Small Business ideas/Working from home? No online businesses or surveys?
I have got diploma in Human Resources. i don’t want to continue studying in that field because i dont have a real interest in it. I have worked in recruitment for the past 2 years. I also completed certificate 2 in Nail technology. I could do waxing course and make up and do all three from home when i have kids and need flexibility with hours but i am not sure if this would work. there are lot of places that do this sort of work. i live in Melbourne. i would be happy to study for something different but i am out of ideas.Please note that i don’t want to do anything online like surveys and things like that. I love kids, helping people and i am creative and want to do something that will be fun. Have you got any suggestions???
Youve got some good answers so far. I would say to do what I do. I have 3 kids (small not in school yet) and I sell candles through a very popular and respectable company (Partylite) check them out here www.partylite.com to learn everything and how it works- It is direct sales-you will recieve a percentage in payment of how much sold.
I also went into business for myself selling giftbaskets and diaper cakes. I’m praying to do well in my new area. Try it out-God Bless.
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150 Best Apartment Ideas $24.25 New ideas on how to design, build, and decorate a home are always of essential value to architects, designers, and homeowners alike. This book offers an extensive collection of apartments from all over the world, devised by distinguished international architects and designers who have worked to achieve practical, innovative, and stunning solutions adapted to the specific needs and particular tastes of their clients. This compilation expresses the diversity of current trends in apartment design and provides an inspirational source of ideas for those active in the field of design or interested in catching up on the latest in contemporary residential architecture. |
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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 Y $3.98 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 |
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101 Ways with Flowers: Stylish Home Ideas $9.96 With their ability to bring life and character to any room, fresh flowers are an unbeatable treat in the house. This handy reference is packed with stylish, creative, and easy design concepts that incorporate flowers, covering everything from combining different color and flower shapes to making the best use of vases. Beautiful full color photos accompany more than 100 ideas, each of which has a laid-back style that perfectly matches modern interiors. A special section also includes quick and easy arrangements that can all be achieved in less than five minutes. |
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500 Christmas Ideas $24.95 From Decorating to Wrapping to Fun Crafts Project Ideas for All Things Holiday Celebrate the season in splendor with these fabulous suggestions for decorating, baking, wrapping, and more — all fond in this book. Brimming with beautiful color photographs, Victoria Magazine and 39;s 500 Christmas Ideas provides the inspiration and instruction needed to surround yourself and your family with the beauty of the season. Create a winter wonderland in your front yard or an intimate table setting that sparkles. Bake delicious cookies good enough to leave for Santa himself. Load the Christmas tree with lovely decorations and uniquely wrapped gifts boxes. Display a handmade wreath on the door to welcome your guests. Many projects take only moments, while others need a little more time and attention. Either way, 500 Craft Ideas will bring the best of Christmas to your home. 480 full-color pages. Hardcover with jacket. |
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150 Best House Ideas $40.79 New ideas on how to design, build, and decorate a home are always of essential value to architects, designers, and homeowners alike. This book offers an extensive collection of single-family houses from all over the world, devised by distinguished international architects and designers who have worked to achieve practical, innovative, and stunning solutions adapted to the specific needs and particular tastes of their clients. This compilation expresses the diversity of current trends in house design and provides an inspirational source of ideas for those active in the field of design or interested in catching up on the latest in contemporary residential architecture. |
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Stencil It: 101 Ideas to Decorate Your Home [With Stencils] $23.06 "Stencil It "is a celebration of this endlessly creative craft form, which has been used for centuries to decorate interiors. Helen Morris, founder of The Stencil Library and a recognized authority on the subject, shares her inventiveness, techniques and enthusiasm, presenting some of her favorite ideas for stenciling everything from walls, floors, and furniture, to fabric, paper, and cakes. The book includes 20 new stencil designs, specially-created by Helen and her husband, designer Michael Chippendale. The Stencil Library, founded in 1988, boasts a catalog of more than 4,000 stencils and an ever-changing showroom in the form of its spectacular headquarters in Northumberland, England. Over the years Helen and Michael have developed a wide range of designs, techniques, and media, successfully stenciling materials such as glass, mirror, concrete, fabric, wood, plaster, paint, and paper. In "Stencil It," Helen demonstrates some of these techniques and illustrates the stunning effects that can be achieved. Using a range of different paints, as well as crayon, metallic leaf, varnish, and plasterwork to create a textured finish, she presents a collection of diverse projects for every surface in your home. In themed chapters — "Flowers & Foliage," "Figurative," "Birds & Beasts," and "Architectural & Decorative Details" — there are trailing leaves and falling blossoms, letters to spell out words and stars that can be applied in endless patterns, pretty butterflies and cute dogs, as well as signature decorative details from different periods and countries. In addition to demonstrating the practical application of the stencils to a wide range of surfaces using different media, Helen illustrates how each stencil can be used in different configurations, sizes, or colorways to create dramatically different looks. There are 20 specially commissioned stencil templates included with the projects and all the other designs featured are available from www.stencil-library.com. |
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Building Buzz to Beat the Big Boys: Word-Of-Mouth Marketing for Small Businesses $45.59 Thousands of small, retail stores open every year, but 70 to 80 percent of them close within five years. Many are done in by the big box and Internet retailers who crush competition with low prices and convenience. But smaller retail stores and service providers have distinct competitive advantages: They are local. They can connect on a personal level with customers in a way the big guys can’t. And they can add immense value to the customer experience. To capitalize on these advantages, marketing experts Steve O’Leary and Kim Sheehan offer dozens of inexpensive Word of Mouth marketing methods small businesses can use right away. Done well, these efforts will help smaller merchants do more than survive-they’ll prosper. For independent retailers to succeed, it is no longer enough to create a loyal customer base. Local store marketers need to put their loyal customers to work, encouraging them to talk about the store to their friends, family members, and others in their social networks. When they do, the result is Word of Mouth (or Buzz) marketing, a powerful tool that creates an army of advocates who become even more loyal and help attract new customers. Besides learning how to leverage the power of word of mouth marketing, readers will learn: -How to understand their customers better. -How to increase customer loyalty to their store. -How to communicate with customers to maintain loyalty. -How to encourage loyal customers to talk to others about their store. -How to create a customer community, both in the store and on line. -How to measure results. The book also includes numerous examples from current businesses, as well as thought-provoking ideas and templates to help readers generate their own successful buzz marketing plans. Most resources available today on buzz marketing focus on techniques for large companies and online retailers. This book offers something priceless for the little guy by showing ways to increase loyalty and gain new customers. |
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Little Ideas, Big Results $22.01 If you have a home-based business, this is the book for you It is a book about sales for women who don’t have time to read a book about sales. It’s full of practical, real-life solutions, shared with humor in an easy-to-read format. These little ideas are guaranteed to produce big results Enjoy tips compiled from Martie’s award-winning careers in advertising and direct sales. Her humorous approach makes it fun to read. Her faith-based encouragement will help you succeed in business and in life |
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Design Ideas for Home Landscaping $4.98 "Design Ideas for Home Landscaping" offers inspiring ideas for achieving a stunning effect with your landscape. Using the information on plant design, expert gardening and planting advice, and the most resilient vegetation for your region, you can maintain a beautiful outdoor haven with this accessible guide for the professional landscape designer and the do-it-yourself homeowner alike. With over 350 magnificent color photographs and illustrations, "Design Ideas for Home Landscaping" is an essential tool for you to achieve a gorgeous, lush landscape. |
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55 Surefire Homebased Businesses You Can Start for Under $5,000 $15.03 Choose from 55 of today’s hottest homebased businesses-all under $5,000 Coaching you all the way, the experts at Entrepreneur guide you into the thriving homebased industry, revealing unique, slam-dunk opportunities, outlining vital business basics, sharing priceless industry need-to-knows, and so much more If you can bankroll $5,000 (some even less ), you can boldly choose your next big business move, decide to be your own boss, and start making profits Choose from a diverse list of 55 surefire homebased businesses Spend less than $5,000 on startup Quickly and legitimately setup your home office Master industry language and fundamentals Use business-specific marketing techniques to secure success Create repeat business with engaging customer service practices Plan for expansion And more You’re on target for success–let us help you hit the bullseye Photographer Gift Basket Design Cleaning Service Consultant Event Planner Herbal/Farm-Related Home Inspector Personal Concierge Mail Order Pet Sitter Editorial Service Wedding Consultant Financial Planner Accountant Tax Preparer Bed & Breakfast Bookkeeper Taxidermist eBay Assistant Notary Public Real Estate Property Management Justice of the Peace Website Developer Freelance Designer Dog Breeder/Kennel Flea Market Daycare Christmas Tree Farm Appliance Repair Computer Repair and Many More |
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From Ideas to Assets: Investing Wisely in Intellectual Property $79.71 In the information age, intellectual property rights such as patents, copyrights, and trademarks are among companies’ most valuable assets. Today, managers and investors in a wide variety of industries need to understand the fundamentals of intellectual property rights in order to make informed decisions about the companies they run and the investments they hold. From Ideas to Assets provides a detailed overview of what intellectual property assets are and how they work – and what you need to know about them to succeed today’s competitive business environment. It offers techniques for valuing intellectual property and discusses ways to help you maximize returns and discern performance variables. The 25 expert contributors to this volume approach the subject from the varied perspectives of shareholders, managers, analysts, accountants, advisors, and other professionals. Original tables, graphs, and statistics related to intellectual property returns and performance indices are included to clarify important legal and accounting concepts. This easy-to-read guide covers strategies for businesses in various industries, including the financial and manufacturing sectors. This is not a textbook or a stock-picking manual. From Ideas to Assets is a focused resource that provides diverse audiences with valuable guidance on the IP basics they need to know. |
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1,001 Decorating Tips & Ideas $3.98 Beloved family photos, that heirloom silver baby cup, a favorite mohair throw: redecorating doesn’t mean giving up treasured items dear to the heart. One thousand and one designer secrets, depicted in beautiful color photos, help you make stylistic choices that evoke personal memories and feelings of comfort. An array of pictures presents a cornucopia of country-chic possibilities, including a vintage kitchen filled with tools from a simpler time and a childhood teddy bear displayed in a rustic box. From a snug country home for the family to a serene Asian garden, these easy, inexpensive ideas will help you achieve the look you want. |
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Home-Made Style: 100 Great Decorating Ideas $3.98 From pretty painted plates to a woodgrained cupboard, from classic styles to ultra-modern chic, a top designer and TV star has come up with 100 great ways to make a difference in every room. What would it take to transform your home–a few small items, like a gilded lamp, a ribbonwork cushion, and a cherub clock that will take pride of place on the mantelpiece? Or are you ready for a bigger change–perhaps some elegantly flowing muslin drapes to frame the window (no sewing required ), a dado border on the wall, and stenciled marquetry floorboards? All the popular techniques are included: stenciling, stamping, gilding, decoupage, papier mache, sewing, and ribbon weaving. It’s everything you need for decorating success 256 pages (all in color), 8 3/4 x 11 1/2. |
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Success Made Simple: An Inside Look at Why Amish Businesses Thrive $20.17 The keys to better business from a thriving group of business owners-the Amish Business can be discouraging. According to US Department of Labor figures, only 44 percent of newly-opened firms will last four years. That is, unless you’re Amish-then there’s a 95 percent chance your business will last. And in many cases, do remarkably well-as Donald Kraybill writes: "the phrase ‘Amish millionaire’ is no longer an oxymoron." "Success Made Simple" is the first practical book of Amish business success principles for the non-Amish reader. The work provides a platform of transferable principles–simple and universal enough to be applied in the non-Amish world, in a wide variety of business and management settings. Learn how to develop profitable and fulfilling enterprises as Amish explain how to build fruitful relationships with customers and employees, prosper by playing to strengths, and create an effective marketing story Includes interviews with over 50 Amish business owners outline the role of relationships in business and the importance of the big picture-taking in long-term goals, the welfare of others, and personal integrity Offers ideas on practical application of Amish business practices to non-Amish businesses, with bullet summaries at the end of each chapter reviewing the most important take-away points With a focus on relationship-building and the big picture, "Success Made Simple" offers business owners everywhere the tools for better, smarter, more successful enterprises. |
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The Work at Home Sourcebook $17.02 This indispensable directory contains information not found in any other book on the subject. The Work-at-Home Sourcebook is the only book available which gives specific information for finding, applying for, and getting home work with AT&T, J. C. Penney, and more than 1,000 other companies that routinely hire qualified home workers. Contact information, job descriptions and requirements, and details on pay and benefits are included. Other chapters cover handicrafts, franchises, telecommuting, learning how to work at home, and ideas for businesses that can be started from home with a minimal investment. All information has been updated, and over 150 new opportunities are included. |
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Design Ideas for Home Storage $3.98 Don’t manage the mess-banish it with Design Ideas for Home Storage. Here’s how to keep frequently used items nearby yet neat; archive important papers, photos, and family keepsakes; organize closets; manage clothing overflow; store seasonal items, such as sporting gear or holiday decorations; and make better use of freestanding and built-in furniture. Plus, learn how to discover additional storage nooks around the house. Ideal for anyone looking to reorganize, Design Ideas for Home Storage is an essential resource. |
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Decorating Ideas Under $100 $3.98 Great style does not require an over-the-top budget. With a little ingenuity, basic skills, and use of supplies from crafts and home improvement stores, you can achieve custom looks at bargain prices. "Better Homes and Gardens Decorating Ideas Under $100" offers a wealth of informationa101 creative projects with complete materials lists and detailed step-by-step instructions. Inspiring photographs illustrate how finished projects fit into room settings. The first chapter focuses on walls, floors, and other surfaces punched up with paint finishes, wallpaper, stock molding, stenciling, stamping, and decoupage. Another chapter reveals the secrets of dressing up furniture, even garage sale finds, with slipcovers, upholstery, and trim. Freshening up the bed and bath is a breeze with color, unusual headboards, painted linens, and ribbon-trimmed towels. The second half of "Decorating Ideas Under $100" delves into details that make a difference, from one-of-a-kind pillows and lampshades to window treatments that give plain panels a lot of personality. Style also goes outdoors with projects for perking up patios and decks. |
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Improvise. Adapt. Overcome.: More Ideas for Advancing Your Business $26.35 PRAISE ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR "INNOVATE. ADAPT. OVERCOME." "Sometimes businesses become so complex that it’s easy to take one’s eye off the ball. Generally, when management is truly passionate, focused, and committed to achieving company performance goals their business is successful. I feel this book will serve as a valuable tool to inspire the very passion and commitment businesses need to remain on top of their game." -Jim Reid, Vice President, Budget Rent a Car of Southern California "Ken Keller is one of the most insightful business advisors I have ever met, from the standpoint of being able to zero in on what really matters in building a successful business. His advice essentially comprises everything they don’t teach you in college about running a company." -Tom Jackson, Stonewall Ventures, Charlotte, North Carolina "Ken, like no other author, has a unique way of sending a clear message in a manner that we can all receive. He has a knack of summarizing the works of others, giving his own sound business advice and just leaving us feeling a whole lot better. He helps to stuff our knapsacks with tools we can use today and with ideas that will prepare us for the future." -Georgene Waterman, Ph.D., Leadership One, Sacramento, California "Ken couples ‘common sense’ business practices with a code of professional ethics and integrity. The result is a set of inspirational and practical tips for CEOs, business owners and other top executives " -Lee Self, President, Renaissance Executive Forums of Northern Virginia "If a business owner had the choice between an MBA and reading Ken Keller on an on-going basis, there’s no question in my mind . . . study Ken Keller . . . start with IMPROVISE.ADAPT. OVERCOME." -Jim Neidhardt, The Country’s Most Uniquely Qualified Success CoachT, Whippany, New Jersey "In a world of overcrowded business books, Ken Keller hits a home run. He packs practical, sometimes funny, and always dead-on ideas you can implement today into his latest book." -Maureen Boyt, Turning Point Consulting Group, Ft. Collins |
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New Ideas for Crochet: Stylish Projects for the Home $17.3 "Everything you need to know to get started is in this lovely book. From stitch techniques to selecting yarn, to making use of buttons, beads and ribbon….Helpful hints for additional enhancements."–"Crochet." "One would love to recommend this book for everyone, as it features many colorful and imaginative projects of interest to the experienced crochet artist."–"Library Journal. " |
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150 Best New House Ideas $26.44 From expansive mansions to summer cottages, from ultra modern to environmentally friendly "green" homes, "150 Best New House Ideas" is a comprehensive handbook showcasing the best new ideas in single-family home design. Featuring an extensive collection of full-color photographs, this book provides an in-depth review of exemplary house designs created by internationally renowned architects and designers who have achieved practical, innovative, and stunning solutions adapted to the specific needs and tastes of their clients. An essential design reference, "150 Best New House" covers the diversity of current trends in home design and provides an inspirational source of ideas for the homeowner, designer, interior decorator, and architect. |
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The Serger Idea Book: A Collection of Inspiring Ideas from Palmer/Pletsch $3.98 Ideas for using decorative threads, tension adjustments, and many other techniques open a whole new world of sophisticated creativity for the home sewer. |
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Home $16.96 A few dozen would-be artists, writers, and filmmakers spend an evening exchanging ideas (and sometimes phone numbers) at a party in this independent comedy drama. It’s Saturday night, and Bobby (E. Jason Liebrecht), an aspiring playwright, arrives at a brownstone in Brooklyn where a party is being thrown. Bobby doesn’t really know anyone at the gathering besides Harper (Minerva Scelza), his former girlfriend who would prefer not to see him, but he has his eye on Susan (Nicol Zanzarella), a film editor who is hosting the bash with her roommate, Rose (Erin S. Visslailli). Harper has her eye on Tommy (Stephen T. Neave), a handsome but obnoxious salesman whose desire to talk is in inverse proportion to his ability to say anything interesting. Meanwhile, Bobby’s efforts to impress Susan hit a snag with the arrival of Tomasz (Pavel Liska), her intellectual former flame. And as various singles attempt to become couples, one couple — Josh and Annie (Bradley Spinelli and Jennifer Larkin) — threatens to self-destruct as an argument from earlier in the evening begins to reignite. Home was the first feature film from writer and director Matt Zoller Seitz, best known as a film critic for the New York Press. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi |
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101 Best Home-Based Businesses for Women: Everything You Need to Know about Getting Started on the Road to Success $13.99 The author of Home-Based Business Ideas for Women provides readers with everything they need to know about different businesses, from start-up costs and financing sources to the potential income the business can generate. Actual businesswomen share their stories of success and financial reward and give advice on what works and what doesn’t. |
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101 Best Home-Based Businesses for Women: Everything You Need to Know about Getting Started on the Road to Success $0.99 The author of Home-Based Business Ideas for Women provides readers with everything they need to know about different businesses, from start-up costs and financing sources to the potential income the business can generate. Actual businesswomen share their stories of success and financial reward and give advice on what works and what doesn’t. |
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101 Best Home-Based Businesses for Women: Everything You Need to Know about Getting Started on the Road to Success $1.99 The author of Home-Based Business Ideas for Women provides readers with everything they need to know about different businesses, from start-up costs and financing sources to the potential income the business can generate. Actual businesswomen share their stories of success and financial reward and give advice on what works and what doesn’t. |
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101 Businesses You Can Start with Less Than One Thousand Dollars: For Retirees $21.95 Most parents today have a tough time economically: they have to be at home raising their children so they cannot work much and the jobs that are out there are often part-time and low paying. Yet most families need two incomes today to get ahead. Detailed in this new book are over 100 business ideas that can be started for very little money and yet may provide parents with a lot more money than they would be paid by the hour. This is a collection of businesses selected especially for stay-at-home parents who are interested in augmenting their income. These businesses can be started with minimum training and investment and are all capable of producing extra income. Most can easily be operated by one person and eventually be sold for an additional profit. Many of these businesses can actually be started with less than one hundred dollars and some can really be started with next to nothing. All can be operated from home. Starting and managing a business takes motivation and talent. It also takes research and planning. This new book is intended to serve as a roadmap for starting your business. It is both comprehensive and easy to use. |
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101 Businesses You Can Start with Less Than One Thousand Dollars: For Retirees $21.95 According to a study by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, people starting their working careers will face the following situation when they retire at age 65: they will have annual incomes between $4,000.00 and $26,000.00. According to the Social Security Administration, today’s retirees can only count on corporate pensions and Social Security for 61 percent of their income at retirement. The remainder must come from other sources. If the same holds true in the future, today’s workers need to accumulate enough in personal savings to make up a 39 percent shortfall in their retirement income. The solution for many after they have played enough golf and caught enough fish will be to start a small part-time business. Detailed in this new book are over 100 business ideas that can be started for very little money and yet may provide retired people with a lot more money than they would earn being paid by the hour. This is a collection of businesses selected especially for retirees who are interested in augmenting their income. These businesses can be started with minimum training and investment and are all capable of producing extra income. Most can easily be operated by one person and eventually be sold for an additional profit. Many of these businesses can actually be started with less than one hundred dollars and some can really be started with next to nothing. Some can even be operated from home. Starting and managing a business takes motivation and talent. It also takes research and planning. This new book is intended to serve as a roadmap for starting your business. It is both comprehensive and easy to use. It also includes numerous Web links for additional information. While providing detailed instruction and examples, the author leads you in developing a winning business plan, setting up the structure of the business and accounting and bookkeeping procedures, tending to legal concerns, devising sales and marketing techniques, calculating |
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101 Businesses You Can Start with Less Than One Thousand Dollars: For Stay-At-Home Moms and Dads $21.95 Most students have a tough time economically. They have to be at school so they have little time, and the jobs that are available are often low paying. Since most students are looking for work, jobs are very scarce and the competition is fierce. Students face inconvenient hours working mostly in retail, fast food, or doing manual labor. Detailed in this new book are more than 100 business ideas that can be started for very little money and yet provide the striving student with more money than is being paid by the hour. Many of these businesses can actually be started with less than one hundred dollars and some can really be started with next to nothing. Many can be operated from home. Starting and managing a business takes motivation and talent. It also takes research and planning. This new book is intended to serve as a roadmap for starting your business. It is both comprehensive and easy to use. It also includes numerous web links for additional information. While providing detailed instruction and examples, the author leads you in developing a winning business plan, handling legal concerns, using proven sales and marketing techniques and pricing formulas, and more! |
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101 Internet Businesses You Can Start from Home $29.95 In a newly revised fourth edition, this invaluable resource takes an in-depth look into the new American dream–running one’’s own e-business from home. Starting with a guide to defining what is most important–time with family, a flexible schedule, financial freedom, and risk levels–this study moves into an investigation of how online business works, followed by profiles of 101 proven ideas guaranteed to fuel entrepreneurial thinking. This e-business handbook also includes invaluable information on getting started with online and offline promotion and the included password provides access to the companion website, which offers the latest internet business news, expanded information, and additional online resources. |
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101 Internet Businesses You Can Start from Home: How to Choose and Build Your Own Successful E-Business $19.33 New – In a freshly-updated third edition, this invaluable resource takes an in-depth look into the new American dream – running one’s own e-business from home. Starting with a guide to defining what is most important – time with family, a flexible schedule, financial freedom, and risk levels – this study moves into an investigation of how online business works, followed by profiles of 101 proven ideas guaranteed to fuel entrepreneurial thinking. From getting started in online and offline promoti |
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101 Internet Businesses You Can Start from Home: How to Choose and Build Your Own Successful E-Business $167.71 New – In a freshly-updated third edition, this invaluable resource takes an in-depth look into the new American dream–running one’s own e-business from home. Starting with a guide to defining what is most important–time with family, a flexible schedule, financial freedom, and risk levels–this study moves into an investigation of how online business works, followed by profiles of 101 proven ideas guaranteed to fuel entrepreneurial thinking. From getting started in online and offline promotion, |
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101 Internet Businesses You Can Start from Home: How to Choose and Build Your Own Successful E-Business $288.02 New – In a freshly-updated third edition, this invaluable resource takes an in-depth look into the new American dream–running one’s own e-business from home. Starting with a guide to defining what is most important–time with family, a flexible schedule, financial freedom, and risk levels–this study moves into an investigation of how online business works, followed by profiles of 101 proven ideas guaranteed to fuel entrepreneurial thinking. From getting started in online and offline promotion, |
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101 Internet Businesses You Can Start from Home: How to Choose and Build Your Own Successful E-Business $169.06 New – In a freshly-updated third edition, this invaluable resource takes an in-depth look into the new American dream–running one’s own e-business from home. Starting with a guide to defining what is most important–time with family, a flexible schedule, financial freedom, and risk levels–this study moves into an investigation of how online business works, followed by profiles of 101 proven ideas guaranteed to fuel entrepreneurial thinking. From getting started in online and offline promotion, |
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101 Internet Businesses You Can Start from Home: How to Choose and Build Your Own Successful E-Business $167.71 New – In a freshly-updated third edition, this invaluable resource takes an in-depth look into the new American dream–running one’s own e-business from home. Starting with a guide to defining what is most important–time with family, a flexible schedule, financial freedom, and risk levels–this study moves into an investigation of how online business works, followed by profiles of 101 proven ideas guaranteed to fuel entrepreneurial thinking. From getting started in online and offline promotion, |
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101 Internet Businesses You Can Start from Home: How to Choose and Build Your Own Successful E-Business $0.99 Used – In a freshly-updated third edition, this invaluable resource takes an in-depth look into the new American dream–running one’s own e-business from home. Starting with a guide to defining what is most important–time with family, a flexible schedule, financial freedom, and risk levels–this study moves into an investigation of how online business works, followed by profiles of 101 proven ideas guaranteed to fuel entrepreneurial thinking. From getting started in online and offline promotion |
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101 Internet Businesses You Can Start from Home: How to Choose and Build Your Own Successful E-Business $19.33 Used – In a freshly-updated third edition, this invaluable resource takes an in-depth look into the new American dream – running one’s own e-business from home. Starting with a guide to defining what is most important – time with family, a flexible schedule, financial freedom, and risk levels – this study moves into an investigation of how online business works, followed by profiles of 101 proven ideas guaranteed to fuel entrepreneurial thinking. From getting started in online and offline promot |
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101 Internet Businesses You Can Start from Home: How to Choose and Build Your Own Successful e-Business $29.95 In a newly revised fourth edition, this invaluable resource takes an in-depth look into the new American dream—running one’s own e-business from home. Starting with a guide to defining what is most important—time with family, a flexible schedule, financial freedom, and risk levels—this study moves into an investigation of how online business works, followed by profiles of 101 proven ideas guaranteed to fuel entrepreneurial thinking. This e-business handbook also includes invaluable information on getting started with online and offline promotion and the included password provides access to the companion website, which offers the latest internet business news, expanded information, and additional online resources. |
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101 Internet Businesses You Can Start from Home: How to Choose and Build Your Own Successful e-Business $18.04 In a newly revised fourth edition, this invaluable resource takes an in-depth look into the new American dream—running one’s own e-business from home. Starting with a guide to defining what is most important—time with family, a flexible schedule, financial freedom, and risk levels—this study moves into an investigation of how online business works, followed by profiles of 101 proven ideas guaranteed to fuel entrepreneurial thinking. This e-business handbook also includes invaluable information on getting started with online and offline promotion and the included password provides access to the companion website, which offers the latest internet business news, expanded information, and additional online resources. |
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101 Small Business Ideas $14.95 Becoming your own boss is easier (and cheaper) than you think!It’s time to grab yourself a piece of the American Dream. In 101 Small Business Ideas for Under $5000, you’ll find realistic guidance for turning your ideas and skills into a profitable business that you can run full-time, part-time, or even as an absentee owner. This completely practical handbook provides step-by-step instructions on dealing with legal, financial, and tax issues involved in starting a business, and it puts you in touch with suppliers, associations, and clubs that can help you get up and running in a jiffy.Some businesses are as easy to set up and run as a child’s lemonade stand, and this moneymaking manual shows you how to keep things simple, profitable, and legal. For more ambitious undertakings, you’ll find real-world answers for serious business questions as you learn how to: Write a sensible business plan to give your idea directionSecure start-up funding from banks, government agencies, and elsewhereDesign publicity, marketing, and sales programsMaster bookkeeping, accounting, and taxesGrow from a one-person start-up into a mini-empireWhether you want to provide home or professional services, organize entertainment and special events, start a Web-based company, go into light manufacturing, or profit from any talent or interest you have, 101 Small Business Ideas for Under $5000 puts you on the road to success—starting right now! |
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1101 Businesses You Can Start From Home $0.99 Be Your Own Boss. Make Your Own Hours. Make More Money. Rely on Your Own Ingenuity and Initiative: Work at Home.Whatever your dream of self-employment, this idea-packed guide will show you how to make it come true. Its practical, down-to-earth advice will help you join the millions of independent-spirited people like you who have decided to invest in themselves and run their own home-based businesses. Armed with the information in this book, you’ll be able to take that first step toward independence, gain control of your own work life, and reap and keep ALL the fruits of your labors.Now in a new, expanded second edition, 1101 Businesses You Can Start From Home: Gives you 1101 money-making business ideas you can tailor to your own interests, needs, and circumstances—from the mainstream to the highly unusual—in 33 easy-to-use sections. Just reading through them may spark the exact business arrangement you’ve been looking for. Describes each job in detail—its potential income, start-up costs, physical challenges, legal restrictions, and location requirements—information that will save you a fortune in time and money spent on research. Helps you narrow your choices by showing you how to weigh such factors as personal preferences, time and money commitment, space requirements, and the advantages and disadvantages of different types of businesses. You will go in with your eyes wide open, and increase your chances for success. Offers an abundance of practical business tips on loans, advertising, pricing, sales techniques, building a client base, bookkeeping, insurance, and legal issues. Now includes 130 new business ideas, including entrepreneurial consultant, missing persons service, writing business plans, senior day care, computer recycling—and more! Why wait any longer? With the guidance of this invaluable book, you can start on the road to self-employment today. |
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1101 Businesses You Can Start From Home $6 Be Your Own Boss. Make Your Own Hours. Make More Money. Rely on Your Own Ingenuity and Initiative: Work at Home.Whatever your dream of self-employment, this idea-packed guide will show you how to make it come true. Its practical, down-to-earth advice will help you join the millions of independent-spirited people like you who have decided to invest in themselves and run their own home-based businesses. Armed with the information in this book, you’ll be able to take that first step toward independence, gain control of your own work life, and reap and keep ALL the fruits of your labors.Now in a new, expanded second edition, 1101 Businesses You Can Start From Home: Gives you 1101 money-making business ideas you can tailor to your own interests, needs, and circumstances—from the mainstream to the highly unusual—in 33 easy-to-use sections. Just reading through them may spark the exact business arrangement you’ve been looking for. Describes each job in detail—its potential income, start-up costs, physical challenges, legal restrictions, and location requirements—information that will save you a fortune in time and money spent on research. Helps you narrow your choices by showing you how to weigh such factors as personal preferences, time and money commitment, space requirements, and the advantages and disadvantages of different types of businesses. You will go in with your eyes wide open, and increase your chances for success. Offers an abundance of practical business tips on loans, advertising, pricing, sales techniques, building a client base, bookkeeping, insurance, and legal issues. Now includes 130 new business ideas, including entrepreneurial consultant, missing persons service, writing business plans, senior day care, computer recycling—and more! Why wait any longer? With the guidance of this invaluable book, you can start on the road to self-employment today. |
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1101 Businesses You Can Start from Home $36.95 Be Your Own Boss. Make Your Own Hours. Make More Money. Rely on Your Own Ingenuity and Initiative: Work at Home. Whatever your dream of self-employment, this idea-packed guide will show you how to make it come true. Its practical, down-to-earth advice will help you join the millions of independent-spirited people like you who have decided to invest in themselves and run their own home-based businesses. Armed with the information in this book, you’ll be able to take that first step toward independence, gain control of your own work life, and reap and keep ALL the fruits of your labors. Now in a new, expanded second edition, 1101 Businesses You Can Start From Home: Gives you 1101 money-making business ideas you can tailor to your own interests, needs, and circumstances from the mainstream to the highly unusual in 33 easy-to-use sections. Just reading through them may spark the exact business arrangement you’ve been looking for. Describes each job in detail its potential income, start-up costs, physical challenges, legal restrictions, and location requirements information that will save you a fortune in time and money spent on research. Helps you narrow your choices by showing you how to weigh such factors as personal preferences, time and money commitment, space requirements, and the advantages and disadvantages of different types of businesses. You will go in with your eyes wide open, and increase your chances for success. Offers an abundance of practical business tips on loans, advertising, pricing, sales techniques, building a client base, bookkeeping, insurance, and legal issues. Now includes 130 new business ideas, including entrepreneurial consultant, missing persons service, writing business plans, senior day care, computer recycling and more! Why wait any longer? With the guidance of this invaluable book, you can start on the road to self-employment today. |
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23 Ideas to Make Money From Home Starting Today: Businesses That Anyone Can Start to Take Control Over Their Income, Their Time and Their Future $24.95 New |
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23 Ideas to Make Money From Home Starting Today: Businesses That Anyone Can Start to Take Control Over Their Income, Their Time and Their Future $32.95 New |
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23 Ideas to Make Money from Home Starting Today: Businesses That Anyone Can Start to Take Control over Their Income, Their Time and Their Future $26.38 K. D. Carter,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by CreateSpace |
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301++ Ways to Get Ahead: Business Success from Home $32.99 Used – All kinds of people are either losing their jobs or hate their current bosses. Last year, major corporations cut 600,000 jobs & in the first cold weeks of January, 100,000 more cuts were announced. This down-sizing race continues, managers are heartless, & in response, many employees seek to join millions of home-based business owners. “301 Plus Plus ways” is about helping these folks find home businesses that fit. Readers gain ideas about businesses to start for little money, others that |
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301++ Ways to Get Ahead: Business Success from Home $32.99 Used – All kinds of people are either losing their jobs or hate their current bosses. Last year, major corporations cut 600,000 jobs & in the first cold weeks of January, 100,000 more cuts were announced. This down-sizing race continues, managers are heartless, & in response, many employees seek to join millions of home-based business owners. “301 Plus Plus ways” is about helping these folks find home businesses that fit. Readers gain ideas about businesses to start for little money, others that |
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99 Businesses to Start at Home: Inspiring Ideas for a New Working Life $14.95 New – If you’ve ever dreamed of not having to make the daily commute into work, or of starting a business yourself, this book is for you. 99 Business To Start At Home lists great business ideas that can easily and successfully be set up from home. As well as covering the practicalities of starting up, this book provides the inspiration and the know-how needed to get the business off the ground; from creative ideas to legal advice for the venture. It is the only UK book to offer dedicated advice |
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99 Businesses to Start at Home: Inspiring Ideas for a New Working Life $5.99 Used – If you’ve ever dreamed of not having to make the daily commute into work, or of starting a business yourself, this book is for you. 99 Business To Start At Home lists great business ideas that can easily and successfully be set up from home. As well as covering the practicalities of starting up, this book provides the inspiration and the know-how needed to get the business off the ground; from creative ideas to legal advice for the venture. It is the only UK book to offer dedicated advice |
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African Americans of Henrico County $14.95 New – Henrico County, chartered in 1634, is one of the oldest counties in the state. Communities in Henrico created by African Americans are among the oldest continuing communities in America, as all of these communities were settled by 1863. The beauty of the settlements lay in the tenacity, determination, and resolve of pioneers who emerged from enslavement to create their own ideas of freedom. Rights to home and property ownership, businesses, churches, agencies, and schools defined the very |
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African Americans of Henrico County $21.99 Henrico County, chartered in 1634, is one of the oldest counties in the state. Communities in Henrico created by African Americans are among the oldest continuing communities in America, as all of these communities were settled by 1863. The beauty of the settlements lay in the tenacity, determination, and resolve of pioneers who emerged from enslavement to create their own ideas of freedom. Rights to home and property ownership, businesses, churches, agencies, and schools defined the very essence of community. Despite efforts to halt their progress, African Americans independently sustained these communities. In Images of America: African Americans of Henrico County, nine communities are highlighted to demonstrate the indefatigable and indomitable spirit that continues to exist in these sacred places. |
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African Americans of Henrico County $12.91 Used – Henrico County, chartered in 1634, is one of the oldest counties in the state. Communities in Henrico created by African Americans are among the oldest continuing communities in America, as all of these communities were settled by 1863. The beauty of the settlements lay in the tenacity, determination, and resolve of pioneers who emerged from enslavement to create their own ideas of freedom. Rights to home and property ownership, businesses, churches, agencies, and schools defined the very |
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African Americans of Henrico County (Images of America Series) $13.59 Henrico County, chartered in 1634, is one of the oldest counties in the state. Communities in Henrico created by African Americans are among the oldest continuing communities in America, as all of these communities were settled by 1863. The beauty of the settlements lay in the tenacity, determination, and resolve of pioneers who emerged from enslavement to create their own ideas of freedom. Rights to home and property ownership, businesses, churches, agencies, and schools defined the very essence of community. Despite efforts to halt their progress, African Americans independently sustained these communities. In Images of America: African Americans of Henrico County, nine communities are highlighted to demonstrate the indefatigable and indomitable spirit that continues to exist in these sacred places. |
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Alchemy Arts: Recycling is Chic $0.99 Used – Alchemy Arts is a community-based arts project in Edinburgh that collects scrap from businesses and households and uses it to create artworks, workshops, and parades in the city. This book takes their philosophy one stage further and offers projects in fashion, home design, and crafts for individuals to make or adapt themselves. Includes ingenious uses for packs of old playing cards (a top hat for fancy dress), old ties stitched into dresses, and many more ideas and suggestions. With the |
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Alchemy Arts: Recycling is Chic $13.54 New – Alchemy Arts is a community-based arts project in Edinburgh that collects scrap from businesses and households and uses it to create artworks, workshops, and parades in the city. This book takes their philosophy one stage further and offers projects in fashion, home design, and crafts for individuals to make or adapt themselves. Includes ingenious uses for packs of old playing cards (a top hat for fancy dress), old ties stitched into dresses, and many more ideas and suggestions. With the i |
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Beer School C $35 “We faced many scary moments over the years, both spiritual—staring at the brink of bankruptcy—and physical—staring down the barrel of a 9mm pistol. When you start a business, it is not only your money and your investors’ money that is on the line, it is your dream, your idea, and sometimes your life.”—Steve Hindy and Tom PotterI s this a book for beer aficionados or business enthusiasts? Both, and it’s as refreshing as a cold brew. In Beer School, authors and entrepreneurs Steve Hindy and Tom Potter share the improbable saga of Brooklyn Brewery, the company they grew from a home-brew hobby into a multimillion-dollar business—all in the most competitive beer market in the United States. If you have a thirst for entrepreneurial success, drink up. If you are a business manager or owner and want fresh ideas and insight, tap in. You’ll learn entrepreneurial basics, plus some things textbooks don’t teach you, as you follow the company’s successes (and a few failures) and find out about: Creating that all-important first business planGetting financing and/or recruiting investorsUsing guerilla marketing, publicity, and community involvement to attract attentionKeeping employees educated and motivatedPartnering on events and networking for opportunitiesKeeping your cool when the Mafia comes callingHiring “virgins”—why veteran salespeople can have problems in start-upsManaging people, finances, expectations, and growthSurviving a vociferous attack in Las Vegas when the odds against you are 8-to-1From the beginning, the odds were against Steve and Tom. It’s estimated that eight out of ten businesses fail in their first year. Yet these entrepreneurs succeeded in a competitive arena dominated by mega-corporations and mega-money. The brew they began making in a Brooklyn brownstone over twenty years ago is now sold around the world. Their |
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Beyond E : 12 Ways Technology is Transforming Sal $6.53 If E-Commerce Isn’t A Silver Bullet, What Is? How to Use CRM Tools, Interactive Marketing, Online Marketplaces and Other New Technologies to Drive Revenue GrowthFive years into the e-business revolution most businesses are still struggling to harness the power of new marketing technologies and stretch their sales and marketing dollars. Beyond ‘e’ will help sales and marketing executives see through the smoke of current e-business fads to understand the fundamentals of marketing strategy, and how to apply them in the midst of powerful and confusing new technologies. Beyond ‘e’ reveals how leading-edge businesses–from IBM, Eastman Chemical, e-Bay, Citigroup, Dell, and others–use cutting edge technology to to improve everything from sales force efficiency to brand management and email marketing.Based on thousands of interviews with sales and marketing managers in Global 2000 companies, this essential guide to smarter marketing through technology covers: Ways to repackage or redesign products for Web-based distribution channels New approaches for managing an ever-expanding number of third-party distribution channels Ways to transform your call center from a phone-answering department to a high-impact sales team Beyond e explains the benefits of today’s complex technologies in language anyone can understand, and reveals what marketing executives must do over the short- and long-term to master today’s technologies–and win customers. Beyond e hits home on the emerging theme of sales force effectiveness, and looks beyond the e-business fads that have burned many managers. It’s a tactical handbook for anyone struggling with the fundamentals of using technology tomaximize their sales and marketing efforts. –Don Peppers, President, Peppers and Rogers Group Beyond e goes beyond the typical marketing fluff. We began implementing these ideas immediately –Robert Stagno, Vice President of Worldwide Direct Marketing, IBM… An outstanding ble |
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Bright Ideas for Money-Making $20 This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: G. W. Jacobs & co. in 1911 in 196 pages; Subjects: Home-based businesses; Self-employed women; Women; Business & Economics / Entrepreneurship; Business & Economics / Small Business; Business & Economics / Home-Based Businesses; Social Science / Feminism & Feminist Theory; Social Science / Women’’s Studies; |
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Businesswise – Words of Wisdom for Small Businesses with Big Ambitions $11.73 If you are starting a business, or considering doing so, BusinessWise is the book for you. A collaboration amongst over 20 business experts, this book looks at the whole process of setting up a new business with success in mind. It covers a wide range of topics including business set up and vision, marketing (including using the internet), selling, finance, working in and managing teams, working from home and beating procrastination, networking internationally, getting the right message out in the right language, health and fitness and collaboration.The authors, all life members of the network Ecademy.com, are experts in their subject area and have shared many tips and ideas here that they would normally only reveal in training sessions or paid consultancy. The result is a book that provides insights and guidance to new or potential business people as well as existing business owners. Read it with a pencil or highlighter to hand. You’ll need it!Starting up in business is fraught with pitfalls and problems. The rewards of a successful business, however, outweigh the risk. I want to see many more successful Chief Executives and this book provides valuable help from a number of entrepreneurs that have succeeded.Brian Chernett, Founder and Chief Executive of The Academy for Chief ExecutivesI’ve been an entrepreneur for many years and believe in encouraging more people to find their passion and pursue it. I’m pleased to see this book also encourages the idea that entrepreneurs can succeed and provides practical advice to help them do that. As a long-term supporter of Ecademy and a life member there myself, I’m delighted to recommend this book.Mike Southon, Co-Author of ‘The Beermat Entrepreneur’ and other business books, Sales on a Beermat.I have always believed that if you put people together, magic will happen. The right people will find each other and work together. New ideas and projects will be born. This book is proof of that. The authors met |
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Employ Your PC: Businesses That Can Be Run from Home $4.98 New – Offers a wealth of ideas & unique approaches for starting a home-based business by stressing how to apply the talents, knowledge & interests people already have. It serves to brainstorm ideas, routes the reader in a specific direction & puts into action: To Work From Home. The first two volumes of the EMPLOY YOUR PC series are businesses that can be run from home, split alphabetically. Readers will discover: How many opportunities are available for starting a business from home using their |
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Entrepreneur’s Manual For The Digital Age $9.73 Make Money, Be Independent and Love What You Do by Using Proven Traditional and New Age Tools. This innovative Digital 3-in-1 Entrepreneurial Success Program™ includes the Manual, a free interactive eBook entitled the Business Resource Kit™ and a free interactive multimedia Entrepreneur Reality Game™. You’ll learn over 100 entrepreneurial principles that assure success. They’ve been tested and refined over the 6 decade career of a master entrepreneur who started at age 8. Thereafter, he successfully founded and operated dozens of businesses from small home-based ones to 2 high-tech public companies. You’ll learn to: 1.Develop exciting, money-making business ideas plus business and marketing plans which fit your lifestyle and interests and require very limited capital. 2.Research industries of interest to find out what’s hot, what’s not and how to create the perfect business model for your product or service. 3.Sell your product or service with almost every direct marketing and digital sales technique ever used and why they work and how and when to use them. 4.Get capital easily in tough times from banks, venture capitalists & government. 5.Multiple win-win negotiating tactics that always work for any situation or deal. 6.Sell globally on the Net or at trade shows or with buyers, reps & distributors. 7.Run your business with maximum efficiency to optimize profits.Two Free Bonuses: the Business Resource Kit™ + Entrepreneur Reality Game™ $39 Value (1)A free time and money saving Business Resource Kit™ interactive eBook that’s meticulously researched and constantly updated with all the latest tools, technologies and apps to make your business very successful. (2)A free fun interactive multimedia Monopoly®-like Entrepreneur Reality Game™ that tests your entrepreneurial skills and lets you build a virtual business. It rewards you with a Streetwise MBA in Entrepreneurship™, a Virtual Stock Certificate™ |
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Guerilla Saving: Secrets for Keeping Profits in Your Home-Based Business $24.95 This is the most comprehensive book on saving money for home-based businesses. With its collection of penny-pinching ideas and resources, readers will find concrete advice on how to keep costs down. From buying supplies to contracting Internet service providers, each facet of doing business is covered. |
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Home Business Bible $13.6 This book will show you how to turn your passion and enthusiasm into a viable commercial opportunity. It is packed full of practical, down-to-earth advice based on the author’s own, and other successful entrepreneurs’, experience. You’ll discover how other people have started successful businesses with nothing else than a great idea, self-belief, and determination. Discover how you can easily: – Research your ideas. – Start your own business at home, from little or nothing. – Get funding for your new business. – Overcome your fears and sell anything to anyone. – Market your business on a shoestring. – Create your own successful niche business in a world dominated by multi-retailers. Paul Power’s own successful philosophy is that if your ultimate dream is to run a global franchised network from home but all you can afford is a second hand laptop, then start with the laptop and work your way up. As the entrepreneurs featured in this book will testify, that’s how many of today’s successful businesses started. |
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Home-Based Businesses That You Can Start Today $0.99 More people than ever are considering starting a home-based business. Part of this interest in home-based businesses is driven by an economic recession, but part of it is also driven by the dream of independence.The Great Recession, as the 2008 recession has come to be known, has resulted in frightening numbers of job losses and layoffs for American workers. There are many areas of impact with this level of recession, including significant losses in retirement and investment funds, distrust of corporate decision-makers and executives, and a loss of confidence that any job is really safe from sudden downsizing or layoff.For many people, being self-employed or operating their own home-based business has always been a dream. Leaving the corporate world behind, eliminating long commutes to work, spending more time at home with family, and a desire for a simpler lifestyle have all been listed as reasons why people decide to trade the supposed security of a corporate job for a home-based business.There are many reasons to start a home-based business. In fact, there are probably about as many reasons as there are small business owners! Starting a small business is hard work, but it is also rewarding work. Working for yourself also provides a measure of security and flexibility not available in any job. How much security and how much flexibility depends on the type of business you operate, as well as your motivation and determination to succeed.Starting and operating a small business is an exciting adventure filled with variety and surprises. You will not be alone on this exciting journey though. Small businesses have always been an important part of the American economy and continue to be so today.Home-Based Businesses That You Can Start Today will help you get started on the exciting journey toward being a small business owner. This book is filled with small business ideas that can be started right from your own home with |
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Human Resources in the Foodservice Industry: Organizational Behavior Management Approaches $69.95 Get up-to-date research and innovative management strategiesOrganizational behavior and human resource management are fundamental aspects in the profitability of any foodservice business. Human Resources in the Foodservice Industry: Organizational Behavior Management Approaches examines the latest research critical in understanding individual behavior and group dynamics. This resource provides researchers and practitioners with a clear view of human capital in a competitive global marketplace—with various possible managerial solutions to increase efficiency, employee and consumer satisfaction, and organizational success. Experts from around the world and diverse backgrounds discuss up-to-date empirical research, unique insights, and effective management strategies.As people across the country continue to spend more and more of their food dollars outside of the home every year, foodservice businesses must adapt to evolving consumer behavior and control the management of expenditures—including human resources—to be profitable. Human Resources in the Foodservice Industry: Organizational Behavior Management Approaches discusses in detail this essential part of managing organizational strategy in foodservice operations. From macro perspectives and the effects of globalization to approaches to managing a diverse workforce, this unique text examines the data, the strategies, and the theories to best help your people become more productive while making foodservice businesses profitable. The book contains extensive references and several figures, tables, and charts to clearly illustrate ideas.Topics in Human Resources in the Foodservice Industry: Organizational Behavior Management Approaches include: a theoretical framework for management development for chain restaurant operations the legal, business, and ethical issues in setting language policies for personnel language barriers—and the |
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Human Resources in the Foodservice Industry: Organizational Behavior Management Approaches $47.1 Get up-to-date research and innovative management strategiesOrganizational behavior and human resource management are fundamental aspects in the profitability of any foodservice business. Human Resources in the Foodservice Industry: Organizational Behavior Management Approaches examines the latest research critical in understanding individual behavior and group dynamics. This resource provides researchers and practitioners with a clear view of human capital in a competitive global marketplace—with various possible managerial solutions to increase efficiency, employee and consumer satisfaction, and organizational success. Experts from around the world and diverse backgrounds discuss up-to-date empirical research, unique insights, and effective management strategies.As people across the country continue to spend more and more of their food dollars outside of the home every year, foodservice businesses must adapt to evolving consumer behavior and control the management of expenditures—including human resources—to be profitable. Human Resources in the Foodservice Industry: Organizational Behavior Management Approaches discusses in detail this essential part of managing organizational strategy in foodservice operations. From macro perspectives and the effects of globalization to approaches to managing a diverse workforce, this unique text examines the data, the strategies, and the theories to best help your people become more productive while making foodservice businesses profitable. The book contains extensive references and several figures, tables, and charts to clearly illustrate ideas.Topics in Human Resources in the Foodservice Industry: Organizational Behavior Management Approaches include: a theoretical framework for management development for chain restaurant operations the legal, business, and ethical issues in setting language policies for personnel language barriers—and the |
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Ideation $45 Have you ever had a great idea? Did you do anything with it? Don’t worry–you are not alone. Most of us have had great ideas but few of us ever do anything about them. This book will tell you what to do, how to find out if anyone has thought of it before, how to protect, develop, fund, and market it–regardless of whether it’s business, creative, or scientific in nature, and regardless of whether you are working in a large corporation or at home.Great ideas are the foundations of great businesses, but the bureaucratic nature of big business generally stifles the sort of individual creativity that leads to great business ideas. Ideation looks at the importance of innovation as a key driver of business success and posits new ways to encourage and nurture it in today’s business environment.Using case studies and firsthand interviews with innovators past and present, Ideation explores how individuals and companies develop creative ideas and bring them to full fruition. It provides practical, comprehensive advice for managing our big ideas so that we gain the most benefit from them–in our personal lives, our companies, and our society in general.For business leaders and entrepreneurs, Ideation explores the life cycle of ideas and explains every step of the ideation process. It provides unparalleled guidance on the vital subject of legal protections for ideas–including copyright, trademarks, and patents–and also covers the valuation of intellectual property as well as techniques for effectively marketing ideas to investors and licensees.With new strategies for building organizations that encourage the kind of creative thinking on which economies thrive, Ideation offers practical guidance on changing slow-moving business behemoths into fleet-footed innovators. Authors Douglas Graham and Thomas Bachmann present a blueprint for the effective management of ideas within the corporate structure, but also share their vision |
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In the wor(l)d but not of it: Literacy practices of an Amish community in southeast Ohio. $49.99 Following in the tradition of scholars who treat literacy in context such as Deborah Brandt, Shirley Brice Heath, and David Barton and Mary Hamilton, I conducted my dissertation research not in an academic classroom but in the valleys of Hanley, a (pseudonym for a) town in southern Ohio, where I visited Amish homes, farms, and businesses. Using Brandt’s model in Literacy in American Lives, I interviewed 25 Amish men, women, and children to study the uses of literacy in school, church, work, and daily life. I also attended community events such as an auction and a wedding to observe ritualistic literacy practices. Observing community members in their home environments helped me to gain a better understanding of the importance of language and literacy in everyday Amish life. In addition, I read The Budget, the Amish and Mennonite International weekly newspaper, for one year. The result of this research is my dissertation "In The Wor(1)d But Not Of It: Literacy Practices of an Amish Community in Southeast Ohio," in which I argue that the normalizing effect of English literacy in the United States has changed Amish language and literacy practices, despite the Amish community’s desire to live separately from mainstream culture. The English-only imperative in the United States has permeated Amish ideas about the value of English in their daily lives and, therefore, has devalued their home language, Pennsylvania Dutch. Some Amish denominations have completely abandoned Pennsylvania Dutch, while others maintain the language in order to preserve their heritage and faith. Those who do maintain the language, however, are aware that the community’s fluency in the language decreases with each generation and that an "alarming amount of English" has pervaded the Pennsylvania Dutch lexicon. I also argue that the Amish values of collaboration and putting community before self have directly influenced models of Amish education, church hierarchy, community |
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In the wor(l)d but not of it: Literacy practices of an Amish community in southeast Ohio. $49.99 Following in the tradition of scholars who treat literacy in context such as Deborah Brandt, Shirley Brice Heath, and David Barton and Mary Hamilton, I conducted my dissertation research not in an academic classroom but in the valleys of Hanley, a (pseudonym for a) town in southern Ohio, where I visited Amish homes, farms, and businesses. Using Brandt’s model in Literacy in American Lives, I interviewed 25 Amish men, women, and children to study the uses of literacy in school, church, work, and daily life. I also attended community events such as an auction and a wedding to observe ritualistic literacy practices. Observing community members in their home environments helped me to gain a better understanding of the importance of language and literacy in everyday Amish life. In addition, I read The Budget, the Amish and Mennonite International weekly newspaper, for one year. The result of this research is my dissertation "In The Wor(1)d But Not Of It: Literacy Practices of an Amish Community in Southeast Ohio," in which I argue that the normalizing effect of English literacy in the United States has changed Amish language and literacy practices, despite the Amish community’s desire to live separately from mainstream culture. The English-only imperative in the United States has permeated Amish ideas about the value of English in their daily lives and, therefore, has devalued their home language, Pennsylvania Dutch. Some Amish denominations have completely abandoned Pennsylvania Dutch, while others maintain the language in order to preserve their heritage and faith. Those who do maintain the language, however, are aware that the community’s fluency in the language decreases with each generation and that an "alarming amount of English" has pervaded the Pennsylvania Dutch lexicon. I also argue that the Amish values of collaboration and putting community before self have directly influenced models of Amish education, church hierarchy, community |
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Internet Riches: The Simple Money-Making Secrets of Online Millionaires $17.95 "These days it’s easier, cheaper, and safer than ever to start an Internet business using readily available technology and turnkey opportunities. In this strategy-packed guide, Scott Fox reveals the powerful but simple methods he and thousands of others have used to strike it rich on the Net. Exclusive interviews with “mom and pop” entrepreneurs prove how easy it is to get started and build a million-dollar enterprise. Readers get: • a guide to e-business opportunities, including “instant e-businesses” that require no start-up capital • strategies for making money from home and turning hobbies into businesses • marketing and product tips • legal and financial advice • a list of recommended vendors • years of expertise and experience in one easy-to-use book Internet Riches also features an action plan for brainstorming new business ideas, and exercises to help readers determine the best moves for their particular situations. Filled with practical pointers and inspiring interviews, it’s the most powerful book ever on starting and enjoying a million-dollar online business!" |
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Internet Riches: The Simple Money-Making Secrets of Online Millionaires $17.95 "These days it’s easier, cheaper, and safer than ever to start an Internet business using readily available technology and turnkey opportunities. In this strategy-packed guide, Scott Fox reveals the powerful but simple methods he and thousands of others have used to strike it rich on the Net. Exclusive interviews with “mom and pop” entrepreneurs prove how easy it is to get started and build a million-dollar enterprise. Readers get: • a guide to e-business opportunities, including “instant e-businesses” that require no start-up capital • strategies for making money from home and turning hobbies into businesses • marketing and product tips • legal and financial advice • a list of recommended vendors • years of expertise and experience in one easy-to-use book Internet Riches also features an action plan for brainstorming new business ideas, and exercises to help readers determine the best moves for their particular situations. Filled with practical pointers and inspiring interviews, it’s the most powerful book ever on starting and enjoying a million-dollar online business!" |
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Internet Riches: The Simple Money-Making Secrets of Online Millionaires $22 "These days it’s easier, cheaper, and safer than ever to start an Internet business using readily available technology and turnkey opportunities. In this strategy-packed guide, Scott Fox reveals the powerful but simple methods he and thousands of others have used to strike it rich on the Net. Exclusive interviews with “mom and pop” entrepreneurs prove how easy it is to get started and build a million-dollar enterprise. Readers get:• a guide to e-business opportunities, including “instant e-businesses” that require no start-up capital • strategies for making money from home and turning hobbies into businesses • marketing and product tips • legal and financial advice • a list of recommended vendors • years of expertise and experience in one easy-to-use bookInternet Riches also features an action plan for brainstorming new business ideas, and exercises to help readers determine the best moves for their particular situations. Filled with practical pointers and inspiring interviews, it’s the most powerful book ever on starting and enjoying a million-dollar online business!" |
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Internet Riches: The Simple Money-Making Secrets of Online Millionaires $22 "These days it’s easier, cheaper, and safer than ever to start an Internet business using readily available technology and turnkey opportunities. In this strategy-packed guide, Scott Fox reveals the powerful but simple methods he and thousands of others have used to strike it rich on the Net. Exclusive interviews with “mom and pop” entrepreneurs prove how easy it is to get started and build a million-dollar enterprise. Readers get: • a guide to e-business opportunities, including “instant e-businesses” that require no start-up capital • strategies for making money from home and turning hobbies into businesses • marketing and product tips • legal and financial advice • a list of recommended vendors • years of expertise and experience in one easy-to-use book Internet Riches also features an action plan for brainstorming new business ideas, and exercises to help readers determine the best moves for their particular situations. Filled with practical pointers and inspiring interviews, it’s the most powerful book ever on starting and enjoying a million-dollar online business!" |
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Internet Riches: The Simple Money-Making Secrets of Online Millionaires $21.6 "These days it’s easier, cheaper, and safer than ever to start an Internet business using readily available technology and turnkey opportunities. In this strategy-packed guide, Scott Fox reveals the powerful but simple methods he and thousands of others have used to strike it rich on the Net. Exclusive interviews with “mom and pop” entrepreneurs prove how easy it is to get started and build a million-dollar enterprise. Readers get: • a guide to e-business opportunities, including “instant e-businesses” that require no start-up capital • strategies for making money from home and turning hobbies into businesses • marketing and product tips • legal and financial advice • a list of recommended vendors • years of expertise and experience in one easy-to-use book Internet Riches also features an action plan for brainstorming new business ideas, and exercises to help readers determine the best moves for their particular situations. Filled with practical pointers and inspiring interviews, it’s the most powerful book ever on starting and enjoying a million-dollar online business!" |
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Japan’s Financial Revolution and How American Firms Are Profiting $30.6 This book examines Japan’s rapid, financial deregulation and the changing financial marketplace there as that country grapples with its deepening economic crisis. The book focuses on how U.S. firms like Citibank, AIG, Merrill Lynch, GE Capital, Fidelity Investments, and American Express are making large investments and building strategic businesses in a market that was effectively closed to them only a short while ago. The work also profiles Japan’s major banks, securities companies, and insurance firms, that are struggling to restructure and defend their home turf from aggressive American competitors.This book, intended for both business students and practitioners, surveys the Japanese marketplace in banking, securities, insurance, asset management, mutual funds, and consumer credit from the perspective of a leading corporate executive working in Japan. It offers comprehensive insight into the dramatic reversal of fortunes for American companies seeking (at long last) a foothold in Japan and whether this heralds deregulation in other markets. It also provides helpful ideas for how U.S. financial firms can succeed now (and in the future) in the Japanese financial services market. |
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Lessons from the Concrete Garden: A Blueprint of how to Build, Maintain and Manage a Book of Business $10.77 The Most Advanced and Comprehensive Selling System Designed Specifically for Dealerships and Their Sales TeamsOver a decade has been spent in research, development and field testing in order to identify and document the specific skill sets, characteristics and knowledge of a highly skilled and professional salesperson. Lessons From the Concrete Garden is a by-product of this work and is packed with insight and ideas that will explain why many salespeople struggle and most fail. It shines a spotlight on the struggling automotive industry and its selling practices and asks the question: how is it possible to spend billions of dollars on R&D, manufacturing and marketing to produce some of the most technologically advanced and complex products, then miss the mark when it comes to educating the individuals responsible for selling them?It drives the point home that salespeople are the first and last to touch the actual buyers of these products and they are probably the most important spoke in the business development wheel and are deserving of a quality and proper education.This exciting book provides real answers and proposes real solutions for businesses and selling professionals that are struggling to find a plan of action that actually works. It discusses what to do, when to do it, how to do it and why it needs to be done.Lessons From the Concrete Garden is a Gem!This is a must read for anyone involved in selling, training or business development. |
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Lewisburg $21.99 Lewisburg has always been a center of trade and culture as a river and canal town on the banks of the Susquehanna River. Once served by two railroads and a tiny airport, Lewisburg’’s bridges and roads connected it to distant cities and rich hinterlands. Lewisburg grew from its layout in 1785 by Ludwig Derr to become the home of thriving businesses, elegant 18th- and 19th-century homes, and churches clustered on many of its corners. Along with adjacent Kelly and East Buffalo Townships, Lewisburg prospered on the backs of hardworking people with ideas, vision, and a willingness to take risks. Named as the Union County seat in 1855, Lewisburg today has the resources of a city but the charm of a small town surrounded by farms and fields. |
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Lewisburg, Pennsylvania (Images of America Series) $14.81 Lewisburg has always been a center of trade and culture as a river and canal town on the banks of the Susquehanna River. Once served by two railroads and a tiny airport, Lewisburg’s bridges and roads connected it to distant cities and rich hinterlands. Lewisburg grew from its layout in 1785 by Ludwig Derr to become the home of thriving businesses, elegant 18th- and 19th-century homes, and churches clustered on many of its corners. Along with adjacent Kelly and East Buffalo Townships, Lewisburg prospered on the backs of hardworking people with ideas, vision, and a willingness to take risks. Named as the Union County seat in 1855, Lewisburg today has the resources of a city but the charm of a small town surrounded by farms and fields. |
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Lots Of Work At Home Ideas To Earn Money: A Selection Of Online Jobs And Business Ideas For Starting Home Based Careers Or Home Based Businesses So You Can Make Money From Home And Enjoy The Rewards Of Self-Employment $3.99 Minnie R. Lawler,NOOK Book (eBook), English-language edition,Pub by Minnie R. Lawler |
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Lots of Work at Home Ideas to Earn Money: A Selection of Online Jobs and Business Ideas for Starting Home Based Careers or Home Based Businesses So You Can Make Money from Home and Enjoy the Rewards of Self-Employment $38.28 Minnie Lawler,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by CreateSpace |
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Make It Yourself $60 Through home sewing, Sarah A. Gordon examines domestic labor, marketing practices, changing standards of femininity, and understandings of class, gender, and race from 1890 to 1930. As ready-made garments became increasingly available due to industrialization, many women, out of necessity or choice, continued to make their own clothing. In doing so, women used a customary female skill both as a means of supporting traditional ideas and as a tool of personal agency. The shifting meanings of sewing formed a contested space in which businesses promoted sewing machines as tools for maintaining domestic harmony, women interpreted patterns to suit-or flout-definitions of appropriate appearances, and girls were taught to sew in ways that reflected beliefs about class, race, and region. Unlike studies of clothing that focus on changes in fashion, “Make it Yourself” looks at the social and cultural processes surrounding home production. Gordon examines sewing clothing as work, whether resented or enjoyed, and the function of that work for families and individuals from a range of backgrounds. Another unique element is Gordon’s use of an unusually wide variety of source materials, from diaries, photographs, and government pamphlets to tissue paper patterns, dresses, sewing workbooks, and paper dolls. This “hands on” approach, combined with an accessible writing style, connects the reader to the women and girls who are at the heart of her study. Altogether, “Make it Yourself” provides a new perspective on a widespread yet often neglected form of women’s work. |
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Making Money from Home $17.17 Used – This work starts from scratch with ideas for different types of businesses from home, and has a questionnaire designed to match the individuals personality, skills, space and equipment with a job that would suit them. Advice on how to set up a business is also provided. |
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Million Dollar Consulting Toolkit: Step-by-Step Guidance, Checklists, Templates, and Samples from The Million Dollar Consultant $15.76 The essential resource for beginning consultantsAlan Weiss is one of the most successful consultants in the world. Through his popular books on the subject—including Million Dollar ConsultingTM and Getting Started in Consulting—he has helped thousands of people start and run their own successful consulting businesses. Now, with Million Dollar ConsultingTM Toolkit, Weiss provides a one-of-a-kind resource that goes hand in hand with his own books—or any other guide to starting your own consultancy. This handy kit is packed with flexible, customizable tools for implementing all the recommendations and ideas you’ll find in Weiss’s other books. It offers a wide range of options, so you can pick what’s right for you and succeed on your own terms. Inside, you’ll find checklists, guidelines, forms, templates, examples, suggested reading material, and other helpful resources that cover virtually every aspect of your consultancy, including:Managing your office or home practiceMarketing and selling your servicesTraveling for businessManaging your own Web siteBalancing life and workDelivering projects on time and on budgetDealing with financial and legal considerationsFinding new leads and repeat businessAnd much more!The tools and tips in this book will save you time and money, and help you maximize your profits. Packed with expert advice from a successful consultant and unbeatable tools you won’t find anywhere else, Million Dollar ConsultingTM Toolkit gives you everything you need to stop dreaming about your own practice and start practicing it. |
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Money-Making Opportunities From Homebased Businesses: Be Your Own Boss And Start Your Own Business With These Small Business Ideas That Can Help You Make A Lot Of Money While Working From Home $3.99 A lot of people are making the move towards entrepreneurship. For some, perhaps it is because of lack of employment opportunities so they seek out other ways and means to earn money. For other people, it can be that they are unfulfilled with their careers and need to make a change in their life. Yet for others, they need to be their own boss and satisfy the need to be in control and make their own decisions. Also for some, they need to make the time for growing children and family needs so they find an alternate way to earn money that allows them to be flexible with their time. Homebased businesses are perfect money-making opportunities for anyone who is business-minded, a risk- taker and who has a committed drive to do hard work and a brilliant mind to put many components together and make it succeed. A homebased business requires very little cash outlay to set up and start up. You don’t need a retail store right away, or at all, to do business in. Initial capital for materials or equipment is minimal. The basic groundwork such as licensing, office organization, and financial paperwork are very simple to do on your own. They can be started out small and then developed into big companies as you become successful. But, the most attractive feature of all is that a homebased business is your own business. You are your own boss. You call the shots. You get to work from home where you can be there for family needs. You follow your own schedule because your time is yours. |
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Money-Making Opportunities from Homebased Businesses: Be Your Own Boss and Start Your Own Business with These Small Business Ideas That Can Help You Make A Lot of Money While Working from Home $21.48 Sandara Parker,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by CreateSpace |
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My Community $158.85 What a community is, and what it means to be a part of it, are two of the important questions answered for young students in this complete thematic unit. It begins with the classroom environment and discusses The Feeling of Community in Your Classroom and Beyond. Ideas and plans for Getting Started — A Community Bus Tour are also provided. Other topics and activities include: What Is a Community? My School Community, Each Part Is Important to the Whole (a picture puzzle of community roles), Beyond the School (mapping your community and illustrated pages for a student-made book titled A Guide to My Community), A Community Mobile, Rules in a Community, Do-Your-Own-Thing School (a picture of a school without rules), Communities Are Different, Rural, Suburban or Urban? (cut-out pictures and labels), Communiteis Are Alike, From Here to There and Back Again (connect-the-dots), Transportation in My Community, All Towns Have Places Where People Shop, Communities Have Places for Fun and Learning, Communities Provide for the Health and Safety of the People Who Live There, Where Does the Garbage Go?, How Does Water Get to Your House? (a mapping exercise), Farms vs. Factories, My Community Meets Its Needs (a writing exercise), suggested books for Learning with Literature, The Past and the Present in My Community, Workers in the Community, Producers and Consumers in My Home, Producers and Consumers in the Community, Businesses that Provide the Services We Need, Producers and Their Products, People Who Have Special Jobs, Making Cookies to Show Division of Labor, After the Cookies Are Made (a recipe for gingerbread dough), Around My Community (a crossword puzzle), Designing a Community (class orindividual project with reproducible street layout and components, such as store fronts), Community Members Work Together, and Build It Up (a game about communities with component and question cards). Also features a full-color, two-sided pull-out poster with a Game Board for Build It Up o |
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Scott’s Guide to Home Wealth $38.95 New – ScottA[a?a[s Guide To Home Wealth is a non-fiction, self-improvement book that shows many interesting and different ideas that can be used to start your first business from home, without having to work for a boss. This fantastic book also has great inspirational and motivational thoughts to help stir readers and move them towards starting their own home businesses. The book is aimed towards readers who have little or no experience with starting a home business. The book also has excellent |
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Silent Honor $1.01 A man ahead of his time, Japanese college professor Masao Takashimaya of Kyoto had a passion for modern ideas that was as strong as his wife’s belief in ancient traditions. It was the early 1920s and Masao had dreams for the future – and a fascination with the politics and opportunities of a world that was changing every day. Twenty years later, his eighteen-year-old daughter Hiroko, torn between her mother’s traditions and her father’s wishes, boarded the SS Nagoya Maru to come to California for an education and to make her father proud. It was August 1941. From the ship, she went directly to the Palo Alto home of her uncle, Takeo, and his family. To Hiroko, California was a different world – a world of barbecues, station wagons, and college. Her cousins in California had become more American than Japanese. And much to Hiroko’s surprise, Peter Jenkins, her uncle’s assistant at Stanford, became an unexpected link between her old world and her new. But in spite of him, and all her promises to her father, Hiroko longs to go home. At college in Berkeley, her world is rapidly and unexpectedly filled with prejudice and fear. On December 7, Pearl Harbor is bombed by the Japanese. Within hours, war is declared and suddenly Hiroko has become an enemy in a foreign land. Terrified, begging to go home, she is nonetheless ordered by her father to stay. He is positive she will be safer in California than at home, and for a brief time she is – until her entire world caves in. On February 19, Executive Order 9066 is signed by President Roosevelt, giving the military the power to remove the Japanese from their communities at will. Takeo and his family are given ten days to sell their home, give uptheir jobs, and report to a relocation center, along with thousands of other Japanese and Japanese Americans, to face their destinies there. Families are divided, people are forced to abandon their homes, their businesses, their freedom, and their lives. Hiroko and her uncle’s family go fi |
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Start Your Own Green Business $17.95 Gain the Eco-Advantage in Today’s Business World!Do you have a go green or go home attitude? If so, you’ve got the right outlook for today’s business world. Discover how to establish your business as a green business-starting at the ground level, and starting now!From helping you explore environmentally-friendly opportunities to choosing eco-friendly means of production, our experts take you step by step, and show you how to protect our planet while building your business. Learn business basics with a green twist including financing, office setup, day-to-day operations and so much more! Discover your business and your green competitive edge Create a sustainable business model-no matter what business you choose Get funding from green lenders Manage your company’s carbon footprint Incorporate practical and innovative, earth-friendly solutions at every stage Establish an environmentally responsible business culture Use effective marketing to capture customers and keep them coming back And morePlus, gain innovative insights, ideas, and concepts from 22 successful green businesses!Take the high road to success-start your green business today! |
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Start Your Own Green Business $2.91 Gain the Eco-Advantage in Today’s Business World!Do you have a go green or go home attitude? If so, you’ve got the right outlook for today’s business world. Discover how to establish your business as a green business-starting at the ground level, and starting now!From helping you explore environmentally-friendly opportunities to choosing eco-friendly means of production, our experts take you step by step, and show you how to protect our planet while building your business. Learn business basics with a green twist including financing, office setup, day-to-day operations and so much more! Discover your business and your green competitive edge Create a sustainable business model-no matter what business you choose Get funding from green lenders Manage your company’s carbon footprint Incorporate practical and innovative, earth-friendly solutions at every stage Establish an environmentally responsible business culture Use effective marketing to capture customers and keep them coming back And morePlus, gain innovative insights, ideas, and concepts from 22 successful green businesses!Take the high road to success-start your green business today! |
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Start and Run a Business from Home, 2nd Edition: How to Turn You Hobby or Interest Into a Business $19.31 New – This book will show you how to turn your passion and enthusiasm into a viable commercial opportunity. It is packed full of practical, down-to-earth advice based on the author’s own, and other successful entrepreneurs’, experience. You’ll discover how other people have started successful businesses with nothing else than a great idea, self-belief, and determination. Discover how you can easily: – Research your ideas. – Start your own business at home, from little or nothing. – Get funding f |
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Start and Run a Business from Home, 2nd Edition: How to Turn You Hobby or Interest Into a Business $21.75 Used – This book will show you how to turn your passion and enthusiasm into a viable commercial opportunity. It is packed full of practical, down-to-earth advice based on the author’s own, and other successful entrepreneurs’, experience. You’ll discover how other people have started successful businesses with nothing else than a great idea, self-belief, and determination. Discover how you can easily: – Research your ideas. – Start your own business at home, from little or nothing. – Get funding |
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Start and Run a Business from Home, 2nd Edition: How to Turn You Hobby or Interest Into a Business $19.38 Used – This book will show you how to turn your passion and enthusiasm into a viable commercial opportunity. It is packed full of practical, down-to-earth advice based on the author’s own, and other successful entrepreneurs’, experience. You’ll discover how other people have started successful businesses with nothing else than a great idea, self-belief, and determination. Discover how you can easily: – Research your ideas. – Start your own business at home, from little or nothing. – Get funding |
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Start and Run a Business from Home, 2nd Edition: How to Turn You Hobby or Interest Into a Business $19.38 Used – This book will show you how to turn your passion and enthusiasm into a viable commercial opportunity. It is packed full of practical, down-to-earth advice based on the author’s own, and other successful entrepreneurs’, experience. You’ll discover how other people have started successful businesses with nothing else than a great idea, self-belief, and determination. Discover how you can easily: – Research your ideas. – Start your own business at home, from little or nothing. – Get funding |
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Start and Run a Business from Home, 2nd Edition: How to Turn You Hobby or Interest Into a Business $14.43 Used – This book will show you how to turn your passion and enthusiasm into a viable commercial opportunity. It is packed full of practical, down-to-earth advice based on the author’s own, and other successful entrepreneurs’, experience. You’ll discover how other people have started successful businesses with nothing else than a great idea, self-belief, and determination. Discover how you can easily: – Research your ideas. – Start your own business at home, from little or nothing. – Get funding |
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The Church at Its Best $8.31 YOU CAN TRANSFORM YOUR COMMUNITY!God calls His Church to take the Gospel into the world, but what about meeting the day-to-day needs of your local community? Daniel Bernard uses practical, motivating examples from his ministry, Somebody Cares Tampa Bay, and from Christians all over the U.S. to illustrate how unity among believers and parnerships with local businesses can transform communities. If you’re concerned about the problems close to home, The Church at Its Best will give you tools to begin solving them. Bernard offers scores of effective ideas, including:. Prayer tools to help you bless your neighbors. 84 ways to promote unity among churches. 33 reasons the Church needs the poor. 77 ways to effectively minister through your businessA call to action for people everywhere who care about their cities!”Not written out of the ivory tower of theory but from the crucible of experience.”-Doug Stringer, founder, Somebody Cares America/International”If you are up for a challenge, read these pages. You will fall in love with your city and with the Lord at a deeper level than you thought possible.”-Steve Sjogren, founding pastor, Vineyard Community Church, Cincinnati”Daniel Bernard’s practical insights and encouragement will be of significant help to anyone who desires to minister effectively in a city.”-Dr. Paul Cedar, chairman, Mission America Coalition”As we put this cutting-edge book into practice, we can change our neighborhoods…”-Pat Robertson, founder and chairman, Christian Broadcasting Network |
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The Complete Home Business Workbook $0.99 Used – This is the complete home business workbook written by an experienced home business operator. It contains a rating scale to determine whether you would be successful in a home business. It discusses the pros & cons of operating a home business, tells you how to choose a cottage industry & provides over 200 ideas for businesses you can operate from your home. It guides you in planning, organizing & setting goals. Marketing techniques are discussed, especially those which cost little or not |
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The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Low-Cost Startups $15.99 Every dream has to start somewhere! With the shaky economy and unemployment rising, more and more people are trying to find alternative ways to start businesses out of their homes. But what is the right home grown business? What skills are necessary? What will it really cost and how much money will it generate? All these questions and more are answered in The Complete Idiot’s Guide(r) to Low-Cost Startups. •Expert author with over 30 years experience in the area •Ways to determine which business is right for you-and the most effective to start •Great, innovative ideas from hi-tech service to low-tech selling •Practical nuts and bolts advice on starting and running the business •Solid information about costs, financing, taxes, and organization |
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The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Low-Cost Startups $0.99 Every dream has to start somewhere! With the shaky economy and unemployment rising, more and more people are trying to find alternative ways to start businesses out of their homes. But what is the right home grown business? What skills are necessary? What will it really cost and how much money will it generate? All these questions and more are answered in The Complete Idiot’s Guide(r) to Low-Cost Startups. •Expert author with over 30 years experience in the area •Ways to determine which business is right for you-and the most effective to start •Great, innovative ideas from hi-tech service to low-tech selling •Practical nuts and bolts advice on starting and running the business •Solid information about costs, financing, taxes, and organization |
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The Work at Home Sourcebook $8.9 This indispensable directory by the author of Franchises You Can Run From Home contains information not found in any other book on the subject. The Work at Home Sourcebook gives specific information for finding, applying for, and getting work with AT&T, J. C. Penney, and more than 1,000 other companies that routinely hire qualified home-workers. Contact information, job descriptions and requirements, and details on pay and benefits are also included. Other chapters cover handicrafts, franchises, telecommuting, learning how to work at home, and ideas for businesses that can be started from home with a minimal investment. All of the information for this edition has been reviewed and updated and includes many new opportunities. |
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The Work at Home Sourcebook $19.95 This indispensable directory by the author of Franchises You Can Run From Home contains information not found in any other book on the subject. The Work at Home Sourcebook gives specific information for finding, applying for, and getting work with AT&T, J. C. Penney, and more than 1,000 other companies that routinely hire qualified home-workers. Contact information, job descriptions and requirements, and details on pay and benefits are also included. Other chapters cover handicrafts, franchises, telecommuting, learning how to work at home, and ideas for businesses that can be started from home with a minimal investment. All of the information for this edition has been reviewed and updated and includes many new opportunities. |
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The Work-At-Home Sourcebook $87.67 This indispensable directory contains information not found in any other book on the subject. The Work-at-Home Sourcebook is the only book available which gives specific information for finding, applying for, and getting home work with AT&T, J. C. Penney, and more than 1,000 other companies that routinely hire qualified home workers. Contact information, job descriptions and requirements, and details on pay and benefits are included. Other chapters cover handicrafts, franchises, telecommuting, learning how to work at home, and ideas for businesses that can be started from home with a minimal investment. All information has been updated, and over 150 new opportunities are included. |
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Truly Original $26.95 A ride with Truly Nolen is an adventure, and Truly shares the journey of his life in this book. Truly grew up during the Depression and by the age of 10 was working and earning his own money. Truly left home at the age of 16, sailing his 21-foot sailboat from Miami to Annapolis. Always independent, he lived on his own and started several businesses, eventually graduating from college and joining the family pest control company. Truly and his father clashed over Trulys business ideas, however, |
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Ultimate Homebased Business Handbook: How to Start, Run and Grow Your Own Profitable Business $29.95 Everything You Need to Know to Start, Run and Grow Your Own Profitable Business – Right From Home!Are you looking for ways to minimize the cost of starting your own business? Then why not run your business from home – some of the most successful companies were started from a kitchen, a spare room, even a garage. Here’s the toolkit you need to move your venture from startup to profitable.Inside, you’ll find up-to-date, detailed information on every stage of business creation. This new edition offers more information on the latest tools and trends for today’s homebased businesses including cutting-edge office software, inexpensive online advertising, important business protection plans and so much more! Combine that with how-to tips, ideas, tools from in-the-trenches homebased entrepreneurs and hundreds of print and online resources, and you have the required one-stop guide to starting your venture at home.Whether you’re in the early dreaming stage, planning or have already begun, this guide helps you: Start Smart Choose the best business Set up your business legally Learn the basics of management, operations, marketing and sales Organize your home office Create an effective online presence Develop winning business processes Attract and keep customers for lifeDon’t put your dreams on hold. Start, run and grow your dream business from home now!James Stephenson is an experienced homebased consultant with 15 years of business and marketing experience. He is the author of several popular books, including Entrepreneur magazine’s Ultimate Startup Directory and Ultimate Small Business Marketing Guide. |
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Ultimate Start-Up Directory $1.99 Find your next great moneymaking opportunity!Entrepreneur magazine’s Ultimate Start-Up Directory is the most authoritative and comprehensive business start-up book available. It provides 1500 great start-up ideas for you to cash in on the next great moneymaking opportunity.DISCOVER: 1500 great business start-up ideas in more than 30 industries, including 250 brand-new opportunities in manufacturing, retail, internet and services Start-up costs, earning potential, and special skills or legal requirements needed to operate each business Secrets to successfully starting and running a business from home on a full- or part-time basis Thousands of cutting-edge business, marketing, sales and advertising tips that the pros use to start and run winning, money-making businesses New information on business and marketing research and planning, with helpful work sheets to walk you through the process Real business advice and real business opportunities that people from every walk of life are now effective operating for a profit-and how you can do it, tooOne of the 1500 great business start-up ideas featured here is sure to be your ticket to success.James Stephenson is a small business,marketing and sales expert, is the author of seven highly acclaimedbooks. Rich Mintzer is the owner of a boutique PRagency that handles PR for start-up companies in a variety of industries.He is the author of 41 books and more than 200 articles. |
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Working 5 to 9: How to Start a Successful Business in Your Spare Time $14.19 New – Become your own boss, in your own time! Emma Jones, founder of the home business website Enterprise Nation and author of ‘Spare Room Start Up’, delves into the working 5pm to 9pm trend and profiles 60 people who are running successful businesses outside of their normal office hours, everything from writing, baking and accounting, to magic, music and even pig farming! She offers over 50 ideas of businesses you can run in your spare time and looks at franchise ideas that can be run in the s |
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Working 5 to 9: How to Start a Successful Business in Your Spare Time $13.81 Used – Become your own boss, in your own time! Emma Jones, founder of the home business website Enterprise Nation and author of ‘Spare Room Start Up’, delves into the working 5pm to 9pm trend and profiles 60 people who are running successful businesses outside of their normal office hours, everything from writing, baking and accounting, to magic, music and even pig farming! She offers over 50 ideas of businesses you can run in your spare time and looks at franchise ideas that can be run in the |
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