[J1ceasar]

PS all you need to do is look at some of the ads that'll pop up here on this website blog to get a good idea of what's really selling and needed

[b0bd0herty]

Originally Posted by steve3860

A friend of mine that retired too young is looking to relocate to the Villages and start some sort of business.

Does anyone have any ideas I can pass by him that would be good here? Something besides the obvious Golf Carts, Golf Clubs. There must be something out there that is missing here that even Amazon can't fill. Think outside the box. Thanks

Landscaping/Mowing services, Flooring Company, Pet Care, Water purifier/softener sales...

[cj1040]

Reliable and reasonable house watch with or without vacation mowing. He will be amazingly busy after a little advertising. It is hard to find mowing without a yearly contract.

[vinricci]

Home made egg rolls. Different varieties. All the Chinese restaurants here seem to get theirs from same place.

[Bacimom]

Pool/Spa maintenance company that is reliable & dependable. I hear regular complaints about the lack of service, no shows, etc. With T&D selling their maintenance biz, the market is now wide open.

[vinricci]

Someone to fix “MISDIRECTED REQUEST “ error that keeps coming up.

[Plain&peanut]

We just moved permanently to Marsh Bend. I’m looking to do these services.

[KYtoTV2021]

Lawn service. The current rates are way too high for the time. These guys are making over $100/hour for cutting grass.

[jclrxman]

A Bagel Pace with New York Bagels

[giorgio1948]

Dairy Queen franchise

[ImaTravelBug]

A car wash on 466 or 301 area. Optional self wash or drive through.

[Ashch]

mobile dog grooming business
Dog boarding facility

Child care facility( currently1 year wait to get your child in any of the facilities around here. Big shortage of child care. Parents are frantic to find some place for their child while they work.)

[MrFlorida]

He should open a Costco store.

[024engine]

Tell him to look into a Ledo's Pizza franchise. He will knock the other Pizza places dead. I promise. Have them check it out.

[joansullivan]

Originally Posted by steve3860

A friend of mine that retired too young is looking to relocate to the Villages and start some sort of business.

Does anyone have any ideas I can pass by him that would be good here? Something besides the obvious Golf Carts, Golf Clubs. There must be something out there that is missing here that even Amazon can't fill. Think outside the box. Thanks

It seems hard to find a good old fashioned Gardner...one to weed, trim and maintain plants/bushes would be a great job. The other thing that I think would be helpful would be a "handyman" to come and do the things that are not major, but that we old folks either shouldn't do (for safety reasons) or don't want to do any more. This could included transportation to the airports as well. If he likes to cook, there is a "Chefs for Seniors" here and the chef needs help. Best of luck and Welcome!