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Photography is a good option. You can take a class for it in most high schools or online if you're an adult. A decent enough camera can be had for around $300 and you can do the editing on free programs like gimp. In turn, you can make that back with a single client foing senior pictures for highschoolers, most wedding photographers charge around a grand for a wedding, more depending on length and if they want touch ups. Realitors like to keep a professional in their pocket because good photos of a house gets more people interested. Then of course there's all the family/baby/dog/business/etc photoshoots in between.
Tailoring. In a world of fast fashion, having someone who can fit you for a suit is a necessity if you're wearing it more than once. Most tailor services I've met work for 3 or 4 clients a month and that covers their lifestyle.
HVAC pays really well and by the time you finish you're trade school class on it you'll already have everything you need to go solo.
Landscaping is another good option if you font mind the heat and labor. For about $2k you can get everything you absolutely need to get into it and by the 5th client you're probably looking at enough to get more professional gear. The best bet for clients are actually smaller businesses like gas stations that aren't chains, rental properties, and specialty clinics. Most of them don't have the service built in and are willing to make a deal if you offer better service or cheaper prices than the current option. This gets even better if you learn local landscaping practices and do the design work too. I knew a guy that got himself a contract with an HOA to do the work for an entire neighborhood. When he started he couldn't dream of affording to live there, by the time I met him he made more than most of the residents.
Word of warning. In MS and AL a lot of the landscaping is done by the sheriff's relatives who use trustees for a pittance. If you cut into their profits be prepared to get harassed by the local sheriff department.
Went through this shit when my roommate started landscaping. Our house got raided 3x and I got 5 tickets on made up bullshit just because I lived at a marked house.