If you like cats and want to start your own business, consider putting the two ideas together and create a cat-based business. If you think that sounds ridiculous, you need to attend the next Cat Camp, a convention about the growing business of cat-based products.
Kate Benjamin, owner of the Phoenix-based design business Hauspanther (“design for cats and how it can make their lives better”), said she’s witnessed steady growth in cat-centric businesses. “In the past 10 years, I’ve seen a huge boom in people selling cat art, cat products, things that are drawing attention to cats and how wonderful they are.”