Top Ten Startup Industries in 2009
April 8, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Business
Recently, I corresponded with a number of successful startup business owners and I asked each about the industries with the top startup potential for the rest of 2009. Here are the top ten most mentioned industries that these experts believe are conducive for startups for at least the rest of this year:
10. Child care. More and more families are being forced to have both adults work full-time jobs to make ends meet.
9. Blogging. With the seemingly imminent downfall of the newspaper industries, blogging appears to have a bright future.
8. Government related. Many of our experts believed that the governments around the world will grow enormously throughout the rest of the year.
7. Online video. While online video has come a long ways in the last few years, our experts believe we are just at the tip of the iceberg.
6. Health. Compared to five years ago, many more people are concerned about what they eat and their fitness level.
5. Mobile. It seems as if anything and everything is moving into the mobile world.
4. Social media. With the success of websites such as Twitter and Facebook, this industry simply cannot be ignored.
3. Retirement. The number of retired individuals in the United States will skyrocket in upcoming years. Anything in the retirement field appears to be a winning startup idea.
2. Going green. The eco-friendly movement has an amazing amount of momentum.
1. Work at home. With more people losing their jobs, the demand for work at home jobs will grow by the month.
Working at Home (Image: Flickr)
Thanks for the post. I firmly believe that the social media scene and blogging will continue to evolve. Both are excellent ways to get your name and business out there. I think these two are the best startup industries because the potential has not been tapped into yet.
I believe so. Each of these sectors are poised for greater growth and folks aligning themselves will get good rewards.
I believe so. Each of these sectors are poised for greater growth and folks aligning themselves will get good rewards.
OH! You’re my new favorite blogger fyi
Somewhat surprising. It was no surprise, however, to see retirement high on the list.
I am very hopeful about child care, health, eco-friendly, mobile and retirement business but I do not think blogging is going to be very popular because the main problem is the money is very small in blogging. In the initial stage, there is not much money and it takes a long time to build up a successful blog.