Every business you can run in Business Baron

All 234 business types in Business Baron, from a café to a care home: what each costs to start, how crowded the trade is, and which tier it is in.

Café & Coffee Shop: Coffee, brunch, cakes
Restaurant: Casual to fine dining
Pub & Bar: Pubs, bars, taprooms
Hotel & B&B: Rooms, stays, retreats
Gym & Fitness Studio: Gyms, studios, classes
Independent Retail: Shops, boutiques, gifts
E-commerce: Online shops and brands
Software (SaaS): Software, apps, AI
Creative & Digital Agency: Design, content, agencies
Consultancy: Management, IT, HR
Accountancy Practice: Accounts, tax, payroll
Law Firm: Legal services
Trades (Plumbing & Electrical): Plumbers, electricians, builders
Construction: Building and civils
Manufacturing: Products and supply chain
Wholesale & Distribution: Trade supply and distribution
Transport & Logistics: Delivery, haulage, couriers
Private Healthcare Clinic: Clinics, physio, dental
Care Services: Home care and support
Training & Tutoring: Schools, training, edtech
Recruitment Agency: Permanent and temporary staffing
Property & Lettings: Lettings and management
Agriculture & Farm Shop: Farming and food production
Hair & Beauty Salon: Hair, beauty, barbers
Takeaway: Chippies, curry houses, pizza
Fine Dining Restaurant: Tasting menus and ambition
Dark Kitchen: Delivery-only kitchens
Craft Bakery: Bread, pastries, cakes
Street Food Trader: Stalls, vans and pop-ups
Ice Cream Van: Soft serve on the round
Micropub: One room, real ale, no music
Nightclub: Late licences and DJs
Craft Brewery: Brewhouse and taproom
Craft Distillery: Gin, whisky and rum
Catering Company: Events, weddings, corporate
Food Manufacturer: Sauces, snacks, ready meals
Convenience Store: Corner shops and minimarts
Newsagent: Papers, sweets and a paper round
Clothing Boutique: Independent fashion
Charity Shop: Donated goods for a good cause
Bookshop: New books, events and advice
Garden Centre: Plants, pots and a café
Butcher: Family butchers and deli counter
Florist: Bouquets, weddings and funerals
Independent Pharmacy: Dispensing and health advice
Vape Shop: E-liquids and devices
Market Stall: Fruit, veg and bargains
Video Rental Shop: Tapes, then discs, then gone
Dry Cleaner: Cleaning, alterations and laundry
Funeral Director: A family firm for hard days
Electrician: Rewires, sockets and EV chargers
Plumber & Heating Engineer: Boilers, bathrooms and heat pumps
Painter & Decorator: Walls, woodwork and wallpaper
Roofer: Slates, flat roofs and gutters
Scaffolding Contractor: Tubes, boards and a lorry
Landscaper: Gardens, patios and maintenance
Window Cleaner: A round of regular customers
Commercial Cleaning Company: Offices, schools and contracts
Housebuilder: Small sites, new homes
Solar & EV Charger Installer: Panels, batteries and chargers
Estate Agency: Homes sold on commission
Chartered Surveyors: Valuations, surveys and disputes
Architecture Practice: From extensions to new schools
Self Storage: Units rented by the month
Bookkeeping Practice: Books and payroll for small firms
Security Firm: Guards, doors and patrols
Retirement & Financial Planning: Regulated advice for life
Mortgage Broker: Finding the right deal
Executive Coaching Practice: Leaders, boards and founders
Life & Career Coaching: Change, confidence and direction
Business Coaching & Mentoring: Helping small firms grow
Workplace Wellbeing Consultancy: Mental health at work
Dental Practice: NHS and private dentistry
Physiotherapy Clinic: Sports injuries and rehabilitation
Care Home: Residential and nursing care
Veterinary Practice: Pets, farm animals and horses
Opticians: Eye tests and frames
Counselling & Therapy Practice: Talking therapies
Day Nursery: Early years childcare
Childminder: Home-based childcare
Driving School: Lessons in a dual-control car
Yoga & Pilates Studio: Classes and memberships
Tattoo Studio: Custom work and walk-ins
B&B & Guest House: Rooms, breakfasts and regulars
Holiday Park & Campsite: Caravans, lodges and pitches
Travel Agency: Holidays booked in person
Escape Room: Puzzles against the clock
Independent Cinema: Screens, sofas and popcorn
Golf Club: Members, green fees and the bar
Padel & Racquet Club: Courts, coaching and leagues
Wedding Venue: Barns, halls and gardens
Events Company: Conferences, festivals and parties
Web Design Agency: Websites and online shops
Photography Studio: Weddings, portraits and commercial
Video Production Company: Adverts, films and content
Recording Studio: Live rooms and mixing desks
Local Newspaper: News, adverts and notices
Podcast & Content Studio: Shows, sponsors and audiences
IT Support & Managed Services: Contracts that keep offices running
Games Studio: Indie games and the odd hit
App Studio: Apps for clients and for yourself
AI Consultancy: Models, automation and strategy
Cybersecurity Firm: Testing, monitoring and certification
Haulage Firm: Lorries, loads and tachographs
Courier & Last Mile: Parcels to the door
Man & Van & Removals: Moving homes and offices
Taxi & Private Hire Firm: Cabs, drivers and a radio room
Coach Operator: School runs, tours and private hire
Garage & MOT Centre: Servicing, repairs and MOT tests
Used Car Dealership: Forecourt, finance and part-exchange
Hand Car Wash & Valeting: Wash, wax and valet
Precision Engineering Shop: CNC, machining and fabrication
Recycling & Waste Firm: Skips, sorting and scrap
Vineyard & Winery: English wine and a cellar door
Fishing Business: A boat, a quota and the weather
Livery & Equestrian Yard: Stables, grazing and lessons
Railway Operator: A term, a timetable and a target
Rail Freight Operator: Paths bought a year before the traffic
Tram & Light Rail Network: Steel in the street, and the council's money
Bus & Coach Network: Registered routes and fifty-six days' notice
Airline: Slots, load factor and the fuel bill
Helicopter Charter: Hours on the airframe, and who pays for them
Airport & Ground Handling: Twenty-five minutes, every time
Ferry Operator: Tides, lane metres and the dry dock
Shipping Line: The rate, and the ship you cannot park
Cruise Line: A hotel that has to be full when it sails
Port & Container Terminal: Berth occupancy and moves an hour
Rail Freight Terminal: Gantries, paths and a very long lease
Toll Bridge & Tunnel: The only way across, at a price somebody else approves
Pipeline Operator: Throughput, tariffs and take-or-pay
Water & Sewerage Company: Leakage, and a price review every five years
Energy Supplier: Buy forward, sell under a cap
Telecoms Network: Homes passed, and homes actually connected
Data Centre: Power, cooling and a contract per rack
Municipal Waste Contract: Every bin, every week, and one number
Motorway Service Area: Open all night, whether anyone stops or not
Stadium Operator: A certificate that says how many may come in
Theme Park: One new ride, every few years
Racecourse: Fixtures you are given, and a going report
Private Hospital Group: Theatre lists, consultants and the rating
Rolling Stock Leasing: Thirty-five year assets, seven year leases
Aircraft Manufacturer: Airframes built to a specification, paid by the stage
Aero-Engine Maker: Engines for other people's aeroplanes
Defence Contractor: Guns, shells and small arms under contract
Warship Yard: Destroyers, cruisers and submarines for the Admiralty
Defence Electronics & Radar: Radar, radios and the black boxes inside everything
Drone & UAV Maker: Uncrewed aircraft for the forces, farms and survey
Satellite & Space Launch: Small satellites, and rockets to put them up
Merchant Shipyard: Cargo ships, liners and tankers built on the slipway
Colliery: Deep coal, drift mines and the men who dig them
Steelworks: Iron, steel and plate for everybody else's works
Motor Manufacturer: Cars, vans and lorries off a moving line
Chemical Works: Acids, alkalis, dyes and plastics by the ton
Pharmaceutical Company: Medicines, vaccines and the laboratory behind them
Oil Refinery: Crude in; petrol, diesel and chemicals out
North Sea Oil & Gas Field: A licence block, a platform and a pipeline ashore
Nuclear Power Station: Base load from a reactor on the coast
Semiconductor Fab: Chips, wafers and a clean room
Film Studio: Stages, stars and a quota to fill
National Newspaper: A daily paper, printed overnight, on every breakfast table
Record Label: Artists, a studio and a pressing plant
ITV Franchise: Commercial television for a region, on contract to the Authority
Commercial Radio Station: Local radio paid for by advertising
Satellite Television: Dishes, subscriptions and the rights to the big match
Private Bank: Deposits, loans and a manager who knows your name
Building Society: Savers' money lent to homebuyers
Insurance Company & Lloyd's Syndicate: Premiums in now, claims paid later
Stockbroker: Buying and selling shares for clients, on commission
Canal Carrier: Narrowboats and barges on the cut
Undersea Cable Operator: Telegrams and calls under the sea
Package Holiday Airline: Charter flights to the sun, sold with a hotel
Mobile Network: Masts, spectrum and a phone in every pocket
Tea Room: Pots of tea, cakes and a white tablecloth
Tobacconist: Tobacco, cigars, pipes and matches
Ironmonger & Hardware: Nails by the pound, paraffin by the gallon
Draper & Haberdasher: Cloth by the yard, buttons by the card
Cobbler & Shoe Repairs: Soles, heels and repairs while you wait
Tailor & Outfitter: Made to measure, with the shirts and ties to go with it
Milliner: Hats for church, weddings and every Saturday
Fishmonger: Fresh from the market before dawn
Greengrocer: Fruit and vegetables, weighed and bagged
Pie & Mash Shop: Pie, mash, liquor and jellied eels
Department Store: Everything under one roof, and a restaurant on the top floor
Coffee Bar: Espresso, a jukebox and somewhere to go
Record Shop: Singles, LPs and a booth to listen in
Dance Hall & Ballroom: A sprung floor, a resident band and Saturday night
Lido & Swimming Baths: An open-air pool, a sun terrace and a summer
Holiday Camp: A week's full board, entertainment included
Seaside Boarding House: Bed, breakfast, evening meal and the rules on the door
Bingo Hall: Eyes down in a converted picture house
Amusement Arcade: Penny machines, the crane and the change kiosk
Ten-Pin Bowling Alley: Automatic pinsetters, bright lights and a late bar
Roller Skating Rink: A maple floor, music and skates for hire
Coal Merchant: A hundredweight at the back door, every week of the winter
Milk Round & Dairy: A pint on every step before breakfast
Rag and Bone: Any old iron, rags and bones
Laundry: Collected on Monday, back starched on Friday
Launderette: Automatic washing machines, by the load
Blacksmith & Farrier: Horseshoes, ironwork and repairs at the forge
Wheelwright & Coachbuilder: Wheels, carts and bodies for the motor trade
Jobbing Printer: Handbills, letterheads, tickets and wedding cards
Signwriter: Fascias, vans and gold leaf on glass
Textile Mill: Spinning and weaving for the home trade and the world
Pottery: Tableware, teapots and a bottle oven in the yard
Boatyard: Building, laying up and repairing boats
Wireless & TV Rental: A wireless, then a television, for so much a week
Radio & TV Repair: Valves, aerials and house calls
Typing & Secretarial Bureau: Typing, duplicating and temporary secretaries
Private Detective Agency: Divorce evidence, missing persons and process serving
Insurance Agent's Round: A penny a week, collected at the door
Pawnbroker: Money lent on pledges, and bargains in the window
Ride-Hailing Operator: Private hire booked on a phone
Food Delivery Platform: Restaurant meals to the door, by app and by bike
EV Charging Network: Chargers for electric cars, sold by the kilowatt-hour
E-Scooter Hire: Hire scooters, unlocked by phone, under a council permit
Robotics Maker: Industrial arms, warehouse robots and machines that walk
Self-Driving Taxi Fleet: Taxis that drive themselves, with a safety driver for now
Spaceport: A licensed launch site, sold to rocket firms by the launch
Print & Copy Shop: Copies, business cards and printing while you wait
Computer Shop: Microcomputers, software and somebody who understands them
Computer Games Shop: Cassettes, cartridges and the charts
Computer Training Centre: Courses in word processing, spreadsheets and the new machines
Fax & Office Bureau: Fax, telex, photocopying and a mailbox address
Pager & Car Phone Dealer: Pagers, car phones and the airtime to go with them
One-Hour Photo Lab: Your holiday photos back before lunch
Mobile Phone Shop: Handsets, contracts and cases
Satellite Dish Installer: Dishes, aerials and the signal to go with them
Call Centre: Banking, bookings and sales by telephone
Dial-Up Internet Provider: Modems, a monthly fee and a connection to the world
Internet Café: Coffee, and a computer by the half hour
CD & DVD Shop: Albums, films and the charts on compact disc
Web Hosting Company: Websites, email and domain names by the month
Cash Machine Operator: Free-standing cash machines, filled and serviced
Phone Repair Shop: Cracked screens, dead batteries and unlocking

Every business you can run in Business Baron

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