business Etiquette Tips Every Professional Should Know

Follow these business etiquette topics to avoid unnecessarily damaging your business — and your reputation.

Business Ideas

70 Small Business Ideas to Start in 2025

We put together a list of the best, most profitable small business ideas for entrepreneurs to pursue in 2025.