Congratulations: You have survived the recession. Now what? If you have ever had the urge to start your own business, now may be a good time to make a move.
To help identify the most promising industries for start-ups, a team of Inc. reporters hit the phones and scoured the data – from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and from private research groups such as Sageworks, IBISWorld, and AnythingResearch.com.
Some of the industries we have identified may surprise you. Start-ups that provide a measure of reassuring comfort in our newly cost-conscious era are doing particularly well. Call it the cupcake factor. In addition to bakeries, these sectors include hobby and craft shops, businesses that sell musical instruments and online vintage clothing boutiques. Then there are the ever-expanding storage businesses that supply the space where a lot of that stuff tends to end up. Or, if you are in the mood for more adventure, how about launching a passenger ferry service? Following are 10 of the best industries in which to start a business in 2010.
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