Starting a business can be daunting, especially when you’re the sole owner, having to face all the challenges of starting a business from scratch. However, the burden of responsibility is eased a lot more when you have company, more so when it’s your own family. Having all hands-on board can be reassuring, especially when you are closely acquainted with them, which makes the process of starting and operating a business a lot easier. In this article, we focus on the most profitable business ideas you and your family can start without much hassle in 2023.
1. Handmade Crafts
Starting your own art studio where your business sells unique, handmade art is a great way to put out unique offerings into the market. This concept is even more lucrative if there is a family-honed art that is unique to the artisans within the family. Moreover, customers are more likely to purchase products that have history and tradition tied into the art form.
2. Food Catering
Family-owned food catering businesses are popular, especially within localities, for their homemade taste and overall lively atmosphere. In this type of business, family members are involved in every single aspect of the catering’s operations, from the food and service, to admin-related tasks. Many start restaurants or food trucks and sell delicacies native to the family’s culture. Additionally, some choose to start their own homemade-food businesses, where they sell their baked confectionery or cooked food from their homes straight to their customer’s door. This type of business involves using a personal network of friends and acquaintances and expanding the reach of the business from there.
3. Tutoring and Consulting
If your family has individuals who are well-versed and skilled in a multitude of subjects, and generally have a knack for teaching others, starting a one-on-one tutoring business is a great venture to start. Additionally, entering the field of consulting is also a great way to turn specialized knowledge into a lucrative and profitable opportunity. Starting this type of business involves very minimal initial costs, as it can be held offline and online. Moreover, the business also involves a relatively low amount of investment in its research and development, since the business activity is based on pre-existing knowledge that they already have.
4. Online business
Starting an online E-commerce business and selling various goods is a lucrative business venture due to the scope of reach and accessibility this type of business tends to have. Apparel and textiles, handmade products, electronics and general wholesale of goods are the most successful E-commerce based sales that generally top the market on websites like Amazon. Starting this type of business also involves low amounts of investment, while providing the reach needed to gain sales easily.
5. Service-based businesses
If your family has a unique skill that is in demand and is often sought out for, venturing out into a service-based family venture is the best option. This type of venture covers all aspects relating to investment, financial advice, career counseling, life coaching, and more. The field of advisory services is vast and is profitable to those who have the expertise required to provide the services involved in their venture. This form of business requires a low amount of initial investment, and steady growth is almost guaranteed, especially if you have a good network or are equipped to network effectively.
Starting a family business can be intimidating at first, but taking the appropriate steps in choosing the industry you would like to work in is a step towards financial independence and your family’s dream business. Contact us at 800 SPCFZ(Sharjah Free Zone) to help you set up your family business and start operations smoothly.
