103 Examples of a Business Opportunity

John Spacey, February 28, 2022

A business opportunity is an actionable business model that can be used to found or expand a business. These include elements such as an industry, product, service and business model that explains how a business will create and capture value. The following are common types of business opportunities.

Advertising & Promotion Services	Agritourism
Antiques & Collectables	App Development / Marketing
Art & Art Galleries	Auctioneering
Bars, Pubs, Clubs & Other Nightlife	Bricks & Clicks
Business / Technology Training	Business Outsourcing
Business Services	Camping & Glamping Services
Catering	Cleaning Services
Club Goods	Commercial Art
Complementary Goods	Concerts & Events
Concessions	Construction Services
Consulting	Consumer Products
Consumer Services	Consumer to Business
Craft Production / Marketing	Dance Studios
Data / Information Services	Delivery Services
Design Services	Drop Shipping
Ecommerce Selling / Reselling	Education Services
Environmental Remediation	Event Services (e.g. weddings)
Farming	Fashion Brands
Film Production & Distribution	Financial Services / Management
Food Products / Brands	Food Retailing (e.g. bakery)
Franchising	Freelancing
Furniture & Home Decor	Gardening & Landscaping Services
Good Business (i.e. sustainable alternatives)	Green Energy
Hair Salons & Beauty Services	Health & Wellness Brands
Hobby Products & Services (e.g. beekeeping school)	Home Renovation
Hotels & Hospitality	IT Infrastructure Services
Import / Export	Industry Events
Inspection & Testing Services	Leisure Facilities & Services (e.g. cooking classes)
Lifestyle Products	Luxury Products & Services
Maintenance & Repair Services	Manufacturing as a Service
Marketing Services	Media Production & Marketing
Music Artists & Labels	Music Schools
One Stop Shop	Personal Coaching / Training
Personal Services	Pet Services
Podcasting	Pop-up Retail
Product Customization	Professional Services
Property Management / Rentals	Publishing
Real Estate Agent / Broker	Real Estate Development
Recommerce	Recreation Facilities & Services (e.g. bowling alley)
Recruiting Services	Rentals
Repair Cafe	Restaurants & Cafes
Retailing	Sales Services
Software Development Services	Software Services
Speciality / Niche Retail	Sporting Goods
Store Within a Store	System Integration Services
Tailoring / Bespoke	Telecom Services
Tourist Attractions	Tours / Vacation Activities
Traditional Goods	Transportation Services
Vacation Rentals	Value Added Reseller
Vending Machines & Automated Retail	Video Games & Related Products
Vlogging	White Label Branding
Wholesale

Bricks and clicks is a combination of a traditional retail location and an ecommerce presence.

Club goods provide access to a large scale facility or service as a fee. For example, a theme park.

Complementary goods are compatible with the products or services of another firm. For example, a saw blade that can be used in the products of major tool manufacturers.

Recommerce is a collection of business models related to reuse.

A value added reseller adds something to the products and services of others. For example, a firm that hosts and supports open source software.

White label is when a manufacturer produces a product that can be branded with your brand.