Service Industry Businesses

Some jobs are sometimes taken for granted, because they involve everyday skills. Catering can be one of them. After all, we’re willing to cough up cash and dress up for a fancy restaurant. But when you tell loved ones you want to start a catering business, they may be skeptical. At least until they try…

Some business ideas are very simple, but also very lucrative. For example outsourced chores. It seems like an obvious thing, because we can all do basic cleaning. But a lot of us hate doing it, so if we can pay someone to do it for us, we will. The main barrier is the idea of…

Your customers paid for their expensive leather shoes and boots with a credit card. Why not extend the same convenience when they bring them to your shoe repair shop to extend the life of their footwear? It’s a courtesy they expect from all businesses today, and the practice can increase your profits. There isn’t a…

There is only one reason you would not need a merchant account for your barber shop; you have all the money you want. If you are content with the status quo and have no aspirations to grow your business then you don’t need a merchant account. Understand though, by not moving forward you are losing…

With the world going digital today, it’s difficult to find any sector that hasn’t been touched by a computer program. Computer programs are created by individuals and by companies that offer software development services. Custom programming by Dave Feltz Software Developer LLC is an example of a highly respected company that offers these services. If…

The upholstery business is experiencing a new boom today, with more people opting to repair and refurbish rather than trash their old furniture. It’s much more economical to give your older pieces a new look with a few simple repairs, polishing and change of fabric, springs or stuffing. People who have heirloom pieces are especially…

If you run your own independent business that provides computer sales or services, then there’s a good chance you’ve already decided that accepting card payments is the way to go. Today, most people find cash inconvenient, unsafe, difficult to carry around, when they have hassle-free alternatives like plastic. Cash is also just about impossible to…

The dry cleaning business is one of the most successful in the United States, especially in big cities, like New York. Everyone wants their personal and work-clothes to be clean, hygienic and smart-looking. If the fabric needs special care, this is an important factor to consider in the cleaning process. Local dry cleaning companies enjoy…

Depending on your age and where you grew up, you probably went through a phase where you wanted to be a celebrity. Maybe your eyes were set on being an actor, rapper, rock star, circus pro, rodeo cowboy, preacher, politician, YouTube celebrity, or media personality. And with modern technology, everybody believes they can become well-known.…

Advances in technology have changed many work spaces. The blogging buzz of the nineties and noughties had countless positioning themselves as writers. And now the onslaught of smartphones with computerized filters and multiple pixels have elevated the average citizen into an eager photographer. And you might notice phone manufacturers are paying more attention to the…