I was wondering what businesses others are thing of making.i have a painter I think im going to have open a gallery for people to view his paintings. I think i will also have him sell paintings and teach art classes.i also have a boss ( criminal sim ) that i want to start a business, own a a bar or nightclub with a kiosk, sell small stolen objects, and teach mischief.I’m so curious about others ideas, please share yours. I haven’t bought the pack yet so don’t know all the ins and outs of it ( but I’m excited to get it ).

My game feels overwhelming at the time. I normally like to add new features all over the place, thinking that each world needs minimum one lot with the new stuff. But this time I need to think differently, to limit my initial plans, and rather allow the new stuff little by little.One big benefit for me will be the posibility to add a residential unit on top of many existing community lot businesses. The more i look, the more lots can now serve as both residential and commercial. This makes it easier for me to focus less on the residential rental feature (For Rent), which I paused up til now. Hoods needing a few more residents will just get a small business residential lot. This will be done in the typical commerce only hoods that we have in Willow Creek and Oasis Springs. And there are so many lots that simply ask for a 2nd floor family - the bar at Gibbs Hill, the bar at Whiskerman's Wharf, maybe the Deadgrass Museum, the café in Win denburg's oldtown, maybe also the Shrieking Llama Bar (WB). In general, worlds like Evergreen Harbor, Ravenwood and Glimmerbrook might come up with a few not so typical combos. Having residential lots without reducing the number of community venues will be great!. I wish I could add a "keeper's" residential unit at the Estate von Haunt (WB) and Meadows (SM), but I understand those lots' categories can't be changed easily. Small business ideas will come over time, as some of those existing venues might get adjusted depending on the interests and skills of the sims living there. In Chestnut Springs I play a not so successful country music artist. I was planning for her to be a landlord with renters on ground floor (even built the rental unit, but did not set those unit borders yet). Now I think it will be more fun to turn that ground floor into a music lounge where she can perform for her (unlucky) guests, and maybe also provide some nectar tasting etc (her late hubby owned a nectar farm).Talking of nectars, many of my high nobility households have some kind of farm including nectar making. I now think of giving them a small business focusing ion their nectar. Some bigger estates might offer tours of their manor garden - adding a few activities + sales of local products might be enough, depending on each lot's facilities (ie if they have a famous library room reading can me an activity), in a famouse mirror salon there could be tea serving, etc. Some old families might serve or sell dishes of their secret family recipe. Most of these will probably be open only occasionally, though, and not their main income.Some knitting household will definitely run a knitting/cross-stitching shop, with a room for classes.All my 8 Recreation Centers will provide facilities for Lectures. Need to look more into this feature before deciding details, but I will als make sure there are Mentors covering a minimum number of skills.Also planning a Nordhaven Crafts School which is a historical venue based on pottery traditions, but that will also provide classes covering Woodworking, Gemology (gem cutting in particular) and knitting. It will be a mix of residential including a boarding school section for teenagers staying 6 years, and the commerce including public classes and probably a small exhibition/shop that might be based on what the students create.Enough for now - there will undoubtfully be lots more new stuff in my game. I'm not so much into the tattoo, but can't wait to get a candy store in many of my worlds :)

I'm only thinking retail really.A grocery shop for Kim Goldbloom in Henford-on-BagleyA florist shop for the Crumplebottoms A café/book store in Windenburg A laundromat in San Sequoia A craft workshop in Nordhaven A small gemology shop in GlimmerbrookA café arcade in Copperdale I've got so many more ideas but I can't be bothered to type it all in.

One big benefit for me will be the posibility to add a residential unit on top of many existing community lot businesses. The more i look, the more lots can now serve as both residential and commercial.I never thought of this! It's a great way to have more residential lots. I may have to have a practice game away from my main save to discover how all the features work before adding them to all my worlds.

That sounds fun :D I'm currently playing a tattoo artist who had a tiny little shop, then I upgraded it to a tattoo shop/coffee shop. It was a tattoo/candy shop but my employee's wouldn't make candy quick enough! My current list of businesses I want to try are;Cat/Dog CafeCrystal/Tarot Reading shopFlower shopPottery/Coffee shopBakery/Coffee shopDay careI think i'll look on the gallery for inspiration for others, as some of the business actions are intriguing but I'm not sure how i'd fit them in yet, like hacking or using a cauldron haha!

What kind of small businesses are you thinking of starting?

27 Replies

nephele2012
Rising Rookie
4 months ago
I was thinking some small witch cottage where I could sell herbal remedies, do some tarot reading, some seance reading... occult stuff 🙂(I have herbiology skill 10, virtuoso witch)
Miataplay
Legend
4 months ago
I think I'm going to start out with a hotel and movie theater ... I have a couple of shady sims that could hustle these businesses and there might be a little racketeering and side hustles involved(gambling). Shady sims stay busy.
I would also like to have a music record label if we ever get bands.
Kinetic_Speckle0
Seasoned Hotshot
4 months ago
Today I built a daycare. What do yall think
elliebreton
Legend
4 months ago
That's good to know, thanks.
MaggieMae7276
Seasoned Ace
4 months ago
I built haunted houses for my game and also plan to have one as a business. Will have a ghost couple live in the home with haunted residential lot and own the business. They will scare customers, as well as have the usual haunted paranormal pack activity. Plan to have rooms available for those brave enough to sleep over. Maybe have medium tables in attic for classes for those who want to learn. Also planning to have an evil witch ghost to live in the conjuring house I built (the house in real life but made one from the movie as well). Should be challenging and fun to do!
jazzyrocksoul88
Seasoned Hotshot
4 months ago
I'd love to see a Haunted House in action! KingJA_1992
SheriSim
Seasoned Ace
4 months ago
Yes, the entrance fee machine. I think I am going to have to do the same thing, use people I don’t normally use to set some of them up. My daughter told me you can’t go on dates or set clubs up for people to go to with small businesses though, so I may not be doing it to some of the favorite clubs for dates.
KingJA_1992
Rising Veteran
4 months ago
Haunted House
elliebreton
Legend
4 months ago
Do you mean the machine that charges an entrance fee or hourly fee? If so, I tried it with a tester save yesterday and it would not let my visiting sims do anything other than 'register a business' so I believe it would have to be owned by someone. I plan to have my cinema purchased by a sim I don't play and then set them back to NPC after they've bought it - hoping that will work.
SheriSim
Seasoned Ace
4 months ago
You all have such good ideas! You have all given me so much to think about! I love reading about everyone’s ideas.