It is best to open a hardware grocery store with the least investment. As long as you find a residential area where people are concentrated nearby, you can open a shop in your thirties. And they are all necessities of life, and the sales volume is guaranteed.
Other hardware categories, such as building hardware and mechanical hardware, require a large investment. In addition to the facade, there must be a big warehouse. It is difficult for one or two people to run this kind of hardware store well, and a good team is needed to run it.