Home Business

Question: home business? hi thanks for checking out my question. i would like to open a home business. does anyone have any ideas for a home business? anything will help. i just need a spark.thanks

Answer: Looking at some of the answers that you have received, I believe the direction they have been giving you is more like working for another party from home rather than a home business. As to what home businesses you can do, well it depends on a few factors. Let me start by highlighting that you have to do a SWOT analysis of yourself first before even contemplating starting a home business (SWOT - Strength Weakness Opportunity Threat analysis). The reason you should do this is to determine if this is the right time to start a business. I did this when I started mine. Take a piece of paper and list out your stregths and weaknesses. Check around to see what opportunities you have as well as what threats would face you should you decide to enter the business. I suggest that after you list out your strengths, find a partner/s who can complement you and cover your weaknesses. Find out from your strengths and passions/hobbies what is a workable business (i.e. a small home bakery if you are good at baking or freelance website designing if you are good Dreamweaver etc.) and than start doing a business plan. When you do your business plan, it is important to note especially your cashflow. Always make sure you have a positive cashflow else you will encounter huge problems later on. There are lots of other factors such as legalities, environment and abilities but I will assume that you will do your homework. As to some ideas, will not knowing what your strengths are i'll just shoot a couple. 1) Home Bakery 2) Freelance design 3) Internet Trading 4) Doll Making (Don't laugh, US$29 Bil Industry) 5) Home Pornography (Just threw this in as Porn has always been a big industry) Hope this sparks you!

Question: Home business? I want to start a home business (i am 15) and i wanted to know what is a good choice without having to spend much money to start.??? THANKS

Answer: You could have a pet sitting business. Other then investing in the advertising ? I am not sure if you are good at tutoring or a certain sport where you can offer your help to kids. There is network marketing - you like something and get your peers in to it, and under you on your "team" but I am certain you may have to be 18 - but ask your parents.

Question: Home business advice and info would be greatly appreciated? I going to start a home business pretty soon, but the thing is I don't know anyone personally to find out how to go about starting one. So I wanted to know what are the things I need to know and things I need to do before I jump in, preferably from people who have home businesses or who are planning to start one as well. By the way I live in Toronto, Canada. If I could get some info and advice from you all, I would appreciate it! I'm interested in starting an online business from home, and having a website with all of these products on it so people can order them. I'm interested in selling hair products like: perms, weaves, shampoos, oils , baby/kids hair products etc. I've compared prices, textures and quality of these products from other stores around my area and online that sell the same kind of products jus to get an idea of what sells and what doesn't and basically just what people prefer. So I know what I want to sell but, I just don't know how to get it started. I know I need a business plan, and business name etc. I know you have to get it registered but how do I do all these things. Anything that I haven't mentioned that someone who like to share with me, would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for sharing your info with me!

Answer: The way you go about setting up a home business varies depending what the business is going to be. There are only a couple real constants and so its those two that I will address. 1) Get an eye-catching web page. This is the most significant thing because you want people to be attracted to your business. It should suit whatever product you are selling but also be unique and fun. Most importantly, it should give the appearance of professionalism. 2) Get a toll free number. A catchy 1-800 number is something any business should have. There's a reason EVERY Fortune 500 company has one. A toll free gives customers easy access to contact you without paying long distance charges. It also adds to the appearance of professionalism. And a customer will remember the number and be more likely to find you later. It's a fact that a toll free number can increase business by as much as 600%. I recommend checking out www.tollfreenumber.org. They specialize in working with small businesses so they've got the lowest prices. Hope this helps =)

Question: How much does it take run a home based business? Like if you run a business as one person. You already have all the things you need right at home to get your business started like office space and equipment. Compared to running a business outside your home. Are home businesses and businesses outside the home equally as hard to run? Seeing that you have all the equipment and work space at home along with your skills to market to customers, how much more do you need to put into running a business from home?

Answer: depends on what kind of business you wanna go for. if its like a trading and marketing business you may start with US$3,000

Question: What home business can I start if I am a stay home mother.I need to help financially.Any ideas? I have a 6 month son. My husband works 12 hour shifts and we barely have enough to pay for bills.Daycare is so expensive and I prefer to take care of my son. I need ideas in starting a home business.I need to work from home, I have a BFA although I don't know what to do with it.What can I do.

Answer: The best home business that you can be sure is not a scam is one that you start yourself. It 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. The 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. Dan Ramsey in his book "101 Best Home Businesses" has a chapter on how to find YOUR best home business. He suggests these 10 steps: 1. List 5 things you do best 2. List how others would benefit from what you do best 3. Find out how to give people what they want 4. Learn the value of your services to others 5. Find out who else offers similar services 6. Learn from the successes of others 7. Learn from the failures of others 8. Plan your own success 9. Make low cost mistakes 10. Enjoy what you do and how you do it He then made suggestions on the best home businesses according to type. Here are a few of them: Best Businesses Using Craft or Physical Skills - antique restoration - auto detail service - carpet cleaning business - errand/delivery service - housecleaning business Best Service Businesses - bed and breakfast operator - caregiver - catering service - senior day care center - tutoring service Best Professional Businesses - desktop publisher - magazine writer - import/export service - income tax preparation service - event planner

Question: Is Turbo Tax Home and Business worth the extra money for me? I have my own business (sole proprietor). It generates less than $10k per year and has no employees. I utilize deductions for home office, vehicle expenses and general office product expenses but that is about it. Is it worth buying the Turbo Tax Home Business or can I get away with buying the Deluxe version?

Answer: The important thing is that you get the right answer, and one that you can depend on. The Home Business program provides more hand-holding for those needing business guidance. A business with 10k of revenue often has as many issues as one with 200k in revenue. So the answer is... it depends on your needs.

Question: What kind of internet business or home business i can start to earn more money? I want to start a internet business or home business to earn more money. Please suggest a honest company. If you have any other suggestion for business.

Answer: read this article. it was written by a board member of an American company, to help others from getting scammed.

Question: How to start a home business in Sims 2 open for business? I've read in several places that to start a home business in the sims 2 you have to either click on a phone or computer and choose the business option. The problem is...there is no business tab when i click on either of these items. There's a "real estate" tab, but not business.... Anybody know why? and how i can start the home business? I have the expansion pack.

Answer: You might have a hack that is incompatible with Open for Business. Copy your Downloads folder and paste it to your desktop. Then run your game and see if the home business option appears. If it does, then you know it is something in your Downloads folder causing the problem. It will probably be a hack. Hacks can be identified by using Cleaninstaller. They will show up in red. http://sims2pack.modthesims2.com/ You will have to remove all your hacks then keep adding them back one by one to find out which one is causing the problem.

Question: What works best for other home business owners? I currently am running my business out of my home rather than out of my office because I have a toddler and my husband's business is really busy. I need to be home during the day to take care of my daughter in addition to doing all of the house work. What works better for other home business owners: designating a day or two to just getting most of the house work done and leaving the rest to do mostly business OR splitting nearly every day up between doing house work and business? I've recently tried splitting an entire week's worth of housework between 7 days and have a long to-do list for my business that I would pick tasks from but I would still get disorganized and am being too inefficent. I cannot have a specific hour to hour schedule because of my toddler, I need to be flexible. Any suggestions?

Answer: I have found that as far as housework goes, the best thing to do is schedule that in the morning. First thing I do is put the coffee on, and while it's brewing I quickly dust the living room and run the vacuum through, then I tidy the kitchen. I sneak the bathroom in whenever I have a spare 15 minutes or so, but if I don't do it one day, it's not the end of the world. I find that sometimes when I just need a little break from work, I actually enjoy throwing a load of laundry in or quickly cleaning something. I use that time to think of my next move in business. Some days, I'm running around with a rag while talking on the phone! Some days, no housework gets done at all, other than the basics. When you have a little toddler, schedules get messed up, and that's okay...that's why you chose to work at home in the first place. Once your business is running fairly smooth, you will find that the other stuff just falls into place. You will find that you aren't as productive at a certain time of day, you see a pattern, so then you start to use that time for other things like getting groceries, Dr's appts and so on. Don't try to be SuperMom/Super Business Woman/ Super Wife/ Super House Maid, or you will burn yourself out. Just prioritize, do what you can when you can, and enjoy working from home and raising your child. Keep focused on your goals, re-visit your "Why" and your goals every day, and go after them!

Question: Can I deduct phone bills when I have home business? I am planning to home phone line for my home but I have home based business. Can I still deduct part of my business phone calls? I am a sole proprietor but what if I incorporate as S corporation? Can I still deduct my part of my home phones for business use?

Answer: If you only have one phone line, you can deduct long distance calls that are for business purposes. You cannot deduct any of the expense for the local service. If you choose to add a second line for exclusive business use, that associated expenses would be fully deductible. This is applicable regardless of your business form, proprietor or corporation.

Question: What are some ideas for a home business? What about a small business not in the home? I am looking to start up either a home based business or a small community business. I would love any ideas!

Answer: I tried some and finally found one that I enjoy! I started a home based business that is 100% free. You can do the same. It's legitimate and we are trying to help everyone and make a difference. Again it's free, you don’t have to sell anything, there is no qualifying for income, and all your tools are free. There is nothing to lose and I enjoy it. Let me know if you want more info.

Question: What are the options available for home business for women from Madurai ? Dear Friends, I'm from Madurai. I would like to know about the wide options available to start a home-based business with small investment. Especially, with regard to textiles and tailoring, are there opportunities available to get any job work and do it from home. Also, I don't know about the work providers in Madurai. Please help me providing all the details of home business with small investment. Thank you.

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Question: What are some good home business ideas for moms or flexible careers? Been doing some brain storming thinking of good home based business for moms or careers that are pretty flexible with schedules and so far I came up with Web Designer, Cake decorator and pet businesses...any other ideas please?

Answer: Babysitting, good for your kids if they're younger and you'll get the extra cash.

Question: Need advice on how to start a business from home? I'm looking to start selling some home made organic beauty products and would like to know how to start, I've already got the business plan figured out. I will be working on my own, selling mainly online or to local businesses. I'm also planning to import some oils from other countries. Please let me know what type of business ownership do I need? And what other steps I need to take in order to start my home business! Thank you!

Answer: Go to http://www.score.org/index.html and in the upper left hand corner, enter your zip code. On the next screen, you will find the SCORE chapter nearest you. Call them and arrange for a free meeting with a SCORE counselor. SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business" is a nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide. SCORE is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). SCORE was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Herndon, VA and Washington, DC and has 389 chapters throughout the United States and its territories, with 11,500 volunteers nationwide. Both working and retired executives and business owners donate time and expertise as business counselors. SCORE is America's premier source of free and confidential small business advice for entrepreneurs.

Question: Are there any legitimate work from home business on the net? Hello everyone, I'm trying to find some legitimate work from home business that is completely 100% free to join and become a member(No Credit Card Required). But if there is a work from home business that requires some kind of pay to join or become a member I wouldn't mind as long it's legit and it pays well. Please answer only if either you have gotten paid from the home business site you are recommending. Or you are 100% sure your home business site you are recommending is legit. Thanks very much.

Answer: Finding the right home business opportunity is a challenge. There are many people who have been searching for the right online opportunity but never really did find what they want. If you really want to find the best home based business internet work opportunity, you should do some research. A good source of info for online business are the entrepreneur magazines. You could subscribe to one or two types of them and learn about setting up an online business. They usually offer some very good insights when it comes to setting up your business. Another way for you to find the right home based internet business opportunity is to ask for referrals from friends and relatives. If you know someone who has an online business, they are one of your best sources of info. The good thing about asking for their advice is that they already have experience and could help you out or give you some tips on how to get started. If you don't know anyone who has an online business, you could join forums as well. There are online communities that discuss working from home and some are willing to share their knowledge. To find one of these, you can just simply launch a search by typing the keywords. In a matter of minutes, you can probably find several posts. I've been working at home for over a year now. I knew absolutely nothing about it either but I stumbled upon something called Maverick Money Makers. I saw it online and on television, so I gave it a shot and it has worked nicely for me. It is very informative and basically walks you through everything step-by-step. It does cost to become a member and have access to all of this material but I'm pretty sure there is a 90 day money back guarantee if you decided you weren't interested. Good luck and I hope this helps you!

Question: What is the BEST home business to get you off the dole? What is the BEST home business you can start to get you off the dole? Unable to find another office job in the blackspot of Merseyside, I am now contemplating starting my own business up. I am considering a typing service, but some say this does not rake in much and could take years for you to get really established.

Answer: You can try to find some business ideas here http://www.marketingtreasurehunt.com/blog/index.php?s=Business+Idea Hope for your very best