5 businesses you can start from home with little or no money

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Starting a business from home has never been easier.
Starting a business from home has never been easier.

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I bought an automated car wash. Here's how my husband and I turned a $16,000 investment into 3 locations that made $340,000 in profit last year.

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BreAnna Nixon went into business with her husband, brother, and sister-in-law to launch this second income stream.
BreAnna Nixon went into business with her husband, brother, and sister-in-law to launch this second income stream.

BreAnna Nixon

A business coach who quit her 9-to-5 and now makes $1 million in profit a year shares her growth strategy

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Jereshia Hawk.

Mecca Gamble

I'm a drag queen in Tennessee and scared the new law banning cabaret performances will hurt the drag community and leave me without a steady income

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Bella DuBalle, drag queen
Bella DuBalle is a drag queen based in Memphis, Tennessee.

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I started my online makeup business with no money and made $97,681 in sales last year. The key to my success was turning disappointments into opportunities.

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Janet Leyva started her fake-eyelash and makeup business in 2020.

Janet Leyva

I bought a car wash at 22 years old. It basically runs itself — and I make $5,500 in passive income each month.

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Hannah Ingram's Tennessee car wash was already profitable before she purchased it.

Hannah Ingram

I'm the founder of Mud/Wtr and prefer to invest in employee health rather than perpetuate startup hustle culture

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Mud/Wtr founder and CEO Shane Heath.

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My small business banked at SVB and almost lost $300,000. I worry some banks will never take care of Black of women founders.

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Mitch Gilbert, founder of Oya Femtech Apparel
Mitch Gilbert, the founder of Oya Femtech Apparel, banked with SVB.

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I made over $10 million in revenue on Amazon last year. Here's how my husband and I became sellers and earned enough to buy our dream home.

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Deanna Slamans and her husband started selling on Amazon in 2012 and became full-time sellers in 2015.

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