by Lynne Waymon Produced in cooperation with the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges Charles Liner, SBA Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative Judy Nye, Project Director, AACJC Martha McKemie, Senior Writer-Editor, SBA Eugene Donaldson, Graphics, SBA About the Author Lynne Waymon designs and delivers continuing education programs in the fields of small business management, management [...]
Carefully select and buy a product or line of products directly from an overseas source for resale, eventually on an exclusive basis. The ultimate objective is to offer products that you can buy for an especially low price that are not available elsewhere, at least at this time and this price. This business requires a [...]
Mail out coupons, circular and ads for up to 30 clients at a time on a cooperative basis. Contract to print (have printed or use provided) and mail out coupons to area residents and/or businesses on a cooperative, non-competing basis. Although you mail offers from several clients at any one time in the same envelope, [...]
With a small printing press in your garage, basement or shop – accept and contract (at first) for printing jobs that are too small for your competition. The possibilities include doing jobs for stationery stores, advertisers, sub-contract work for larger printers and the local newspaper, as well as custom retail orders such as wedding announcements, [...]
Starting at home has many advantages When you start a business, like any venture in life, you want it to have the best chance for success. Starting one from your home has unique advantages. You won’t be paying rent on a store or office. And probably you won’t immediately need a separate phone with the [...]
The task of raising money for a business is not as difficult as most people seem to think. This is especially true when you have an idea that can make you and your backers rich. Actually, there’s more money available for new business ventures than there are good business ideas. A very important rule of [...]
This is the business of driving other people’s vehicles (cars, trucks, vans, RV’s) for them. Examples are: part-time chauffeuring, driving and delivery service of and with the customer’s vehicles, transporting vehicles, taking people shopping or any combination of these and many other services. It can be delivering people to the airport and picking them up [...]
Glass etching is the application of lettering, monograms or designs on glass. this little known business can be started in a garage or shop and work into something really lucrative. Glass etching is accomplished by covering the glass with a pattern, then, with the aid of a special machine, blowing “sand” against the surface. Wherever [...]
Silk screen or screen printing (technically, Serigraphy) is a long used process for mass producing signs and designs economically. Going into this business may require a little more time (to learn), effort (to set up) and money (equipment and supplies) than some, but it is a business that could virtually explode into something REALLY BIG! [...]
The American Dream is, and always will be, to come up with an idea, start a business and become rich from your own efforts. Based upon this motivation, thousands of businesses fail each year, due primarily to not being familiar with the basics involved in running a business. This report will enlighten you, and give [...]
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