Moms are the unsung heroes of the household, wearing countless hats, from nurse to teacher to personal chef. Between toting the kids around, taking care of them, and keeping them happy and entertained, there's a lot going on from day to day.
But, that doesn't mean moms can't work. No—in this day and age, there are so many great careers that can fit into nontraditional hours, and running your own business is among the best.
What are some good business ideas for moms?
Moms have a lot on their plates, especially during the early years when there are babies to feed, diapers to change, and a need for constant supervision. Fortunately, many businesses can be run during your free time, giving you the flexibility you need to stay at home with your kids while still earning income.
Some of the best business ideas for moms provide that built-in flexibility that allows them to alter their business plan as their children grow and they have more time in the future. In fact, your little side hustle during infancy could evolve into a full-time business that sustains your household once your kids head off to school.
50 of the best business ideas for moms
Online business ideas
1. Making and selling templates
Digital templates are one of the easiest products to make and sell. Whether you're creating calendars, media kits, or some other kind of template, all you have to do is design something unique and put it up for sale.
How to get started: Consider using a platform like Canva to start creating templates quickly. Research and figure out a niche, then get to work. Sell your products on a platform like Whop and let the passive income roll in.
Time commitment: Anywhere from a few hours a month to full-time.
Earning potential: Some people earn upwards of a few thousand dollars a month with minimal effort.
2. Creating an online course
Are you particularly knowledgeable about a specific subject, or are you willing to become an expert? Choose a lucrative topic and create your own course about it.
How to get started: You might need equipment to create high-quality videos. But if you already have that, all you have to do is choose a topic and start working on it.
Time commitment: Anywhere from a few hours a week to full-time.
Earning potential: It depends. If you create several lucrative courses on a platform like Whop and get regular sales, you can earn upwards of $10,000 monthly.
3. Launching a paid community
Put your organization and leadership skills to the test by launching a paid community centered around an interest or goal. Maybe you really love soccer or you have a passion for international cuisine. As long as you can market it and keep it engaging, it can pay for itself in spades.
How to get started: Provide a community worth paying for. It should include your niche expertise and provide something more than can be found online for free. Choose a community platform like Whop and let it flourish.
Time commitment: At least a handful of hours per week, or more, depending on how active your community is.
Earning potential: It depends on how much you charge and how many people pay.
4. Hosting and selling webinars
Webinars are virtual seminars where you interact with the audience in real-time. If you have unique experience or expertise in a niche subject, this is a great way to reach an audience and earn a little extra spending money.
How to get started: You need a solid following before this becomes particularly lucrative. Then, simply schedule a webinar and sell the tickets. Host on Whop, Zoom, or another similar video conference platform and enjoy.
Time commitment: The length of the webinar, plus any time spent planning and marketing.
Earning potential: It varies based on niche, marketing, and how much you charge. Many earn between $500 and $3,000 per webinar. Plus, you can record it and sell the video afterward.
5. Affiliate marketing
Affiliate marketers market products or services sold by other companies, raking in a commission based on performance. It's a perfect addition to blogs, newsletters, and online communities for extra income.
How to get started: You'll first have to find a company willing to pay for affiliate commissions. It also helps to already have a large social media following.
Time commitment: A few hours per week, or full-time.
Earning potential: Earnings vary from a few hundred monthly to over $100,000 depending on the niche, value of products, and website traffic.
Whop helps you keep your affiliate marketing campaigns organized with its Affiliate Links app.
6. Blogging
Blogging couldn't be easier. Write and publish high-quality articles about just about anything. Write about parenting, your career, or even a niche hobby. As long as you're enthusiastic, consistent, and work hard to be discovered, you can find success.
How to get started: Choose a blogging platform and start writing! Set up affiliate links and ads for additional revenue if possible, and remember that you can repurpose that content into other forms like classes, podcasts, and ebooks to further diversify your income stream.
Time commitment: At least a few hours a week, or more depending on preferences.
Earning potential: It depends on your monetization strategy. If you have paywalled content or sell relevant digital products, you can earn more. A full-time established blogger can even surpass six figures annually.
7. Paid newsletters
Newsletters aren't just for sending out announcements anymore. They're also a great way to earn regular income. Launching a paid newsletter lets you create writing pieces based on your interests and charge people to access the information.
How to get started: You'll need to build an audience willing to pay for your content first. Consider social media platforms like Facebook and TikTok to start building your audience.
Time commitment: A few hours a week, plus time spent marketing.
Earning potential: It depends a lot on how much you charge for access to your newsletter and how many subscribers you have. But, the top 27 Substack newsletters generate $22 million annually, so there's plenty of earning potential here.
8. Become a social media influencer
Social media influencers have established their credibility in a specific industry and post online about it. Many also make money through sponsorships and affiliate marketing.
How to get started: Learn your niche, get to know current trends, and build your following. Patience is key here, and it's rare for a significant following to be built quickly.
Time commitment: Big payoffs come with big responsibilities. Most influencers spend between 20 and 40+ hours weekly on content creation and engagement.
Earning potential: Recent data on ZipRecruiter says the average annual pay for social media influencers is around $57,928 annually, but it depends a lot on how many followers you have. That number is heavily skewed by top performers. Influencers with fewer than 10,000 followers average between $10 and $100 per post.
9. Online tutoring
Do you have a passion for teaching? Plenty of platforms offer online tutoring. Whether you're teaching foreign students English as a second language or helping students from your home country master a tricky subject, you have plenty of options.
How to get started: Choose a subject or subjects and decide which audience you want to work with. Then, choose any of the numerous platforms and create a profile to start attracting work.
Time commitment: Your time commitment generally includes the hours you spend tutoring (which may only be one or two hours per week per student), plus any time you spend creating lesson plans.
Earning potential: On average, full-time online tutors make between $52,000 and $57,000 annually.
10. Dropshipping
If you want to sell things but don't want to deal with inventory or shipping, dropshipping is for you. Sell products, then order them from a third party and have them shipped directly to the customer.
How to get started: Choose what you want to sell, find a supplier, then build your online store.
Time commitment: Typically, less than a couple hours a day, depending on sales volume. However, a particularly successful dropshipping venture could require more than a full-time job.
Earning potential: Typically, the profit margin is 15-20% of sales.
11. Online consulting
Do you have a lot of industry experience from your pre-kids days? Put that knowledge and education to good use as an online consultant advising clients on specific subjects.
How to get started: Identify your area of expertise, start researching the market, and form a business plan. Work on building a strong online presence and don't be afraid to network or cold-call.
Time commitment: Flexible. Take as many or as few clients as you want.
Earning potential: It depends a lot on the industry and your experience, but some niche experts can comfortably make six figures consulting full-time.
12. Virtual assistant
Put your skills in keeping your home organized to work as someone else's virtual assistant. Generally, virtual assistants help business owners with basic tasks like returning calls, booking appointments, and replying to emails.
How to get started: Apply to companies seeking virtual assistants. You might find job listings for small businesses looking for just a few hours a week on sites like Craigslist.
Time commitment: It depends! This role can range from part-time to full-time or more.
Earning potential: On average, virtual assistants in the U.S. earn $24.40 per hour.
13. Automated day trading
You don't have to be a financial guru to set up automated day trading. While this form of income comes with inherent risk, it's also pretty passive once you have it set up.
How to get started: Invest some cash into day trading and set up parameters you feel comfortable with. You can set up software to buy and sell stock at set intervals to slowly build a profit.
Time commitment: Several weeks or months of learning and developing strategy, then minimal upkeep outside of checking in to make sure your software is operating correctly.
Earning potential: Successful traders see somewhere between 1% and 10% profit on their invested capital monthly.
14. Social media manager
As a social media manager, your primary role is to create engaging content that compels people to interact with a business. It requires excellent copywriting skills and plenty of experience making the algorithms work in your favor.
How to get started: Start by creating your own social media content, which can also serve as your portfolio. From there, apply to entry-level positions or seek out people on job boards like Upwork looking for a social media specialist.
Time commitment: It depends on your client load. If you only have one or two clients, you might only spend a few hours a week helping them, or you can aim for full-time hours.
Earning potential: Freelance social media managers average between $14 and $35 per hour.
Businesses based out of your home
15. Homesteading and selling your surplus
Do you already garden or raise livestock for your family? You can make extra income by selling your surplus. Eggs, fresh produce, meat, and even seeds and flowers can be sold locally, either at your farmer's market, through a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program, or from your home.
How to get started: If you don't already have livestock or land, you'll have to invest in that first. However, if you've been homesteading all along, all you have to do is check your local regulations on selling home-grown products and start advertising.
Time commitment: Admittedly, there's a lot of upkeep that goes into this method, but if you're already doing it, the only additional time you'll spend will be packing the goods for sale, marketing, and collecting the cash.
Earning potential: It depends a lot on your products, how much surplus you sell, and how you price things. Dedicated homesteaders can earn thousands per season if they play their cards right.
16. Cottage food business
Do you have a passion for cooking or baking? Put it to work by operating your own cottage food business. The sky's the limit as long as you follow all local regulations.
How to get started: First, you'll need a cottage food permit from your state, which requires you to pay for the application. You'll also need a kitchen that meets state standards. From there, make your delicious products and sell them through local social media pages or word of mouth.
Time commitment: As much or as little as you'd like.
Earning potential: To qualify as a cottage food producer, many states put an earning limit on your business. In Washington, for example, sales must be no more than $35,000, while in Oregon, it's $50,000.
17. Rent out bounce houses and other party supplies
Make someone's party the best in the neighborhood by renting out professional party supplies like bounce houses, tents, chairs, or sound equipment.
How to get started: Invest in professional equipment, then create a fee schedule and set up a way for people to book your equipment. You can either deliver the equipment or have renters pick it up.
Time commitment: It depends. If you're delivering and picking up equipment, you have a larger time commitment. Likewise, factor in time for cleaning, maintenance, and generally managing the business.
Earning potential: Depending on the price and what you offer, you can probably make a few hundred dollars per gig.
18. Make and sell your own candles and soaps
Making soaps and candles can be a fun hobby, but it can also be transformed into a booming business if you find your niche and differentiate yourself well.
How to get started: Master your craft, create a line of products, and start selling. Consider creating an online store or selling through social media marketplaces like Facebook, Etsy, or the TikTok Shop.
Time commitment: Active time, you're looking at a few hours per week in making the products, then the time spent shipping or selling them.
Earning potential: Again, it depends on how much you sell and how much you price the products. On average, a 5-ounce bar of handmade soap costs around $18.
19. Produce and sell personalized products with a Cricut
If you're crafty and have a Cricut at your disposal, you have a whole world of personalized products at your fingertips. Customize clothing and tumblers or create holiday decorations like stockings or ornaments.
How to get started: Once you're experienced with a Cricut, all that's left is to start creating some custom designs, pick up the merchandise you plan on customizing, and get started.
Time commitment: It's flexible! You can control the flow of orders to meet your availability.
Earning potential: Some successful creators generate upwards of six figures annually.
20. Upcycling and reselling old furniture
Do you like breathing new life into old, banged-up furniture? Luckily for you, there's a huge market for reclaimed furniture.
How to get started: If you're confident in your skills, shop around for cheap, high-quality furniture at yard sales or online marketplaces. Then, work your magic and post that beauty up for sale.
Time commitment: This varies based on how many pieces you flip and how elaborate your changes are to the furniture. A simple sand and stain job only takes a handful of hours, plus the time spent finding and buying the piece.
Earning potential: A general rule furniture upcyclers aim for is doubling the price they paid for the item.
21. Launch and run an Airbnb
Do you have an investment property sitting around? Or are you interested in buying a second property? It could be the perfect place to start an Airbnb business for some extra cash.
How to get started: You'll need a second property or a part of your current home that you don't mind renting out. Then, sign up with Airbnb and wait for renters. Remember, you'll have to clean and prepare the property between guests.
Time commitment: Anywhere from a few hours a week to a full-time job commitment.
Earning potential: If you're somewhere with a high demand, you can quickly make a living renting out a room or an entire property for several hundred dollars per night.
22. Buy products in bulk and sell them online
If you have some extra space for storage in your home, consider getting into retail selling. You can buy tons of products wholesale and sell them from the comfort of your home.
How to get started: Find some products you're interested in selling and buy your initial inventory. Set up a website for sales, then ship off any products people buy.
Time commitment: Most of your time will likely be spent packing and shipping orders. If your business sells a modest amount, you might only need a few hours a day or week. If it's particularly successful, you might need some full-time helpers.
Earning potential: Typically, a good profit margin for online retailers is about 43%. However, you can make more for products in high demand.
23. Reselling clothes and thrifted items
There's a huge market for used and vintage clothing. If you have an eye for fashion and are familiar with popular brands, you can make good money reselling clothes and other thrifted items.
How to get started: Visit yard sales, thrift stores, and other places where you can buy used clothes. Collect items you think you can sell, then post them up online.
Time commitment: Flexible—you can visit a thrift shop weekly for an hour or two, or spend every day there if you want to.
Earning potential: Many casual thrifters make several hundred dollars a month.
Crafty and creative business ideas
24. Sell your crafts
If you're particularly crafty, put those endless projects to good use and sell them.
How to get started: Hone your craft and figure out what you're passionate about creating that people will buy. Then, find an online marketplace like Etsy or eBay to sell them. Or, build your own website or social media platform to avoid marketplace fees.
Time commitment: As much or as little as you'd like.
Earning potential: It ranges from a few hundred dollars for side hustles to a full-time income.
25. Photography
Do you have an eye for detail and some good photography equipment? People pay the big bucks for professional-quality photos for big events like holidays, celebrating newborns, graduations, and weddings.
How to get started: Once you're skilled enough to sell the photos you take, start building a portfolio. Develop a style and invest in quality gear. Then, start advertising your services and let your business grow.
Time commitment: Flexible. You can book as many clients as you can comfortably manage.
Earning potential: Top earners make nearly $80,000 annually.
26. Take and sell stock photos
You don't even have to worry about finding clients if you opt for selling stock photos. As long as the photos are your own and you hold the copyright, you can sell photos. Just keep in mind that you might need model or property releases.
How to get started: Build your skills, then choose a platform for stock photos. Microstock sites like Shutterstock allow amateurs to sell with them. People who want to use your photos then buy the rights through the site and you get paid.
Time commitment: As flexible as you'd like.
Earning potential: Typically, stock photos earn photographers $0.25 to $0.45 per image per sale. The good news is that around half of people making and selling stock photos earn $500 or more monthly.
27. Edit photos
Picture-perfect photos don't happen on their own. They typically require some sort of editing to make them stand out, and if you master this skill, you can be paid to do it.
How to get started: Develop a mastery for editing photos using Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, or similar software. Then, create a strong portfolio. Build your online presence through freelance platforms and market well.
Time commitment: It depends on the scope of your edits. A standard photo might take 10 minutes while a carefully cultivated portrait could take upwards of 1.5 hours.
Earning potential: $20 to $100 per hour depending on experience.
28. Art commissions
Do you have a standout art style that gets rave reviews? Consider selling art commissions. People tell you what they want in an art piece and you make it a reality.
How to get started: Once you have the skills developed, create a portfolio showcasing your skills. Social media following can also help boost your audience. Then, set your price and see what happens.
Time commitment: It depends on the media, your skill, and how complex the design is.
Earning potential: It depends on style, supplies, experience, pricing, and speed. Generally, art commissions are paid per project, not per hour.
Service-based business ideas
29. Do someone else's laundry
If you're already folding mountains of laundry, why not help someone else and get paid for it?
How to get started: Sign up for gig work with apps like Hampr or Laundry Care, which provide on-demand laundry services.
Time commitment: A few hours per load, but it's mostly passive time!
Earning potential: Some top performers earn upwards of $6,000 monthly.
30. Clean someone else's house
So many people would rather outsource their house cleaning to someone else. If you're great at leaving spaces spotless, consider picking up a few weekly or monthly clients to pad your budget.
How to get started: Gather up your cleaning supplies and start doing some market research. Figure out your business model and start advertising.
Time commitment: A few hours per cleaning job.
Earning potential: House cleaners typically make between $20 and $50 per hour, depending on location and experience.
31. Running an in-home daycare
You're already spending all day taking care of the kids. Why not add a few more to the pack for some extra cash?
How to get started: Research your local requirements and limitations. Then create your business plan and get relevant certifications like CPR or food handlers permits. Comply with local regulations and advertise your services.
Time commitment: Admittedly, if you're running a daycare, you're probably working full-time, but your day-to-day tasks might not look that different since you were taking care of your own kids anyway.
Earning potential: Average in-home daycare providers earn somewhere between $13 and $18 an hour.
32. Event planning
There's always demand for event planners, and if you're skilled at throwing parties, this may just be the side hustle for you.
How to get started: Research the market, create your business plan, and get any necessary permits. Start marketing your services online while building experience planning events.
Time commitment: It depends on the event and how many clients. The average wedding takes between 200 and 500 hours of planning over several months.
Earning potential: Event planners typically earn between $20 and $250 hourly.
33. Narration
If your voice is pleasant and easy to listen to, you might have a future in narration. There's plenty of demand for audiobook narrators if you can develop the right skills.
How to get started: Research the niche and start developing your skills. Invest in proper equipment and start building a network. You might even want to set up a website for your services.
Time commitment: It varies, but new narrators often take around 5 working hours to produce one hour of narration.
Earning potential: Beginners typically make between $10 and $100 per finished hour while professionals can make upwards of $500 per hour.
34. Travel planning and consulting
As a travel agent or consultant, your role is to help clients organize their trips. This might involve creating itineraries or booking tickets and reservations.
How to get started: Either work for a travel company exclusively or set up your own business and advertise to reach clients.
Time commitment: It depends. If you work for a travel company, you may have a set number of hours each week, but as a freelancer, you're in complete control of how many clients you take.
Earning potential: On average, travel agents make around $18 per hour.
35. Personal shopper
Turn retail therapy into a lucrative side gig as someone's personal shopper.
How to get started: Starting out on apps like Instacart, Uber Eats, and similar third-party delivery apps is a great starting point. Then, build your rating over time.
Time commitment: As much or as little as you'd like.
Earning potential: ZipRecruiter reports Instacart shoppers earning between $11 and $43 an hour.
36. Petsitting
Do you love animals but want to skip the day-to-day responsibilities? Consider being a petsitter. You'll take care of the animals while their owners are away and reap all the cuddly, playful benefits.
How to get started: Start petsitting for friends or family to gain references. Consider creating a profile on apps like Wag or Rover and advertise your services in your area.
Time commitment: You have control over how long you care for animals or how many clients you take. Some may just ask you to let their pets out and feed them a few times a day. Others might ask you to stay in their home or take their animal to yours.
Earning potential: Typically, petsitters charge around $25 for a 30-minute visit.
Business ideas that tap into professional skills
37. Grant writer
Do you have a passion for writing? Help organizations complete compelling grant applications.
How to get started: It can help to get a grant writing certificate and develop your portfolio. Decide if you want to freelance or be brought on as an official employee. Advertise and network.
Time commitment: It depends on the type of employment you seek.
Earning potential: The average hourly pay for grant writers is between $20 and $50 per hour.
38. Graphic designer
Do you have an eye for design and skill with a mouse and keyboard? Consider launching into graphic design for some extra spending money.
How to get started: Create a portfolio and establish an online presence. Then start networking and using freelance sites like Whop, Upwork, Fiverr, and similar to find clients.
Time commitment: It depends on the complexity of the project. Simple logos might take a handful of hours.
Earning potential: Graphic designers earn $24 to $35 hourly on average.
39. Web designer
Web design combines creativity with technical skills in a fulfilling career opportunity. Building attractive, functional, and engaging websites can be a great way to tap into your skills while still being at home with the kids.
How to get started: Develop necessary skills like HTML and JavaScript. Create a portfolio showing off your skills and start marketing within your chosen niche.
Time commitment: It depends on the scale of the website. A simple 4-6 page website takes somewhere between 10 and 50 hours.
Earning potential: On average, freelance web designers earn around $36 hourly.
40. Real estate agent
Real estate can be a lucrative career opportunity that offers flexibility with virtually uncapped earning potential.
How to get started: Take the necessary courses and exams so you can apply for your license. Requirements vary by state, so be sure to do your due diligence.
Time commitment: It's flexible. You can work on your schedule, but it can require you to put in extra hours when closing deals.
Earning potential: Real estate agents earn commissions of between 5% and 6% of a home's sale price.
41. Personal trainer
Do you love staying in shape and helping others? You may be in the perfect position to start working as a personal trainer.
How to get started: You'll want to get certified, which requires you to study and pass the certification exam. A degree in exercise science or kinesiology can help. Once you're certified, start networking or consider working at a gym or fitness center for practical experience.
Time commitment: As much or as little as you want as a freelancer. If you work for a gym, you'll likely have a regular work schedule.
Earning potential: The average personal trainer in the U.S. earns around $28.81 per hour.
Whop can help you expand your income sources from personal training. Build a supportive community around your business, create meal plans for your followers, hold live group events, and more all from your own whop.
42. Meal planner
All those hours planning your family's meals can be put to good work, especially if you have culinary experience. Tons of people want meal plans to help them stay on their diet without having to do the mental work.
How to get started: Choose a niche or three, like keto or vegetarian, and find your target market. Start marketing and consider bringing other income avenues in, like creating newsletters, hosting webinars, and making your own online courses. Consider investing in certification as a nutritionist or a registered dietitian to add authenticity.
Time commitment: It depends on how many clients you have and whether you're creating individual meal plans for each of them.
Earning potential: ZipRecruiter reports meal planners earn between $15 and $34 per hour.
43. Write ebooks
Is the next great novel floating around in your mind? Make it a reality. Whether you dive into nonfiction or fiction, you can write and self-publish your own ebooks.
How to get started: Plan and write your book, ideally for a specific market. Pay attention to genre tropes and expectations as you write. Once the book's done and edited, start marketing it.
Time commitment: Writing a book can take a long time, but it can be broken up between other tasks over several months.
Earning potential: The median earnings for self-published authors sits at just under $13,000 annually.
44. Edit or proofread
If you love to read and have an impeccable eye for grammar, freelance editing and proofreading may be just up your alley.
How to get started: It can help to get your certificate in editing. Even without it, you can apply to freelance job boards to get your first gig.
Time commitment: It takes a professional editor about an hour to edit 1,000 words.
Earning potential: Freelance editors typically earn between $30 and $70 per hour.
45. Transcription work
Transcriptionists listen to video or audio content and write down everything that's said.
How to get started: Plenty of platforms, like Amazon Transcribe, Rev, and GoTranscript offer the perfect launching pad for this line of work.
Time commitment: You can work anywhere from ultra-part-time to full-time as a transcriptionist.
Earning potential: On average, transcriptionists earn somewhere between $16.35 and $23 an hour.
46. Bookkeeping
Numbers people, rejoice—bookkeeping is a high-demand industry with plenty of flexible earning potential. Whether you help a business balance their books a few times a month or do it day in and day out, this satisfying career can add plenty of wiggle room to your household budget.
How to get started: Invest heavily in your education if you don't already have it. A bookkeeping certificate goes a long way in instilling trust. Learn key software like QuickBooks. Consider finding an entry-level bookkeeping job for a year or two before going freelance to build experience.
Time commitment: It depends on the size of your clients' companies. It can be anywhere from a few hours monthly to a full-time job.
Earning potential: The average hourly wage for freelance bookkeepers is between $20 and $32.
47. Language translation
If you're fluent in multiple languages, you have a valuable skill available as a translator.
How to get started: Develop a specialization, like translating legal, literary, or marketing copy. Show off your best work in a portfolio and set your rates. Start searching for translation projects on freelancing websites or look for agencies hiring for the role.
Time commitment: Freelancers retain control of how many projects they take on. If you work for an agency, you might have hourly requirements.
Earning potential: Freelance translators make between $21 and $34 an hour.
Seasonal business ideas
48. Make gift baskets
Get into the holiday spirit and earn a little extra cash on the side by making your own appealing gift baskets. Perfect for Easter, Valentine's Day, or other special occasions, these gift baskets can be a blast to make while spreading the holiday spirit.
How to get started: Do some research into what's trending for your target audience. Start shopping for the best deals on products that'll go well with the theme and audience, then start putting together your baskets. Market them on social media and watch the cash roll in.
Time commitment: Several hours to shop and assemble the baskets, but you can do these tasks with your kids in tow.
Earning potential: Profit margins on gift baskets are typically between 30% and 50%.
49. Decorate other people’s homes for the holidays
If you have an eye for detail and a passion for making beautiful things, you can always set up a seasonal business helping decorate homes for the holidays.
How to get started: Create your portfolio and start marketing on social media in your area. Advertise on platforms like Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist, or consider putting up signs or fliers around town. You may also want to invest in liability insurance to instill trust in clients.
Time commitment: Several hours per home.
Earning potential: Depending on the scope of the project, anywhere from $100-$300 to decorate a tree to upwards of $2,000 to set up extensive outdoor lights.
50. Gift wrapping
If you've mastered the art of stunning gift wrap, you can market that skill. Wrapping people's gifts for the holiday season can be a great way to bring in some extra funds for vacations or holiday celebrations.
How to get started: Set up your business plan and roll with it. Consider setting up booths at busy events like holiday markets to attract customers in addition to marketing efforts on social media.
Time commitment: Anywhere from a few hours weekly up to full-time during busy holiday months.
Earning potential: It varies based on pay model. Hourly, gift wrappers charge an average of $20.
What’s the best business to start as a mom?
So, what's the verdict? The best business for moms is any business that lets them focus on their children's needs from home. Start an online business, freelance from home, or create digital products to sell so you can work on your time and not worry about how your baby's constantly evolving needs will impact work.
Launch your business with Whop
Choosing a gig as a mom can be both empowering and overwhelming. It can provide some financial freedom while allowing you time to attend to your main priority, your kids.
To get your footing in the gig economy and ecommerce world, consider joining online communities on Whop. Here you'll find educational resources, community support from other members, and invaluable advice from mentors to give you the confidence to start your business.
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