50 Fun Family Business Ideas to Explore 2024

Family businesses are enterprises that are set up and run by two or more family members and are passed down from generation to generation.

If you share the same passion, interests, hobbies, skills etc with your family members, love spending creative time with them or are even planning on starting a business with them soon, then this Incorpuk guide is for you. Let's walk you through the  50 fun family business ideas you can explore in 2024.

50 Fun Family Business Ideas to Explore 2024

Here are  50 family business ideas you can go for.

1. Catering

If you have two or more food lovers within the family, then this is a good option you could explore. With the catering services, you could handle corporate events. Apart from that, you can cook for people in their homes while you are being paid for it or you simply set up a food delivery service whereby you cook and deliver to people in their homes.

2. Rental business

There are several equipment you can decide to purchase and rent out in exchange for money as a family. These range from chairs, tables, decoration items and so on. While people will always have events and parties to organise, they do not own all of the tools that will be utilised.

3. Pet caring

The love for pets had made this business a lucrative one. People are constantly in need of individuals who can provide care for their pets. With that, you can set up a pet-caring company for every family member to render this service. You should however note that this type of business could involve spending some hours of the day in the pet owner’s home.

4. Farming

With a good plot of land, you can cultivate some crops on a large scale and sell them in a nearby market. And since you would be starting the business with families, then you already get the manpower that will be needed. Farming is a lucrative business for families if you can afford the start-up capital. This would involve getting a farming space, getting the necessary tools, equipment and machines, sourcing for manures and fertilisers and many more.

5. Travel agency

You can also start a travel agency as a family if you have a flair for it. This could include providing guidance to people on visa applications and interviews, booking flights, assisting with the school admission process and so on. Just like every other business, you would need some marketing skills to excel. You would also need to show some form of expertise, as such attaining the necessary licences and certification is important.

6. Cleaning services

The need to keep the environment tidied will always make cleaning services a profitable one. You can simply set up a company for this with your family members. This type of service can however be rendered to people in offices, homes, hotels and lounges, outdoor areas and so on. For you to start this, you would need to get cleaning equipment that will be utilised and with just a few members, you are good to go.

7. Baking

Apart from catering, baking is another aspect you could begin. If you have two or more members who are good at baking, then you could start this business. You can decide to render this as a service while you have others help you at work or you can sell some baked food items like cakes while you earn from it.

8. Event planning and management

While individuals would always have one or more events to organise, this could be a great way for you to earn from a family business. This kind of service involves ensuring that events are properly organised and managed. From the food catering to space decoration to event recording, there is a lot of work to be done. So this would be the best fit if you have a good number of family members who are well-organised and ready to cater to other people.

9. Laundry business

People will be willing to pay for your laundry services if they are sure you will handle it well. So the key to succeeding in this kind of business is to give customers a perfect job. You would need washing machines and other equipment to do this. While some family members could focus on washing, drying, starching and cleaning, some others could focus on the marketing and sales aspects of the business.

10. Jewellery making business

As individuals who understand the jewellery trend and have an awesome fashion taste, you could begin a jewellery business. From the production of gold, silver, diamond, titanium, pearl, and platinum-made jewellery, there are a lot of options to choose from. Apart from that there are a lot of styles and designs you could develop with your creativity.

11. Family blogging

As a family, if there is a topic that interests every member, then you could start blogging about it. You could focus on food, cooking, travel, education, lifestyle, politics and many more. There is a whole lot of money to be made from blogging, however, you would need writing, publishing, and marketing skills etc to succeed in it. By creating meaningful, error-free and valuable content, you would be able to begin a profitable business as a family.

12. Home decoration

For families who are versed in interior design and decoration, this service could be a good fit. Roles to be occupied by members could include sales and marketing, product sourcing, consultancy, decoration etc. Being aware of home decor trends is vital for this kind of business, moreover exploring several attractive designs is key.

13. Car washing

Another easy-to-start family business is the car washing business. Here you would need to situate the business in a very busy environment where a lot of car drivers visit. A spacious environment will be needed to successfully run this. You might also need to purchase some basic equipment to aid the service. Whether your family contains only 3 or up to 6 members, you can always divide the job into the marketing aspect, the cleaning itself, customer service and so on.

14. Delivery services

Home delivery services are another business you can do in 2024. With several small businesses around, you can set up a delivery company that will serve the small enterprises within your community. With this, you would need to fraction or divide daily delivery jobs among every member while you all share earnings accordingly.

15. Floral shop

Opening a floral shop can be a beautiful family business. If you have members who specifically love flowers and designs, then you could invest in this business. You would be required to source for local suppliers who would provide stocks. You could divide the roles into flower arrangement, sales and marketing, management and so on.

16. Grocery store

Owning a grocery store as a family is great. You can decide to open this as a medium or large-scale business with everyone handling different aspects of the business. The various roles within the business include inventory management, sales and purchase management, customer service and many more. To remain competitive within this industry,  you could offer several unique locally sourced products as opposed to other sellers around.

17. Spa services

If you have an interest in the wellness field, then you can start a spa service as a family. There are a range of services you could offer under this business and this would depend greatly on the wellness approach you chose to use. While this field will always be in demand, it is important that you are unique and creative with the type of services offered in order to stay competitive.

18. Recycling business

With a few family members, you can begin a recycling business. This would not only yield a good profit but would also help keep the environment clean and healthy. You would therefore need to carry out activities like waste collection, processing, sales etc to manage this business.

19. T-shirt business

To start a t-shirt business, you could decide on sourcing suppliers who would provide the t-shirts while you print on them. You can also create your brand from scratch. Either of the two you choose, you would need a printing machine for you to be able to sell printable customised products to each customer.

20. E-commerce

Setting up an e-commerce business doesn’t have to be time-consuming or difficult. By focusing on a particular profitable niche and offering several hot products within the niche, you would be able to scale through this business. However, since you will be selling products, marketing them is key and moreover, you would have to keep an eye on the highly demanded products to succeed in this.

21. Tutoring

This is a great business you all could easily explore. If you have a maths or science-related expert within the family, then you all could set up a tutoring business. Apart from that, you could focus on teaching people from diverse areas in the world the English language. In fact, there are a lot of topics or aspects you could teach and this would be dependent on what interests the family.

22. Tour guide services

Tour guide services can also be rendered to tourists visiting nearby cities. If you and your family members live in an area that is favoured by foreigners, then you could provide a guide to them on how to spend their holidays within your cities while you get paid for it.

23. Home renovation business

People will always consider home renovation at one point or the other. If you have members who are skilled in carpentry, interior design, painting, electrical work etc, then you can render these skills as a business. You can either focus on one skill or offer two or more skills as part of the home renovation business.

24. Transportation business

You can delve into this business if you have transport means like cars, are ready to obtain the necessary licence and are familiar with the neighbouring roads and cities. Although not every member of the family would have to provide the transport service, however a larger part of the members must do this if they wish to earn more. Marketing, customer service, and finance management are still other roles under this.

25. Fitness services

If you have family members who are intentional about keeping fit, then you could start a fitness studio. Apart from that you could offer classes online with each family member focusing on different aspects of the training. Also, you all could personalise home training services to people while also running the business as one.

26. Child care business

Child care business can also be rendered if you have a special love for babies and kids. With it, you might need to spend some time with the kids in their home. Since you all will be doing the business as a family, coming to terms with how profit and loss will be shared, how to market the service, how to stay competitive and many more is important.

27. Hair styling business

With the proper knowledge of hairstyling, you could start this business as a family. While you can secure a shop for it, you could also offer it from your home or client's home. You would only need to provide a medium where customers could book appointments with the available members of the family and also market this service to the public.

28. Photography

With the necessary photography equipment and tools, you can set up a family business. You would however need to be proficient with this skill before you can begin. You would be able to provide your service at weddings, other parties and events and so on.

29. Crochet business

Crotchets are now being used to produce so many items like bags, purses, clothes, key holders and many more. While this skill is easy to learn, so many people aren’t willing to spend their time on it. As such you could produce many items and sell them to people. You might need to get a crocheting machine if you wish to venture on a large scale or minimise the time spent.

30. Candle production

You can also earn as a family in 2024 by producing candles in large quantities for sale to the public. You would simply need one or more family members who have a good knowledge of candle production and also those who could market the product both offline and online.

31. Food truck restaurant

Besides offering a catering service, another business within the food industry you could target is the food truck restaurant. This would basically involve preparing meals and selling them to individuals within the community through the use of trucks. You could have some family members handle the food preparation while some take the sales and marketing role. Cooking art is needed to succeed in this line and so you should have at least two people to cater for that.

32. Beekeeping

A beekeeping business needs a lot of expertise and experience for you to start. Apart from that, there must be the willingness to work hard, learn more and secure land for the bee colony to start. Roles in this business could vary from honey harvesting, sales and marketing, hive maintenance and so on.

33. Costume business

With the right sewing skill and some brainstorming, you could design some form of costume that could be sold out or rented out. You can decide on customised ones for every customer or you design the trending ones to rent out.

34. Kids Fun Camp

Most parents would like a camping home space where their kids could spend some time with other children. If you have some spare space and rooms within your house, this could be a business to invest in as a family. This would simply involve housing community kids in a camp while also providing them with some fun activities. Apart from setting the business up as a camp, you could organise picnics, relaxation and fun centres for kids.

35. Print-on-demand business

With a few setups, you could also begin a print-on-demand business, this would involve selling products that people can easily print on including t-shirts, mugs, tote bags, sports bottles and many more.  While you could produce some of these products as a family, you can also get a supplier for them while you only print on them.

36. Pottery

If there are up to two members that have the knowledge of pottery, then you could make good sales from it. You can earn money by designing clay-inspired pots, dishes, and other household wares. Also with the use of several ecommerce platforms, you can market your decorative arts.

37. Property rentals

Whether you have some spare rooms within your house or you plan on buying a new house, this could be a good business to start as a family. With 3 or more family members, you could purchase some property while you rent it out. As you make profits from the business, you would need to invest in buying more property to expand the business. While this is a great idea you all could start as a family, it should be noted that this would most likely work best as a long-term investment so you are more likely to enjoy better from the business in the future than now.

38. Family Content creation

Many family members are now into this unlike before. You can also refer to this kind of content creation as vlogging. With the use of social media handles, you and other members can earn profitably from this business. This would simply involve uploading short videos on social media handles like Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok while you get paid for it. The kind of content you would focus on strictly depends on you and it could range from recording daily activities and lifestyle, teaching a skill like hair making, cooking, sharing your thoughts on trending topics and many more. Learning the monetization aspect of social media platforms is key to earning money with this business.

39. Lawn care business

Knowledge of gardening is essential here. With just 2 members, you can start this business. Roles to be occupied also include project management, lawn care service, customer relations etc. By rendering the service to the neighbouring household and friends, you are on your way to starting a profitable business.

40. Contracting business

If you have family remembers who are skilled in construction and related skills, then you could try contracting business. You would need the necessary certifications for this. Some of the roles that would be handled include project management, customer service, skilled labour etc.

41. Ranching

If you have one or more family members who are versed in livestock production, then you could explore this business. You could start this on a small scale before expanding to a large business. You would need a spacious land to begin this. Moreover, you would also need to be conversant with livestock management practices, financial management etc for you to excel in this business.

42. Parking lot

With some parking spaces made available, you can start a business. This would involve providing space for car owners to park their cars pending the time they'd be available to pick them up. While this would require investing in a spacious environment, you would want to ensure that the business is located in busy areas where car owners come to.

43. Antique business

If you and your members have a unique interest in ancient, beautiful and rare items, then you could invest in an antique business. This wouldn’t only be fascinating to the residents of the UK but it would also attract tourists. While you could have a physical antique shop, you could also set up an online store for this.

44. Grocery and errand business

You can also set up a business that will cater for the grocery and errand needs of people. Here you will source for a local grocery supplier that will provide you with the grocery item. From this, you would deliver to your customer while charging them for the item price and the delivery fee. Apart from that you could set up a personal errand business whereby you all run errands for people while you are paid for it.

45. Skin care business

Many skin care products are invented and sold by families within the UK. It's therefore a good business to explore if you have the knowledge or are ready to learn. You can focus on skin products for babies, women or men. You would need some form of licence to be able to produce and sell this type of product.

46. Microbrewery

If you are a fan of designer wines, you can set up a mini brewery company to cater for the needs of your community and neighbouring cities. Depending on how small you want to start, you could begin the business with even 2 family members. Apart from specialising in the wine production itself, you would need to learn the sales aspect of the business.

47. College Consulting

Students would always need guidance when applying to colleges and seeking scholarships, assistantships and other financial aid. As a family, you could start a business that would focus on helping students from high school in scaling through this process. You would need some form of certification to do this and you must be willing to learn about different college application guidelines.

48. Hotel and resort management

Another business you could do in the UK as a family is hotel and resort enterprise. With this, you could provide lodge, bar, and recreation services to the people. Apart from the fact you would be serving individuals within the city, tourists would also patronise. Whether your family contains only a few members or a large number, this is a good business you could start.

49. Custom lighting business

Custom lighting is another attractive yet innovative business to do in 2024. This would involve providing personalised LED lighting for homes, offices, weddings and other events and so on. Depending on the customer's needs, you'd customise LED lights to suit a business name or logo, kid's or pet name etc. Your creativity would be highly needed here to attract more customers.

50. Pest extermination business

Many households and farmers are looking for ways to eradicate unwanted insects and pests within their environment. Specialising in products and services that could help eliminate these creatures would be a good business to start as a family.

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Conclusion

Starting a business as a family doesn’t only help everyone put their creativity to work, but it also ensures that the business goals are achieved more effectively. While there are several businesses to try, this article has provided the 50 fun family business ideas to try in 2024. do you have any questions about 50 fun family business ideas to explore in 2024? If yes, kindly contact one of our Incorpuk experts for help today.