When starting a business while working full time, you must choose
a concept that lends itself well to part-time operation and meshes
with your personal and job commitments. For example, if you
work 9:00 to 5:00 in your full-time job, it’s probably not realistic to
start a retail store that has to be open from 10:00 to 8:00.
However, with a few adjustments, many business concepts (even
retail!) can be made to fit your needs. Take these factors into
account when selecting your business idea:
10 STARTUP IDEAS
Looking for a business idea? The following businesses don’t need a
commercial location and can easily be run from home. Any meetings
with customers can take place in the early mornings, evenings or on
weekends, at their homes or businesses.
1. E-commerce website
2. Tutoring service
3. Children’s extracurricular activities
(i.e., language, art or music lessons)
4. Catering business
5. Housecleaning/home services
6. Personal training
7. Interior decorating
8. Writing/editing
service
9. Pet grooming
10. Photographer
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- What days and hours do you currently work? Unless you
can adjust your work schedule (for example, requesting an early
morning shift so you have afternoons off), you’ll need a business
you can operate outside your current work hours.
- What days and hours can you devote to your business?
Consider personal commitments as well as job responsibilities.
If you are single, childless and have nights and weekends free, you have more time to spend on a business. If you travel
frequently for your job, work very long or unpredictable hours,
or have a spouse and young children, you may need to start very
small or find a business partner to help out.
- Would your business require an outside location such
as a store or office? Where there’s a will, there’s a way. For
example, if you’re determined to start a retail store, you could
enlist a partner who can run the store while you’re at work.
However, choosing a business that can be run from home—at
least at the beginning—will make your life a lot easier. If you’ve
always wanted a retail store, you could start with an e-commerce
site and add a physical location when your business goes full time.
- When and where will customers or clients expect to
meet with you? Businesses where most interaction with
customers takes place over the phone or by email; at customers’
homes or places of business; or during the evenings, nights
or weekends are ideally suited to part-time operation. Since
customers won’t expect to meet with you during normal business
hours, you can keep your day job.

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