You could take a cottage industry, such as soap-making, candle making, or even gourmet cooking ( sauces, cookies, jam...) and turn it into a successful business by putting your own spin on whatever you create.For example, if you started a cookie-baking business, you could come up with a funky name, e.g. "Ultimate Indulgence Cookie Co."; and you could come up with a cookie concept that nobody else sells yet - e.g. a mega-sized cookie; a triple chocolate cookie, or cookies shaped like seasonal icons. Properly packaged and presented, these could be sold through cafes, markets, supermarkets, etc...You could apply this kind of thinking to almost any cottage industry to build it into a successful home business. Best of luck.

Remember to think twice, act once: planning is everything for a successful start-up business.