Student laundry?
brk: I see laundromats in my area (NH) that offer this service for $0.79-$0.99/lb typically.I would find such a cleaners in your area, and strike a deal to funnel business to them for a discount rate.Structure it such that pickup/dropoff is $2.00 or so, and service is $0.99/lb and try to negotiate a rate for yourself initially at around $0.89/lb.Pickup/dropoff would be at scheduled times, and a 24 hour (not same-day) cycle.  Same-day is a $4.00-$5.00 premium.Basically start out as a middle man with a website and a marketing effort.  College students are notoriously cheap and broke.  If you find that you can actually make a business out of this, you can then find your long-term strategy (push the local laundromat to drop their price, invest in your own equipment, etc.).My gut reaction is that there is a business in there, but the balancing point is rather more precise than you would first expect.  Liabilities are also somewhat moderate when dealing in real-world goods and services (someone claims (rightly or wrongly) that they gave you a $100 special edition shirt that was a gift from their dead grandmother that you lost/damaged/ruined).  Best, IMO, to limit liabilities and overhead until you have all the kinks worked out.If in a pure college environment, picking a catchy name ("Your Girlfriend") and giving away sloganed T-Shirts ("Your Girlfriend Did My Laundry") ("Your Girlfriend Washed My Undies") could get you a lot of exposure.