what is a good business to start with approx. funds $2000?
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As you've seen from the posts above, people will suggest many things to you. But the best home business that you start will depend on what you want, how you define to be interesting. \n\nA person may consider a pet sitting business to be the most exciting work in the world, while you would rather watch TV than take care of dogs. Or someone may tell you to sell on eBay but if you have nothing to sell on eBay, what's the point?\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\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\nLow Cost Startup Businesses http://www.entrepreneur.com/lowcostbusinesses/0,6617,,00.html\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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If you want to be up and running ASAP:\n\nhttp://smallbusiness.yahoo.com
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This is absolutely not your best option!!! TRUST ME, I KNOW!!! Mutual funds are always the way to go but if you are looking to make your money grow fast....invest in CHEESE. The 2nd richest man next to Bill Gates is a cheese man. last year their stocks split almost 2 a month. I did and by the end of last year I was very very wealthy!!!! I'm 26 and finacially have the resources to retire and live comfortably until I'm 85 and never work another day in my life. AINT LIFE GRAND!!!!!
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Consider a bank certificate of deposit.  You won't make a ton money, but it is secure and you can get your money after a year (or a few months because you pick the length of time) Should be able to get around 4.50%
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Safe but low profit - Bank CD\nRisky but potentially high profit - Stocks\n\nIf you're into selling stuff, buy something in bulk and sell it on ebay.\n\nDo not join any "get rich quick" schemes....you will probably lose all of your money.
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Start investing in the stock market.  I have listed below a link to a really interesting article that can say it much better then I can.  It is a great way to start out with little or no money and not pay big commissions to brokers.\n\nI used this program and have done really well over the last two years.  Started with little money, added little money and learned discipline and a lot about the stock market.  I now teach others to do the same.  \n\nDon't have that $100 bucks to get started?  I bet you do if you just change the way you spend money.  Will include a link to the online broker that I used to start my savings.  I also went ahead and opened a credit card through the Sharebuilder website.  The credit card has a 0% APR on opening transfers and pays you 1% cash back that you can use to purchase Stocks with in your Sharebuilder plan.  If you pay your balance every month (which is the only way that you should use credit), then this is FREE money. \n\nIf you have a Bank of America Checking account they have started a plan that is called "Keep the Change."  With this plan, once you have opened a savings account with $100, they round up all your purchases.  If you buy something for $1.25 with your debit card, they will withdrawal $.75 (rounded up to $2.00) from your checking account and deposit it into your savings account.  After the first three months of doing this, they then will match your money dollar for dollar, 100%.  Then after the first year, they will match your round ups at a 5% rate.  The account only pays .5% APR, but the 100% matching for the first three months is FREE money. \n\nThat is a 100% return on your deposits (round ups) for the first three months.  \n\nIf you don't have a BOA account then try looking online for a good paying Money Market Fund (MMF).  Some have balance requirements, some don't.  The better rates out there as of today are running about 4.25% or higher.  Watch for fees, compounding methods and other charges before you consider purchasing a MMF.  \n\nGood luck and start saving today!  \n\nToo many Americans don't save enough money.  Instead, they look for the lowest payment on that purchase.  You should ask yourself, do I want to pay myself first (saving money) and purchase something for cash or retire with style or do I want to always be in debt paying others interest.  Don't you deserve the interest more then the lender?  I think you do.  \n\nI don't work for any of the above mentioned ways to save.  I do hold accounts (Individual Roth IRA, Individual investing plan, Individual trading account, MMF and a Visa Card through Bank One attained after opening my account with Sharebuilder.) with Sharebuilder.  I have no other interest in Sharebuilder.  I do have a bank account at Bank of America, both checking and savings (opened with $100.00 deposit), but own no stock or other interest in the company.  I am not affiliated with MSN in any way or form and do not own any company stock.  Investments may loose money and in many cases are not FDIC insured.  Any investment should be after careful consideration by the investor before investing.  Your results may very.  (think that covers the Brochure law.)\n\nGood luck and let me know how you do.
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Find a good financial institution who will not overcharge you for their services. Research. There are places to help the small business person to get started. Call your library and Chamber of Congress. you could do research by going to small business in your area, they may even help you to get started.
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pateints generally run about $2000 give or take.
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I suggest you to buy a used car with your own cash for $2000.00
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The answer to this depends on what you will need the money for, and when you'll need it. If it's anything over 10 years (ie retirement, kids' college education, saving for that vacation home, etc), equities-based investments are the way to go. Long term, they've average an 11% return, compared to 6.8% for real estate, 5% for bonds, and 2.5% for cash investments. Of course, stocks are a lot more volatile than most other kinds of investments (excepting commodities, of course), so short-term, a mostly-stock portfolio is a no-go.\n\nIndividual stocks are usually way too risky to even bother with, to be even more forthcoming. In 2000, you could have invested in the #1 energy company in the U.S., or the #2 phone company. What could have been more stable than a couple of leading utilities? Ask the shareholders of Enron and Worldcom, respectively. No, a far smarter, and safer, way to get that needed equity exposure is through high-quality mutual funds. I'm not talking the junky tech-bombs that exploded on the scene the late 90's. I'm talking about quality funds that own quality stocks, and have a quality track record to back it up.\n\nNo matter what route you go with, the most important thing is to DIVERSIFY. Diversify, diversify, diversify. I can't say it enough. A good rule of thumb for most people is that your age should be the percentage you are in fixed income investments, like bonds, CDs, and cash. Thus, the older you get, the more conservative you'll become. Of course, your individual risk tolerance will vary.\n\nAssuming you are 25, a sample portfolio like the following will be sufficient:\n\n20% Large-cap stocks\n20% Mid/small cap stocks\n20% International stocks\n5% Real Estate Investments\n5% Commodities\n5% Precious Metals\n10% Government bonds\n10% Corporate Bonds\n5% International bonds\n\nAs daunting as that may or may not look, it can be achieved very easily through just a few mutual funds. Consult a financial advisor, or do the research yourself if you have the time, tools, and talent. Oh, and the discipline. That's probably the #1 reason people go to financial advisors: they realize they don't have the discipline to stick with a plan on their own.\n\nA portfolio like the one above should average 8-10% annually, or better. They key is that all the different asset calsses behave differently when the same economic event happens, like, say, interest rates risiin, or a war starting in Bulgaria. Stocks behave differently than bonds, which behave differently than commodities, which behave differently tha real estate, etc.\n\nThis sort of portfolio should average 8-12% per year, so just split the difference and say 10%. Will it do 10% EVERY year? Of course not. I'd be surprised if it ever did EXACTLY 10%. That's an annual average. Using the "Rule of 72", where you divide the number 72 by your return % to see how often your money will double, we see that if this portfolio is earning 10%, it will double every 7.2 years. Compare that to a money market earning 2%, which will double every 36 years!\n\nSo, in 7 years you should have about $140,000\nin 14 years you should have about $280,000\nin 21 years you should have about $560,000\nin 28 years you should have about $1,120,000\nin 35 years you should have about $2,240,000\nin 42 years you should have about $4,480,000\nin 49 years you should have about $8,960,000\nin 56 years you should have about $17,920,000\nand on and on and on....\n\nOf course, if you keep adding money in, say $100 a month, you'll become a millionaire MUCH sooner. The key is discipline, and sticking in when markets are up OR down. Don't try to time the market--you'll NEVER get it right.\n\nHope this helps!\n--J.
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Morningstar.com is a good way to star.\nNoLoadFundX is an outstanding letter which recommends funds--forbesnewsletters.com\n\nGood luck on your investing!
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If you are starting out and you dont know anything about stocks it is better to invest in a no load mutual fund, such as Vanguard Equity Income fund. You willneed $3,000 to open yor account and you can add $100 any time. If you buy stocks it will cost you commissions and if you dont have at least $50,000 to start you cant diversify.But stick with large cap stocks . The blue chips. A  mutual fund is your best bet. I am an investor for 40yrs.
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Yes, a business that will guarantee fast returns and is easy to open and run would be a good business.\n\nBut I doubt a business like that exists.  The best you might be able to do is a professional blogger, or something.  But even then, you have to write quality content on a subject people care about, and then find some way to monetize the business.\n\nIf you find a business like the one you're asking about, you should try to franchize it so other people can buy into your easy business with guaranteed fast returns.  You'd make a fortune doing that.\n\nForeclosureFish\nhttp://www.foreclosurefish.com/
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If you have 5-10,000 dollars then the money market deal is good mentioned above. But if you're like most of us that have a grand or less, you want to look into online banks for the best interest. These are a little scary because you can't walk into them and if you want to tak out money, it takes a day or two, but they pay the best interest. Check this link to compare interest rates. Good luck!\n\nhttp://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/chk/20001002j.asp
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You can start for as little as $100 a month at most firms, investing systematically, month after month, which is the smartest way to do it by the way, whether you have $100 or $100,000.  Actually, I know at Edward Jones you can start with mutual funds for as little as $25 a month.\n\nWhat to invest in?  I'd suggest buying a diversified series of mutual funds. Make sure you hit all the asset classes, like Large cap stocks, small/mid cap stocks, international stocks, emerging markets stocks, government debt, corporate debt, hi-yield debt, foreign debt, emerging markets debt, real estate, commodities, and precious metals. That's 12 categories right there, so if you're starting off with $1000, you're talking about $83 each. Or why not spring for an extra 200 bucks, and start each off with $100 even?\n\nThen sit back and rebalance each year, back to your original percentages. This is called asset allocation. The thinking being, what's BEEN hot is more than likely not going to STAY hot.\n\nThis sort of portfolio should average 8-12% per year, so juut split the difference and say 10%. Will it do 10% EVERY year? Of course not. I'd be surprised if it ever did EXACTLY 10%. That's an annual average. With that average, your money should double roughly every 7 years.\n\nSo, if you start with that $1000 and never add to it ever again, in 7 years you should have about $2,000\nin 14 years you should have about $4,000\nin 21 years you should have about $8,000\nin 28 years you should have about $16,000\nin 35 years you should have about $32,000\nin 42 years you should have about $64,000\nin 49 years you should have about $128,000\nin 56 years you should have about $256,000\nin 63 years you should have about $512,000\nin 70 years you should have about $1,024,000!\n\nA long time to wait to become a millionaire, impressive as that compounding is!\n\nOf course, if you keep adding money in systematically like I suggested earlier, say $100 a month, you'll become a millionaire MUCH sooner. The key is discipline, and sticking in when markets are up OR down. Don't try to time the market--you'll NEVER get it right.\n\nHere's a handy formula:\n$100/month x 12% return x 20 years = $100,000.  So if you want $500,000 20 years from now, just save $500 every month, and go with that diversifed portfolio.  If you only average  10%, you'll only end up with $450,000, not bad either way!  \n\nOh, and if you qualify, and do this all in a Roth IRA? Then every penny will be 100% TAX-FREE. That's a deal that's too good to pass up. That's why I tell all my under-30 clients--if you make under $90,000, and therefore qualify to do a Roth, you'd be a fool not to. Just having the power of youth (and therefore time) on your side is such an advantage, to squander it would be such a waste!\n\nHope this helps!\n--J.
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Private investors would be your best bet, as bank would not entertain you if you don't have any previous business history in business.
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Capitol investors. You need to find people who are willing to fund this for you if you don't want to risk/don't have your own funds. A business plan would not hurt either. People like to have some sort of assurance you are on the right track before they write you a check.