Business ideas should be chosen prudently. With how many business ideas already exist out in the world, it can be difficult to come up with the right side business idea you should be spending your time on. Especially if you’re looking for the kind of home business idea that’ll afford you immense lifestyle flexibility.

Once you’ve established yourself in any number of freelance verticals online, spending your time focusing just on doing inside sales (booking freelance contracts with high-value clients) and then subcontracting your work out to other freelancers can help significantly grow your client list, and revenue generating possibilities with this business idea.

If you’ve always wanted to design and make clothes by hand , then you can start turning those fashion ideas into real, hand-sewn garments and earn a little bit with this side business idea while you sleep and customers from around the world browse your Etsy & Amazon stores.

If you have a knack for helping your friends or co-workers navigate the process of finding their dream job , nailing an interview, negotiating a better salary or getting a raise at their current day job, other people would be willing to pay for your help too—making this a great side business idea that doesn’t take too much time.

Another local small business staple, if you want to extend your handyman services into a storefront, you should consider opening a hardware store When residents are doing home projects or spring cleaning, they’re always going to find themselves in need of certain tools or supplies—and probably won’t want to wait for online delivery.