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Mobile Shoe Shining Start Up $110

Updated: Jul 31, 2025

How many times a year do you need to clean your shoes? At least every month. One unique business you could start up is a mobile shoe shining business where you set up a vendor on the street or go to peoples houses and shine their shoes. You can get started for under $110. You can get a portable barber chair, a folding salon chair or a folding director chair (something with foot rests) for $80 and a shoe shining kit for $30 on Amazon. You can set up a spots on the streets, go to airports, public markets, people’s homes, the barbershop (with their permission) or parks.



You can get a director chair with a shoe shine box

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Shoe shining box $40

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or a portable barbers chair $80

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shoe shining kit $30 on Amazon

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(Cover photo by Joseph Cheaney)


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