Many entrepreneurs are interested in mobile business ideas, as this business model allows them to operate a business without having to purchase or rent property. Types of mobile business ideas vary, but may include personal care services, pet care services, as well as the performance of household chores. Food and vending services are also well-known options. When considering a mobile business start-up, entrepreneurs should think about their own natural interests and talents as well as business licensing laws in the area or areas that they wish to operate their business.
Some mobile business ideas involve providing services that are normally available in offices or shops to people in their homes. Common examples include mobile pet grooming businesses, in which professional pet groomers will travel to the homes of their clients. In some cases, the groomers have a sink and other equipment in a van, while in other cases the groomers will simply use their client's own bathtub and space to wash and clip the client's pets. Other types of mobile business ideas in this genre include traveling massage therapists and traveling beauty therapists who offer hairstyling, waxing, and other cosmetic services to clients in their homes.
Many people are unable to perform many different types of household chores, such as laundry, grocery shopping, and cooking, due to a disability or simply being overwhelmed with work and other responsibilities. Mobile business ideas for serving these potential customers include laundry pickup and delivery, personal grocery shopping, and personal chef services. Some laundromats and commercial cleaning services offer their own pickup and delivery services, but some entrepreneurs simply work with an established laundromat or dry cleaner and pick up and drop off clients' laundry according to clients' scheduling needs. Personal chefs will drive to a client's home to prepare meals or may prepare client meals in a separate kitchen and drop them off so that the client and his or her family can enjoy these meals at their leisure.
Not all mobile business ideas involve providing services at a client's home. Mobile businesses may operate in business districts so as to attract the attention of workers, shoppers, and tourists. One very well-known type of mobile business that operates in this environment is the food truck, which sells food directly to customers who can then take their food and eat at their office, a park, or another place of their choice. Other trucks may vend souvenirs or accessories, such as hats and sunglasses.