If you need to ask the question you are far from ready. Look around. Assess your skills. Determine where you might have a competitive advantage. Put together a plan. Have a few experts review it. Most new businesses fail, so don't under estimate the need for a lot of upfront work.
On the other hand, if you don't need the cash and have hobbies, any business that merely offsets the cost of the hobbies can be a good business.
Good luck.

I sent a PM.

Caregivers, car service, personal shopper, house cleaning, house sitting

Big money winner
 

how to drive a golf cart safely, while drunk!

Open a good bakery.

Transportation
 

I think if you are looking for a business to star, I would say local and affordable transportation within The Villages. It would be great to have better transportation to and from the airports.

Many (most) modern businesses don't involve any retail space. There's a significant shortage of service based companies in the southern areas for sure. House cleaners, landscaping, and other service based businesses.

Competent Lawn Service including Irrigation Service is always good.

New business
 

The greatest need is for a dependable, high quality service. There are a lot of things that need to be done around the house and finding good dependable services such as lawn care, weeding, palm tree trimming, house cleaning, home maintenance... All the things I did around the house when I was young but need help with now I find everyone else does too and therefore services are expensive, in high demand and not always reliable.

I found many services do not keep to a schedule, come when they feel like it and don't always do quality work. Professional house cleaning services are very hard to find. Most places surface clean but don't clean well.

Lmfao!!! Now thats funny!!!

There are plenty of good services available down here it's "stores" that we don't have, all kind of stores. After six years of growth, we are finally getting our first pizza shop and still don't have a sandwich shop and only one fast food burger joint.

#4 Start a monorail service to Disney and Orlando airport. (MCO)

Know Your Limitations
 

Whatever you consider, consider the possibility that your staff could be reduced overnight to a one man workforce, YOU.

You can get almost anything from Amazon or the website of your favorite stores within a day or two. The Publix deli is better than most sandwich shops and a better value if you compare their subs to most others.

No matter how south in TV you live, I would be surprised if you still don't have at least 3 pizza places that would deliver to your home for a small fee or none at all.

To the person with the juke box, i sent you a PM, I have repaired several over the years.

Mobile knife/scissors sharpener in a van that will come to your house.

I've considered this as I've accumulated several professional sharpening devices though the years. The issue is getting to the home or your minimum charge. As someone said with our penny pinchers how many will fork out 40 for you to come out to their home.

The fact still remains there is nothing down here, and no retail spaces available to speak of at this time although there is plenty of dedicated land waiting for construction to begin such as the intersection of Warm Springs and Meggison Road and on 301 south and west of the turnpike.

"Nothing down here" is quite a stretch. A dozen restaurants within a 10 minute drive, Publix, McDonald's, 7-11 almost ready to open.

Please read all of the post before you reply. I acknowledge there was a fast food restaurant, namely McDonald's and the pizza shop coming, virtually nothing else. Very, very little south of 44.

There went my Amway business.

Opened "Jetwash for Pets". Pressure washer for cleaning, leaf blower for drying. Closed after two hours. Everything smaller than a St. Bernard just disappeared?!? Everything that remained looked like it had been in a water spout and tornado at the same time.

It was fun while it lasted.

Maybe read Goldwingnut's post and from there some wisdom will come to the folks "down south". Other than that, the OP's question was their first post on ToTV. I didn't see anymore responses from them after all the "pages" here!

Forgive me but as I read through replies I think many are teasing. Important questions why start your own business? I was self employed-wow your own boss. BIG DEAL. People do not comprehend that on a typical job at least 40% of your income is untaxed benefits.

No SKILLS are mentioned. Based on my EXPERIENCE. No competition may sound great BUT, no competition often means there is no business. I like to write things out. It makes me clarify my thoughts. SKILLS-MONEY TO INVEST IN THE BUSINESS-COMPETITION-REGULATIONS-CREDIT RATING-ETC