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A ''' | A '''cottage industry''' is a small-scale business enterprise, so named because it is usually run out of someone’s home—originally, when the term was coined, a rural cottage. Today’s cottage industries operate as stand-alone businesses and/or as suppliers to larger businesses or industries. | ||
Cottage industries often begin as [[hobby|hobbies]] and are an outlet for goods produced, sometimes as a way of financing the hobby or as a secondary income. Others grow out of experimentation or invention. Some cottage industries do so well that they become full scale businesses, and some of these have become legendary, as in [[Mrs. Field’s]] and [[Apple]]. | Cottage industries often begin as [[hobby|hobbies]] and are an outlet for goods produced, sometimes as a way of financing the hobby or as a secondary income. Others grow out of experimentation or invention. Some cottage industries do so well that they become full scale businesses, and some of these have become legendary, as in [[Mrs. Field’s]] and [[Apple_Inc.|Apple Computers]]. | ||
Common cottage industries | Common cottage industries | ||
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*[[bed and breadfast]] | *[[bed and breadfast]] | ||
*[[publishing]] | *[[publishing]] | ||
*services industries: [[house cleaning]], [[beautician]]s, [[baby sitting]] [[handyman]] services | *services industries: [[house cleaning]], [[beautician]]s, [[baby sitting]] [[handyman]] services[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]] |
Latest revision as of 12:00, 2 August 2024
A cottage industry is a small-scale business enterprise, so named because it is usually run out of someone’s home—originally, when the term was coined, a rural cottage. Today’s cottage industries operate as stand-alone businesses and/or as suppliers to larger businesses or industries.
Cottage industries often begin as hobbies and are an outlet for goods produced, sometimes as a way of financing the hobby or as a secondary income. Others grow out of experimentation or invention. Some cottage industries do so well that they become full scale businesses, and some of these have become legendary, as in Mrs. Field’s and Apple Computers.
Common cottage industries
- sewing and knitting
- gardening: plant stalls, market gardens
- jewellery making
- bed and breadfast
- publishing
- services industries: house cleaning, beauticians, baby sitting handyman services