PART-TIME PROFITS

Thinking of starting a small business, but a little afraid to take the plunge? We have 50 great opportunities you can consider on a weekends-only or part-time basis.

1. ADVENTURE POWERED PARA-GLIDER DEALER: You've watched people line up to take a ride on a paraglider. You can start your own. Visit www.adventure-ppg.com or call 817-307-8388 and ask them to tell you more about becoming a dealer.
   
   
2. ANNOUNCEMENTS & INVITATIONS: Start your own business printing up great looking invitations and announcements for any occasion. Use the company's special software and colorful pre-printed cards. Visit them at www.angelsonoccasion.com or call 800-306-3552 to request your free info packet.
   
   
3. BADGE-A-MINIT: Make buttons and badges. Visit the website at www.badgeaminit.com or call 800-223-4103 for more information. The company is based in La Salle, Illinois.
   
   
4. BARTENDER: Start your bartending service on the weekends or in your spare time. Train from home and get your certification. Contact HTC Distance Education in Akron, Ohio by calling 800-231-3803.
   
   
5. BEST PERSONALIZED BOOKS FOR KIDS: Kids love these personalized books and we've watched mall lines grow and grow as customers clamor for their products at holiday time. Contact Best Personalized Books at www.bestpersonalizedbooks.com or call the Dallas, Texas company at 800-275-7770. The fax number is 972-930-1010.
   
   
6. BUNK BEDS: Build bunk beds on weekends for your clients. This company will show you how. Call 800-382-3180, ext. 2003 or visit www.bunkbedspecialties.com for more information.
   
   
7. CASI: This company has a wide variety of businesses you can start and they are all focused on personalization—a very hot area. Visit the website at www.shopcasi.com or call the Mount Vernon, NY headquarters by dialing 800-842-5580/914-668-2100.
   
   
8. CHERUBS-N-CHOCOLATE: You can launch a personalized candy business right at home. For information, visit www.cherubs-n-chocolate.com or call the Mandeville, Louisiana company at 800-306-3552.
   
   
9. CHILD SHIELD, U.S.A.: Start your own business helping parents and schools protect their kids. Call 800-488-2445 for more information.
   
   
10. CLAIM TEK: You can start your own medical billing service. Start part-time and grow your venture into a full-time empire. Check outtheir website at www.claimtek.com or call the Portland, Oregon headquarters at 800-224-7450.
    
    
11. COMPUTER CLEANING: Take a look at your keyboard. How does it look? Not great, huh! You can start a business offering this preventative maintenance service. No previous experience is needed. Visit them at www.compucleanservices.com or call 877-252-0350 to learn more.
    
    
12. DEZINER WHOLESALE PRODUCTS: You can purchase great items such as watches, sunglasses and more at rock-bottom prices and sell them at a whopping profit. Contact Deziner Wholesale L.L.C. by calling 888-420-8661 or log onto their website at www.dezinerwholesale.com to learn how to get started.
    
    
13. DING KING: Help take the dings and dents out of autos. Visit www.thedingking.com or call 800-304-3464/714-775-9450 for more information. The company is based in Newport Beach, California.
    
    
14. DISCGEAR: These products are fun items to sell at flea markets and outdoor fairs. To learn more visit www.discgear.com/business/informa tion.asp or call 800-388-7597.
    
    
15. EAGLE'S NEST HOMES: You can tie in with the company and help sell homes. For more information, visit www.eaglesnesthomes.com or call the Canton, Georgia based company at 800-579-1079.
    
    
16. ENVIRONMENTAL WASTE SOLUTIONS: This is a company that can help you start your own eco-friendly business. You can start on the weekends and grow the venture into a full-time occupation. Visit their website at www.environmental-waste.com to learn more. Or call the Baton Rouge, Louisiana headquarters at 800-650-5225.
    
    
17. ETCHING ENTERPRISE: You can make some nice money on the weekends or as a part-time venture by etching glass and you don't have to be an artist to learn how to cash in. Visit the Etchlike website at www.etchlike.com or call the Mulberry, Florida headquarters at 863-647-3930.
    
    
18. FAMILY NAME HISTORIES: Everyone seems to love learning more about themselves and you can cash in by launching a business that puts together a history of a family name and presents it in a stunning frame. Great at fairs, shopping malls, conventions and more. Contact The Historical Research Center International, Inc. in Boynton Beach, Florida or visit their site at www.names.com to learn more about how you can get started.
    
    
19. FOLEY-BELSAW INSTITUTE: Need to brush up or learn a new skill? This home correspondence school might help you develop the talent you need to start a specific business such as locksmithing. They have dozens and dozens of offerings for you to consider. Visit www.foleybelsaw.com on the Internet or call the Kansas City, Missouri headquarters at 800-487-2100.
    
    
20. FRIENDLY FOLKS, INC.: This company offers a fun, personalized business opportunity. To learn more, about Friendly Folks, Inc. visit their website at www.friendlyfolks.com or call 800-963-6557. The company is based in Hackensack, New Jersey.
    
    
21. GLASS MECHANIX: Fix windshields on weekends. It's a huge market. Visit www.glassmechanix.com or call 800-826-8523. The company is based in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
    
    
22. GOLD FACTORY, THE: Sell jewelry and make a bundle while you have fun at crafts fairs and flea markets. Contact the Mount Vernon, New York company by phoning 888-442-8800/914-668-7200.
    
    
23. HOME VIDEO STUDIO: Start your own fun, high-tech biz right at home. Learn how from visiting them at www.homevideostudio.com or by calling 800-464-8220.
    
    
24. HYDROMASSAGE: You can take massage directly to your client's home with this special system. Visit www.massagesystems.com or call the Boca Raton, Florida headquarters at 888-862-3227.
    
    
25. KART SAVER BIZ: Start your own business selling, installing and servicing infrared security systems on supermarket carts. Contact them at www.kartsaver.com or call 800-527-8177 to learn more about this opportunity. Kart Saver Inc. is based in Sacramento, California.
    
    
26. KWIKKERB OPPORTUNITY: You can start a weekend or part-time biz installing continuous landscape edging. You create this edging with the Edgemaster Machine. To learn more visit www.kwikkerb.com or call 866-459-4553.
    
    
27. L'IL ORBITS: Sell donuts one at a time or by the dozen with your own special donut-making cart and venture. Contact them to learn more at www.donutsgalore.com/167 or call 800-228-8305. You can also send a fax to 763-559-7545.
    
    
28. LE GOURMET GIFT BASKETS: You can start and run your own gift basket business with help from the experts at Le Gourmet. Visit their website at www.legift.com or call the Denver, Colorado headquarters at 800-93-GIFT-6.
    
    
29. LIQUID RESINS: Start your own windshield repair venture and make a nice profit with this in-demand business. Just about every windshield needs some type of repair work. Visit www.liquidresins.com.
    
    
30. LOTIONS & LACE CO., INC: You can start your own business selling lingerie and other products at home parties, mail order, etc. Send $2 postage and handling for a catalog and startup kit. Lotions & Lace Co., Inc., Dept. 111, 3960 Garner Rd., Riverside, CA 92501.
    
    
31. MICRO-RACING OPPORTUNITY: Start your own micro stock car racing venture. Other sports such as football and truck arena racing are also available. Visit them at their website www.microreality.org or call 712-243-9035.
    
    
32. MITEBUSTERS: The folks at Mitebusters have put together a business opportunity that enables you to remove those horrible dust mites. Perfect weekend business. Visit www.mitebusters.net for more information or call 866-377-9334.
    
    
33. NON-SLIP TECHNOLOGY: Insurance costs are skyrocketing and businesses, hospitals, hotels, malls, motels, theaters and homeowners are doing whatever they can to prevent potentially devastating slip and fall accidents. You can start a business applying a non-slip technology to floors, tubs and showers. Contact PosiGrip at their corporate office in Scottsdale, Arizona to learn more. The website is www.posigrip.com and the phone is 800-847-9605.
    
    
34. PAINT BULL: This company offers “one stop shopping” for a wide variety of auto needs ranging from dents and dings, interior burns and windshield damage to scuffed bumpers, stone chips and more. It's a relatively low-cost investment with great potential for return. Visit www.paintbull.com for information or call the Saginaw, Michigan headquarters at 800-800-5725.
    
    
35. PERSONAL TREASURES: You can make money with your computer by creating personalized keepsakes and treasures for any occasion. Visit www.personaltouchproducts.com or call 877-593-1249 to learn more.
    
    
36. PUTTING GREENS: An increasing number of homeowners are staying put instead of vacationing and this is just another reason to consider starting your own Mirage Putting Green business. The greens need virtually no maintenance and you can become a dealer by visiting www.miragegreens.com or by calling the Scottsdale, Arizona headquarters at 480-563-1412.
    
    
37. RAMP SOLUTIONS: Ramps are needed wherever trucking, hauling, shopping, moving is executed. Check out the opportunity from Ramp. Visit www.gatorramps.com or call the Santa Barbara, California home base at 800-969-7267. The fax is 805-899-1505.
    
    
38. ROOF REPAIR: You can learn how to start your own roof repair business by contacting Pace Products Inc. at 8950 Bond, Overland Park, KS 66214. You can also call 800-656-0040 to learn about their coating products.
    
    
39. S.MORANTZ: The company has been in business for a long time and has several business opportunities for you to consider from blind cleaning to screenprinting. Visit them at www.morantz.com or call the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based company at 215-969-0266/800-695-4522.
    
    
40. SCHOOL YOU CAN USE: Use your weekends or spare time to learn a new trade or skills that will help you start any number of businesses ranging from photography and real estate appraising to PC repair and cooking or catering. Contact the Stratford Career Institute at 800-363-0058 or visit www.scitraining.com to learn more.
    
    
41. SCREENPRINTING: Start your own portable and compact screenprinting venture with help from Green Earth Designs International, Inc. Visit www.greenearthdesigns.com or call 877-696-5667.
    
    
42. SHADES IN STYLE: You can tie in with the folks at NYS Collection and start your own business selling stylish sunglasses. You purchase at discounted prices and sell for a tidy profit. Call 800-430-4211 or visit www.nyscollection.com for more information.
    
    
43. SOUTHERN YANKEE BAR-B-Q LOG CABIN TRAILERS & SMOKERS: Do you love to cook outdoors? Then this could be the perfect business for you. Check out the company's nice line of trailers and smokers. Start your own mobile bar-b-q biz or rent yourself out to parties and events. Visit www.sybbq.com or call the Anderson, Illinois headquarters at 765-622-7961.
    
    
44. SPECIALTY MERCHANDISE CORP.: A great way to gather products to sell at markets and via your mail order business is to contact SMC. They have a lot of experience and a football field-sized warehouse of products for you to offer. You can call the Chatsworth, California headquarters at 800-347-9595.
    
    
45. SPORTSLIFE ENTERPRISES: Cash in on America's love affair with sports by selling uniforms, trophies, plaques and more from your home. Visit Sportslife Enterprises at www.sportslife.com or call 800-909-5433. The company is based in Woodbridge, Virginia.
    
    
46. TURNKEY ADVERTISING, INC.: Start your own business placing display cases that hold a wide variety of ads for local merchants. For more information contact TurnKey Advertising by visiting their website at www.tkadvertising.com or call 800-731-1311,ext.105.
    
    
47. VON SCHRADER COMPANY: This company has been in business for decades helping entrepreneurs start their own carpet, upholstery or other types of cleaning businesses. Visit them at www.vonschrader.com or call the Racine, Wisconsin headquarters at 800-626-6916.
    
    
48. WINDOW WASHING: Dr. Glass can show you how to make a fortune with this part-time business. Philip Bregstone founded the company and in just a few months made sales of six-figures. Visit www.docglass.com or call 888-282-3535.
    
    
49. WONDERMUGS: These fun mugs change color when hot liquids are added. Find out how you can sell them at weekend fairs, shows and more. Visit www.wondermugs.com or call 888-2WONDER.
    
    
50. KAESER & BLAIR: A great way to start an advertising specialties venture is to tie in with this leader. Visit www.kaeser-blair.com or call the Batavia, Ohio headquarters at 800-642-9790.