Business Ideas

Factory Tours

By   »  Education & Instruction  »  November 25, 2009

Are there lots of factories in your town? If so, you may be sitting on a tour business goldmine.

Business At A Glance

Factory Tours

Startup Costs: $10,000 – $50,000
Home Based: Can be operated from home.
Part Time: Can be operated part-time.
Online Operation? No

Business Overview

Do you live in a highly industrialized city or region of the countrythat has many factories? If so, you could be sitting on a tour businessgoldmine and not even realize it. Factory tours have become extremelypopular in the past decade, as more and more people are seekingdifferent and interesting ways to spend their hard-earned vacationdollars. The first step in establishing a factory tour business is tofind companies that’ll permit tours of their factories. This isn’t hardto accomplish as the companies can be compensated by way of shared tourrevenues. Often factories will sell their manufactured goods to thetourists at wholesale or factory-direct prices.

The Market

Tourists