108 business ideas, with real numbers
Each idea with its starting budget, income after 12 months, customers, risks and first steps. Mundyo adjusts the amounts to 250 countries.
See the numbers for my countryAgriculture, forestry, fishing
- Agricultural drone spraying and crop mappingFarm drone services
- Microgreens and fresh herbs for restaurantsMicrogreens for restaurants
- Remote agronomy advice by mobile subscriptionFarm advice by phone
- Insect larvae farming fed on organic wasteInsect farming
- Farm produce box subscription with local deliveryFarm produce boxes
- Fruit tree and native tree nurseryFruit tree nursery
Mining and quarrying
- Drone surveys and volume calculations for quarriesDrone surveys for quarries
- Sand, gravel and aggregate brokerage for small sitesSand and gravel brokerage
- Remote permitting and HSE reporting for mine operatorsRemote mine paperwork
- Safety training and protective equipment for artisanal minersSafety for small-scale miners
- Catering and camp services for remote extraction sitesCatering for remote sites
- Turning quarry offcuts into decorative stone and gabionsRecycled decorative stone
Manufacturing
- Small-batch preserves from surplus fruit and vegetablesSmall-batch preserves
- Handmade solid soaps and cosmetics with local ingredientsHandmade soaps
- Downloadable build plans and digital sewing patternsDownloadable plans and patterns
- Custom furniture workshop using reclaimed woodReclaimed wood furniture
- 3D-printed spare parts for workshops and small firms3D-printed spare parts
- Small cold-press oil mill with press-cake by-productsCold-pressed oil mill
Energy supply
- Solar panel cleaning and maintenanceSolar panel cleaning
- Selling and installing solar kits for off-grid homesSolar kits for homes
- Selling and installing small biogas digesters for farms and homesSmall biogas digesters
- Village solar mini-grid with prepaid metersVillage solar mini-grid
- Online solar design office for installersOnline solar design
- EV charger installation and maintenanceEV charger installation
Water, waste, recycling
- Doorstep recycling collection by subscriptionDoorstep recycling pickup
- Workshop turning recycled plastic into productsRecycled plastic products
- Food-waste collection and composting for restaurantsRestaurant food-waste compost
- Remote waste-reduction consulting for small businessesWaste-reduction consulting
- Filtered drinking-water refill kioskFiltered water kiosk
- Water tank cleaning and disinfectionWater tank cleaning
Construction and renovation
- Handyman and small home repairsHome handyman services
- Turnkey bathroom renovationTurnkey bathroom renovation
- Compressed earth block production for constructionCompressed earth blocks
- Remote quantity take-offs and quotes for buildersRemote quotes for builders
- Roof and terrace waterproofing and repairRoof repair and waterproofing
- Tool and small construction equipment rentalTool and equipment rental
Wholesale and retail trade
- Refurbished smartphones and laptops sold with a warrantyRefurbished phones and laptops
- Mobile grocery for staples and bulk goodsMobile grocery
- Managed online shops and marketplace accounts for retailersOnline shop management
- Dry-goods wholesale distribution for small shops and restaurantsDry-goods wholesale
- Phone accessories, top-ups and everyday items kioskPhone accessories kiosk
- Monthly subscription box of regional artisan productsRegional subscription box
Transport and logistics
- Local cargo-bike or motorbike delivery for neighbourhood shopsLocal bike or moto delivery
- Small moves and bulky-item transport with a vanSmall moves with a van
- Outsourced remote logistics coordination for small businessesRemote logistics for small firms
- Small storage and order-fulfilment warehouse for online sellersFulfilment for online sellers
- Parcel pick-up point, luggage storage and key drop-offNeighbourhood parcel point
- Simple booking and routing software for small transport operatorsSoftware for transport firms
Accommodation and food
- Home-style daily meals delivered to offices, workshops and sitesDaily meals delivered
- Food truck built around a single signature dishFood truck
- Catering for family celebrations and small eventsParty catering
- Home-cooked meals in returnable jars sold by weekly subscriptionMeals in jars by subscription
- Remote food-cost and menu profitability tracking for restaurantsFood-cost tracking for restaurants
- Guest house with home-cooked dinners in an existing houseGuest house
Information and communication
- WhatsApp Business and social media management for neighbourhood shopsSocial media for local shops
- No-code automations and AI assistants for small and mid-sized businessesAI automations for small firms
- Booking, quoting and reminder software for building tradespeopleSoftware for tradespeople
- Equipped podcast and video studio rented by the hourPodcast and video studio
- Neighbourhood digital services centre: printing, online paperwork, trainingDigital services centre
- Hyperlocal newsletter and media funded by neighbourhood businessesHyperlocal newsletter
Finance and insurance
- Distributing health, crop and funeral micro-insurance in underserved areasMicro-insurance agent
- Financial education workshops and coaching for employees and individualsMoney coaching
- Mobile money, transfer and bill payment service pointMobile money point
- Business loan and insurance brokerage for very small firms and freelancersLoan and insurance broker
- Cash flow forecasting and automatic invoice reminder softwareCash flow software
- Bookkeeping and tax filing preparation for sole traders and householdsBookkeeping and tax filing
Real estate
- Short-term rental management for busy or distant property ownersShort-term rental management
- Independent real estate agent within a licensed networkIndependent real estate agent
- Long-term rental management for small landlordsRental management
- Furnished room-by-room shared housing in a large rented or owned homeRoom-by-room shared housing
- Verified rental listings platform for one city or regionVerified rental listings
- Self-storage in shipping containers on a secured plotContainer self-storage
Professional, scientific, technical
- Specialised translation for exporting small businessesTranslation for exporters
- Building energy and thermal audit officeBuilding energy audits
- Visual identity and graphic design for small businessesGraphic design for small firms
- Mail-in soil test kit with fertiliser adviceMail-in soil testing
- Ready-to-fill professional document templatesDocument templates
- Field market research and customer surveys for SMEsField market research
Administrative and support services
- Post-construction cleaning and handover preparationPost-construction cleaning
- Remote admin assistance for freelancers and small firmsRemote admin assistant
- Party and event equipment rentalParty equipment rental
- Vetted domestic staff placement agencyDomestic staff agency
- Remote phone answering and appointment booking serviceRemote phone answering
- Franchised home cleaning and ironing agencyHome cleaning franchise
Education and training
- Small-group neighbourhood tutoringNeighbourhood tutoring
- Cohort-based online course on a professional skillOnline cohort course
- Neighbourhood language school with group classesNeighbourhood language school
- On-site first aid and workplace safety trainingFirst aid training
- Printed learning games for early reading and countingPrinted learning games
- Kids' coding and robotics clubKids' coding and robotics club
Health and social work
- Non-medical home support for older peopleHome support for seniors
- Adult day centre for seniors with supervised activitiesDay centre for seniors
- Online support programme for family carersOnline help for carers
- Home medical equipment rental and deliveryHome medical equipment rental
- Home adaptation for seniors to prevent fallsFall-proofing seniors' homes
- Small-group neighbourhood childcareSmall-group childcare
Arts, entertainment, sport
- Small-group outdoor fitness coachingOutdoor fitness coaching
- Subscription-based online music lessonsOnline music lessons
- Real-life escape room venueEscape room
- Amateur sports leagues and tournamentsAmateur sports leagues
- Management software for small sports and arts clubsSoftware for small clubs
- Sound and lighting hire for eventsSound and lighting hire
Other personal services
- Smartphone and small device repair shopPhone repair shop
- Pet sitting and dog walking at homePet sitting and dog walking
- Laundry service with home pickup and deliveryLaundry pickup and delivery
- Mobile hairdressing and beauty care at homeMobile hair and beauty
- Video help to repair your own appliancesVideo repair help
- Clothing alterations and repair workshopClothing alterations