Start a Business in the Morning

November 17, 2007

Not all businesses require a ton of disposable cash and a master’s degree to start.  In fact, there are hundreds of businesses you could actually start in a day or two, and as the business grows use the income to expand the business with some marketing.  Some businesses cost more to start than others, but if you have the courage and are willing to do just a little research and go for it- you could be in business for yourself as soon as tomorrow.

First, all businesses need a way to be contacted.  You can use your home telephone or your existing cell phone, but better would be to get a number that is specific to your new business.  A toll free number is  less expensive than you’d think and will get your business started on the right foot.  You can set one up for about $25 through get800today.com, and have the incoming calls forwarded to whatever phone number you choose.

What Can You Do?

Sometimes you only  need to listen to the conversations of people around you to know what type of business is needed.  Are your co-workers talking about how their poor dogs are locked inside the house all day long and barely get out for a five minute walk each night?  Why not start up a dog walking/exercise business?  There have been very successful dog walking businesses earning $50,000 a year or more in profits.  You don’t need much to get started, and chances are word of mouth will be your best advertising!

How about a personal concierge service?  How many times have you heard people complaining that there just aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done they need to get done?  You could make your business giving your clients another set of hands to help get more done in a day, including shopping, picking up dry cleaning or taking clothes to the laundry mat, delivering packages to the post office, setting up appointments- etc.  Exactly what you do is only limited by your imagination and what you are or are not willing to do for your clients!  You could easily expand this business to include event planning- or make event planning your entire business.

Wedding or event planners earn between $1000 and $10,000 per event!  If you have an eye for details and organization, you could be helping people organize and plan their big events, (or even their smaller parties and dinners).

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