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999 business ideas: 700-709

Saturday, October 11th, 2008

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700. Make kites which feature Union Jacks, Stars and Stripes or the colours of popular football teams. Package and have stocked at suitable retailers. 

 

701. Open a market stall which sells hats and other headgear. Your stock will include: ladies hats, scarves, men’s caps and Balaclava helmets. 

 

702. Start a firm which designs and manufactures notice boards for the home and office. These might have a special feature, for example, cover the boards with a fabric which has an exotic design or make boards which have an unusual shape.

 

703. Produce a correspondence course about how to design saleable knitting patterns. The main market for this would be people who want to design knitting patterns for profit rather than for enjoyment. 

 

704. Take everyday objects such as clocks, water taps and calculators. Remove the outer casing and mount them to make educational aids or ornaments. Also you might label the most important parts of each object.

 

705. Recreate classic chess games on video. Start a business which hires and sells these to chess enthusiasts. Set up a mail order business which sells books and products related to ventriloquism. Produce booklets and cassettes which give instructions about ventriloquism and ideas for stage acts. Also sell props and dummies.

 

706. Start a miniature brassware ornament of the month club. Or produce a mail order catalogue which has a very wide range of brass ornaments. 

 

707. Bring out a correspondence course about how to compose and write hymns. Advertise in the religious press. Also arrange for agents in foreign countries to sell the course.

 

708. Produce an encyclopaedia of self-improvement on audio cassettes. This should cover all subjects related to self-improvement and might be 20-50 cassettes in length. Sell in monthly instalments or as a complete course. 

 

709. Set up a market stall at a tourist town which sells all kinds of belts from the highly fashionable to the personalised. 

999 business ideas: 690-699

Saturday, October 11th, 2008

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690. Design garden ornaments which create special effects on mid-summer’s day. Start a business which builds and sells your designs. You might, for example, advertise in occult publications. 

 

691. Begin a lesson of the month club for those who want to learn the principles of management. Each lesson takes the form of a newsletter. The lessons are strung together to make a complete management course.

 

692. Devise your own brand of Bombay mix snack. Set up a business which makes and packages the snack. Sell through newsagents and grocers. 

 

693. Design and produce a selection of amusing ‘Keep Your Distance’ car bumper stickers. For example: ‘Keep your distance, or we might meet by accident’, or ‘Keep car mechanics poor, keep your distance’. Have them stocked at car accessory shops and service stations. 

 

694. Put together a hamper of Christmas decorations. In each hamper include all the decorations needed to completely decorate a room of average size. The packaging might include a picture of a room which shows where each of the

decorations might go.

 

695. Bring out an audio cassette course about how to be assertive at home and at work. Use direct mail to sell the course to businesspeople and opportunity seekers.

 

696. Use unusual materials to make names of football teams for hanging on walls. For example they might be made from lines of studs on leather. Sell from ads in football magazines and programmes. 

 

697. Bring together a selection of products related to chess. For example: books, ornaments, framed prints, chess playing accessories, etc. Produce a catalogue and sell by mail order. 

 

698. Design and make a selection of baby christening outfits. Sell the outfits by mail order or through shops which sell children’s clothes. 

 

699. Use leather to make key-ring fobs. Burn designs or put studs into the fobs and add a key-ring. Sell from a stall or find suitable retail outlets. 

999 newbie biz ops: 630-639

Saturday, October 11th, 2008

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630. Begin a mail order business which sells a selection of products of particular interest to motorbike enthusiasts. In your catalogue include; badges, clothing, cult ornaments, etc. Advertise in motorbike magazines.

 

631. Sell smoke detectors door-to-door. Expand by using sales personnel to sell for you. Have you deciced on your biz ops……

 

632. Open your own school of drama. Prepare a simple prospectus which offers a comprehensive introduction to drama. Hold classes in a hired hall. Also visit businesses and clubs to give classes during lunch hours.

 

633. Bring out a series of audio cassettes or booklets which give advice about how to deal with the problems experienced by teenagers. For example: the search for identity and career choices. Aim style and contents at either the teenagers themselves or at parents. 

 

634. Set up a health food catering service. Do the catering at a wide range of occasions such as private parties, business functions, weddings, etc. Advertise in health food shop notice boards and send copies of your menu to businesses.

 

635. Place small ads in various overseas business and trade magazines which read ‘I want to buy adult X-rated products suitable for selling by mail order’. 

 

636. Start a school of psychic phenomena and the unknown. Offer potential students easy-to-do postal courses on subjects such as UFO’s, sea monsters, ghosts, etc. Advertise in a wide range of publications.

Biz ops can be huge…..

 

637. If you live near a port or marina. Start and operate a boat and yacht valeting service. Seek expert advice from someone knowledgeable about boating or yachting and what is involved in marine valeting. 

 

638. Frame and label samples of many different metals. At a glance the physical appearance of different metals can be compared. Sell by direct mail to engineering companies, scientists, schools and metalwork hobbyists.

 

639. Hire out brassware for decorating the reception areas of businesses such as pubs, hotels, restaurants, hair salons, offices, etc. Also, some custom might come from householders who are keen on brassware. Still need some biz ops……

 

999 new biz ops: 610-619

Saturday, October 11th, 2008

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610. Begin a mail order business which sells books and study equipment to those interested in natural history. Choose easy biz ops…..

 

611. Start a company which organises business anniversary celebrations. Devise celebration packages and sell to businesses who have been trading for 1, 5, 10, 20, 21, 25, 50, 60, 75, or 100 years. Locate potential clients by searching records located at Companies House to discover when firms were formed.

612. Take an ordinary magnifying glass, package it and call it ‘The Gardener’s Magnifying Glass’. Distribute to hardware shops or sell by mail from ads in gardening magazines.

 

613. Start a modern art rental business. Rent out everything from metal sculptures to mobile art. Your potential clients will include all image conscious businesses with reception areas, courtyards or forecourts.

 

614. Begin a business which organises specialist adventure holidays for women. The holidays should be designed to help women develop their skills and abilities related to: management, persuasiveness, problem solving, leadership, creative thinking, etc.

 

615. Start a central membership agency for joining fan clubs. Persuade established fan clubs to become part of your scheme. Recruit people by advertising in numerous pop and rock publications. You take a commission on all membership fees. 

Biz ops can be huge…..

616. Become an importer and distributor of car accessories. Conduct thorough research in countries throughout the world to find car accessories not readily available here.

 

617. Call on regular clients once every eight weeks to sell cosmetics. The cosmetics should have a special feature, for example, they do not involve cruelty to animals, or are based on herbs.

 

618. Design and manufacture kits for making unusual furniture. For example: tables that hang from the ceiling, chairs with odd shapes, stylistic plant stands, etc. Produce a catalogue about your product and start a mail order business. 

 

619. Start a newsletter on how to get a better job. Provide subscribers with advice on where to look, completing application forms, interview techniques, C.V. preparation, etc. The competitive nature of the job market means that the extra advice provided by your newsletter could make all the difference to a job applicants success.

Still need some biz ops……

Work At Home Moms-The Truth About Them

Saturday, October 11th, 2008

Work at home jobs are especially beneficial to moms who need to stay at home to look after their children. Thousands of work at home moms look to find jobs on line, these online jobs, help stay at home moms to get a suitable job and thereby earn a little extra cash each month.

If you do search for a home based job, remember you will not need to sacrifice any of your parental responsibility. Then the ideal home based jobs for you would be customer service, online surveys, data entry processing, virtual assistants, online tutor and so forth. You will need to have some basic computer experience for this type of work.

Usually work at home work at home moms select data entry processing jobs, these jobs do not require a lot of effort and time. All you need to fill out the forms that are provided to you, at your own speed.

Virtual assistants jobs however sometimes require qualifications. These jobs are suitable for moms who have previous experience in administration or clerical work. Virtual assistants can earn an income similar to a personal assistant in the real world. However you need to provide regular hours. Moms of older children can try these jobs, which are also a great way to get back into the career mode after timeout.

Online tutors are a another ideal job for stay at home moms. There are various Internet based companies that offer help to students of all age groups. If you have previous experience in teaching, you can should look at becoming a tutor online

If you have good command over the English language, then ghost writing may be a suitable home based job for you. You can write Articles, books, stories or reports on behalf of customers and get paid for your services. Normally this type of work does have deadlines, so there will be more pressure for finishing the job in a determined time period. But if enjoy writing, a job as a freelance writer could be the ideal solution working from home.

Transcription jobs are also suitable for stay at home moms. You need to transcribe the documents and edit records. Transcription jobs do require some special knowledge and so you need to normally do a short course and training.

Work at home moms enjoy the fun and relaxing of atmosphere of working at home and all this is without sacrificing their family life or routine.

For further free information about Legitimate Work At Home Jobs try visiting Free Work At Home Help

 

999 business ideas: 770-779

Friday, October 10th, 2008

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770. Compile a guide to educational and leisure holiday courses. Have this published in book form and sell by mail order and through bookshops. This has the potential for a successful annual publication. 

 

771. Start a mail order firm which sells live insects, insectaria and other products related to keeping and breeding insects. Advice might also be given on what insects to keep. Your service might be called ‘Select an Insect’. Also publish a newsletter with a title like ‘Insect Keeper’. 

 

772. Design and produce a stock market investors log book. The purpose of this log book is to record and chart: the prices of individual shares, purchases, sales, dealing costs, profits and losses. Sell by mail order and direct mail to investors.

 

773. Produce a series of audio cassettes which contain quotes from the bible. The quotes on each cassette might be selected according to a theme. For example: How to meet bereavement and sorrow, how to meet the challenges of everyday life, and how to live in harmony with others. 

 

774. Design and produce animation kits for amateur film makers, each kit consists of numerous paper characters with moveable joints and a selection of background scenery. An amateur film maker can use a kit to make hobby and animation films. A kit might have, for example, a Wild West theme.

775. Pay a taxidermist to prepare, stuff and mount fish. Produce a mail order catalogue about your mounted fish. Advertise in angling publications. Also sell through gift shops and fishing tackle shops.

 

776. Start a mail order business which sells a wide range of dog products, for example: kennels, muzzles, shampoos, collars, ornaments, etc, all with a canine theme. 

 

777. Develop your dog grooming skills to a professional standard and open your own dog grooming parlour.

 

778. Use leather to make your own brand of top quality dog collars and leads. 

 

779. Become a pets portrait photographer. You have to prove to potential customers that your portraits are far superior to any amateur photographs. This can be done by displaying your work on a stall in a public place and selling your service to people who take an interest in your work. 

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Friday, October 10th, 2008

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780. Commission artists to do original paintings of horses and horse racing. Set up a business which distributes and sells these paintings. For example your might display the paintings in a mobile showroom which visits horse events. 

 

781. Start a service which makes audio tape recordings of wedding ceremonies. Video cameras are either not allowed in church or produce poor pictures. However, discreet microphones can record the ceremony. Copies on cassette can be sent to friends and relatives at home and overseas. 

 

782. Set up a business which makes wooden dog kennels in kit form. Sell by mail order from ads in dog lovers publications or get them stocked at pets shops. 

 

783. With the permission of the appropriate authority, if needed, sell nuts in an open space of a city centre to passers-by and tourists for feeding the pigeons. Or, at a suitable seaside resort, sell bits of fish to holiday-makers who want to feed the seagulls. 

 

784. Set up an enterprise which manufactures hutches and coops for small animals, birds and poultry. Sell in kit or finished form by mail order. 

 

785. Produce a selection of posters which feature photographs of elaborate models. Mount these on display units and get model shops to show them.

 

786. Introduce a service to your area which releases lighter than air balloons at weddings, birthdays and other special occasions. Buy a cylinder of gas and turn out the balloons yourself. Offer potential clients a selection of quantities for different prices. 

 

787. Start a business which delivers bulky pet food direct to the public. Build up a round of regular customers. Call on houses throughout your area to sell your service. 

 

788. Begin a business which organises wildlife observation holidays. These might be based in a forest, for example, unspoiled coastal area or mountainous region. Produce a brochure and advertise in wildlife magazines.

 

789. Start a second-hand art bookstall and take it to antique markets or fairs. Obtain your stock by placing ads in art or book collectors magazines. State that you wish to buy collections of second-hand art books. 

Some Ideas For Making Money With Your Laptop

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

Having a home-based business these days is so easy. With the Internet providing you access to a lot of information, email giving you more chances to interact with people, and technology providing you with tools to take your office anywhere, you can put up an office in your kitchen and still make a profit if you know how to run your business well.

Thanks to a rapidly widening Internet market-place, moreover, there is a larger demand for computer and technology-savvy people. If you can work well with your PC, and if you have good software, then you can work from your laptop and have your own home business.

Here are a few ideas that you may want to consider:

Virtual Assistant. Through the Internet, virtual assistants can schedule appointments, run errands, and in general, communicate with their bosses no matter where they are in the world.  Also by setting up your own home based secretarial business, you can earn money from typing and data entry via projects sent through email.

Paid Blogger. If you are fond of writing, and if you have a lot of things to say as an expert, then you can enter paid blogging programs. You can be paid by the Article, and all you need to do is to write short Articles on certain topics, and then submit these Articles or post them on your blog. An variation of this is ghost writing, this is where you write a short Article that will later be used content for the web. For more information why not look at freelance writing sites. Rates will vary depending on the length and content of your Article.

Web Designer/Developer. Many companies have yet to establish their presence online, and in order to compete well in the Internet marketplace, they will need to have a great website. You can work from your computer and display your scripting and design abilities by providing designer and developer services. You can earn money through each web page that you design, in bulk for the entire site, or in staggered amounts depending on the number of times a year that you update the site.

Graphics and Print Designer. Some publishing and marketing companies are now turning to outsourcing their work instead of having in-house designers, as this can save them money on employment. As a graphics designer, you will need to have good design software, and even a good printer if you want to print out samples for your clients to look at. You can be make money for each graphic design, or for short-term services. You can work on company logos and letterheads, t-shirt designs, mouse pad designs, and even necktie pattern designs!

Editor. Many writers need good editors, not just to check their grammar and syntax, but to check the flow of their thoughts as well. In addition, some publishers outsource editing jobs to freelance editors, as this saves them money on staffing. You can be paid by the page, or in bulk; all you need to do is receive files through your email, and then send them back with corrections.

So as you can see, starting a home business with your PC offers many different options, these are only a few options available to you.  As technology develops, there will be even more options for you to choose from. In the meantime, keep your PC clean, free from viruses, and running at top speed, and you can earn the money that you need in no time.

 

 

999 business ideas: 850-859

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

850. Bring out a correspondence course about how to write screenplays for feature films. There is obviously a lot of skill involved in writing a screenplay and there are numerous people who would be willing to pay to learn.

 

851. Publish poetry in a way similar to music sheets. On a printed folded sheet feature a main poem and maybe 3 or 4 support poems. Get these ‘poem sheets’ stocked at bookshops and newsagents. The price might be the same as a daily newspaper. Also organise a chart of top selling poem sheets.

 

852. Use classified ads to sell a selection of English language newspapers from around the world. Buyers will include those who are curious about what overseas English language newspapers are like.

 

853. Start a service which writes persuasive monologues for individuals. For example, a C.V. designer helps a person get an interview, your service provides monologues for people to use at interviews. Or help people to get a date or to propose marriage.

 

854. Begin a gift service which provides a nostalgic selection of magazines from the month of a person’s birth. Advertise your service in the columns or classified ads which feature other gift ideas. 

 

855. Set up a mail order business which sells casting equipment, supplies and books. Potential customers include a wide range of craft workers and hobbyists. Begin by learning everything you can about small scale casting then track down trade suppliers of products related to casting.

 

856. Devise and invent puzzles and word games. Sell these through specialist magazines and newspapers and to book publishers.

 

857. Start a business which brings out a library of children’s stories on audio cassettes. Have these stocked at toyshops and bookshops or start a monthly club.

 

858. Compile and publish a bulletin which informs subscribers of photography competitions they are eligible to enter in this country and around the world. Advertise in photograph magazines.

 

859. Set up a mail order business which is devoted to selling products designed to increase a persons attractiveness to the opposite sex. Products might include books, cassettes, courses, systems and aids. Produce some of the products yourself. 

999 untapped biz ops: 910-919

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

910. Buy fantasy role-playing games from those who make up games as a hobby. Publish the games in a monthly newsletter and sell subscriptions to fantasy role-playing enthusiasts throughout the country.

 

911. Design and produce a selection of astrological badges for each star sign. Place these badges on cards or boards and distribute them to suitable retailers. 

 

912. Start an enterprise which organises trips to sports events such as boxing contests, motor racing competitions, athletics events, etc. Your service provides the tickets and the transport. You might, for example, pay a shopkeeper to open a ticket office in his or her shop on Saturdays.

 

913. Earn from doing artistic hedge cutting. Advertise in the local press and in newsagents windows. Build up a list of regular customers who need their artistic hedges maintained. 

 

914. Begin a mail order business which sells equipment and supplies for making paper at home. Use ads in craft magazines to promote this profitable hobby.

 

915. Start an enterprise which organises arts and crafts fairs. Find suitable venues, rent spaces to artists and craftworkers. Publicise throughout the local area.

 

916. Learn about the craft of making ornaments with eggshells. Make money from what you learn by bringing together a selection of supplies for selling to egg craft hobbyists.

 

917. Write and publish a newsletter for those who want to start a crafts business. In each issue give addresses of craftwork buyers. Also include editorial about how to develop both a successful product and a profitable business. 

 

918. Open a school of antique restoration. Offer potential students a choice of courses covering most aspects of restoration. Potential students will include antique collectors and dealers. Advertise in magazines about antiques.

 

919. Organise courses for those who would like to start their own crafts business. Offer students specialised courses about starting a soft-toy, for example, or pottery business. Hold courses at either crafts workshops or bed and breakfast houses during the off-season time.