Home servicesmoderate liability
Cleaning business
Residential or commercial cleaning with equipment, insurance, transportation, and working-capital planning.
- Startup range
- $650-$18,000
- Typical monthly
- $180-$5,200
Business startup cost desk
Business startup costs, built around the business you actually want to run
Model equipment, vehicles, employees, insurance, marketing, working capital, and state LLC fees. Then turn the estimate into a formation and compliance plan.
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Home serviceshigher liability
Pressure-washing business
Exterior cleaning with equipment, vehicle, property-damage, chemical, and seasonal cash-flow planning.
- Startup range
- $1,800-$32,000
- Typical monthly
- $260-$6,200
Home servicesmoderate liability
Lawn-care business
Recurring mowing and yard maintenance with vehicle, equipment, fuel, and seasonal reserve planning.
- Startup range
- $1,400-$28,000
- Typical monthly
- $260-$6,200
Home serviceshigher liability
Landscaping business
Lawn maintenance or full-service landscape work with trucks, trailers, tools, crews, storage, and seasonal cash needs.
- Startup range
- $2,500-$65,000
- Typical monthly
- $450-$12,500
Home serviceshigher liability
Handyman business
Repair and maintenance work with tools, vehicle, insurance, materials, and highly variable contractor rules.
- Startup range
- $1,100-$26,000
- Typical monthly
- $250-$5,700
Home serviceshigher liability
Painting business
Interior or exterior painting with ladders, sprayers, vehicles, insurance, materials, and crew planning.
- Startup range
- $1,200-$29,000
- Typical monthly
- $280-$6,500
Home serviceshigher liability
Junk-removal business
Hauling service with truck or trailer, disposal fees, insurance, labor, and route economics.
- Startup range
- $2,600-$48,000
- Typical monthly
- $700-$12,000
Home serviceshigher liability
Moving company
Local moving with vehicle, labor, cargo protection, licensing, insurance, and claims reserves.
- Startup range
- $4,500-$90,000
- Typical monthly
- $1,300-$26,000
Home servicesmoderate liability
Mobile auto-detailing business
Mobile vehicle care with water, power, chemicals, transport, insurance, and weather planning.
- Startup range
- $1,500-$30,000
- Typical monthly
- $320-$6,200
Property serviceshigher liability
Property-management company
Tenant, vendor, rent, inspection, and compliance operations with software, insurance, and state licensing questions.
- Startup range
- $2,200-$36,000
- Typical monthly
- $450-$8,500
Professional servicesmoderate liability
Consulting business
Expert services with a lean home-office option, contracts, professional insurance, software, and client acquisition.
- Startup range
- $500-$18,000
- Typical monthly
- $120-$4,800
Professional servicesmoderate liability
Bookkeeping business
Financial-record services with secure software, professional insurance, contracts, and data-protection planning.
- Startup range
- $700-$19,000
- Typical monthly
- $160-$4,500
Online businessmoderate liability
Digital-marketing agency
Client marketing services with software, contractors, contracts, media-spend controls, and recurring delivery capacity.
- Startup range
- $700-$24,000
- Typical monthly
- $240-$7,200
Online businessmoderate liability
Web-design business
Project-based website work with hardware, software, contracts, hosting boundaries, and client acquisition.
- Startup range
- $500-$18,000
- Typical monthly
- $120-$4,200
Education and creativemoderate liability
Photography business
Client photography with cameras, lenses, lighting, editing, insurance, contracts, travel, and storage.
- Startup range
- $1,200-$30,000
- Typical monthly
- $180-$4,800
Online businessmoderate liability
Ecommerce business
Online product sales with inventory, platform, payments, shipping, returns, tax registration, and acquisition costs.
- Startup range
- $900-$45,000
- Typical monthly
- $250-$9,500
Online businessmoderate liability
Social-media-management business
Client content and account management with software, contracts, security, production, and approval workflows.
- Startup range
- $450-$16,000
- Typical monthly
- $120-$4,200
Education and creativemoderate liability
Tutoring business
One-to-one or group instruction with curriculum, technology, screening, insurance, location, and student-safety planning.
- Startup range
- $350-$14,000
- Typical monthly
- $80-$3,200
Professional servicesmoderate liability
Notary business
Commission-based document service with state fees, bond or insurance, journal, supplies, travel, and optional signing-agent training.
- Startup range
- $250-$8,500
- Typical monthly
- $60-$2,200
Online businesslower liability
Virtual-assistant business
Remote administrative services with secure tools, contracts, professional insurance, and a lean home-office setup.
- Startup range
- $300-$12,000
- Typical monthly
- $80-$3,000
Lower-cost starting points
Businesses that can start lean
Sorted by the typical editorial planning estimate, not by profitability or guaranteed outcomes.
01Notary business
Commission-based document service with state fees, bond or insurance, journal, supplies, travel, and optional signing-agent training.
$250-$8,50002Virtual-assistant businessRemote administrative services with secure tools, contracts, professional insurance, and a lean home-office setup.
$300-$12,00003Tutoring businessOne-to-one or group instruction with curriculum, technology, screening, insurance, location, and student-safety planning.
$350-$14,00004Social-media-management businessClient content and account management with software, contracts, security, production, and approval workflows.
$450-$16,000Connected planning
The estimate is the start of the decision
A useful budget should lead to the right next question: how to structure the business, what the state charges, which permissions apply, and what must happen after formation.
Startup cost FAQ
Questions first-time owners ask
What counts as a startup cost?
We separate one-time setup, recurring operating expenses, state LLC fees, and working capital. Each business guide shows the included records and assumptions.
Are the estimates exact?
No. Equipment condition, location, business model, insurance quotes, and local requirements vary. Ranges are more honest and editable than a single number.
Does every business need an LLC?
No. Each guide explains when a sole proprietorship may be reasonable for a small test and when risk, contracts, workers, or customer expectations may make an LLC more useful.
Which state pages are available?
The initial state rollout covers Texas, Florida, California, New York, and Georgia for cleaning, pressure washing, landscaping, handyman, and consulting businesses.
Where do state filing fees come from?
They use the same state calculator records as the rest of this website. The startup section does not maintain a second fee table.