NICHE MARKETS

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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES & LICENSED TRADES

  • Dentists & multi-location dental groups

  • Orthodontists / oral surgeons

  • Veterinarians & animal hospitals

  • Optometrists & optical shops

  • Medical private practices (PC/PLLC), concierge/Direct Primary Care

  • Therapists, psychologists, counselors, social workers

  • Attorneys (solo & small firms), contingency-fee practices, trust/estate firms

  • Architects & engineers (A/E), design-build, firms using R&D credits

  • Management consultants & boutique agencies

  • IT consultancies, MSPs, cybersecurity shops

  • Real estate agents/teams/brokers

  • Construction trades: GCs, subcontractors, electricians, plumbers, HVAC

  • Residential/commercial cleaners & janitorial services

  • Landscape & tree service companies

  • Home services franchises (restoration, pest control, painting)

HEALTHCARE & ALLIED NICHES

  • Locum tenens physicians/NPs/CRNAs

  • Travel nurses & per-diem clinicians

  • Medical spas & aesthetic practices

  • Durable medical equipment (DME) suppliers

  • Physical therapy / occupational therapy clinics

  • Non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT)

CREATORS, MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT

  • Film/TV freelancers (grips, editors, sound), loan-out corps

  • Musicians, touring crews, producers

  • Photographers & videographers (weddings/brand/content)

  • Influencers & UGC creators (YouTube, TikTok, Instagram)

  • Podcasters & newsletter/Substack writers

  • Online course creators, coaches, masterminds

  • Event planners, DJ companies, wedding vendors

  • eSports players, streamers

DIGITAL COMMERCE & ONLINE BUSINESS

  • Amazon FBA sellers, 3PL-heavy operations

  • Shopify/BigCommerce brands, DTC subscription boxes

  • Etsy/handmade microbrands

  • Dropshippers & print-on-demand shops

  • Digital product sellers (templates, apps, plugins)

  • Affiliate marketers & niche site operators

  • SaaS startups (pre-seed to Series B), RevOps-heavy orgs

  • Mobile app developers (indie & studios)

GIG ECONOMY & INDEPENDENT EARNERS

  • Rideshare & delivery drivers (Uber/Lyft/DoorDash) with multi-platform income

  • Turo/vehicle rental hosts

  • Short-term taskers (Taskrabbit, Handy)

  • Fitness trainers & boutique studio instructors

  • Hair stylists/barbers renting chairs, makeup artists

  • Professional organizers, interior decorators

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION

  • Long-term landlords (single-family, small multifamily)

  • Short-term rental/Airbnb hosts; mid-term rental (travel nurse/corp) operators

  • Flippers & BRRRR investors

  • Wholesalers & assignment-fee operators

  • Syndicators/GPs & LP investors (K-1 heavy)

  • Property managers (residential & commercial)

  • 1031 exchange and Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) investors

  • Cost segregation-focused owners (bonus depreciation strategy)

  • Manufactured housing/RV park owners

  • Self-storage operators

  • Solar installers; energy-efficient build credits users

REGULATED & “SPECIAL RULES” INDUSTRIES

  • Cannabis operators (cultivation, manufacturing, retail) with §280E planning

  • Breweries, wineries, distilleries (excise & inventory complexities)

  • Restaurants, ghost kitchens, food trucks

  • Import/export wholesalers; customs & duty issues

  • Transportation fleets & owner-operator truckers

  • Defense & aerospace subcontractors (cost accounting, contract funding)

  • Childcare providers & daycares

  • Private schools & tutoring centers

FINANCE, INVESTING & EQUITY COMP

  • Startup founders with QSBS/§1202 potential

  • Employees with RSUs/ISOs/NSOs and liquidity events

  • Angel investors & syndicate leads

  • Real estate fund managers & private equity K-1 recipients

  • Financial advisors/RIAs (firm books + personal planning)

  • Day traders & futures/options traders (MTM §475 elections)

  • Crypto traders/miners/stakers/NFT creators; DAO contributors

NONPROFITS & MISSION-DRIVEN

  • 501(c)(3) charities (startups to mid-size), grant-funded orgs

  • Churches/faith organizations (housing allowance issues)

  • Social enterprises & B-Corps

  • HOAs & membership associations (990 & fund accounting)

CROSS-BORDER & MOBILITY

  • U.S. expats with FEIE/FTC needs

  • Non-resident investors (FIRPTA, portfolio interest)

  • Dual-status filers (inbound/outbound year)

  • Treaty-country contractors (platform devs/designers abroad)

  • Foreign-owned U.S. LLCs/C-corps (5472/1120-F traps)

  • Canadians & Mexicans with cross-border employment/business (TN/E, etc.)

LIFE EVENTS & PERSONAL PLANNING NICHES

  • High-income W-2 professionals starting side businesses

  • Newlyweds with dual incomes & equity comp

  • Divorcees (QDRO/Roth basis/RMD coordination)

  • New parents (adoption credit, childcare strategies)

  • Caregivers supporting elderly parents (medical expense optimization)

  • Early retirees/Coast-FI/Barista-FI folks with Roth conversion ladders

  • Small business owners exiting/selling (installment sales, QSBS, 338(h)(10))

  • Trust beneficiaries & family offices (multi-entity coordination)

  • Individuals with rental losses & real estate professional status (REPS)

FRANCHISING & MULTI-UNIT OPS

  • Franchisees (QSR, fitness, cleaning, education, home services)

  • Area developers & multi-unit owner groups

  • Franchisors (royalty and advertising fund accounting)

AGRICULTURE & FOOD SUPPLY

  • Farms & ranches (depreciation, farm income averaging)

  • Specialty crop growers & nurseries

  • CSA subscriptions & farm-to-table operators

  • Food wholesalers & distributors

  • Commercial fishermen

LOCAL & COMMUNITY-BASED MICRO-NICHES

  • Main-street retailers & boutiques

  • Coffee shops & bakeries

  • Martial arts & dance studios

  • Coworking spaces & incubators

  • Makerspaces & fabrication labs

“MESSY BOOKS” / CLEANUP

  • Businesses switching POS/e-comm platforms (inventory rebuilds)

  • Rapid headcount growth (payroll, benefits, multistate nexus)

  • Prior-year catch-up bookkeeping and uncategorized transactions

  • Sales tax chaos (Wayfair multistate compliance for e-comm)

  • Owners commingling funds needing cleanup and entity structuring