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How We Created This Year’s List
The criteria and ranking method behind the 2011 Best Industries to Start and Grow a Business.
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Technical and Trade Schools
With college costs soaring, learning technical skills is in style. Last year, the industry's profit margin grew by 10 percent.
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Public Relations Firms
The proliferation of social-media is turning the tide for agencies and solo practitioners.
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Physical Therapy
Although it's still bouncing back, the physical therapy industry is poised for huge growth. Thanks, Baby Boomers.
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Financial Planning, Advice, and Investment
Big banking's bounced back. Is there a way for the little guy to elbow into this lucrative field?
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Online Dating and Matchmaking
As the social stigma about online dating vanishes, industry-wide profits are soaring. Read more
Employment and Recruiting Agencies
Let's admit it: The jobless rate is still high. So are profits for recruitment, staffing, and temp agencies. Read more
Real Estate Appraisal
The housing market hasn't bounced back, but the market for those who assign properties their values sure has. Read more
The Best Industries for Starting a Business Right Now
What niches are poised for growth? Our annual list this year features green toys, organic snacks, historical site tours, physical therapy, location-based app... View slideshow
Environmental Consulting
Contractors, consultants, and quality managers, come on over: this industry is thriving. Read more
Home Health Care
As health care costs soar, less expensive out-of-hospital care is in high demand. Read more
Tea and Healthy Beverages
Health-savvy boomers are giving the tea industry a boost. Read more
Handmade and Vintage Good Sales Online
Get a PayPal account and set up your own virtual storefront. Read more
Self-Published Video Games
Entrepreneurs and code geeks with a solid idea can elbow their way into this highly competitive field. Read more
Water Supply and Irrigation Systems
Immune to economic ebbs and flows, water-providing services are in for modest-but-steady growth. Read more
Safety and Quality Testing
Consumer demand for product-safety assurance is driving this $15 billion industry. Read more
How We Created The List
The criteria and ranking method behind the 2010 Best Industries to Start and Grow a Business Read more
The Best Industries For Starting a Business Right Now
Ready to start something? We've analyzed data to pinpoint 2010's highest-growth industries ripe for start-ups. View slideshow
The Best Industries for Starting a Business in 2010
This year's burgeoning industries include interactive technology (from mobile app design to tech-savvy translation), wellness (healthy beverages), and little... Read more
6 Top Performing Industries for 2011
Want to start a business in 2011? Market researcher IBISWorld has targeted six industries with high potential for growth in the year to come for small and me... View slideshow
Clothing Accessory Stores
The market for little luxuries is still growing as consumers grow more confident—and sick of their stagnant wardrobes. Read more
Environmental Consulting
A significant growth field for years, environmental consulting firms are expanding their reaches—so if you're going to try to break in, get a jump on. Read more
Blood, Plasma, and Sperm Banks
The barriers to entering the ambulatory health services industry are lower than you would think. Read more
Historical Sites
Staycations are so 2009. Families are visiting nearby landmarks, historical homes, and tourist sites—and you can cash in. Read more
Self-Storage Leasing
The subprime mortgage crisis wasn't so hard on the storage business. Read more
The Best and Worst Industries of the Next Decade
A new analysis predicts which industries will experience the best and worst revenue growth over the next ten years. Read more
Best Industries for Starting a Business, 2011
Have an itch to start something? Look to barber shops, online dating, public relations, and--surprise--the auto industry. Read more
Is Your Industry Hot or Not?
How bright are your business prospects? Do research online to find out—but don't forget to consult trade associations, industry experts, and consumers. Read more
Entrepreneurs In Outer Space
Obama shifts funding for space exploration toward small business. Perhaps it has been the success of programs like the X Prize and Read more
Beauty Industry
It's time to get pretty: barbers, cosmetology schools, and even nail salons are unmistakably hot businesses. Read more
Could This Man Mine the Moon?
Entrepreneurial lunar dreams. Plus, working out-of-the-office goes mainstream, LivingSocial's investment boost, and the rest of the day's news. Read more
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