48 ideas. Filter by what you bring or the kind of business, then start one.
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A deal check for first-time buyers of small businesses, done before they make an offer
Lenders now expect buyers to check the seller's earnings, and a check before the offer saves time and fees.
Skills you can bring: Accounting, lending or brokerage experience
$399Start this - 2
Menu costing and price-increase reports for independent restaurants
Restaurant owners work on thin margins and need menu prices that keep up with supplier costs.
Skills you can bring: Kitchen management experience and comfort with food-cost math
$49Start this - 3
Reports that show credit-card points collectors how to get the most from each card
Points collectors want the most value from each card, and working out the best use is mostly math.
Skills you can bring: Expertise in travel points and comfort with the math
$19–$39Start this - 4
Medicare plan comparisons for retirees, ranked by what each plan really costs in a year
Retirees face confusing plan choices every year, and yearly costs can be calculated from public data.
Skills you can bring: An insurance license and patience explaining plans to retirees
$29–$49Start this - 5
Savings runway plans for people deciding whether they can afford to quit their job
People thinking about quitting want a clear answer, and the math is simple once the numbers are gathered.
Skills you can bring: Financial-planning skill or a planner's credentials
$29–$49Start this - 6
Divorce cost estimates and a post-divorce budget for people about to separate
People facing divorce want to see the money picture before they talk to a lawyer.
Skills you can bring: Financial-planning or family-law experience
$49–$99Start this - 7
A cloud bill review for startups spending under $20,000 a month, listing the five biggest savings
Small teams rarely have anyone watching the cloud bill, and the biggest savings are often a few settings.
Skills you can bring: Hands-on cloud operations experience
$299Start this - 8
A report for software teams on which of their open-source packages are abandoned or risky
Teams depend on hundreds of packages and can't tell which ones will cause the next outage or breach.
Skills you can bring: Years maintaining large codebases
$149Start this - 9
A weekly report on a team's flaky tests, with the worst ones and their likely causes
Flaky tests waste hours of reruns each week, and the evidence already sits in the build logs.
Skills you can bring: Experience owning a team's build and test pipeline
$49/moStart this - 10
A weekly revenue email for small software companies, with recurring revenue, churn and cohorts
Founders check revenue across a dozen tabs, and one Monday email answers how the business is doing.
Skills you can bring: Knowing subscription metrics and building data pipelines
$19/moStart this - 11
A pricing review for a small software company, with three options to try and how to test them
Most small software founders set a price once and never revisit it, though price changes move revenue fast.
Skills you can bring: Experience setting software prices
$249Start this - 12
Salary ranges for one tech role in one city, drawn from public job postings and updated monthly
Candidates and small employers both need a fair range, and many job postings now list salaries.
Skills you can bring: Comfort with data and knowing how tech roles are leveled
$29Start this - 13
A 90-day budget for a laid-off engineer, covering savings, health insurance and severance
The first weeks after a layoff are stressful, and a clear plan turns worry into decisions.
Skills you can bring: Personal finance know-how and a calm, practical voice
$49Start this - 14
A technical review of a small software business's code for someone about to buy it
Buyers of small software businesses can't read the code themselves, and hidden problems cost them later.
Skills you can bring: Reviewing codebases quickly and judging the cost of fixes
$999Start this - 15
Medicare plan comparisons for retirees, ranked by yearly cost for their own drugs and doctors
Plans differ by drug, doctor and county, and retirees can't see the yearly cost until someone adds it up.
Skills you can bring: Pharmacy, nursing or benefits experience
$79–$149 per reportStart this - 16
Job offer reviews for candidates, with the fair pay range for the role and a negotiation script
Candidates have a few days to answer an offer, and a recruiter's sense of what's normal beats a guess.
Skills you can bring: Years of recruiting or setting pay in one field
$79–$149 per offerStart this - 17
Quarterly estimated-tax worksheets for new freelancers, showing what to set aside and when to pay
New freelancers dread their first tax bill and want one number to set aside each quarter.
Skills you can bring: Years preparing taxes for freelancers
$49 per quarterStart this - 18
Sales-tax checks for online sellers that list the states where they must register, and how
Online sellers cross state sales thresholds without noticing and want to know where they must register.
Skills you can bring: Sales-tax or accounting work with small online sellers
$199–$399 per checkStart this - 19
Year-end tax records for landlords with one to four rentals, sorted and ready for their preparer
Small landlords bring a shoebox of receipts to tax time, and organized records save them and their preparer days.
Skills you can bring: Bookkeeping or tax preparation for small landlords
$149–$299 per yearStart this - 20
Backyard cottage feasibility checks for homeowners, with zoning rules, setbacks and a rough budget
Homeowners want to know whether a backyard unit is allowed before they pay an architect to find out.
Skills you can bring: Planning, design or building experience
$199–$399 per lotStart this - 21
Home energy reports from bills and photos, ranking the upgrades homeowners should do first
Homeowners want lower bills but don't know which upgrade comes first, and an expert's ranked list answers that.
Skills you can bring: Energy auditing, insulation or building-science experience
$99–$199 per homeStart this - 22
Pre-purchase reports for used EV buyers, with battery health, recall history and a fair price
Used EV buyers worry most about the battery, and a mechanic's reading of its health settles the decision.
Skills you can bring: EV service or diagnostics experience
$79–$149 per carStart this - 23
Salary bands for companies of 10 to 50 people, built from public pay data for their roles and cities
Growing companies set pay case by case until it causes trouble, and clear bands end the guesswork.
Skills you can bring: Compensation analysis or HR experience
$499–$999 per companyStart this - 24
Pre-offer reviews for first-time small-business buyers, checking real earnings and owner dependence
First-time buyers trust a listing's numbers, and an early review shows what to question before an offer.
Skills you can bring: Accounting, lending or business brokerage experience
$299–$599 per businessStart this - 25
Menu costing reports for independent restaurants, showing which dishes need a price increase
Food costs rise faster than menus change, and a costed menu shows which dishes lose money.
Skills you can bring: Chef, kitchen manager or restaurant accounting experience
$199–$399 per menuStart this - 26
Pricing reviews and new price sheets for dog groomers who charge too little
Groomers underprice out of fear, and a review of their costs and local prices gives them the nerve to raise them.
Skills you can bring: Experience running or advising a grooming business
$149–$299 per businessStart this - 27
Loan application packets for small-business owners, with a business plan and financial projections
Owners get turned away for incomplete applications, and a packet ready for a lender gets them a real hearing.
Skills you can bring: Lending, accounting or small-business advising experience
$299–$699 per packetStart this - 28
Care-cost reports for families of an aging parent, comparing local home care and assisted living
Families make care decisions in a hurry, and a local comparison of costs and options gives them a start.
Skills you can bring: Geriatric care management, nursing or social work
$149–$249 per reportStart this - 29
Financial snapshots for people starting a divorce, listing assets, debts and a budget
People starting a divorce often don't know what the household owns or owes, and an organized picture saves legal fees.
Skills you can bring: Accounting, financial counseling or family-law paralegal experience
$199–$399 per snapshotStart this - 30
Budget plans for people deciding whether they can afford to quit, showing how long savings last
People stay in jobs they want to leave because they've never seen the real numbers, and a plan shows them.
Skills you can bring: Bookkeeping or financial counseling experience
$99–$199 per planStart this - 31
Rent-pricing reports for small landlords, with comparable listings, a suggested rent and when to list
Small landlords guess at rent and lose months to vacancy or underpricing, and a local comparison fixes that.
Skills you can bring: Property management or leasing experience
$79–$149 per unitStart this - 32
Nutrition facts panels for small food brands, calculated from the recipe and checked against the rules
Small brands moving into stores need a nutrition panel, and one calculated by an expert costs less than a lab test.
Skills you can bring: A dietitian or food scientist
$79–$149 per productStart this - 33
A weekly report for creators in your niche on the sounds, formats and topics starting to rise
Creators want to catch a trend early, and you already watch your niche every day.
Skills you can bring: Daily time in your niche and an eye for early trends
$9–$19/moStart this - 34
A monthly report for creators in your niche on what brands pay, based on a survey you run
Creators price brand deals with little to go on, and a survey of their peers gives them real numbers.
Skills you can bring: Trust among creators in your niche and comfort with numbers
$15–$29/moStart this - 35
Weekly bookkeeping for cafés, with sales, costs and labor sorted and a one-page profit report
Café margins hide in food and labor costs, and owners who see them weekly can fix a bad week quickly.
Skills you can bring: Experience tracking food and labor costs in a café
$199–$399/moStart this - 36
A one-page weekly report for landscaping companies on jobs, cash, leads and what changed
Landscaping owners rarely have an analyst, and one plain page each week shows which number moved and why.
Skills you can bring: Experience running the numbers for a seasonal business
$199/moStart this - 37
A pricing review for cleaning companies that finds the jobs losing money and plans new prices
Cleaning prices set years ago drift below cost, and owners can defend a raise once they see which jobs lose money.
Skills you can bring: Experience scheduling and pricing cleaning jobs
$199Start this - 38
A 13-week cash forecast for small builders, updated weekly, that warns before a tight week
Builders pay crews weekly while waiting on draws, and seeing a gap weeks ahead leaves time to act.
Skills you can bring: Experience managing a builder's draws and payroll
$99/moStart this - 39
Monthly bookkeeping for small marketing agencies, with reconciled accounts and profit by client
Marketing agencies make or lose money client by client, and profit per client shows which accounts to reprice.
Skills you can bring: Experience running or keeping the books for an agency
$399/moStart this - 40
Job costing for general contractors that compares each job's labor, materials and subs with its quote
Contractors often learn months later that a job lost money, and per-job costs show which work to stop bidding.
Skills you can bring: Experience estimating jobs for a general contractor
$199/moStart this - 41
Bill payment prep for small clinics, with due dates tracked and payments queued for approval
Small clinics pay late fees and miss early-payment discounts, and a list of bills ready to approve ends the scramble.
Skills you can bring: Experience managing a clinic's bills or office
$149/moStart this - 42
Monthly sales-tax totals by state for small online sellers, ready for their accountant to file
Online sellers face different rules in each state, and sorted monthly totals make filing quick and correct.
Skills you can bring: Experience selling online across several states
$99/moStart this - 43
Payroll prep for restaurants, with hours collected, tips sorted and each run ready for owner approval
Payroll errors cost restaurants trust and money, and checking hours and tips each week makes each run routine.
Skills you can bring: Experience managing a restaurant's staff hours and tips
$99/moStart this - 44
Insurance renewal prep for contractors, with policies compared and questions ready for the agent
Contractors get renewals with little time to compare, and a side-by-side of what changed speeds up the agent call.
Skills you can bring: Experience with a contractor's insurance and job risks
$149 per renewalStart this - 45
Reports comparing three towns' demand, competitors and rents for a business's second location
Owners see a second location as a big bet, and checking demand and competition first makes it a safer one.
Skills you can bring: Knowing what made your first location work
$300 per reportStart this - 46
Quick reviews of small-business listings for buyers, with numbers checked and questions for the seller
Buyers read many listings before one is worth a call, and a quick, honest review saves them weeks.
Skills you can bring: Experience buying or running a small business
$199 per businessStart this - 47
One-page monthly owner statements for small property managers, covering rent, repairs and vacancies
Property owners want to see their property at a glance, and a clear statement keeps them with the manager.
Skills you can bring: Experience managing rental properties
$10 per unit per monthStart this - 48
Scheduling and invoicing for local couriers, with runs logged, routes priced and invoices sent weekly
Couriers lose money on runs they forget to bill, and logging each one and invoicing weekly fixes that.
Skills you can bring: Experience running a local delivery business
$149/moStart this