199 Great Home Businesses You Can Start (and Succeed In) for Under $1,000 How to Choose the Best Home Business for You Based on Your Personality Type

by HICKS, TYLER G.

• ISBN13: 9780761517436
• ISBN10: 076151743X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-02-24
• Publisher: Currency

Summary

Turn Your Dream of Starting a Home-Based Business into Reality!It's incredibly easy to start a money-making business right from the comfort of your own home. Millions of people just like you are enjoying the freedom--and extra income--of working for themselves. You can too. In "199 Great Home Businesses You Can Start (and Succeed In) for Under $1,000, home-based business guru Tyler Hicks shows you how to achieve your work-at-home dream.Inside you'll learn the secrets to: -Choosing the home-based business that's just right for you -Getting started in your business with minimal cost -Building your fortune doing what you love -Running a business from home while keeping your day job -Using the Internet to advertise and promote your home-based business -And much more!This invaluable book will help you begin your promising new life today as a successful home-based entrepreneur!

Author Biography

Tyler G. Hicks made his fortune in mail order, real estate, publishing, and other business endeavors. The president of International Wealth Success Inc., he is also the director of a large lending organization in New York City. He is the author of many bestselling small-business books, including Mail Order Success Secrets, How to Start Your Own Business on a Shoestring, and How to Get Rich on Other People’s Money (all from Prima).

Table of Contents

Introduction: What This Book Will Do For You	x
Why Start Your Own Home Business?	1	(18)
What Is a Home Business?	1	(2)
Why Start One?	3	(14)
Important Points to Remember	17	(2)
What's the Ideal Home Business for You?	19	(14)
Would You Like to Work with People?	19	(2)
Would You Prefer to Work Alone?	21	(1)
Do You Want a Stay-at-Home Business?	22	(1)
Do You Want a Go-Out Home Business?	22	(2)
Analyze Yourself to Pick Your Home Business!	24	(2)
Start Your Home Business As a Spare-Time Second Income	26	(6)
Important Points to Remember	32	(1)
The 27 Easiest Home Businesses to Start	33	(28)
Apartment Finding Service	33	(1)
Bird, Duck, and Geese Chasing Service	34	(2)
Building Care Service	36	(1)
Finder Service	37	(1)
Real-Life Home-Business Tips	38	(6)
Home Cleaning Service	44	(1)
Publication Clipping Service	45	(2)
Street Sales	47	(1)
Wake-up and Reminder Service	48	(1)
Develop Ideas for New Franchises	49	(1)
Real-Life Home-Business Tips	50	(2)
Financial Brokerage	52	(1)
Real-Life Home-Business Tips	53	(2)
Employment Contact Group for Young Mothers Seeking Part-Time Work	55	(3)
Sixteen More Easy-Start Businesses	58	(3)
The 32 Fastest Cash Producing Home Business	61	(37)
Professional Practice Marketing	61	(2)
Real-Life Examples	63	(1)
Mail Order Loan Finder	63	(4)
Real-Life Home-Business Tips	67	(1)
Child Care Referral Agency	67	(4)
Pleasure Boat Maintenance Service	71	(3)
Publishing Special-Interest Newsletters	74	(2)
Real-Life Sample	76	(1)
Mail Order, Direct Mail, and Direct Marketing	77	(9)
Real-Life Home-Business Tips	86	(5)
How-to Video Sales to Individuals and Firms	91	(1)
Personal Computer Business Service	92	(2)
Venture Capital Agent	94	(1)
Seventeen More Fastest Cash Producing Businesses	95	(3)
The 26 Simplest Stay-at-Home Businesses	98	(23)
Selling Books by Mail, Internet, or Phone	99	(2)
Real-Life Success Story	101	(1)
Licensing Agent	102	(1)
Why Licensing Is a Good Business for Many BWBs	103	(3)
Exporting from Your Own Country	106	(1)
Real-Life Home-Business Tips	107	(5)
Software Sales by Mail Order/Direct Marketing	112	(2)
Credit and Collection Agency	114	(1)
Ten Additional Services to Offer	115	(1)
Loan Portfolio Broker	115	(6)
The 26 Most Profitable Go-Out Home Businesses	121	(21)
Working Outside Your Home Has Advantages	121	(2)
Seminars on Business Subjects	123	(1)
Real-Life Success Story	124	(1)
Income Property Ownership	125	(1)
How to Make Your Real Estate Fortune from Single-Family Repossessions	126	(2)
Seven Lucky Fast Financing Methods for Your Future Real Estate Riches	128	(2)
Making Big Money from Small Single-Family Houses	130	(2)
Antique and Rare Auto Finding Service	132	(1)
Computer Consulting	133	(1)
Real-Life Success Story	134	(1)
Car Service for Local Customers	135	(1)
Credit Card Merchant Account Service Organization	136	(1)
Trash and Debris Removal from Vacated Homes and Apartments	137	(5)
The 26 Most Popular ``People'' Home Businesses	142	(20)
People Can Make You a Millionaire	142	(1)
Centralized Home-Operated Travel Service	143	(3)
Personal Computer Maintenance	146	(1)
Real-Life Success Story	147	(1)
Business Plan Preparation Service	147	(1)
Office Services	148	(2)
Second Mortgage Loan Broker	150	(1)
Real-Life Success Story	151	(1)
Carpet and Drape Cleaning Service	152	(1)
Real-Life Success Story	153	(1)
Get Grants for Needy Causes	154	(1)
Real-Life Success Story	155	(1)
Another Approach to Raising Money for Worthwhile Causes	155	(2)
Home-Based Travel Agent	157	(1)
Money Charge-Off Broker	158	(4)
The 26 Most Private ``Non-People'' Home Businesses	162	(32)
Learn to ``Ventilate Your Schedule''	163	(1)
See the Advantages of Your Non-People Business	163	(1)
Good Non-People Businesses	164	(1)
Sale of Patterns for Sewing	164	(1)
Real-Life Success Story	165	(1)
SBA Loan Getter for Business	166	(3)
Importing to Your Own Country	169	(1)
Real-Life Import Business Tips	170	(4)
Why Importing Can Be So Profitable	174	(1)
Know the Numbers in Import Profits	175	(1)
Have a Market Before You Buy	176	(1)
Pick the ``Ideal'' Import	177	(1)
Score Your Imports	178	(1)
Develop Your Import Product Judgment	179	(1)
Where to Find Profitable Imports	179	(1)
Decide How to Sell Your Import	180	(3)
Improve Your Methods	183	(1)
Know When to Order Your Imports	184	(1)
Computer Bulletin Board	184	(2)
Run an Investment Club	186	(1)
Help People Get Credit Cards	187	(1)
Getting People Secured Credit Cards by Mail, Phone, and the Internet	187	(1)
Back Issue Magazine Sales	188	(1)
Publish a Helpful Newsletter at Home	189	(5)
50 Unusual Home Businesses That Can Make You Happy and Wealthy	194	(32)
Check Out Unusual Businesses	194	(1)
Sell Useful Information by Mail, Phone, TV, Radio, and Internet	195	(3)
Use Today's Newest Way to Sell Your Information	198	(1)
Lecturer on Subjects You Know	199	(1)
Scholarship Consulting	200	(1)
Money Watch Advice	201	(1)
Get SBA ``Micro'' Loans for Small Businesses	201	(1)
Sell On-Consignment Type Products	202	(1)
Real-Life Example of a No-Capital Way to Wealth Success	203	(3)
Sell Historical Items to Companies	206	(1)
Real-Life Example of Selling Old Ads	207	(1)
Develop Specialized Tests	208	(1)
Real-Life Example of Specialized Test Sales	208	(2)
Loan Brokerage	210	(1)
Picking a Name for Your Brokerage	211	(1)
Concise Business Plan for Loan Brokerage	212	(7)
Banking Information Agency	219	(7)
Quick Tips for Starting and Prospering in the Home Business of Your Choice	226	(29)
Why Rules Exist	226	(1)
Get Right---Taxwise	227	(1)
How to Pick a Good Name for Your Business	228	(2)
Which Is Better, a Post Office Box or Street Address?	230	(1)
Get to Know the Numbers of Your Home Business	231	(4)
Find a Unique Market for Your Home Mail Order Products	235	(1)
Why We Recommend Some Mail Order/Direct Marketing for Your Home Business	236	(3)
Tie Your Home Wealth Future to Growing Companies	239	(1)
Start with $25 and Grow to $2 Million---at Home	240	(2)
Useful Rules of Thumb for Home Businesses	242	(2)
11 Bright Ideas for Earning More from Your Home Business	244	(2)
31 Steps to Take to Great Wealth in Your Own Home Business	246	(2)
14 Good Reasons for Borrowing Money for Your Home Business	248	(2)
Learn How to Borrow Money from Commercial Banks	250	(1)
Use a Banker's Acceptance to Speed Your Business Loan	251	(1)
Today's Best Quick Money Source for Home-Based BWBs	251	(1)
How Women Can Get Loans for a Home Business	252	(1)
You're Now Ready to Start, and Prosper In, Your Own Home Business	253	(2)
Resources: Profit-Building Tools from Tyler Hicks's International Wealth Success Library	255	(14)
Newsletters	260	(1)
Success Kits	260	(7)
Order Form	267	(2)
Index	269