11) Home Maintenance Services With people more intent than ever on making their homes their castles, the demand for home maintenance services will skyrocket. All those jobs that people don't want to do themselves, such as cleaning gutters, window washing and blind cleaning are excellent business opportunities, but don't forget about the potential of specialties, such as stucco cleaning and repair and exterior painting. Simply hauling unwanted items and yard waste to the local landfill could keep you quite busy. A few ladders, a pressure washer and some cleaning supplies should bet you going. 12) Delivery Services Delivery services will be a hot business opportunity as people will be more willing than ever to pay to have whatever it is they want brought to them rather than getting it themselves. Think along the lines of a "we deliver anything" service. If you can do it reliably you could have a real winner on your hands. You could add considerably to your income by sub-contracting to a local courier company during the busy Christmas season. You can make a LOT of money during this super busy season. 13) Professional Organizers The demand for professional organizers will increase as more people realize that they're tired of living with so much clutter and that they don't have the time to deal with it themselves. Closets are only the beginning! If you have a knack for organization, this could be the business opportunity you've been looking for. A possibe side business which could come from this would be buying unused items from clients and reselling them yourself. 14) Low-Carb Foods As the popularity of the Atkins diet continues, there will be an increasing demand for low-carb alternatives. While low-carb products are a hot business opportunity in themselves (either retail or online), offering a low-carb dining experience, either in a restaurant setting or through meal preparation for at-home consumption, also has excellent potential. You will want to get and give good advice for this one. 15) Home Design/Decor Home designers and decorators are also going to benefit greatly from the continuation of the "my home is my castle" trend. More and more people are going to call on the services of designers to produce the look and style they want rather than trying to do it themselves - even if they can only afford to have a single room in their house "done". If you have a creative flair and the basic paint and papering skills you could be in high demand shortly. Stores supplying the paint and decorating products could be excellent resources for ideas. Window treatments and flooring will also be needing doing, not just the walls. 16) Landscaping While the demand for all kinds of landscaping services will increase, landscaping design services will be an especially hot business opportunity, driven by the needs of an aging population. Landscapers who can redesign existing gardens to make them easier to look after and landscapers who are experts in designing small space gardens as people downsize and move into smaller homes will be especially in demand. 17) Fitness gear and products There's a large body of evidence now supporting the connection between exercise and health and consumers are starting to pay attention. Many more people will make exercise of one kind or another part of their daily routines, making almost all products related to fitness hot business opportunities, from gym wear through snowboards. Renting out sports/fitness equipment is another business idea along these lines that will do well. 19) Mobility Supplies Most of the best business opportunities result from meeting needs that aren't being met. Many people suffer decreased mobility as they age, and finding the products they need to increase their mobility can be difficult. A business specializing in products like this, ranging from motorized scooters through reach extending tools, could be a golden business opportunity. Consider starting a business which takes the 'store' to the customer. 20) Professional Pooper Scooper While I realise this perhaps does not sound like a serious opportunity, I also know that many people will see the true potential and go for this good idea. In my own community, two unemployed women started a company which disposes of dog waste and have never looked back. If there is not already one or more of these companies in your community you might just kick yourself if you don't start this service yourself. The concept is simple, on a weekly basis you provide your customer with the service of picking up and disposing of bags of 'you know what', or you actually clean their yards using scoopers and pails/bags or whatever means you use. You dispose of the 'product' at the local landfill, and do the same thing again next week. Don't overlook this simple to start, promote and run business. A vehicle, pooper scooper and you are in business.