how to start a home based delivery service?
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Check out this article at Entrepreneur.com
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I have a homebase business available in Singapore.  You may email me back at yahoo.
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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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This site has an ebook on just that subject. It's the one about starting your own service business. I have it and my cleaning business is doing great. Hope you have great success.
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If you want to be up and running ASAP:\n\nhttp://smallbusiness.yahoo.com
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first of all start small and then grow. many business start off big and fail. it is legal to work you business from a home ,but you must obey the heath codes. you have to be tough to run a business, people will smile and lie to you while taking avantage of you.  with low in come housing  there mostly crime and dead beats. look for goverment grants, and keep an eye on politics. \nit wiil tell you the mood of the people and thier spending. people have a hard time spending money they do not have. provide people with what they need, then with what they want.
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You can search titles of "how to start an errand business" books at AMAZON or on Yahoo then go check them out for free at the library.  You can visit small business magazine websites and read articles on other people that have done it already and are successful and get some ideas that way.  You can visit Business Owners Cafe, go to the "ask questions" link on the left and ask for help. They are great there,  I use them all the time.\n\nGood Luck
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You could play off the idea of serving home cooked meals with your marketing. For instance, send out inivitations to a "family meal," "a house warming party," etc. to residents living near the restaurant. You could do 2 for 1, list your specials, personalize it with pics, etc.\n\nSince you're in a small town, advertising in the local paper or college paper, on radio, at any colleges or universities, etc. may also be an option. I moved from a small town (less than 15,000 people) not too long ago & that's how restaurants advertised there.\n\nBasically, just keep in mind what your restaurant's personality is as well as yours. Blend those two & ideas should start flowing.\n\nBest of luck to you!
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ok, the first thing i would do is to check the local laws on this, as different places have different laws. A place of buiseness should probobly not be your home. I would guess that it is your responsabiliy to assure the girls/men are healthy and clean. the test results for each person should probobly be readily accesable for the customer to see upon request. ... I would assume the owner would handle all the day to day problems, the money/paychecks and paying the bills, pricing and stuff like that. maybe even answering phones and advertising, depending on what your going to do. \n\nalso in some places I know you need a permit or something like that to start a public buiseness. \n\nalot of this would be checking with local laws.\n\nhope all goes well
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You'll need a local vending license, a truck, a supplier of produce, and then a lot of let work to find clients. Try the smaller restaurants to start with.
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It depends to start a home like this you would have to incorporate in as a non profit organization and then you would have to go through the steps of establishing it as such, for details on how to incorporate a non profit organization look up the Foundation Center via Yahoo! and it will give you insight on that. Once you have establish your home the department of children and families inspect it to make sure that meets their criteria and requirements. And it also depends on the age of the people you are looking to provide housing for.
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You can start by reading the article "Starting a Janitorial and Cleaning Service Business" at  http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol95/janitorial.htm. The article contains information on startup strategies, operational considerations (prices, manpower, finding suppliers), and marketing the business. \n\nFrom the article, here are some tips:\n\n1. The first step to marketing your business is deciding who your potential customers are and determining the types of services you could offer. \n\n2. The best way to market this business is through cold calling. Drive through the area to look for newly opened businesses, buildings or facilities. Then introduce yourself to the landlords ­ your potential clients ­ and request for an opportunity to bid on their cleaning contract. \n\n3. Draw up a better and more professional proposal by learning firsthand the needs of the potential customer, as well as the layout of the facility (e.g. type of carpeting, etc.)\n\n4.  Networking is another effective strategy to get ahead in the janitorial business. Aside from newly opened buildings, get a list of companies that are downsizing or laying off cleaning staffs.\n\n5. Word of mouth is another effective form of advertising a janitorial service. It can be generated through favorable feedback from your existing clients that will hopefully filter to other building owners or entrepreneurs in your area.\n\n6. If you decide to embark on advertising, you can try placing an ad in newspapers or trade journals in your area. \n\n7. You can also try direct mailing to potential customers, sending them information and brochures about your business.\n\n\n\nFor detailed information I suggest you read the following books:\n\n- Janitorial Service Businesses : Strategies for Promoting, Estimating, and Bidding Cleaning Services \n- The Janitorial Contractors Bible \n- Introduction to Janitorial Service Contracting : How to Succeed in Your Own Cleaning Business \n- Cleaning Up for a Living: Everything You Need to Know to Become a Successful Building Service Contractor \n- Introduction to Janitorial Service Contracting : How to Succeed in Your Own Cleaning Business
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Do you mean services?\n\nPhone lines are easy - contact BT or alternatinve suppliers in your area like cable.\n\nIf you need water, gas, sewage or electricity that is a more involved process on which I am happy to advise if you wish.
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The first step is to know what you want - what your goals are, what is your schedule and how much time can you give a business. Then find out what business would fit into your goals and lifestyle. \n\nI suggest you research and read. Here are some resources to help you start out your home business:\n\nPowerHomeBiz http://www.powerhomebiz.com\nEntrepreneur http://www.entrepreneur.com\nInc.com http://www.inc.com\nBusinessknowhow http://www.businessknowhow.com
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Entrepreneur Magazine has a list of Low Cost Startup Businesses that you may want to check out: http://www.entrepreneur.com/lowcostbusinesses/0,6617,,00.html\n\nSome other home business ideas:\n\nTop 10 Home Businesses with Rapid Break-Even Time http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol33/breakeven.htm\n10 Profitable “Go-Out" Home Businesses http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol31/goout.htm\n\nThe best home business of course will depend on what you want, how you define to be interesting. A person may consider a pet sitting business to be the most exciting work in the world, while another person would rather watch TV than take care of dogs. \n\nThe key is to determine what your interests are, what you want to do, what is suitable for your lifestyle and your overall goals, and what can fit with your resources.\n\nDan Ramsey in his book "101 Best Home Businesses" has a chapter on how to find YOUR best home business. He suggests these 10 steps:\n\n1. List 5 things you do best\n2. List how others would benefit from what you do best\n3. Find out how to give people what they want\n4. Learn the value of your services to others\n5. Find out who else offers similar services\n6. Learn from the successes of others\n7. Learn from the failures of others\n8. Plan your own success\n9. Make low cost mistakes\n10. Enjoy what you do and how you do it\n\nHe then made suggestions on the best home businesses according to type. Here are a few of them:\n\nBest Businesses Using Craft or Physical Skills\n- antique restoration\n- auto detail service\n- carpet cleaning business\n- errand/delivery service\n- housecleaning business\n\nBest Service Businesses \n- bed and breakfast operator\n- caregiver\n- catering service\n- senior day care center\n- tutoring service\n\nBest Professional Businesses\n- desktop publisher\n- magazine writer\n- import/export service\n- income tax preparation service\n- event planner\n\n\nYou can also check out the following books:\n\nTurn Your Talents into Profits: 100+ Terrific Ideas for Starting Your Own Home-Based Microbusiness \n The Best Home Businesses for the 21st Century \n 121 Internet Businesses You Can Start from Home \n The Best Internet Businesses You Can Start \n 101 Ways to Make Money at Home
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Start my baking business.