Spiking sales might make for good cocktail conversation, but if you don’t turn a profit–and keep turning one–you won’t be in business very long.
With the help of Sageworks, a Raleigh, N.C.-based accounting consultancy and private-company data provider, Forbes assembled a list of the 10 most profitable businesses, on a pretax basis, that aspiring entrepreneurs might launch. One takeaway: Specialization pays off.
1. Offices of Certified Public Accountants
2. Offices of Chiropractors
3. Other Accounting Services
4. Offices of Dentists
5. Tax Preparation Services
6. Sales Financing
7. Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers
8. Lessors of Mini-Warehouses and Self-Storage Units
9. Offices of Optometrists
10. Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (Except Mini-Warehouses)Photo by djshaw.