Hottest Summer Business Opportunities!

Posted on April 02, 2008 by Ginger Watford

Not every franchise opportunity and business opportunity is a long-term constant business flow opportunity. There are many franchise options that work in seasonal and short term philosophies. For business minded people that have seasonal jobs such as students, teachers, professors, and other seasonal business people who have additional time to devote to starting a business in the summer, there are some great options for summer work that can be short-term and seasonal franchises.

#1 Cruise Planners
This franchise takes part in one of the fastest growing segments of the travel industry for over 20 years. This is a vacation booking program that capitalizes on the nation’s commitment to vacationing, especially in non-school seasons like summer. Less than 85% of Americans have decided to take their first cruise yet, and it’s a great desire and therefore a great niche market.

#2 Caddy Card
Summer is premium golfing season, and with many golf courses looking to draw in new golfers the caddy card is a great opportunity. This franchise offers golf courses a color booklet with the graphic layout of each of their holes free of charge to their customers, the profits are made by selling advertisements to local businesses through your caddy card franchise.

#3 Privacy On Demand
This franchise helps transform backyards, decks, and other outdoor areas of the home into private areas to relax and enjoy the warmer weather especially in areas that do not have, or allow, fencing. These curtain and window structures provide private, scenic, and beautiful outdoor relaxation opportunities that help people in close built communities enjoy the outdoors and privacy simultaneously

#4 Palm Beach Specialty Coffee
This low-cost franchise is a specialty coffee distributorship, and capitalizes on the expansion and opening of coffee shops that often occur during summer months. When people are outdoors more they stop by coffee shops for Italian sodas, iced lattes, and milkshakes often to cool off and enjoy a summer treat. Being a distributor capitalizes on a $18 billion dollar industry that is essentially recession proof in America.

#5 Juiceblendz
This franchise capitalizes on the growing popularity of a healthy frozen treat in the hot summer months. The frozen juice and smoothie business continues to grow as people seek frozen juices and smoothies as alternatives to soda, milkshakes, and ice cream. By combining the temptation of a sweet and cooling treat with the increasing popularity of striving for health through fruits and anti-oxidents this can be a booming summer franchise opportunity.

#6 Planet Smoothie
This is another juice and smoothie franchise that offers an exceptional combination of fruit juices with herbal enhancements. With a ton of health conscious and energy options, combined with some of the more decadent treat options like Chocolate Elvis shakes healthy can be fun again. Planet smoothie focuses on teaching nutrition and providing good tasting ways to help people stay in shape and stay healthy. This can be a year-round franchise but the work-load jumps considerably in the

Of course many of these franchises are not limited to seasonal and part-time operation. Many of these, like all franchises, can be bigger or smaller depending on the time and effort put into them. Combining franchises and operating a dual-seasonal franchise can also bridge seasonal part-time franchise opportunities to create a full time load. Whether it’s a summer business opportunity, or a seasonal franchise that desires to expand eventually and grow into a full-time business, these options are a great place to start.