Phoenix allows quiet home businesses without a permit, but its zoning code caps space at 25% of the area under roof, bars non-resident employees and requires a use permit for customer traffic or detached workshops. Here’s what the code says.
Pop-ups, frame tents or pole tents: here’s what to know about buying, staking, permitting and storing rental tents before you take your first booking.
Educational kits for kids can be a rewarding garage business, but anything made for children 12 and under comes with federal testing and labeling rules. Here’s how to plan products, compliance, pricing and sales.
Dog treats are regulated as animal feed, not cottage food. Here’s how state feed licenses, product registrations and pet treat labels typically work before you start selling.
A practical process for rental agreements, condition photos and damage deposits when you rent out equipment from home. General information, not legal advice.
A plain-English guide to the federal taxes most garage business owners face, from Schedule C and self-employment tax to quarterly estimates, the home office deduction and simple recordkeeping.
Golfers need new grips about once a year, and the work fits on a single garage workbench. Here’s the equipment, the process and how to price a regripping service against the big-box stores.
Learn what it takes to start a garage or mobile bike repair business, from training and tools to pricing, e-bike battery safety and your first customers.
Pressure washers, carpet cleaners and tile saws can rent well from a garage. Here’s how to pick inventory, benchmark big-box rates, and handle agreements, insurance, sales tax and safety.
Thinking about adding inflatables to your home rental business? Here’s what to know about safety rules, state inspections, commercial-grade units, insurance and care before you buy.
