I am looking for a serious and legitimate home business opportunity. It also needs to be something profitable that could work into my main income. It could be internet based, require phone usage or a small investment. Really I'm open to most things. Even if it required me to work outside the house some. What I'm looking for is flexibility and a little more control of my time.......Anyone know of any opportunities like this? Anyone know of any companies that send work home with people to be done?
Any help at all will be greatly appreciated!
Serious home business opportunities?
Here are some resources to help you decide what home business to start. The books can be purchased new or used on amazon.com Good Luck!
The Best Home Businesses for the 21st Century by Paul Edwards
203 Home-Based Businesses That Will Make You Rich : The Complete Guide to Financing and Running a Fabulously Successful Home-Based Business by Tyler G. Hicks
The 200 Best Home Businesses: Easy To Start, Fun To Run, Highly Profitable by Katina Z. Jones
Start Your Own Home-Based Business (Wiley Business Basics) by Gregory F. Kishel and Patricia Gunter Kishel
Best Home Businesses for People 50+ by Sarah Edwards and Paul Edwards
The Home Business Bible: Everything You Need to Know to Start and Run Your Successful Home-Based Business by David R. Eyler
Marketing For The Home-Based Business by Jeff Davidson
Getting business to come to you by Paul Edwards
If after starting you need a small infusion of cash under $35,000. A microenterprise organization is your answer.
http://www.microenterpriseworks.org/inde...
About Microenterprise
Microenterprise Defined
AEO and its members have defined microenterprise as a business with five or fewer employees requiring $35,000* or less in start-up capital. AEO estimates that there are over 20 million U.S microenterprises, which represent 17% of all private employment in the U.S. In addition, microenterprise represents a path from poverty to financial security for many low-income individuals.
* Loans of $35,000 and under are known as microloans.
Microenterprise Development Industry
The estimated 600 microenterprise development organizations (MDOs) operating in the U.S. exist to support disadvantaged entrepreneurs as they start or expand their businesses. MDOs can increase the chance of business success by bridging the gap between disadvantaged individuals and the tools they need to start and grow successful businesses. With the help of AEO services, MDOs offer business training, technical assistance, access to capital, and other services to entrepreneurs to assist them in realizing their dream of business ownership. For many low-income entrepreneurs MDOs represent the only opportunity to access the capital and business tools necessary for business start-up.
Key Elements of Microenterprise Development
AEO has learned that comprehensive microenterprise development programming consists of four key elements: Training and Technical Assistance; Credit and Access to Credit; Access to Markets; and Economic Literacy and Asset Development.
Training and Technical Assistance
Microenterprise development practitioners agree that the quality and quantity of training and technical assistance provided to an entrepreneur can often be the biggest factor in whether the entrepreneur’s business succeeds of fails. Microenterprise trainers have the difficult task of teaching complex business skills to entrepreneurs with little formal training, limited time to engage in learning; and various levels of education.
Though training opportunities vary from organization to organization, typical microenterprise development training topics include: business plan development; integrating technology; bookkeeping and business management; and marketing. Training is offered through various settings including: classroom type lectures; one-on-one counseling; peer networking; and mentoring programs.
Credit and Access to Credit
A significant challenge for many microentrepreneurs is access to capital. Traditional lending sources do not find it profitable to lend $35,000 or less and choose not to. In addition many low-income individuals looking for a path out of poverty through self-employment, have poor (or no) credit history with no hope of receiving a bank loan.
Some microenterprise development organizations (MDOs) offer credit directly from an in-house loan fund, which typically lend amounts from $100 to $35,000 and when granting loan requests look at other factors in addition to the entrepreneur’s credit. Other MDOs partner with other organizations or institutions in the community to provide access to credit. Examples of these type of relationships include partnerships with banks, credit unions, or other financial intermediaries that offer loans and various other financial products.
Access to Markets
The goal of microenterprise development programs is not just to create marginal businesses, but to create successful ones. To help microentrepreneurs increase sales and profitability, many programs create specialized networks of their clients’ businesses, especially in industries where microenterprises are flourishing. These industries, also referred to as sectors, include: specialty foods; jewelry; arts, crafts and gifts; clothing and textiles; furniture; computer technology; daycare; and environmental products and services such as recycling.
Access to market services include: sophisticated training on marketing and sales concepts; development and distribution of joint catalogs; Internet access and e-commerce; trade shows; and business incubators.
Economic Literacy and Asset Development
AEO has learned that low-income entrepreneurs can greatly benefit from increase knowledge of the benefits of banking and saving principals. Many entrepreneurs need to learn the importance of establishing checking accounts and savings accounts (i.e. Individual Development Accounts); the importance of establishing a credit rating, and in many instances, learning about credit rehabilitation. In addition many entrepreneurs need training in tax laws and regulatory issues, and sound accounting principles and types of insurance.
Reply:Gulliver's Travels is a good home business opportunity
Gulliver's Travels is a member of the BBB and has been in business since 1969
For more information about this company
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Reply:Well, the correct answer is which ever one suits you best.
But, do your research
1. Are the services/products consumable on a monthly basis?
2. Is the compensation plan great (binary's tend to be the best if set up correct)
3. Is the company publicly recognized? (forbes, business week, publicly traded, etc.)
I started out with it in the "nooks and cranies" over lunches, talking to people at the gym, etc. Then, after 10 months, I was able to quit my job.
The following is the info for the company i work for. I would be glad to answer any questions that you might have...even if my company isnt for you. I spent 6 months researching companies so i have some helpful hints for you. just email me
USANA On a Hot Streak
USANA recently was placed third on Business Week's Top 100 Hot Growth Companies list. The June 6th, 2005 issue is a powerful tool from an authority in the business world.
The magazine article features a glowing financial review, background on USANA Founder Dr. Myron Wentz, and a snapshot of the company, including information on USANA products.
To view an electronic version of the article, please click on the following link: http://www.businessweek.com/hot_growth/2...
USANA Health Sciences has received international recognition from Forbes, one of the world's most respected business magazines. These articles are a powerful third-party tool that will make a big impact on your prospects.
In 2006, Forbes ranked USANA #12 on its list of 200 Best Small Companies. According to Forbes.com, the list "ferrets out the most robust, fundamentally disciplined public outfits...small, but growing, businesses designed to survive the ups and downs of market volatility."
In 2005, USANA ranked #4 on Forbes' list of 200 Best Small Companies. In its October 31, 2005 issue - Forbes reports the companies that made its elite list are "solid and consistent hitters that have performed well when measured over the last 12 months and the past five years, and are poised for another growth spurt."
USANA also placed in the top 20 in Forbes list of 200 Best Small Companies in 2004.
MLMInsider announced the results of its Distributor Choice Awards for 2005. Once again, USANA was selected by thousands of network marketers as the #1 company in network marketing! It's great to be recognized for your achievements from time to time, but being selected as the best in the business by those who know the business the best - for eight years in a row - is truly amazing.
Each year, the editors of MLMInsider also select what they believe to be the ten best companies in network marketing. Again, for the eighth year in a row, USANA was included in their list of the ten elite network marketing companies!
Reply:I am a consultant for The Body Shop. The investment is less than $200 for your business kit, which contains a full line of facial care products, several spa line products, a foot soak line and a make up line. It also includes catalogs, order forms, hostess organizational forms, customer care cards and more. I made back my investment after the first month (25% commission) and I had only held two parties.
I started very recently and LOVE working for a company with the same values as me. I am trying to "grow" my team so that I can become a director!
Everyone I know loves the products, so it has been simple to sell even when I dont have time to do a party. (I have a full time job and school age kids too.)
I would love to talk to you about Body Shop if you are serious about the opportunity.
(as a side note: consultants beginning in February who meet their first goal, $400 in sales in 3 months, get $100 in free products.)
Reply:There are free legitimate businesses at http://ewebsmith.com You can spend your money on promoting them to make them grow faster. Most successful online businesses involve online and local marketing. It takes a while for your website to become known so your most immediate income comes from your local sales and marketing activities.
Here are some work at home sites
www.Freelanceworkexchange.com
www.teamdoubleclick.com
www.sciathome.com
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www.connect-dataplus.com
www.tigerfish.com
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www.escriptionist.com
www.medicalreport.com
www.viabletechnologies.com
www.rbsten-tel.com
www.expedict.co.uk
www.talk2type.net
www.nettranscripts.com
www.webtranscribe.com
www.hightechpros.com
www.virtualassistantjobs.com
www.deltadocument.com
www.accurapid.com
www.hightechpros.com
www.ahumbledesign.com
Reply:I have a home business that fits the discription. I would be happy to send you the web site!
Reply:YOUR TRAVEL BIZ (YTB)
YTB is an opportunity for any household to start a home-based internet travel business. The best part about it is that YTB does most of the work. All you have to do is refer your clients to your web-site and YTB already has vacation packages or individual tickets/rentals available at the click of a mouse. YTB also allows you to get others involved in their own web-sites and you can create "power teams" of Referring Travel Agents to work with you. The more RTA's you have, the higher your bonuses.
TRAVEL SITE
From your web site, your customers can book travel, buy travel insurance, order flowers, sign up for a weekly e-mail with specials, and more. The prices are comparable, or sometimes better than, to the travel booking engines you see on TV (ie. priceline, travelocity, etc.) All you have to do is send your customer to your site, and you get 60%+ of the commissions. For a detailed on-line video of this portion of YTB click on this link:
www.apassion4travel.com
Marketing SITE
With YTB you also get a marketing site. With this program your can tell others about the company and enroll family and friends. You get bonuses depending on how many active RTA's you have under you. The more RTA's you have, the bigger the bonuses will be. In this program you have the opportunity to become a Director with YTB. As a Director, you get health and life insurance, $2000/ month guaranteed salary, and more.
YTB enables any family to supplement their income simply by telling people about their site. The amount of income depends on how much time you are willing to put into your new business. It could range from a few bucks a month to an income you can live off of. It all depends on you. YTB allows you sign up in two different ways. You can enroll and get both the internet travel site and the marketing site, or you can sign up for only the marketing portion of YTB.
For more information on anything not covered here click on :
www.apassion4travel.com
This will take you to the YTB site where you can review the compensation plan, go over stock prices, view the company presentation, or to find out how to join YTB.
Reply:I am willing to help you with some addresses from where you can generate business and I can help you with the addresses free of cost provided you are willing to work from home for as per your convenient spare time and if things go to your satisfaction, you can have a tie up with my 25 years experience,
I am also looking for a similar tie up. You can contact rahimtula2007@yahoo.com
Reply:You can try marketing and selling a new energy drink. I can give you details. Contact me
Reply:Danger...
You'll get all kinds of "answers" to this type of question. Watch out for MLM programs, and websites that say you can earn lots of money but won't tell you how UNLESS you either register or buy. Those that require you to register will likely sell your name and phone number to companies who will call and call you to sell you their program.
You really don't need anyone's help. Consider what you know how to do and what you really want to do. If you need ideas, the website below will give them to you WITHOUT making you register. The ideas are listed right there, in plain view, on their website.
Reply:Try the Business Opportunity Search Engine
Your results from the community powered Business Opportunity Search Engine are much more focused than a general search engine and they will continue to learn and adapt, anonymously and automatically, based on the search behavior of every search you request. http://www.businessopportunitysearchengi...
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