Does anyone know a good place to look for Home Based Businesses? I've been online looking and they all seem to want lots of money to start up.
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My wife started selling Premier Designs Jewelry. It is only about $125.00 to start. She has been selling it for about 2 weeks (really only worked about 3 hours) and has made over $4,000. Yeah, I know. If she keeps this up shes not going back to work full time!!
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Check to see if they are listed with the better business buraeu... what type of website were you looking at?
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Instead of getting a new job, why not start a small home based business. Check out my company if you want more info. I live in CA, but i do have associates in the NY and Jersey area.
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hi \nif you are interested in small home bussiness that is now growing very fast in east asia please send an Email to me
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I recommend checking out the SBA, Entrepreneur, The Start Up Journal & Nolo. All 4 are great informational resources for the new/small business owner. I posted links for you in the source box.\n\nThere's nothing quite like research – the more you know, the better. There are plenty of free informational resources out there. Check the source box for links to articles.\n\nHope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!
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Some are scams, but not all. Still, you should be able to find work, even from home, without having to pay if you really look.  \n\nFor instance, I am a Virtual Assistant.  I run my own home based business and it works out great!  I would encourage anyone with strong administrative skills who is a self starter to consider that option.
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There is nothing simple or easy about starting a home-based business.\n\nThere is nothing simple about doing business on the Internet.\n\nYour best chance for success is to make a list of all the skills you have - what you like to do, what you are good at doing and then match that with a perceived need.  \n\nIf there is an existing market for what you can do, it's much easier.  Otherwise you will be spending large amounts of time building up a clientele for your product or service.\n\nA good place to start is with SCORE - link below - for free business advice from retired executives.\n\nEven if you don't spend cash starting up - be prepared to invest lots of time - most of it without bringing in cash - to establish and build your business.  \n\nEven when you do get clients, expect to put in long hours - most successful businesses don't begin to see a profit for 3-5 years.
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Hello\nPlease check out www.jmwebservices.com..I have a website company that sells websites to small and medium sized businesses and I am always looking to add people to help me out..This is not a SCAM, there is really no out of pocket expense to you..You just call business around your area and help me sell the sites..if interested please email back and we can set up a time to talk and I can tell you how it can work...No pressure, just a option for you to work from home when you can...Thanks for reading..John
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Hello:\nIf you are sure that this would be a viable businesses in your area. I would create fliers and business cards (links below for lost cost options) and target families that have 2 working parents.  Give them a cost analysis of using your services to complete ironing for them as opposed to taking it all to the dry cleaner or hiring a housekeeper.  Also the elderly may be a target market, you could also possibly approach your local coin-op laundry's, ask them if they offer this service and if not ask them if perhaps they can include your card or flyer with their customers bill.  My local coin ops have a pay per pound service to have my laundry done for me, but the only one that will iron is the one that is attached to a dry cleaner (very expensive).\n\nYou may want to add other services as well (if you cant do them, maybe you can co-op with other people in your area) like sewing, alterations, laundry, errands etc.\n\nCheck out the other links, one is a forum of small business owners, they have a lnk on the left to ask questions and you can look through or post.  The other is Inc magazine, many many great articles on business. Click on "small business" "Start ups" or typr in your business and see if any articles come up.\n\nGood luck
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I have just started my own business and got 2000 flyer's for £35 and 5000 business cards for £80 compared to other quotes I received this is a steal!!! If you use a search engine and type in advertising and just for to all the free sites and get your business on there. Get some flyer's and business cards hand them out locally, homes business' etc. It really does work. The inland revenue run workshops, shell live-wire, enterprise, your local careers centre etc. The list is endless. Contact them all and get your name out there.  In Scotland the PSYBT offer a £1000 grant to help start up new business's.  You can also go to any bank or building society and ask for a business angel/guardian to help finance your venture.
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Hi,\n\nBy far the best "support group" I have found was at the Business Owners Idea Cafe, they have so much information as well as the "cybershmooze" which is a forum of like minded people (small and home business owers and people that are aspiring) they have articles with tips, interviews with ideas and inspirations, forms for tax purposes etc. they are great. An dthe popel there are so wonderful, they will give you low cost marketing ideas, help you name your business (if you get brain freeze), give away ideas for prospective businesse and also try to help you avoid the mistakes they made during their own start up phases.\n\nGood Luck
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If you are looking to start a home business that you can do on a part-time basis, I recommend that you check out the following articles to give you an idea of your possible options:\n\n10 Weekend Home Businesses http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol67/weekend.htm\n\n25 Part time Business Ideas\nhttp://www.entrepreneur.com/article/0,4621,311229,00.html\n\nYou may also want to check out the following books as they contain more business ideas suitable for part-time work:\n\n- How to Become a Successful Weekend Entrepreneur: Secrets of Making an Extra $100 or More Each Week Using Your Spare Time http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/155958288X/ref=nosim/powerhomebizguid\n- 101 Best Weekend Businesses http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1564142574/powerhomebizguid
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before investing time and especially money in home-based business offers, it's a good idea to be aware of the different types of schemes there are out there, and what to look out for.  The Federal Trade Commission offers several advisories about home-based business opportunities and network marketing (MLM) schemes. Please review them before making any irrevocable decisions:\n\n"Work at home Schemes" <http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/inve...>\n\n'Net Based Business Opportunities: Are Some Flop-portunities? <http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/onli...>\n\n"The Bottom Line on Multilevel Marketing Plans" <http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/aler...>
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Listen.  If you are out of state, and you are looking for a legitiate homebased business, you have to ask what kind of business you want to do.  Do you want to market on the internet?  Do you want to do MLM?  Do you want to do real estate?  These are all legitimate questions.  Since my background is in MLM, that is all I can advise you on with confidence.  If you are looking for a home based business in MLM or network marketing, you have to look into several things. \n1. First thing you want to do is see if a specific opportunity is licensed to work in your specific area. A great place to start is google.com or yahoo.com and place in the words home based business.  There will be plenty of home based businesses that catch you eye.  Sign up to some of their mailing list for more info, and save the ones you really like to your favorites. \n  \n2. Next, Chances are you will be forwarded to a sight that will tempt you to buy, or someone will call you, and tery to get you involved in their opportunity.  Resist all temptaion and DO NOT SIGN UP ON THE SPOT.  Even if every bone in your body tells you to, you will want to check with either the FTC, or the Better Business Bureau to see whether or not they are legitimate.  Another great place to check is with mlmwatchdog.com.  They specialize in letting people know what is or is not a scam in this specific industry. Trust me, the opportunity will still be there after you do your research.  Also, if a person tries to pressure you into an opportunity or a buy, without saying it is a good idea to research, then there is a chance it my be a scam.  \n\n3. Then, you are going to want to check on how a specific team builds their business.  You want to make sure that they have a system that you would be comfortable with.  If they are not willing to show you exactly how they build their business, or they say their system is "top secret" you DO NOT want to work with them (chances are they will make you build a list of friends and family, and work from there).  While there is nothing wrong with speaking to friends and family, I have found that it can be very difficult to build a massive downline using this method alone. So, you want to be sure their marketing system make since to you, and you feel confident that you can make money using this system.\n\n4. Ask if there are any additional cost in doing the business.  Remember, you do NOT want to join an opportunity that will be to expensive for you to market.\n\nOpportunities I would stay away form:\n\na.  Groundfloor opportunities:  These are usually the most unstable of opportunities to join.  you want to join something that has been around for a few years, and has gained some sort of credibility in the field.  Some guys will claim that you will not be able to build a good business in an older company, and that you need to get on before the business explodes.  THAT IS A HUGE CROCK OF BULL. There is no difference in marketing an older opportunity then there is marketing a younger, accept for the fact that you have a chance to check their credibility.  I would recommend a company that has been around for at least 8 years, and has some experienced people who can coach you on what to do to be successful.\n\nb.  Opportunities with no address or phone number on their home page:  This should be a huge red flag here.  If you cannot contact the corporate office, there is a good chance these people are not who they say they are.\n\nc.  Opportunities that say that you have to do no work:  If there is no work involved on you part, then why do they need you?  THIS SHOULD BE A HUGE RED FLAG.\n\nd.  Opportunities that offer you instant riches(example:  $100,000 dollars in one week):  These are often referred to as get rich schemes.  These are always scams, and you should stay away from them.  Business is a systematic process that requires time patience and consistency to get a sizable income.  Now, it is very possible in any industry to make several hund
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I was in the same boat as you are and all i found was a bunch of scams...You will get answered by people referring you to survey sites beware i went to them and they dont work they all want money...The best thing i found was selling mary kay....you can set up a website and sell it and you can also sell it by having parties. It is a great income if you are determined to put a little effort into it and it doesnt take a lot of your time just a party once every couple weeks....
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Have you considered NOT returning to the work force??? Many moms make a very good income from home in the home based businesses available online or off.\n\nThere are many different work from home businesses that you can get into... Many offer a way to promote them on or off line.\n\nI know our company can be done successfully either way (or using BOTH if you prefer)  I love the versitility of it all.  If you would like more details on what we do you may visit my site: http://learn2.momsmakemore.com \n\nTo help you in your search here is a little advice you should consider:\n\nWhat should you look for in an "ideal" internet/home business? \n\n- No or minimal start-up fees (Our business start-up is $29.00)\n- A product or service you feel good about (Consumable products used in every home… safer, more effective, less expensive, things people use and need on a daily basis)\n- A duplicable system (work FOR yourself- NOT BY yourself… we are a TEAM of individuals working to help others… “Enhancing the lives of those we touch by helping others reach their goals from Home!!!”\n- Residual income (Residual Income PLUS bonuses for helping others!!!)\n- Customizable web sites to promote your business (Free website for ALL Members)\n- Free training and support (Free Company and TEAM Training… we will work with you to reach YOUR GOALS!!!)\n- Free marketing materials and ideas (Our support team has 70 members who are there to help you every step of the way… Training and support from people who have been there and done that. Training provided via email, internet, or telephone)\n- Company in business at least 18 months and in good standing with the Better Business Bureau (Inc 500 Company in business for over 20 years with over 700 Million in annual sales. As for the Better Business Bureau: “The Eastern Idaho and Western Wyoming division of the Better Business \nBureau recently presented Our Company AND CEO with its 2005 "Hall of Fame" award. This prestigious award honored Our Company for its example of ethics and integrity in \ndealings with customers, employees, and the community. We have received many other Prestigious Awards.)\n\nContact me, through Yahoo360 or IM, for more information.
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For complete information about planning for and starting your own small business, see the Small Business Administration website at http://www.sba.gov  Take a look at the startup kit and lessons.  It is probably something you can start now while you are working, and keep getting a paycheck while you get all the other stuff in order.\n\nBefore investing time and especially money on any home-based businesses, it’s a very good idea to educate yourself on the different types of schemes there are out there, and what to look for – and look out for – before picking a home-based business. The Federal Trade Commission has several advisories about home-based business opportunities and network marketing (MLM) schemes. \n"Work at home Schemes" http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/invest/homewrk.htm \n'Net Based Business Opportunities: Are Some Flop-portunities?\nhttp://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/online/netbizop.htm\n"The Bottom Line on Multilevel Marketing Plans" http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/pyrdalrt.htm