The population of Glasgow is approximately 600,000 people and it is the biggest city in Scotland. Glasgow reached its peak of over 1 million people in 1939 which resulted in large scale relocation to the surrounding areas of Glasgow in the 1960’s.

Glasgow is situated on the River Clyde in the West Central Lowlands of the country and residents are known as Glaswegians. During the Industrial Revolution Glasgow became a centre for chemicals, textiles and marine engineering.

As well as manufacturing industries including shipbuilding, engineering, brewing, distilling, printing, chemicals and textiles Glasgow is known for its financial services, software development and substantial growth in the number of call centres in Glasgow.

Part time or full time

For a person looking to invest in their own business and perhaps considering part time opportunities or a part time then professional ones might be a good place to start searching for a small part time business idea.

Not everyone is happy to jump out of their job and into a full time business. There are benefits to starting slowly and growing in confidence as your business grows.

There are a huge range of services that can be offered to other businesses in the b2b space with professional opportunities. These could be anything from courier or logistics services, after hours cleaning services, IT support, printing, accounting amongst many other types.

Franchise resales

Another great option is to invest in resales opportunities. Research franchise resales to see which ones are available in your local community.

Franchising is a secure way to dip our toes into the business world, and resales have the added benefit of having an existing presence and customer base in the area. There is an opportunity to service the community with a business magazine.

These generally advertise upcoming events and local businesses. More often than not local business is going to pay the advertising fees as they will be featured in the magazine perhaps being offered out to hotel guests or in other venues. Why not research magazine niches to find out more.

There could not be a better service to offer to the local community and that would be with pest control franchises. Research pest business for sale or pest control versions to get started from around £20,000.

Many of us are squeamish about the creepy crawlies but literally terrified of the bigger pests, so a pest control business in Glasgow could be very lucrative indeed. The company owner offers full training and ongoing support, and agreements are sold by territory so nobody is stepping on anyone else’s toes, or bugs for that matter!

If you are interested in resale and would like to save some time and money on your search then take a moment to enter your search criteria on the form above.

It will take less than a minute and you can access the free service offered by Approved Franchises. They will provide expert advice, guides to assist with due diligence and a tailored quote to suit you requirements.