By Ryan Fritzsche
No shame in rolling up my sleeves.
There seem to be one of two paths that a new business follows I was thinking to myself as I climbed a fully-stretched extension ladder for the tenth time this morning: fail or expand.
In starting my own window cleaning business early this year, I was dizzy with the possibilities that lay ahead. Of course I would succeed where others had fallen because I was going to do things differently, no, better that the next guy. Of course I knew that everyone else felt the same when they started their first business and that this overconfidence that often led to the prompt collapse of their company.
From my conversations with other small business owners I believe that the majority of them started out on their own for one of two (and often both) reasons. One, they were simply intoxicated by the prospect of making more money than they had been able to while working for someone else or two, they simply liked the idea of being their own boss. I was prompted by both.
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By Yuwanda Black
Foreclosures are a hot news topic right now. The TV news show 60 minutes did a piece on it in December 2008 that featured how successful foreclosure cleanup companies were booming businesses. With that in mind, following are the beginning steps to how to start a foreclosure cleanup business.
3 Things You Need to Do Start a Foreclosure Cleanup Business
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By Audeliz Perez
Life as an entrepreneur, soloprenuer, small business owner, or independent contractor is very different from one business professional to the next. What makes it different depends on your business model, your passion and tolerance for risk, and whether or not you are promoting tangible or intangible products and/or services. Having said all that, you want to start a business and you want to do it from scratch. Great! Being a business owner is like all things in life: it can be rewarding and frustrating at the same time. I am here to tell you how you can minimize your frustrations and reap the rewards sooner rather than later with the following 6 simple tips on how to start a business from scratch.
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By Daniel Dwase
If you do not like the idea of dealing with stock, customers and post offices but you still want to make money from eBay then it could be worth starting an eBay consignment home business.
An eBay consignment business means that you sell items on behalf of someone else. You set up the auctions or listings and manage any customer queries, invoices and feedback for an agreed fee.
But you do not have the hassle of buying stock, sorting stock, packaging items and dispatching them.
However, you do have to be careful. You need to make sure that after selling the product through the eBay consignment home business that you have enough money to not only give the person whose items you are selling a decent profit, but to have a good income for yourself.
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By Steve Sutherland
Many people have turned their love of cooking and entertaining into a good living by starting catering businesses.
Catering is a multi-billion dollar industry in the U.S. and as one of the fastest growing segments of the food and beverage industry, the catering business offers great opportunities for those wanting to start a small business with a low start up cost.
In this article we will look at catering business profits, earnings and salaries and how much money it is really possible to make in this industry. Then we will examine some of the things that separate the really successful players from the amateurs.
Is a $100,000 Yearly Profit Possible in Catering?
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By Tom Tessin
Opening up a sole propriety business or commonly called a mom and pop shop has its advantages since you are the only one involved with the entire decision making. You determine everything from A-Z but you are also responsible for everything that happens from A-Z. You need capitol to start the business and to run the business. You must get your name out in the community in order to increase your sales while maintaining the store front. Advertising can become very expensive eating away at your profits and still not cost effective.
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Dropship businesses are becoming very popular and many people are earning good incomes from their homes. Starting a dropship business requires extensive research, effective advertisement, and ensuring customer satisfaction.
Because dropship businesses are internet based, exhaustive research is vital to avoid scams. Check references that guarantee the company’s reliability and make sure that the company has proper security to protect credit card users. When you have narrowed your search to two or three wholesalers, order a variety of each company’s products to familiarize yourself with them. Demographic research is also important to discover what products are and are not available in your area. Find a niche for the products you wish to sell before ordering. Research is a necessity to start a productive dropship business.
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Starting a catering business can be a very rewarding career. This career requires careful planning for it to become a success, though. Accurate research must be done and sufficient advertisement is necessary.
To begin a successful catering business, research the demographics, decide on a specialty and plan your hours of operation.
1. The demographics of the area in which you plan on serving are very important. This research will tell you if you should gear towards weddings, children’s birthday parties or business luncheons and parties.
2. When you have completed your research, you must choose whether you want to specialize in the functions you will cater or if you prefer to do a little of everything.
3. Decide what days and times your business will be available and schedule at least one day a week off for yourself. When booking appointments, never crowd or overlap clients’ bookings.
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By Brandon Walsh
Wondering how you can make some extra money with a direct sales home party? If so, read on for some useful advice for conducting your own direct sales home party.
A direct sales home party provides a seller with a relaxed environment to sell their products, and can be a great way to gather potential clientele and get the word out about a product or service. You can gather everyone from friends and family to potential clients and let your product sell itself as your guests enjoy a relaxing, fun time in your home. Furthermore, a direct sales home party needs no particular occasion, as they merely present a new, stress-free way to buy and sell products. These parties are often very successful, as buyers don’t feel as forced as they do in other situations. The comfortable setting creates a perfect storm for sales.
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By Mark Barkow
Are you a college graduate that would like to make some money from the comfort of your own home? Have you considered some online tutoring? You can find jobs through an online electronic whiteboard. You can access this whiteboard through an online tutoring website. By using a whiteboard, you can be in contact with the students you are tutoring and work with assignments sent and received back from them, in other words, uploaded and downloaded. In addition, your student can email you or speak to you on the phone if they need further assistance. If you have good confidence in your tutoring capability, you can go into business for yourself by setting up your own website and promoting your tutoring capability. This way, you can make more money by eliminating the middleman.
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By Michael P. Garvin
Drop shipping is not the only option for someone looking to open their own e-commerce website. You can also buy wholesale (in bulk)…buying first and selling later. Although there is a risk involved the profit margin is much greater than drop shipping…well, sometimes! I say sometimes because the drop shippers you will find on One Source are selling their products wholesale. However, you will be the one receiving the “handling” fees and shipping the products, which is where some companies “get you”.
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By Stu A McLaren
Sometimes unusual business ideas can be profitable ones. I’d be hard pressed to find a better example in terms of flavor than the two listed and discussed in this article.
Unusual Business Idea #27 - Beery Nice Ice-cream
Ice-cream flavored with a famous beer has been launched with a fanfare. The Newcastle Brown Ale ice cream is a product dreamed up by Neill and Jackie Maxwell and made at their family-run Doddington Dairy.
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By Stu A McLaren
An unusual idea doesn’t have to be a bad idea. World-wide every day people just like you and me are coming up with unusual ideas that end up making them very successful. In this article I’m going to talk about a couple of great examples of unusual business ideas that have to do with cows. Read on to see what I’m talking about.
Unusual Business Idea - Dung to be Exported
What entrepreneur in another country could take this idea and turn it into an export business? Authorities in New Delhi plan to export cow dung and urine to the United States.
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Having a photography business is fun and rewarding. Starting a photography business requires a willingness to learn, some good advertising and careful research. You can even sell your photos online on Shutterstock for some quick cash. It’s free to join so you have nothing to lose but some extra cash to gain. Read the rest of this business idea »
From where to shop and eat, to where the best places to live or work are, most people will freely share their ideas about these things with others. This can also translate to what the best products and services are out there and people talk about them with their friends and families via word-of-mouth. It’s what drives the market in many cases. This is called “reviewing” and it’s a popular way that many are cashing in via online blogs. Read the rest of this business idea »
