Nostagia Still Sells in 2012

Studies have shown that despite the economy, the antiques and nostalgia industry is still cruising along at $4 billion dollars.  People are selling off their collectibles to pay their bills and bull market collectors are buying the goods.

The good news about selling niche items (movie collectibles, TV collectibles, toys, watches, advertising) is you can sell stuff online, work with a person at an antique mall or flea market on a commission basis, or be part of a traveling circuit of sellers.  You can add ebooks (before 1922 and its public domain)_and other items for niche buyers.

Clean Bar-B-Ques

A great add-on business for a firm that cleans rugs and walls, or a stand-alone business that can operate out of a home is THE BARBEQUE CLEANER, a business that makes outdoor grills safe as well as beautiful.   The safety issue alone should attract serious cookers who entertain large bar-b-que outings

Run An Art Rental Business

Running an art rental business might seem to be a high cost difficult to promote enterprise unless one considers unique approaches.   Does your town or county have a photo archive of old photographs of famous area buildings and sites?  You can match them up with present-day photgraphs of the same place or with art from local artists on local topics..

People love to study “Before and Now” photographs and art work.  Find an old photograph of a group (local high school band) or building or event (annual Christmas parade) and match it with contemporary painting or photograph.