There are some of you out there that will scoff, "What kind of business can really start with $500?" Well, consider the fifty wepresent here.When most of us here phrases like "Start a New Business" or"start-up costs," our minds picture figures with a lot of zerosin them. While it is true that most businesses do require severalthousand dollars to start up, there are certainly some thatdon't. They exist; it's just a matter of focusing in on them.The businesses listed here range from computers to consulting,from accounting to auto repair, and many more. All can beoperated from your home, eliminating the need for expensiveformal office space. They are quite diverse; the one thing theyhave in common is that they can be started for $500--andsometimes less.
As you are thinking about what kind of business to operate,consider where you live, your job skills, hobbies, the equipmentyou own, the needs of your community, and certainly, the work youenjoy doing.Some people operate small manufacturing businesses out of theirgarage or basement while others set up service-orientedbusinesses in their kitchen or truck; some have discovered thelucrative field of importing goods, and others have tucked mailorder companies into spare rooms, since they don't need a storefront but only a mail box and space for inventory for this typeof business.Naturally, you shouldn't expect these ventures to make youmillions, but if you take them seriously enough you'll be able todo well at them. Some of these businesses might be better suitedfor a part-time endeavor, while others (with a little luck and alot of hard work) will allow you to devote yourself to themfull-time.And who knows? Maybe they will make you millions. In any case,here are fifty opportunities.
ACCOUNTING. The "simplified" tax code has the public moreconfused than ever. If you are an accountant for a company, youcan earn excellent part-time profits by offering tax consultationand tax preparation in your community. If you're not trained asan accountant, you can receive education from various sourcesincluding: H&R Block, 1-800-7taxlaw; National Tax Training,Monsey, NY 10952 (their home study course costs$175.75);Federated Tax Service, 2021 W. Montrose Ave., Chicago, IL 60618(free info). For other information about this business, write:National Association of Accountants, Small Business Advisory, 10Tarragon Drive, P.O. Box 433, Montvale, NJ 17645.
BUSINESS CONSULTING. Consulting is a fast growing small business,and potentially one of the most profitable. If you have worked ina particular field for many years, and feel that you have someexpertise, that you can share with other businesses, you candemand respectable fees for that knowledge. Consider starting anewsletter. Advertise via direct mail to potential businesscustomers. Explain your background, what you have to offer, and,most important, how your knowledge can increase their profits orefficiency. get more information from: Consulting OpportunitiesJournal, published by Consultants National Resource Center, 500Kaetzel Road, Gapland, MD 21736.
COMPUTER CONSULTING. As the computer pervades almost every aspectof our daily lives, people need to become computer literate--orat least know how to work things. If you have basic computerknowledge as well as specific expertise with popular software(Word Perfect, Lotus 1-2-3. etc.), individuals and otherbusinesses will find your help worth paying for. You can haveclients come to your home, but they might feel more comfortableif you came to their offices or homes to work on their particularmachines. Of course if you consult for business, you must go tothem. Advertise in the Yellow Pages or send direct mail queriesto various business offices that you know use computers. Checkyour local computer dealers and ask about businesses that havejust bought computer systems--you KNOW they'll need help, and thedealer usually isn't interested in helping customers work thethings once they've made the sale. In fact, you might be able toenter into a deal with the computer dealer in which he recommendsyou as a consultant. For further reading: The ComputerConsultant, Schueler Communications, Inc., 208 N. Townsend Street, Syracuse,NY 13203.
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING. No software package right now out of thebox is going to work for a business exactly the way they want itto, so custom computer programming is often needed. Yourprogramming ability can create a custom applications forretailers and other businesses. If this idea interests you butyou don't know programming, a home study course available fromInternational Correspondence Schools, 925 Oak St., Scranton, PA18508-9989.
CLOWNING. This business is no laughing matter. decent profits canbe earned from doing your funny business at children�s parties andschools. Contact nursery schools, pre-kindergarten classes, andday care centers and offer your services. The schools may not beable to pay much, so birthday parties are probably your best bet.Advertise on community bulletin boards and in local shopperpapers. Two publications worth getting are: Creative Clowning,Java Publishing Co.,6510 Lenham Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80918($16.95); and Start A Clowning Business by Donna Huff, 203 StateRd.,Sellersville, PA 18960 ($5).
DJ SERVICE. Good disk jockeys are still in demand for largeparties of all kinds: birthdays, anniversaries, small weddings,office parties, dances, etc. You'll need a large selection ofpopular dance tunes that covers a wide variety of tastes andstyles, and quality sound equipment that is both portable andpowerful enough to project throughout a large auditorium. Youmight consider staging your own dance weekends at a resort,charging per couple. Place ads Yellow Pages for this service.
GARAGE SALE ORGANIZER. Sure you can make some money with your owngarage sale, but you can make much more by becoming aprofessional. You can organize and run garage sales for dozens ofhouseholds in your town. Your sales pitch is that you know whatsells and what doesn't, how to price objects, how to attractcustomers and what to serve (such as free coffee). As theorganizer, you can either charge a flat fee for your services oraccept a percentage of the total take. But you must insist thatyou run the show, and that your decisions on pricing and displayare not questioned. Look for The Garage Sale Book, $7.95 fromE.A. Morgan Publishing Co., Dept IO-10, P.O. Box 1375,Huntington, NY 11743-1375. Or How To Profit from Garage Sales,$5.95 ppd. from Income Opportunities Booklets, P.O. Box 40,Vernon, NJ 074672.
HAULING, LIGHT. If you have a pickup truck, there are numeroustasks you can undertake for customers: hauling trash, dirt,appliances, lumber, etc. Advertise your services on bulletinboards and in the local Pennysaver. Suggested reading: How ToEarn $15 to $50 an Hour and More with a Pickup Truck or Van byDon Lilly; available from Darian Books, 4909 W. Joyce Circle,Glendale AZ 85308; $14.45 ppd.
HOUSE SITTING SERVICE. When families stayed put, it used to bepossible for some member of the family to feed the pets, waterthe plants, and take in the mail on those rare occasions whensomeone was absent from home. But in today's mobile society, ahomeowner will often have no family member living in the sametown and won't even know the neighbors. So the need forhouse-sitters keeps growing. You can provide that service, eitheras a sitter yourself, or as a manager of a group of housesitters. For a comprehensive manual on how to start and operatethis business, write for How to Run A House-sitting Business byJane Poston, 1708 E. (th St. Tucson, az 85719; $36.
LAUNDRY SERVICE. There are many services you can provide for themodern single or couple, both of whom work, and laundry is one ofthem. You'll need a large capacity, heavy duty washing machineand the inclination to wash, dry and fold clothes all day. Butsubstantial profits are there for the taking. this service mightbe perfect in an apartment building where the tenants must sharewashers and dryers. The apartment dwellers (most of who dreaddoing the laundry anyway) will pay for the coin-operated machinePLUS your fee. As and added service, you can offer to takeclients suits, dresses, and coats to be dry cleaned, and deliverthem when done.
AEROBIC INSTRUCTION. There is no end in sight to America'spenchant for fitness. If your finished basement is large enough,you can hold exercise and fitness classes for men and women inyour community. If you don't have the space, see about leasingspace at local YMCA, YWCA or other such facility. Study nutritionand offer a complete package of nutrition and exercise guidance.To find out about aerobics certification, contact the Aerobicsand Fitness Association, 15250 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 310,Sherman Oaks, CA 91403.
MUSIC INSTRUCTION. Whether or not rock and roll is to think,today's kids are interested in music as much as ever. And they'llalways need lessons in piano, guitar, clarinet, etc. Schoolsusually provide some basic instructions, but instrument-specific,one-on-one instruction is always necessary. Your proficiency witha particular instrument and provide your home-based business. Ifyour instrument is a popular enough lessons to keep you busypractically all day every day. Advertise everywhere: school andcommunity bulletin boards, local shopper papers, and YellowPages.
APARTMENT RENTAL LIST. Put your home computer to use and becomean apartment broker finding renters for empty apartments. Allowthe apartment owner to list his rental free; your profits comefrom the renter who pays you for finding the space. Add a printerto your computer and you can publish a local paper of availablerentals. On the flip side, you can also be an apartment locator.Students and other individuals looking for apartments can come toyour for help. Apartment buildings and homes with rooms to letwill gladly place their names what you.
ROOMMATE SERVICE. The growing number of unmarried Americans hasled to the development of this matchup industry that is easilyrun from one's home. You'll find roommates for people who prefernot to live alone or can't afford to. The high cost of rents andmortgages, the soaring divorce rate, and the inability ofsalaries to keep pace with inflation are sending more and moresingles in search of roommates. For assistance in starting thistype of business, contact: Roommate Referral, 8139 S. I-35,Oklahoma City, OK 73149.
ANSWERING SERVICE. When you install an extra phone line (orseveral depending on the size of your business) in your home,busy people can have their calls call-forward to you. You takethe messages for them. the only caveat with this business is thatyou have to be home ALL the time (or at least during the hoursthat you establish) to answer the phone. A booklet entitled Howto Start Your Own Telephoning Answering Service is available for$5 from E.A. Morgan Publishing Co., Dept IO-10, P.O. Box 1375. Huntington, NY 11743-1375. a newsletter called The Message isavailable from the Association of Telephone Answering Services,29 W. 57th ST.,New York, NY 10019.
BABY-SITTING. The old standby is still a money-maker--even moreso, in fact, because mothers are busier than ever. A morelucrative angle to baby-sitting is to become a baby sitterbroker. You advertise the service in various locations, then havea number of baby sitters on call. That way, parents can always beassured of getting a sitter when they need one. As a broker, youtake 10 percent of what the sitter earns. For more information:The Complete Baby-sitting Handbook, by Elizabeth James and CarolBarkin, Julian Messner, 1230 Avenue of the Americans, New York,NY 10020.
BED AND BREAKFAST/HOMESTAYS. Turn your home into a welcome havenfor travelers and tourists. Unlike full fledged B&Bs' homestaysusually have one or two rooms available for paying guest. Foryoung couples struggling to pay off mortgage, or for retiredcouples interested in a part-time business, homestays allow homeowners to turn extra rooms into extra dollars. Of course, notevery home will make a good bed and breakfast homestay. Nor allpeople cut out for being a B&B host/owner. A prospectivehost/owner should enjoy meeting all kinds of people, like tocook, enjoy entertaining visitors, keep the house clean and neat,and live in an area that is attractive to visitors. You canobtain more information from: National Bed and BreakfastAssociation, P.O. box 332, Norwalk, CT 06853; American Bed andBreakfast Association, P.O. Box 23294, Washington, DC 20026.
CALLIGRAPHY SERVICE. If you already know how to do calligraphy,the art of beautiful writing, there's a market for you talentsamong those needing special invitations, personalized greetingcards, diplomas, and certifications. You'll need calligraphy pensor markers, available from any art supply store. The businesscards you have printed up should be done,, of course, incalligraphy--it is as once a advertisement for your business anddemonstration of your skills. If you don't know how to docalligraphy, you can learn from the publication, Calligraphy ForFun & Profit, available for $9 from E.A. Morgan Publishing Co.,P.O. Box 1375, Huntington, NY 11743.
CHAUFFEUR/LIMOUSINE SERVICE. Everybody wants to go in style toweddings, concerts, business meetings, even funerals. And whatbetter way to go than a fully equipped, chauffeur-drivenlimousine? In the style-conscious 1990s, when image iseverything, more and more people are doing it to proposemarriage, celebrate an anniversary, close a business deal, or goto the theater. You as a limo provider and/or driver can cash into the tune of $40 to $125 an hour on each car. Check with yourState Department of Motor Vehicle Licensing for special licenserequirements. How To Start and Operate Your Own Limousine Serviceis available for $5.95 ppd. from Income Opportunities Booklets,P.O. Box 40, Vernon, NJ 07462.
CHILD DAY CARE CENTER. Today, when more and more mothers areworking outside the home, the need for quality child care keepsincreasing. It is a service that can be operated by mothers ofany age--or even a retired couple. Home care providers are oftenregulated just as day care centers are. Call and talk with thelocal agency of family and children services; they can advice youon the licensing or registration requirements you will beexpected to follow. These requirements cover such things as howmany children you may have in your care, how much space you needfor each child, and appropriate meals and snacks. They also offerclasses in child care and development that you may want or may berequired to attend. By registering with family and childrenservices and following their recommendations, you can gain addedcredibility with your new clients. While planning a home day careservice, you should do your own survey of what day care optionsare currently available in your area. Charge by the day or week.Rates run between $150 and $200 per month per child. Be certainof insurance regulations and your personal liability. Arecommended book is SO You Want To Open A Profitable Day CareCenter--by Patricia Gallagher, P.O. Box 555, Worcester, PA 19490($12.95).
GROCERY DELIVERY. There aren't many grocery stores orsupermarkets that deliver groceries to customers anymore, butwith the increasing number of two-income families and theincreasing demand on leisure time, grocery delivery is once gainneeded. So why don't you take up the slack? Here's how you mightwork it; arrange with a supermarket to buy groceries at adiscount (because you're buying in quantity), and deliver them toyour customers. During its first week in business, a companycalled Grocery Express in Memphis, Tennessee, Made seventy sixdeliveries--$2,600 worth of groceries, of which they kept 10percent.
HOME HAIRSTYLIST. The elderly and otherwise homebound can alwaysget a visiting nurse, but it's difficult to find a hairdresserwho will make house calls. There's your opportunity if you havehairstyling skills. In the privacy of a hospital room or theirhome, your customers can get cuts, colors, shampoos, perms, maybeeven manicures. if you want to think big, you can run an entirenetwork of home hairstylists; licensed hairdressers andcosmetologists might agreed to work for you on an "on-call"basis.
PARTY PLANNER. Be a professional party thrower for individualsand businesses. Find the right location, arrange theentertainment, provide the food and decorations--the whole works.For supplies, contact: Part Time Inc.,395 94th Avenue, N.W.,Minneapolis, MN 55433.
RESUME'WRITING. Before anyone embarks on a job search--whether heis a veteran in the work force or a college graduate--he'll needa resume. Since resumes play such an important role in a jobhunt, they demand special attention. Writing designing (choosingpaper, typeface, and format), and producing them may be a jobthat you have a knack for doing. You may have heard about resumewriting services, but never knew how they alone could sustain abusiness. This service, though, is something that is always indemand, can easily branch out into other forms of typingservices, and requires little overhead and start-up capital. Twogood books on the subject are: The Resume'Catalog: 200 Damn GoodExamples by Yana Parker, Ten Speed Press, P.O. Box 7123,Berkeley, CA 94707 ($10.95): Resumes' That Work by Tom Cowan, NewAmerican Library, 1633 Broadway, New York, NY 10019.
VIDEOTAPING SERVICE. With your camcorder you can produce"mini-movies" of weddings, baptisms, bar mitzvah, family picnics,and birthday parties. Other ideas include video inventory forinsurance purposes and video yearbooks for high schools andcolleges. You may need more than one camera (and more than oneoperator) and some editing equipment for professional results.One book on the subject: How To Make Money with Your Video Cameraby Ted Schwarz; Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
BOARDING PETS. When their owners go off on vacation, dogs,cats,birds and other pets require looking after. You'll have to havethe proper facilities to care for them, of course, plus a genuinelove for animals. You may get more information from: AmericanBoarding Kennel Association, 4575 Galley Road, Suite 400 A,Colorado Springs, CO 80915.
DOG GROOMING. Pet lovers who want to keep their pooches intip-top form will be your customers. Contact: National DogGroomers Association of American, Box 101, Clark, PA 16113. Itpublishes Groomers Voice and has a licensing committee.
APARTMENT/HOUSE CLEANING. Start your own maid service forapartment buildings or home residences. House cleaning is onebusiness that doesn't require special training. Most women andmen have been doing it in their own homes for years. Today, eventeenagers are providing single and team-cleaning services intheir after school hours and during summer vacation. Put alisting in the Yellow Pages or in the local shopper paper, put upnotices on community bulletin boards. If your service is thoroughand reliable, you'll acquire new customers through word-of-mouth.Be sure to spell out to your clients exactly what duties you willand will not perform. A manual called Operate Your Own MaidService is available for $31.95 ppd.. from Hanneke WassermanEnt.,Dept IO-10, 9070 Kimberly Blvd.,#205, Boca Raton, FL 33434.
AUTO TUNE-UPS. Many times, specializing in a single service canreally bring in the customers. Turn your garage into a businessthat just performs auto tune-ups. Be careful of local zoninglaws, however. If you don't have adequate space in your garage,consider a mobile auto fix-up service (since many cars may not bein running condition to come to you anyway). You can performtune-ups, oil changes, tire rotation, and replacement, fluidchanges, and even auto cleaning, all from a well equipped van. Ahome study course in Automotive Servicing is available from NRISchools, McGraw-Hill Continuing Education Center, 3939 WisconsinAve.,Washington, DC 20016.
BICYCLE REPAIR. If you like working with your hands, don't mindgetting dirty, and have an interest in getting paid while youlearn mechanical skill, then bicycle business is where you cantake a ride on the road to good part-time profits. Part-timemechanics command $25 per hour for their labor. It is notuncommon for the twenty-hour per week bicycle business to earnover $20,000 per year. And the great thing about it is you canstart immediately, purchase the necessary tools, and acquire theskills as you go along. Plus, because bicycle riding is becomingincreasing popular with the young and the old alike, acemechanics will be in demand for the next century. If you are amechanically inclined or have a good working knowledge ofbicycles, then you're all set. Make yourself know to the schoolsand bike clubs. If you need to learn how to repair bicycles, amanual A Bicycle Repair Business System is available from:Bicycle repair of America, P.O. Box 24106, Minneapolis, MN 55424.
CARPET CLEANING. This type of business for which the demand willnever lessen. With the right kind of equipment you can "clean up"so to speak. Quality equipment is available from Von SchraderCo., 1600 Junction Avenue, Racine, WI 53403, With it you canclean carpets, walls and furniture.
CHIMNEY SWEEP. Fireplaces and wood stoves are more popular thanever, which means there's opportunity in cleaning chimneys. Inyour advertising, stress that dirty fireplaces are a serious firehazard as creosote builds up inside the chimney can combust. Forsupplies, contact: Copperfield Chimney Supply, 1-800-247-3305. Orwrite to: National Chimney Sweep Guild, P.O. Box 1078, Merrimack,NH 03050.
DRIVEWAY FINISHER. Many home owners like to have their drivewaysresealed and recoated with blacktop every year or every otheryear. But it's a messy, time-consuming task. Hence, anopportunity for you. You'll need a pickup in which to carry yourtools, blacktop, and sealer which you can probably get atdiscount if you buy quantity. Ads in local papers and YellowPages probably work best.
FURNITURE REFINISHING/REPAIR. rockers with loose spindles, tableswith wobbly legs - they can all come into your home workshop insad condition and leave in tip-top shape. Also, people like tobuy furniture from these so-called naked furniture shops with thehopes of saving some money by finishing it themselves; often,however, they never get around to it or chicken out. Perhaps youcan even affiliate yourself with a naked furniture shop who willrefer customers to you as a finisher.
HOUSE PAINTER. House painting is a chore most home owners need,sooner or later, but often dread. You can paint the housesyourself, but it might be more profitable to organize a group ofpainters to work for you. You find the clients through localadvertising and hire students to do the work.
LANDSCAPING. Commercial sites as well as residential homes are inneed of this service. Seed lawns, plant trees, arrange shrubs,plants, rocks, and more for a healthy fee. Some periodicals thatmay be of interest include: Landscape and Irrigation, P.O. Box156, Encino, CA 91426; Western Road, Suite 250, Santa Ana, CA92705. A related business is just lawn service in which you cut,lime, fertilize, and water lawns for a circuit of customers.Charge them by the season or per visit.
LOCKSMITH. In this security conscious day and age, a goodlocksmith is always in demand. And today, locksmiths are usuallywell versed in mathematics and basic electronics because of themany new types of locks being introduced. Without a full lineequipment required to handle a wide variety of jobs, you will belimiting your total income potential. The more you invest inquality equipment, the more different jobs you can handle.Equipment and a locksmithing course are available fromFoley-Belsaw Locksmiths, 6301 Equitable Rd., Kansas City, MO64120. One report worth looking at is: How To Start your OwnMobile Locksmithing Service from E.A. Morgan Publishing Co., P.O.Box 1375, Huntington, NY 11743; $7.00.
SMALL ENGINE REPAIR. Fix small engines for lawn mowers, leafblowers, chain saws, go-carts--anything that utilizes a smallgasoline engine. If you have knowledge about small engines (orare willing to learn) you could turn that interest into extraincome. The secret is to find small gas engines, buy them cheap,and resell them at a profit. Where can you find small gas enginesfor five dollars or less? Check out the local flea market, or askthe trash haulers to set aside lawn mowers, edgers, anything witha small gas engine for you. Pay them up to $5 a shot, dependingon the condition of the items. You can learn more about smallengine repair from Foley-Belsaw Institute, 6301 Equitable Rd,Kansas City, MO 64120.
UPHOLSTERY REPAIR. Rather than buy new sofas, chairs, loveseats,couches, and ottomans, people would prefer to have someone likeyou reupholster them. The numbers practicing this skill seem tobe dwindling, so there's a real opportunity there. As apart ofyour services, consider the making of slip covers for thefurniture. For upholstery training and tools, contact:Foley-Belsaw Institute of Upholstery, 6301 Equitable Rd.,KansasCity, MO 64120.
ADVERTISING COPYWRITER. If you are clever with words and have agood sense of salesmanship, there are many small businesses inyour community which can use your services. You can writenewspaper ads, brochures, radio ads, catalogs, and more. For moreideas, look for a copy of the 1990 Writer's Market, WritersDigest Books, F&W Publications, 1507 Dana Avenue, Cincinnati, OH45207.
COURIER SERVICE. Deliver messages and packages for variousbusinesses within your town. If you have a car, you can evenoffer to deliver parcels to neighboring towns and cities. How ToStart and Operate Your Own Delivery Service is available for$5.95 ppd. from Income Opportunities Booklets, P.O. Box 40,Vernon, NJ 07462.
TYPING/WORD PROCESSING SERVICE. Students, businesses, legalprofessionals, writers and many others need reports, papers,documents, and manuscripts professionally typed. Of course it'smuch easier to provide this service if you have a good wordprocessor, small changes can easily be done without having toretype the entire document. Post ads on school bulletin boards,and send direct mail flyers to doctors, lawyers, and otherbusinesses.
BAIT SHOP. Do you live near a well-stocked lake, river, bay orstream? Fisherman will need bait, lures, line and otherequipment. You don't have to offer all of that, of course. Justposting a sign telling fishermen you have good bait worms willbring in the profits.
BRONZING KEEPSAKES. What mother wouldn't want a bronzedremembrance of her child's babyhood? Bronzed baby shoes have longbeen cherished memento adorning mantelpieces and curio shelves.You can find customers by checking registration lists at day carecenters and preschools; these kids have outgrown their first pairof shoes which are ready for bronzing. You can obtain materialsand instructions from these companies: Nicholas Bronze Supply,10555 U.S. Highway 98, Dept W488, Sebring, FL 33870; or UnitedBronze, Rumford, RI 02916.
FIREWOOD SALES/DELIVERY. Provide seasoned firewood by the cord orby the fraction of the cord to a growing number of buyers. Oneangle is to buy cords of seasoned wood, then cut it infireplace-size logs and sell fractions of the cord to a route ofclients. Tell them you can bring a fresh supply of firewood everyweek (or however long the wood happens to last) for a set price.You can charge for each delivery, or offer a special deal toprovide wood for the whole winter.
FRAME MAKING. Make frames of all kinds for customers paintings,reprints, and posters. Stock a wide variety of wood and metalframes in your garage or finished basement. You will need framingskills and tools, as well as glass cutting skills. For addedprofits, you can sell posters and prints of various kinds.
GIFT BASKETS. This is one of the hottest product-oriented homebusinesses around. You don't have to make the wicker basketsyourself (check your Yellow Pages for a supplier), but it is upto your taste and imagination to fill them with tempting goodies.Create baskets for all occasions--birthdays, anniversaries,retirements, births, Mother's and Father's Day, Valentine'sDay--or no occasion at all; "I Miss You" gift basket. Findsuppliers who will sell the items in quantity for the best price.Put a variety of food items in the basket along with small giftsappropriate to the occasion: satin hearts for Valentine's Day; arattle, baby birth (gift baskets don't always have to containfood) champagne for anniversaries, etc.
STAINED GLASS. Customers will pay a premium for well-executedstained glass. Many local stained glass shops offer lessons, andonce you become proficient at it, you can create stained glassornaments, gifts, even windows. A three-year program is sponsoredby the Stained Glass Association of America, 8821 Bridgeport WayS.W., Tacoma, WA 98499, Attention Chairman, Education Department.
CATERING. Quality catering is more in demand than ever before.Your culinary skill can bring in lots of profits. Home studycourses are available from: International Correspondence Schools,School of Catering, Oak and Pawnee Streets, Scranton, PA 18518;and NRI Schools, McGraw-Hill Continuing Education Center, 3939 Wisconsin Ave., Washington, DC 20016.
LUNCH DELIVERY. Make specialty and conventional sandwiches fordelivery to hungry office workers. Create a menu of what you'reprepared to offer for lunches and distribute them to every officepossible in your area--you'll be surprised at the great number oforders you'll get, so prepared. You may even need help in makingthe lunches. If you don't want to make the lunches yourself,another angle deals with area restaurants and deli's to providethe food--you will deliver fresh and hot. Your menu will consistof these restaurants various house specialties. The restaurants,because you're buying in quantity will give you a discount on thefood; you mark it up for your profits.
As you are thinking about what kind of business to operate,consider where you live, your job skills, hobbies, the equipmentyou own, the needs of your community, and certainly, the work youenjoy doing.Some people operate small manufacturing businesses out of theirgarage or basement while others set up service-orientedbusinesses in their kitchen or truck; some have discovered thelucrative field of importing goods, and others have tucked mailorder companies into spare rooms, since they don't need a storefront but only a mail box and space for inventory for this typeof business.Naturally, you shouldn't expect these ventures to make youmillions, but if you take them seriously enough you'll be able todo well at them. Some of these businesses might be better suitedfor a part-time endeavor, while others (with a little luck and alot of hard work) will allow you to devote yourself to themfull-time.And who knows? Maybe they will make you millions. In any case,here are fifty opportunities.
ACCOUNTING. The "simplified" tax code has the public moreconfused than ever. If you are an accountant for a company, youcan earn excellent part-time profits by offering tax consultationand tax preparation in your community. If you're not trained asan accountant, you can receive education from various sourcesincluding: H&R Block, 1-800-7taxlaw; National Tax Training,Monsey, NY 10952 (their home study course costs$175.75);Federated Tax Service, 2021 W. Montrose Ave., Chicago, IL 60618(free info). For other information about this business, write:National Association of Accountants, Small Business Advisory, 10Tarragon Drive, P.O. Box 433, Montvale, NJ 17645.
BUSINESS CONSULTING. Consulting is a fast growing small business,and potentially one of the most profitable. If you have worked ina particular field for many years, and feel that you have someexpertise, that you can share with other businesses, you candemand respectable fees for that knowledge. Consider starting anewsletter. Advertise via direct mail to potential businesscustomers. Explain your background, what you have to offer, and,most important, how your knowledge can increase their profits orefficiency. get more information from: Consulting OpportunitiesJournal, published by Consultants National Resource Center, 500Kaetzel Road, Gapland, MD 21736.
COMPUTER CONSULTING. As the computer pervades almost every aspectof our daily lives, people need to become computer literate--orat least know how to work things. If you have basic computerknowledge as well as specific expertise with popular software(Word Perfect, Lotus 1-2-3. etc.), individuals and otherbusinesses will find your help worth paying for. You can haveclients come to your home, but they might feel more comfortableif you came to their offices or homes to work on their particularmachines. Of course if you consult for business, you must go tothem. Advertise in the Yellow Pages or send direct mail queriesto various business offices that you know use computers. Checkyour local computer dealers and ask about businesses that havejust bought computer systems--you KNOW they'll need help, and thedealer usually isn't interested in helping customers work thethings once they've made the sale. In fact, you might be able toenter into a deal with the computer dealer in which he recommendsyou as a consultant. For further reading: The ComputerConsultant, Schueler Communications, Inc., 208 N. Townsend Street, Syracuse,NY 13203.
COMPUTER PROGRAMMING. No software package right now out of thebox is going to work for a business exactly the way they want itto, so custom computer programming is often needed. Yourprogramming ability can create a custom applications forretailers and other businesses. If this idea interests you butyou don't know programming, a home study course available fromInternational Correspondence Schools, 925 Oak St., Scranton, PA18508-9989.
CLOWNING. This business is no laughing matter. decent profits canbe earned from doing your funny business at children�s parties andschools. Contact nursery schools, pre-kindergarten classes, andday care centers and offer your services. The schools may not beable to pay much, so birthday parties are probably your best bet.Advertise on community bulletin boards and in local shopperpapers. Two publications worth getting are: Creative Clowning,Java Publishing Co.,6510 Lenham Dr., Colorado Springs, CO 80918($16.95); and Start A Clowning Business by Donna Huff, 203 StateRd.,Sellersville, PA 18960 ($5).
DJ SERVICE. Good disk jockeys are still in demand for largeparties of all kinds: birthdays, anniversaries, small weddings,office parties, dances, etc. You'll need a large selection ofpopular dance tunes that covers a wide variety of tastes andstyles, and quality sound equipment that is both portable andpowerful enough to project throughout a large auditorium. Youmight consider staging your own dance weekends at a resort,charging per couple. Place ads Yellow Pages for this service.
GARAGE SALE ORGANIZER. Sure you can make some money with your owngarage sale, but you can make much more by becoming aprofessional. You can organize and run garage sales for dozens ofhouseholds in your town. Your sales pitch is that you know whatsells and what doesn't, how to price objects, how to attractcustomers and what to serve (such as free coffee). As theorganizer, you can either charge a flat fee for your services oraccept a percentage of the total take. But you must insist thatyou run the show, and that your decisions on pricing and displayare not questioned. Look for The Garage Sale Book, $7.95 fromE.A. Morgan Publishing Co., Dept IO-10, P.O. Box 1375,Huntington, NY 11743-1375. Or How To Profit from Garage Sales,$5.95 ppd. from Income Opportunities Booklets, P.O. Box 40,Vernon, NJ 074672.
HAULING, LIGHT. If you have a pickup truck, there are numeroustasks you can undertake for customers: hauling trash, dirt,appliances, lumber, etc. Advertise your services on bulletinboards and in the local Pennysaver. Suggested reading: How ToEarn $15 to $50 an Hour and More with a Pickup Truck or Van byDon Lilly; available from Darian Books, 4909 W. Joyce Circle,Glendale AZ 85308; $14.45 ppd.
HOUSE SITTING SERVICE. When families stayed put, it used to bepossible for some member of the family to feed the pets, waterthe plants, and take in the mail on those rare occasions whensomeone was absent from home. But in today's mobile society, ahomeowner will often have no family member living in the sametown and won't even know the neighbors. So the need forhouse-sitters keeps growing. You can provide that service, eitheras a sitter yourself, or as a manager of a group of housesitters. For a comprehensive manual on how to start and operatethis business, write for How to Run A House-sitting Business byJane Poston, 1708 E. (th St. Tucson, az 85719; $36.
LAUNDRY SERVICE. There are many services you can provide for themodern single or couple, both of whom work, and laundry is one ofthem. You'll need a large capacity, heavy duty washing machineand the inclination to wash, dry and fold clothes all day. Butsubstantial profits are there for the taking. this service mightbe perfect in an apartment building where the tenants must sharewashers and dryers. The apartment dwellers (most of who dreaddoing the laundry anyway) will pay for the coin-operated machinePLUS your fee. As and added service, you can offer to takeclients suits, dresses, and coats to be dry cleaned, and deliverthem when done.
AEROBIC INSTRUCTION. There is no end in sight to America'spenchant for fitness. If your finished basement is large enough,you can hold exercise and fitness classes for men and women inyour community. If you don't have the space, see about leasingspace at local YMCA, YWCA or other such facility. Study nutritionand offer a complete package of nutrition and exercise guidance.To find out about aerobics certification, contact the Aerobicsand Fitness Association, 15250 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 310,Sherman Oaks, CA 91403.
MUSIC INSTRUCTION. Whether or not rock and roll is to think,today's kids are interested in music as much as ever. And they'llalways need lessons in piano, guitar, clarinet, etc. Schoolsusually provide some basic instructions, but instrument-specific,one-on-one instruction is always necessary. Your proficiency witha particular instrument and provide your home-based business. Ifyour instrument is a popular enough lessons to keep you busypractically all day every day. Advertise everywhere: school andcommunity bulletin boards, local shopper papers, and YellowPages.
APARTMENT RENTAL LIST. Put your home computer to use and becomean apartment broker finding renters for empty apartments. Allowthe apartment owner to list his rental free; your profits comefrom the renter who pays you for finding the space. Add a printerto your computer and you can publish a local paper of availablerentals. On the flip side, you can also be an apartment locator.Students and other individuals looking for apartments can come toyour for help. Apartment buildings and homes with rooms to letwill gladly place their names what you.
ROOMMATE SERVICE. The growing number of unmarried Americans hasled to the development of this matchup industry that is easilyrun from one's home. You'll find roommates for people who prefernot to live alone or can't afford to. The high cost of rents andmortgages, the soaring divorce rate, and the inability ofsalaries to keep pace with inflation are sending more and moresingles in search of roommates. For assistance in starting thistype of business, contact: Roommate Referral, 8139 S. I-35,Oklahoma City, OK 73149.
ANSWERING SERVICE. When you install an extra phone line (orseveral depending on the size of your business) in your home,busy people can have their calls call-forward to you. You takethe messages for them. the only caveat with this business is thatyou have to be home ALL the time (or at least during the hoursthat you establish) to answer the phone. A booklet entitled Howto Start Your Own Telephoning Answering Service is available for$5 from E.A. Morgan Publishing Co., Dept IO-10, P.O. Box 1375. Huntington, NY 11743-1375. a newsletter called The Message isavailable from the Association of Telephone Answering Services,29 W. 57th ST.,New York, NY 10019.
BABY-SITTING. The old standby is still a money-maker--even moreso, in fact, because mothers are busier than ever. A morelucrative angle to baby-sitting is to become a baby sitterbroker. You advertise the service in various locations, then havea number of baby sitters on call. That way, parents can always beassured of getting a sitter when they need one. As a broker, youtake 10 percent of what the sitter earns. For more information:The Complete Baby-sitting Handbook, by Elizabeth James and CarolBarkin, Julian Messner, 1230 Avenue of the Americans, New York,NY 10020.
BED AND BREAKFAST/HOMESTAYS. Turn your home into a welcome havenfor travelers and tourists. Unlike full fledged B&Bs' homestaysusually have one or two rooms available for paying guest. Foryoung couples struggling to pay off mortgage, or for retiredcouples interested in a part-time business, homestays allow homeowners to turn extra rooms into extra dollars. Of course, notevery home will make a good bed and breakfast homestay. Nor allpeople cut out for being a B&B host/owner. A prospectivehost/owner should enjoy meeting all kinds of people, like tocook, enjoy entertaining visitors, keep the house clean and neat,and live in an area that is attractive to visitors. You canobtain more information from: National Bed and BreakfastAssociation, P.O. box 332, Norwalk, CT 06853; American Bed andBreakfast Association, P.O. Box 23294, Washington, DC 20026.
CALLIGRAPHY SERVICE. If you already know how to do calligraphy,the art of beautiful writing, there's a market for you talentsamong those needing special invitations, personalized greetingcards, diplomas, and certifications. You'll need calligraphy pensor markers, available from any art supply store. The businesscards you have printed up should be done,, of course, incalligraphy--it is as once a advertisement for your business anddemonstration of your skills. If you don't know how to docalligraphy, you can learn from the publication, Calligraphy ForFun & Profit, available for $9 from E.A. Morgan Publishing Co.,P.O. Box 1375, Huntington, NY 11743.
CHAUFFEUR/LIMOUSINE SERVICE. Everybody wants to go in style toweddings, concerts, business meetings, even funerals. And whatbetter way to go than a fully equipped, chauffeur-drivenlimousine? In the style-conscious 1990s, when image iseverything, more and more people are doing it to proposemarriage, celebrate an anniversary, close a business deal, or goto the theater. You as a limo provider and/or driver can cash into the tune of $40 to $125 an hour on each car. Check with yourState Department of Motor Vehicle Licensing for special licenserequirements. How To Start and Operate Your Own Limousine Serviceis available for $5.95 ppd. from Income Opportunities Booklets,P.O. Box 40, Vernon, NJ 07462.
CHILD DAY CARE CENTER. Today, when more and more mothers areworking outside the home, the need for quality child care keepsincreasing. It is a service that can be operated by mothers ofany age--or even a retired couple. Home care providers are oftenregulated just as day care centers are. Call and talk with thelocal agency of family and children services; they can advice youon the licensing or registration requirements you will beexpected to follow. These requirements cover such things as howmany children you may have in your care, how much space you needfor each child, and appropriate meals and snacks. They also offerclasses in child care and development that you may want or may berequired to attend. By registering with family and childrenservices and following their recommendations, you can gain addedcredibility with your new clients. While planning a home day careservice, you should do your own survey of what day care optionsare currently available in your area. Charge by the day or week.Rates run between $150 and $200 per month per child. Be certainof insurance regulations and your personal liability. Arecommended book is SO You Want To Open A Profitable Day CareCenter--by Patricia Gallagher, P.O. Box 555, Worcester, PA 19490($12.95).
GROCERY DELIVERY. There aren't many grocery stores orsupermarkets that deliver groceries to customers anymore, butwith the increasing number of two-income families and theincreasing demand on leisure time, grocery delivery is once gainneeded. So why don't you take up the slack? Here's how you mightwork it; arrange with a supermarket to buy groceries at adiscount (because you're buying in quantity), and deliver them toyour customers. During its first week in business, a companycalled Grocery Express in Memphis, Tennessee, Made seventy sixdeliveries--$2,600 worth of groceries, of which they kept 10percent.
HOME HAIRSTYLIST. The elderly and otherwise homebound can alwaysget a visiting nurse, but it's difficult to find a hairdresserwho will make house calls. There's your opportunity if you havehairstyling skills. In the privacy of a hospital room or theirhome, your customers can get cuts, colors, shampoos, perms, maybeeven manicures. if you want to think big, you can run an entirenetwork of home hairstylists; licensed hairdressers andcosmetologists might agreed to work for you on an "on-call"basis.
PARTY PLANNER. Be a professional party thrower for individualsand businesses. Find the right location, arrange theentertainment, provide the food and decorations--the whole works.For supplies, contact: Part Time Inc.,395 94th Avenue, N.W.,Minneapolis, MN 55433.
RESUME'WRITING. Before anyone embarks on a job search--whether heis a veteran in the work force or a college graduate--he'll needa resume. Since resumes play such an important role in a jobhunt, they demand special attention. Writing designing (choosingpaper, typeface, and format), and producing them may be a jobthat you have a knack for doing. You may have heard about resumewriting services, but never knew how they alone could sustain abusiness. This service, though, is something that is always indemand, can easily branch out into other forms of typingservices, and requires little overhead and start-up capital. Twogood books on the subject are: The Resume'Catalog: 200 Damn GoodExamples by Yana Parker, Ten Speed Press, P.O. Box 7123,Berkeley, CA 94707 ($10.95): Resumes' That Work by Tom Cowan, NewAmerican Library, 1633 Broadway, New York, NY 10019.
VIDEOTAPING SERVICE. With your camcorder you can produce"mini-movies" of weddings, baptisms, bar mitzvah, family picnics,and birthday parties. Other ideas include video inventory forinsurance purposes and video yearbooks for high schools andcolleges. You may need more than one camera (and more than oneoperator) and some editing equipment for professional results.One book on the subject: How To Make Money with Your Video Cameraby Ted Schwarz; Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
BOARDING PETS. When their owners go off on vacation, dogs,cats,birds and other pets require looking after. You'll have to havethe proper facilities to care for them, of course, plus a genuinelove for animals. You may get more information from: AmericanBoarding Kennel Association, 4575 Galley Road, Suite 400 A,Colorado Springs, CO 80915.
DOG GROOMING. Pet lovers who want to keep their pooches intip-top form will be your customers. Contact: National DogGroomers Association of American, Box 101, Clark, PA 16113. Itpublishes Groomers Voice and has a licensing committee.
APARTMENT/HOUSE CLEANING. Start your own maid service forapartment buildings or home residences. House cleaning is onebusiness that doesn't require special training. Most women andmen have been doing it in their own homes for years. Today, eventeenagers are providing single and team-cleaning services intheir after school hours and during summer vacation. Put alisting in the Yellow Pages or in the local shopper paper, put upnotices on community bulletin boards. If your service is thoroughand reliable, you'll acquire new customers through word-of-mouth.Be sure to spell out to your clients exactly what duties you willand will not perform. A manual called Operate Your Own MaidService is available for $31.95 ppd.. from Hanneke WassermanEnt.,Dept IO-10, 9070 Kimberly Blvd.,#205, Boca Raton, FL 33434.
AUTO TUNE-UPS. Many times, specializing in a single service canreally bring in the customers. Turn your garage into a businessthat just performs auto tune-ups. Be careful of local zoninglaws, however. If you don't have adequate space in your garage,consider a mobile auto fix-up service (since many cars may not bein running condition to come to you anyway). You can performtune-ups, oil changes, tire rotation, and replacement, fluidchanges, and even auto cleaning, all from a well equipped van. Ahome study course in Automotive Servicing is available from NRISchools, McGraw-Hill Continuing Education Center, 3939 WisconsinAve.,Washington, DC 20016.
BICYCLE REPAIR. If you like working with your hands, don't mindgetting dirty, and have an interest in getting paid while youlearn mechanical skill, then bicycle business is where you cantake a ride on the road to good part-time profits. Part-timemechanics command $25 per hour for their labor. It is notuncommon for the twenty-hour per week bicycle business to earnover $20,000 per year. And the great thing about it is you canstart immediately, purchase the necessary tools, and acquire theskills as you go along. Plus, because bicycle riding is becomingincreasing popular with the young and the old alike, acemechanics will be in demand for the next century. If you are amechanically inclined or have a good working knowledge ofbicycles, then you're all set. Make yourself know to the schoolsand bike clubs. If you need to learn how to repair bicycles, amanual A Bicycle Repair Business System is available from:Bicycle repair of America, P.O. Box 24106, Minneapolis, MN 55424.
CARPET CLEANING. This type of business for which the demand willnever lessen. With the right kind of equipment you can "clean up"so to speak. Quality equipment is available from Von SchraderCo., 1600 Junction Avenue, Racine, WI 53403, With it you canclean carpets, walls and furniture.
CHIMNEY SWEEP. Fireplaces and wood stoves are more popular thanever, which means there's opportunity in cleaning chimneys. Inyour advertising, stress that dirty fireplaces are a serious firehazard as creosote builds up inside the chimney can combust. Forsupplies, contact: Copperfield Chimney Supply, 1-800-247-3305. Orwrite to: National Chimney Sweep Guild, P.O. Box 1078, Merrimack,NH 03050.
DRIVEWAY FINISHER. Many home owners like to have their drivewaysresealed and recoated with blacktop every year or every otheryear. But it's a messy, time-consuming task. Hence, anopportunity for you. You'll need a pickup in which to carry yourtools, blacktop, and sealer which you can probably get atdiscount if you buy quantity. Ads in local papers and YellowPages probably work best.
FURNITURE REFINISHING/REPAIR. rockers with loose spindles, tableswith wobbly legs - they can all come into your home workshop insad condition and leave in tip-top shape. Also, people like tobuy furniture from these so-called naked furniture shops with thehopes of saving some money by finishing it themselves; often,however, they never get around to it or chicken out. Perhaps youcan even affiliate yourself with a naked furniture shop who willrefer customers to you as a finisher.
HOUSE PAINTER. House painting is a chore most home owners need,sooner or later, but often dread. You can paint the housesyourself, but it might be more profitable to organize a group ofpainters to work for you. You find the clients through localadvertising and hire students to do the work.
LANDSCAPING. Commercial sites as well as residential homes are inneed of this service. Seed lawns, plant trees, arrange shrubs,plants, rocks, and more for a healthy fee. Some periodicals thatmay be of interest include: Landscape and Irrigation, P.O. Box156, Encino, CA 91426; Western Road, Suite 250, Santa Ana, CA92705. A related business is just lawn service in which you cut,lime, fertilize, and water lawns for a circuit of customers.Charge them by the season or per visit.
LOCKSMITH. In this security conscious day and age, a goodlocksmith is always in demand. And today, locksmiths are usuallywell versed in mathematics and basic electronics because of themany new types of locks being introduced. Without a full lineequipment required to handle a wide variety of jobs, you will belimiting your total income potential. The more you invest inquality equipment, the more different jobs you can handle.Equipment and a locksmithing course are available fromFoley-Belsaw Locksmiths, 6301 Equitable Rd., Kansas City, MO64120. One report worth looking at is: How To Start your OwnMobile Locksmithing Service from E.A. Morgan Publishing Co., P.O.Box 1375, Huntington, NY 11743; $7.00.
SMALL ENGINE REPAIR. Fix small engines for lawn mowers, leafblowers, chain saws, go-carts--anything that utilizes a smallgasoline engine. If you have knowledge about small engines (orare willing to learn) you could turn that interest into extraincome. The secret is to find small gas engines, buy them cheap,and resell them at a profit. Where can you find small gas enginesfor five dollars or less? Check out the local flea market, or askthe trash haulers to set aside lawn mowers, edgers, anything witha small gas engine for you. Pay them up to $5 a shot, dependingon the condition of the items. You can learn more about smallengine repair from Foley-Belsaw Institute, 6301 Equitable Rd,Kansas City, MO 64120.
UPHOLSTERY REPAIR. Rather than buy new sofas, chairs, loveseats,couches, and ottomans, people would prefer to have someone likeyou reupholster them. The numbers practicing this skill seem tobe dwindling, so there's a real opportunity there. As apart ofyour services, consider the making of slip covers for thefurniture. For upholstery training and tools, contact:Foley-Belsaw Institute of Upholstery, 6301 Equitable Rd.,KansasCity, MO 64120.
ADVERTISING COPYWRITER. If you are clever with words and have agood sense of salesmanship, there are many small businesses inyour community which can use your services. You can writenewspaper ads, brochures, radio ads, catalogs, and more. For moreideas, look for a copy of the 1990 Writer's Market, WritersDigest Books, F&W Publications, 1507 Dana Avenue, Cincinnati, OH45207.
COURIER SERVICE. Deliver messages and packages for variousbusinesses within your town. If you have a car, you can evenoffer to deliver parcels to neighboring towns and cities. How ToStart and Operate Your Own Delivery Service is available for$5.95 ppd. from Income Opportunities Booklets, P.O. Box 40,Vernon, NJ 07462.
TYPING/WORD PROCESSING SERVICE. Students, businesses, legalprofessionals, writers and many others need reports, papers,documents, and manuscripts professionally typed. Of course it'smuch easier to provide this service if you have a good wordprocessor, small changes can easily be done without having toretype the entire document. Post ads on school bulletin boards,and send direct mail flyers to doctors, lawyers, and otherbusinesses.
BAIT SHOP. Do you live near a well-stocked lake, river, bay orstream? Fisherman will need bait, lures, line and otherequipment. You don't have to offer all of that, of course. Justposting a sign telling fishermen you have good bait worms willbring in the profits.
BRONZING KEEPSAKES. What mother wouldn't want a bronzedremembrance of her child's babyhood? Bronzed baby shoes have longbeen cherished memento adorning mantelpieces and curio shelves.You can find customers by checking registration lists at day carecenters and preschools; these kids have outgrown their first pairof shoes which are ready for bronzing. You can obtain materialsand instructions from these companies: Nicholas Bronze Supply,10555 U.S. Highway 98, Dept W488, Sebring, FL 33870; or UnitedBronze, Rumford, RI 02916.
FIREWOOD SALES/DELIVERY. Provide seasoned firewood by the cord orby the fraction of the cord to a growing number of buyers. Oneangle is to buy cords of seasoned wood, then cut it infireplace-size logs and sell fractions of the cord to a route ofclients. Tell them you can bring a fresh supply of firewood everyweek (or however long the wood happens to last) for a set price.You can charge for each delivery, or offer a special deal toprovide wood for the whole winter.
FRAME MAKING. Make frames of all kinds for customers paintings,reprints, and posters. Stock a wide variety of wood and metalframes in your garage or finished basement. You will need framingskills and tools, as well as glass cutting skills. For addedprofits, you can sell posters and prints of various kinds.
GIFT BASKETS. This is one of the hottest product-oriented homebusinesses around. You don't have to make the wicker basketsyourself (check your Yellow Pages for a supplier), but it is upto your taste and imagination to fill them with tempting goodies.Create baskets for all occasions--birthdays, anniversaries,retirements, births, Mother's and Father's Day, Valentine'sDay--or no occasion at all; "I Miss You" gift basket. Findsuppliers who will sell the items in quantity for the best price.Put a variety of food items in the basket along with small giftsappropriate to the occasion: satin hearts for Valentine's Day; arattle, baby birth (gift baskets don't always have to containfood) champagne for anniversaries, etc.
STAINED GLASS. Customers will pay a premium for well-executedstained glass. Many local stained glass shops offer lessons, andonce you become proficient at it, you can create stained glassornaments, gifts, even windows. A three-year program is sponsoredby the Stained Glass Association of America, 8821 Bridgeport WayS.W., Tacoma, WA 98499, Attention Chairman, Education Department.
CATERING. Quality catering is more in demand than ever before.Your culinary skill can bring in lots of profits. Home studycourses are available from: International Correspondence Schools,School of Catering, Oak and Pawnee Streets, Scranton, PA 18518;and NRI Schools, McGraw-Hill Continuing Education Center, 3939 Wisconsin Ave., Washington, DC 20016.
LUNCH DELIVERY. Make specialty and conventional sandwiches fordelivery to hungry office workers. Create a menu of what you'reprepared to offer for lunches and distribute them to every officepossible in your area--you'll be surprised at the great number oforders you'll get, so prepared. You may even need help in makingthe lunches. If you don't want to make the lunches yourself,another angle deals with area restaurants and deli's to providethe food--you will deliver fresh and hot. Your menu will consistof these restaurants various house specialties. The restaurants,because you're buying in quantity will give you a discount on thefood; you mark it up for your profits.
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