Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Show At your service: Convenience-craving consumers are always looking for a way to do things better, faster and cheaper. Often, that means turning to a specialty-services entrepreneur who knows how to get the job done right. Here, we provide some inspiration for aspiring service providers -- from adventure-tour leaders to window washers. With 105 ideas to choose from, you have no excuse not to get started today with your own service business. Getty Images | Image SourceOnce you've scrolled through our ideas and gotten a taste of what's out there, pick from more than 55 industries within Entrepreneur's Start Your Own series of books and guides. Personal Services Personal Services1. Mobile Pet Grooming Read This: Start Your Own Pet Business and More by Entrepreneur Press and Eileen F. Sandlin | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble 2. Collectibles Search Read This: eBay Business All-in-One For Dummies by Marsha Collier | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble 3. Diaper Delivery Related: The 15 Most Popular Online Payment Solutions 4. Dry-Cleaning Pickup & Delivery Read This: Start Your Own Transportation Service by The Staff at Entrepreneur Media and Cheryl Kimball | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble 5. Mobile Locksmith 6. Graffiti Removal & Abatement Read This: Guide to How to Prevent and Remove Graffiti by Luca Manfredi 7. Golf-Club Cleaning 8. Self-Defense Instructor Read This: How to Start a Business Online 9. Adventure Tours Read This: Start Your Own Travel Business by Entrepreneur Press and Rich Mintzer | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble 10. Pet Sitting Read This: Start Your Own Pet Business and More by Entrepreneur Press and Eileen F. Sandlin | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble 11. Court-Paper Serving Related: 8 Great Time-Tracking Apps for Freelancers 12. Mobile Massage Read This: Start Your Own Hair Salon and Day Spa by Entrepreneur Press and Eileen F. Sandlin | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble 13. Mobile Mechanic Image credit: Getty Images | Portra Images 14. Personal Chef Read This: How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Personal Chef Business by Carla Rowley and Lee Rowley | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble 15. Seamstress/Tailor 16. Porcelain Repair Related: The 15 Most Popular Online Payment Solutions 17. Cover Letter/Resume Service Read This: Start Your Own Consulting Business by Entrepreneur Press and Eileen F. Sandlin | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble 18. Mystery Shopping 19. Tax-Form Preparer Read This: What Your CPA Isn't Telling You: Life-Changing Tax Strategies by Mark J. Kohler | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble 20.
Wedding-Guide Publishing 21. Mobile Car-Wash and Detailing Read This: Car Wash Business 101: The #1 Car Wash Start-Up Guide by Buzz Glover 22. Used-Car Inspection 23. Professional Organizer 24. Tutoring Read This: Start Your Own Tutoring and Test Prep Business by Entrepreneur Press and Rich Mintzer | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble 25. Power Washing 26. Windshield Repair 27. Private Investigation Read This: How to Open & Operate a Financially Successful Private Investigation Business by Michael Cavallaro | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble 28. Business-Plan Consulting Read This: Write Your Business Plan by The Staff at Entrepreneur Media | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble Image credit: Getty Images | Hero Images 29. Packing and Unpacking Service 30. Business-Travel Management Read This: Start Your Own Travel Business by Entrepreneur Press and Rich Mintzer | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble 31. Carpet Dyeing 32. Hospital-Bill Auditing Read This: Start Your Own Medical Claims Billing Service by The Staff at Entrepreneur Media and Charlene Davis | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble 33. Specialized Staffing 34. Bookkeeping Read This: How to Open Your Own In-Home Bookkeeping Service 3rd Edition by Julie A Mucha-Aydlott CFE | Amazon | Barnes & Noble 35. Computer Repair 36. Referral Service 37. Freight Brokerage Read This: Start Your Own Freight Brokerage Business by The Staff at Entrepreneur Media | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble 38. Video Brochure 39. Executive Search 40. Computer Consulting Read This: Start Your Own Consulting Business by Entrepreneur Press and Eileen F. Sandlin | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble 41. Long-Distance Reselling 42. Limousine Service Read This: Start Your Own Transportation Service by The Staff at Entrepreneur Media and Cheryl Kimball | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble 43. Office-Relocation Service Image credit: Getty Images | LiudmylaSupynska 44. Language Translation Read This: The Entrepreneurial Linguist: The Business-School Approach to Freelance Translation by Judy and Dagmar Jenner | Amazon | Barnes & Noble 45. Office Plant Maintenance 46. Professional Office Consultant Read This: Start Your Own Consulting Business by Entrepreneur Press and Eileen F. Sandlin | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble 47. Office-Support Service 48. Miniblind Cleaning Read This: Cleaning Service: Step-by-Step Startup Guide by Entrepreneur Press | Amazon | Barnes & Noble 49. Apartment-Prepping 50. Debt-Collection Service 51. Catering Read This: Start Your Own Restaurant and More by The Staff at Entrepreneur Media and Rich Mintzer | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble 52. Restaurant Delivery Service 53. Seminar Promotion Read This: Start Your Own Event Planning Business by The Staff at Entrepreneur Media and Cheryl Kimball | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble 54. Window Washing Read This: Start Your Own Cleaning Service by Entrepreneur Press and Jacquelyn Lynn | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble 55. Valet Parking 56. Professional Organizer Read This: Born to Organize: Everything You Need to Know About a Career As a Professional Organizer by Sara Pedersen | Amazon | Barnes & Noble 57. Power Washing Marketing and Sales58. Sales-Lead Generating Image credit: Getty Images | Astrakan Images 59. Public-Relations Agency Read This: Start Your Own Public Relations Business by Entrepreneur Press and Jacquelyn Lynn | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble 60. Copywriting and Proofreading Service 61. Direct Mail/Coupon Read This: The Direct Mail Solution: A Business Owner's Guide to Building a Lead-Generating, Sales-Driving, Money-Making Direct-Mail Campaign by Craig Simpson and Dan S. Kennedy | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble 62.
Public-Relations Agency 63. Mailing Services 64. Sales Training Read This: Success Secrets of Sales Superstars by Robert L. Shook and Barry Farber | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble 65. Welcoming Service Home Services66. Packing and Unpacking Service 67. Handyman Services Read This: How to Start a Home-based Handyman Business by Terry Meany | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble 68. Home-Entertainment Installation Read This: Practical Home Theater: A Guide to Video and Audio Systems by Mark Fleischmann | Amazon | Barnes & Noble 69. Mortgage/Debt-Reduction Service 70. Pool Services Read This: The Ultimate Guide to Pool Maintenance by Terry Tamminen | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble 71. Lawn Care Image credit: Getty Images | Mark Edward Atkinson 72. Home-Inspection Service Read This: The Complete Guide to Home Inspection by Roger C. Robinson, Michael Litchfield, Sara Linda Amaden | Amazon | Indigo.ca | Barnes & Noble 73. House Painting 74. Local Moving Service 75. House-Sitting Read This: International House Sitting: How To Travel The World And Stay Anywhere, For FREE by Nat Smith and Jodie Thompson 76. Home Decorating Read This: Styled: Secrets for Arranging Rooms, from Tabletops to Bookshelves by Emily Henderson and Angelin Borsics | Amazon | Indigo.ca | Barnes & Noble 77. Miniblind Cleaning 78. Pet-Food and Supplies Home Delivery Read This: Start Your Own Transportation Service by The Staff at Entrepreneur Media and Cheryl Kimball | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble 79. Custom Closet Systems 80. Window Washing Read This: Start Your Own Cleaning Service by Entrepreneur Press and Jacquelyn Lynn | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble 81. Residential Cleaning Computers and Technology82. Computer Repair Read This: Computer Repair with Diagnostic Flowcharts Third Edition: Troubleshooting PC Hardware Problems from Boot Failure to Poor Performance by Morris Rosenthal | Amazon | Barnes & Noble 83. Computer Consulting 84. Internet Research Read This: Start & Run an Internet Research Business by Gergard W. Kautz | Amazon | Indigo.ca | eCampus 85.
Website Designer Children's Services86. Children's Party Planning 87. Child Care Read This: Start Your Own Child-care Service by The Staff at Entrepreneur Media and Jacquelyn Lynn | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble 88. Child-Identification Program Image credit: Getty Images | BraunS 89. Children's Fitness Read This: Start Your Own Personal Training Business by The Staff at Entrepreneur Media and Cheryl Kimball | Amazon | Indigo.ca | Barnes & Noble 90. Children's Transportation Service 91. Baby-Proofing Read This: How To Baby Proof Your Home: Create a Safe Haven for Your Newborn by Greg Howard 92. Computer Training for Kids 93. Nanny Placement Read This: Pick The Perfect Nanny by Natalie Akpele 94. New Mother/Infant Home Care 95. Tutoring Read This: Start Your Own Tutoring and Test Prep Business by Entrepreneur Press and Rich Mintzer | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble Event Services96. Photography Read This: Start Your Own Photography Business by Entrepreneur Press and Charlene Davis | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble 97. Errand Runner/Personal Shopper Read This: Start Your Own Personal Concierge Service by Entrepreneur Press and Ciree Linsenmann | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble 98. Family-History Video Image credit: Getty Images | Robert Daly 99. Mobile Disc Jockey Read This: The Mobile DJ Handbook: How to Start & Run a Profitable Mobile Disc Jockey Service by Stacy Zemon | Amazon | eCampus | Barnes & Noble 100. Wedding-Planning Service 101. Event Planning Read This: Start Your Own Event Planning Business by The Staff at Entrepreneur Media and Cheryl Kimball | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble 102. Limousine Service Read This: Start Your Own Transportation Service by The Staff at Entrepreneur Media and Cheryl Kimball | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble 103. Photo Birth Announcements 104. Videotaping Service Buy This: Get aerial footage on your camera with a Parrot® Bebop Drone Quadricopter from Brookstone 105. Reunion Organizing Read This: Start Your Own Event Planning Business by The Staff at Entrepreneur Media and Cheryl Kimball | Amazon | eBooks.com | Barnes & Noble Guen Sublette runs her writing-and-editing-services business from her home in Redondo Beach, California. What are services give 3 examples?A service is an "(intangible) act or use for which a consumer, firm, or government is willing to pay." Examples include work done by barbers, doctors, lawyers, mechanics, banks, insurance companies, and so on.
What is a service business answer?A service business is a company that offers intangible items; individuals or groups often provide traditional service businesses.
What are 3 types of businesses in the service industry?Business service types. Software services. ... . Training services. ... . Event planning services. ... . Consulting services. ... . Marketing services. ... . Waste management services. ... . Construction services. ... . Legal services.. What are 5 examples of a service?Facts About the Service Industry. Recreation.. Arts and entertainment.. Social assistance.. Health care.. Waste management.. Professional and technical services.. Scientific services.. Transportation.. |