Here Are The Top Unique Ideas For Small Businesses American shoppers and consumers are always looking for the best and newest products or services that money can offer. Niche businesses have been popping up across the country, as the need for more local and community-centric business support has been growing. Starting a unique business might seem strange, as one might think ‘who would pay money for his’, but the answer might just surprise you. Here are the top unique small business ideas now trending
Sport and Entertainment
Escape Rooms
Designing and building escape rooms can be a remarkably interesting small business idea. Some escape rooms require a lot of thought and technical aspects, as it would need the owner to come up with different scenarios, plans, skits, and/or methods to keep adults and children entertained. You can expect to charge customers anything between $25-$40 depending on how much you’re willing to offer. These small businesses are rapidly growing, with some making around $70,000 per year.
Specialty Retail Business
Vintage Toy Store
Unique small business for anyone who loves digging around for vintage toys. On average, vintage toy stores have a 41.3% gross profit margin, and you can expect to grow a returning customer basis – specifically if you sell rare and valuable vintage toys. In doesn’t take someone with a university degree to open and operate a vintage toy store, as you’ll need to do some market research, and also start connecting with those who can help you find some incredible vintage toys to sell.
Specialty Food
Cookie Dough Cafes
Making cookie dough your best selling point will cost you between $500 and $2000 per month. Depending on your target market, location, and what you have to offer other than cookie dough, this can become a very profitable unique small business.
Gourmet Popcorn Shop
Very cheap and pretty straightforward to start, as it would require you to build some knowledge on incorporating different flavors with warm and freshly made popcorn. Having some knowledge of both business, and food would be a plus, as you would be catering a niche product to a specific group of people. If you don’t have enough motivation to start, Angie’s Popcorn from Mankato, MN is a $50 million business today.
Building and Construction
Custom Treehouse Business
If you love the outdoors and enjoy hard physical manual labor, then starting a small custom treehouse business is for you. Having the technical and construction skills would be a must, especially if you’re looking to build highly specific treehouses. Depending on your experience, skill, and networking skills profits are everchanging, as a lot of more affluent clients will pay big money to have a unique treehouse.
Relaxation and Therapy
Professional Meditation
A unique business to incorporate both adults and children. This is a very cheap business idea, as the initial startup costs are low, and so are running costs, expect to pay $500 or so per month on running costs. The average income for a recreational therapist is around $47,000, and as a unique business idea, it can have a lot of key selling points.
Pet and Animal
Cat Caf
Bringing your furry friends to your local caf can be something many are looking for. Perhaps already having a lot of cats or dogs can benefit your small unique business. Incorporating certain elements of cafes and that of animals is tricky, a key sense of hygiene and cleaning skill is needed. Additionally, operational, and managerial skills are required, and a good business plan.
Rental
Clamping
Offering a unique camping experience without the hard work of set-up will see many paying a lot of money to enjoy this type of camping. If you have a great piece of land that you can convert into a clamping business, expect to have c(l)ampers pay between $30 to almost $3,000 per night. A great set of business skills, operational, and hands on abilities are needed.