Startup Ideas 2017: Top 7 business ideas for small businesses

As shown in the infographic below, the young kid has all the time and energy but lacks money, the adult has abundance of money and energy but no time, and the old has the time and money but no energy. Everyone lacks something that is required to live a fulfilling life. But what everyone possess is the ideas, and it is said that, “an idea can change your life.” However while fulfilling your job, maybe a side business or an extra source of income doesn’t hurt.


Everyone has a hobby, from travelling to exotic places, conquering the Himalayas to repairing electronics.  Converting a hobby into money generating source is what we all dream of. A large number of people today are planning to start their own firm of services. These dreams and plans are inspired by being witness to what a garage based company can turn into with the example of Apple, Google and Microsoft. Idea and its implementation is the key for success. If you are thinking of running a business, here we provide you the top 7 ideas for your start-up.

1. Graphic designer

We live in a world where people don’t have enough time to even read a paragraph. This right here presents an opportunity where people with the skill of graphic designing tools like Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects and many more can come in to provide their unique services. People can look through infographics to gain valuable information, enjoy the art form while saving precious time.What makes the designing firm front runner for one of the best start up businesses, is its web development community.
Web designing and development process require a lot of graphic designing works which takes considerable amount of time, as one needs to think and design everything from scratch. So, why would one waste time making the website better by himself/herself (or in most cases he/she doesn’t know how to do it) when they can out-source it to a freelancer or web designing and development company right?
Duties of graphic designer includes designing flyers, pamphlets, product catalogs and advertisements. Graphic designers need to possess the knowledge of color combinations and the content that would be attractive to the viewers. Graphic designers can marketise their services to ad agencies, publishing companies, web developers and many more.

2. Repairing services

Are you handy with tools like wires, tester, and understand the electrical circuits with ease? Then the answer for you lies in Repairing Services. Electronic wastes coming out of a single household is a huge problem in today’s world. People buy new gadgets that come out every single day, pouring thousands of dollars. These gadgets mostly come with one year warranty. So what if the gadget breaks down after a year? You don’t throw it out because it’s expensive. That’s why you take it to a repairing shop.
And this is where you come into play. Authorise dealer does take the products for repair but they charge way high and takes a lot of time. Better give it to a local repairing shop, they provide low costing services and get you faster results.This profession is profitable as you can reuse the parts from old electronics for repair works.

3. Handcrafts

Handicrafts are one of the potential products that has the possibility to go up further. People are always seeking for something unique to gift or to decorate their rooms with. Gifting someone hand crafted products can provide different feel to it, plus you can order and customise it the way you like.  That’s where handcraft business come into play. Crafts that are constructed out of clay, paper, wood or any materials are popular and can generate significant amount of money.

4. Bakery

Who doesn’t love bakery products and sweets? Cakes are used at business events including corporate and private ceremonies. Especially customisable cakes which are making its way in the world with a bang. For instance- a wedding cake of 3-4 tiers with the figures of bride and groom at the top, a birthday cake for football lovers with their clubs logo or their favorite player’s action figure.

There are lots of bakery product supplier around town but the demand is increasing day by day, and you can take advantage of the increased demand with your creativity and skill.

5. Blogging

Many people are writing off blogging as a viable source of income. People are more engaged in the internet than ever. They are looking for different contents from informational to entertainment. A large number of bloggers are launching their careers, creating contents as diverse as cooking, travelling, movie, lifestyle and many others thanks to millions of subscribers, multiple sponsorship and effective marketing.
Before considering blogging as your career you need to sharpen your writing skills and vocabulary. And then create contents understanding what your readers’ want which will drive web traffic to your blogging site.

6. Travel consultant

Take an example of yourself, if you want to travel to a mountainous region but don’t know the route and the cost, who do you seek for? Of course, a trusted and dependable Travel consultant.
For being a travel consultant, you need to have a firsthand experience of travelling to the places which you are hosting or at least employ people who have. You will have to make connection and build relationship with hotels, travels companies to provide good suggestions for your customers.

7. Photographer

Photography is one of the skills that goes unnoticed and is under-rated. Not everyone is good at photography. It’s takes specific set of skills, dedication, professionalism and an eye for details and things that no one else sees. A good photography doesn’t have to be with high-end super expensive cameras and lenses. If you have the talent for photography, you can take great images using simple cameras and even high quality cellphone’s camera. Since everything is about quality pictures in recent years, a good photographer is a must. Take for example- corporate events, magazines, business websites, news corporations and many other require photographers with exceptional skills.

A good photographer needs to be creative, be able to capture the heart of the moment and be able to tell stories through images. Professional photographers charge $2000-$8000 or more to shoot in an event which as we all understand is a very lucrative business to start with.

However big or small business an idea may be, put your heart and soul into it. If you are passionate about your dream business and have the will to see it through, don’t wait around. Time is of the essence. Take steps to make your dream into a reality today. 360 Cube can help with your business ideas through providing necessary rentals for hire or even virtual location in major hub, through which you can brand your business in the major hub.