101 Best Home-Based Businesses for Women, 3rd Edition: Everything You Need to Know About Getting Started on the Road to Success
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101 Best Home-Based Businesses for Women, 3rd Edition: Everything You Need to Know About Getting Started on the Road to Success
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Overview
For nearly two decades, bestselling author and home-based business guru Priscilla Y. Huff has run a successful writing business out of her home while balancing her family life. In fact, this book, now in its third edition, is proof of her success. Her valuable advice on what works—and what doesn't—is available to you. From start-up costs to potential income, this book shows you how to:
·Choose the perfect home-based business from 101 of the best: customer service, arts and crafts, entertainment, computer and high tech, mail order, home-based distributorships and franchises, and many others
·Take the first steps to starting any business
·Find and use valuable resources, including local, state, and federal government sources; business and professional associations; books, Web sites, and other publications
·And much, much more!
You'll also find inspiring stories from businesswomen who have achieved success and financial reward. If you've ever dreamed of owning your own business, this book should be your first investment.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780307569257 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Crown Publishing Group |
| Publication date: | 11/04/2009 |
| Sold by: | Random House |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 480 |
| File size: | 2 MB |
About the Author
Table of Contents
|Introduction
Part I. Home-Based Business Considerations
1. Before You Start Your Business
2. Choosing the Best Business for You
3. Your Business Plan 4. Franchises and Distributorships
Part II. 101 Best Businesses
Special Event Services
1. Balloon Decorating
2. Gift Baskets
3. Gift Reminder Service
4. Party and Event Planner
5. Party Rentals
6. Reunion Planning
7. Videotaping Service
8. Wedding Planner and Consultant
Home Services
9. Cleaning: Blinds
10. Cleaning: Carpets and Rugs
11. Cleaning: Homes and Apartments
12. Estate Sales
13. Garage Sales
14. Housesitting
15. Interior Design
16. Lampshades
17. Referral Service
18. Wallpapering and Painting
19. Welcoming Service
Personal Services
20. Child Care
21. Credit Counseling
22. Special Dating Service
23. Elder Care Services
24. Errand Service
25. Financial Consultant
26. Image Consulting Service
27. Inventory Service
28. Personal Salon Services
29. Professional Organizer
30. Résumé Writing Service
31. Shopping Service
32. Tutoring Service
Health Services
33. Home Health Care
34. Medical Claims Processing
35. Personal Fitness Trainer
36. Personal Weight Management Consultant
37. Reflexologist
Sewing Services
Sewing Resources
38. Alterations
39. Costumes
40. Curtains, Draperies, and Shades
41. Custom Apparel
42. Custom Cushions and Pillows
43. Patterns
44. Upholstery
Pet Services
45. Pet Grooming
46. Pet Sitting
47. Pet Transportation
Business-to-Business Services
48. Answering Service
49. Billing Service
50. Bookkeeping
51. Business Consultant/Coach
52. Business and Office Support Services
53. Business Plan Consultant
54. Business Writing
55. Consultant for Home-Based Businesses
56. Information Broker
57. Janitorial Service
58. Medical Billing Services
59. Medical Transcribing
60. Process Server
61. Professional Practice Consultant
62. Temporary Help Service
63. Video Production Services/Multimedia Production Services
Entertainment Businesses
64. Children's Parties
65. Clowning
66. Novelty Message Service
67. School Programs, Assemblies, and Presentations
68. Tour Services
69.
Toy and Game Inventor
Green Businesses
Green Resources
70. Environmentally Concerned Businesses
71. Flowerscaping Service
72. Garden Consulting
73. Growing Herbs
74. Plant Maintenance Service
75. Wreaths
Craft Businesses
Craft Resources
76. Airbrush Art
77. Calligraphy
78. Candles
79. Chair Caning, Rushwork, and Weaving
80. Dollhouses
81. Framing
82. Furniture Art
83. Greeting Cards
84. Jewelry
85. Photography
86. Silk and Fabric Flower and Plant Arranging
Computer Businesses
Computer Resources
87. Computer Consulting
88. Graphic Artist/Designer
89. Newsletter Publisher (Desktop)
90. Newspaper Publisher (Desktop)
Food-Related Businesses
91. Catering
92. Food Delivery Service
93. Just Desserts
94. Selling a Family Recipe
Other Businesses
95. Engraving
96. Finding Service
97. Freelance Writing
98. Home Art or Music School
99. Mail Order
100. Sign-Painting Business
101.
Tax Preparation Service
Part III. Additional Resources
Index