If you’re fortunate enough to own a garage, then you have the space to start a side-hustle or a full-time business. If you want to be your own boss, set your own hours, or just have a little more spare cash this could be an ideal move. Below, we explore six businesses you can start from your garage.
Laundry service
A laundry service can be a simple but valuable business to run. Firstly, you’ll need to establish whether there’s demand for this service in your area with market research. If there are potential customers, then you just need to purchase a series of washing machines and begin advertising!
Pet groomer
If you’re good with dogs, becoming a pet groomercould be a great idea. You could use your garage to set up an area where you don’t mind a little mess and fur. From there, you’d just need to buy some cutting equipment before searching for customers.
Yoga or fitness instructor
Up to 460,000 people in the UK take part in yoga classes per week – naturally, then the demand for instructors is increasing. As a result, using your garage as a yoga studio could be neat way to start a business. Whether you want to run online classes or invite customers into your studio, it’s good to have a clean, organised space to exercise in.
A garage
If you’re a mechanic, you could even use your space to create a repairs garage. This can work particularly well if you’re already trusted by a number of customers. The main expense will be in purchasing tools such as an engine hoist, but these should quickly pay for themselves while you repair cars without having to pay rent for a separate working space.
Bicycle repair
If you’re good at DIY, bicycle repairs could be another good option for a business in your garage. Again, this relies on you investing in the appropriate equipment for repairs such as a pump, repair stand, floor pump and small spare parts.
Teaching languages to students
If you’re a confident teacher and a capable linguist, you could consider using your garage to teach languages to students. By turning your garage into a light, pleasant space to learn in, you can begin to advertise to students. Whether you want to help foreign students learn English, or help English students to learn a foreign language, linguistic teachers are always in demand.
If your garage is going unused and you want to start a new business, it could act as the perfect base. Just consider your strengths and build your business up from there!