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50 Best Part-Time Home - Based Businesses

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Just About Everything That You Need To Know About

Part-time Home –Based Businesses

Subscription Newsletter Videographer Lawn Maintenance Service Adult Education Services

Computer Consultant Grocery Shopper Household Management Services Real Estate Appraiser

Word Processing Gift Basket Service Balloon Decorating Service Private Investigator

Bookkeeping Service Errand Service Computer Graphics Designer Mailing List Service

Painting Service Information Service Shareware and Freeware Distributor Computer Software Sales

Catering Service Garage Cleaning Service Information Business Party Planner

Mail Order Day Care Services Resume Writing Service And More

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50 Best Part-Time

Home - Based Businesses Just About Everything That You Need To Know About


Who We Are

Workshop Facilitator

Part-time Business Reports

Messenger Service

Videographer

Computer Consultant

Catering Service

Grocery Shopper

Household Management Services

Real Estate Appraiser

Mail Order

Day Care Services

Party Planner

Janitorial Service

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50 Best Part-Time

Home - Based Businesses Just About Everything That You Need To Know About


Errand Service

Home Inspector

Mailing List Service

Private Investigator

Adult Education Services

Gift Basket Service

Painting Service

Information Service

Balloon Decorating Service

Writing / Editing Service

Information Business

Self Publisher

Word Processing

And More

Faith Institute of Entrepreneurship, Inc. (FIE) was found in

March, 2003 to provide a self-sufficiency training program

and curriculum to teach entrepreneurship (the mindset of

owning a business) to at-risk youth and adults.

This mindset of self-sufficiency will enable at-risk youth and

adults to think “making-a-job” vs. "getting-a-job”.

This training institution will also provide a life-skill, self-

esteem self-sufficiency and entrepreneurship training

curriculum that will enable at-risk youth and adults to “make-

a-job”.

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FAITH INSTITUTE

Our workshop trainer for “50 Best Home-Based Businesses for People Over 50” Workshop is D. Harold Greene, the Executive Director of Faith Institute of Entrepreneurship, Inc, and the author of the nationally and internationally selling

“The Rites of Passage for Males Manual” (University Press of America / Hamilton Books, 2008).

He is also the author and publisher of the “ Finding My Life Purpose” Manual (Faith Publishing, 2010, “Empowering Parents of At-risk Males” Manual, (Faith Publishing, 2009), “50 Best Home-Based Businesses for People Over 50”, (Faith Publishing, 2008) “Create Your Own Job! Manual“(Faith Publishing, 2008) and “A Practical Guide to Grant Writing & Fundraising” Manual (Faith Publishing, 2008).

He is a former continuing education faculty member at three Community Colleges in Maryland. He is a Master Trainer of the Life-skills , Self-esteem and Self-sufficiency training programs offered by Faith Institute of Entrepreneurship. He is an entrepreneurship, career and life skills training consultant.

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Workshop Facilitator

These reports were designed to give you an overall

understanding of a given business.

As you may be considering different business ventures at

this time these reports will enable you to "take a look" at a

business and on a preliminary basis decide if the business

may be suitable for you.

Once you decide that a business may be of interest to you it

is a good idea to do some additional research.

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Part-Time Business Reports

Estimates as shown under "Vital Information" covers only

the beginning years of the business while it typically

operates with 0-2 employees.

As the business matures the figures shown would be

substantially higher. It is assumed when calculating start-up

expenses that basic office supplies and equipment (such as

computer, filing cabinet, desk, miscellaneous supplies, etc

are available).

Our research was based on the latest industry and

government publications and personal research. This

publication is designed to provide accurate authoritative

information with regard to the subject matter covered. 7


Subscription Newsletter Videographer

Lawn Maintenance Service Adult Education Services

Computer Consultant Grocery Shopper

Household Services Real Estate Appraiser

Word Processing Gift Basket Service

Balloon Decorating Service Private Investigator

Bookkeeping Service Errand Service

Computer Graphics Designer Mailing List Service

Painting Service Information Service

Shareware Distributor Computer Software Sales

Catering Service Garage Cleaning Service

Information Business Party Planner

Mail Order Day Care Services

Resume Writing Service And More

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PART-TIME HOME BASED

BUSINESS

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Bookkeeping Service

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Vital Information

Start-up Investment Low - $3,000 High - $8,000

Break-even time - 4 months to 8 months

Estimate of Annual Revenue and Profit

Revenue $18,000 - $60,000

Profit (Pre-tax) - $14,000 - $36,000

An INescapable Fact With the money management maze becoming more and more

complex, all types of businesses are finding it necessary to employ professionals to

help them deal with the INs and OUTs of their everyday business activities. And,

although many small business owners are not in a financial position to hire full-time

bookkeepers, they find themselves without the time or expertise to do the necessary

financial record keeping.

Filing payroll taxes, keeping the books to do billing and accounts receivable and

payable, etc., are not optional tasks. They must be done. And when a business

owner can't do the job himself/herself, he/she must hire a qualified professional.

Bridal Consultant

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Vital Information

Start-up Investment - $2,500 - $4,000


Estimate of Annual Revenue - $30,000 - $60,000

Estimate of Annual Profit (Pre-tax) - $24,000 - $48,000

Description of Business According to the most recent data available, American

couples spent over $35 billion on weddings. As much as 10% of this amount went

to the over 10,000 bridal consultants in the U.S. Bridal consultants (also called

Wedding consultants) are experts in tying all the intricate details of a wedding together

and making it a successful and memorable event. This is no average task. There are

caterers (or hotels/restaurants), flower arrangements, photographer, limousine

transportation, entertainment, printers, and more.

This is an ideal home-based part-time business that has enormous growth potential. It

will require an individual who is a good organizer, salesperson, and has plenty of

energy to do a lot of local visitations of the various wedding event providers.

Carpet Cleaning Service

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Vital Information

Start-up Investment -$5,000 - $10,000




Description of Business Everyone who has carpeting in their home or business is a

potential customer. The commercial market by itself is a rich and varied market:

offices, office condos, warehouses, and stores, etc. Those businesses that are image

conscious have to be presentable to their customers are especially good prospects.

Examples are: banks, medical offices, select stores, professional offices, etc.

There is a somewhat larger demand for carpet cleaning services in the colder climate

of the East and Midwest, and the demand is especially heavy in the spring and early

summer. However, this is also a flourishing business in warmer areas of the country.

Many businesses, especially those with heavy customer traffic, will have their

carpeting cleaned 2 to 3 times per year. While the commercial market is huge, the

competition is also substantial in this market segment.

Catering

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Vital Information

Start-up Investment

Low - $1,000 (working from your own kitchen)

High - $100,000 + (outfitting a professional kitchen)

Break-even time - 3 months to one year


Revenue $80,000 - $1 million

Profit (Pre-tax) - $20,000 - $200,000

[G]astronomical Profit Potential Whether you plan to cater small, intimate affairs

every day or huge extravaganzas for 50,000 people once a year, the profit margin

potential in the catering business is extremely high. Some caterers manage to walk

away with 66% of pre-tax profits. That figure may seem hard to believe, but when you

stop and think about all the ways caterers can keep their overhead to practically

nothing it becomes a more credible figure.

You can begin your catering service out of your own home, using a spare bedroom as

your office. You can use your own kitchen (but be careful about Health Department

regulations) or perhaps rent a kitchen in a restaurant, school or church on an as-

needed basis

Computer Consultant

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Vital Information





Description of Business The field of computer consulting is one of the very best

markets in the field of consulting. It is growing rapidly and this growth is expected to

last for many more years. Every year individuals, businesses, government offices, and

all types of other organizations spend billions of dollars for new computer equipment.

In some instances, the purchase represents a first time computer system; in others, an

upgrading of existing equipment.

Both companies and individuals seem to be in a mode of wanting to have the latest

and fastest computers. In many instances these computers are acquired by individuals

who have no clear understanding of how to use this equipment. While many of the

computer programs have become easier to use they are still difficult enough that both

companies and individuals need outside help in working with the various applications

and equipment available.

Consulting

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Vital Information


Break-even time - 3 months to 1 year

Estimate of Annual Revenue - $30,000 - $150,000 +

Estimate of Annual Profit (Pre-tax) $20,000 - $100,000 +

A consultant is an expert advisor in a specialized field. The field of consulting has

changed dramatically in the last 15 years. Previously consulting was largely done by

retired business executives and government officials. Primarily large corporations

would utilize these consultants.

Important changes have taken place. The field of consulting has opened up

substantially in total scope as to the many specialized areas that consulting is done in.

Besides the broad description of business consulting, there are now consultants who

are experts in all types of fields and some of them are not business related.

Co-op Mailing Service

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Vital Information





Description of Business A co-op mailing business can be operated on a local basis

serving local business clients, or it can be conducted on a national basis serving a

selection of clients from across the country.

A co-op mailing piece will consist of various advertising literature such as coupons,

cards, or full page flyers. Typically, about 20-30 non-competing businesses will make

up a mailing. The mailing is then sent to a pre-selected list of potential customers.

Essentially this type of advertising is no different than direct mail from a single

business. However, it will be substantially less expensive, and secondly, it will get a

lesser response than the single mailing. However, on a return basis, orders received

for dollars spent it should generally be much more effective.

Day-Care Provider

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Vital Information


Break-even time - Immediate to 3 months


Revenue $23,000 - $53,000

Profit (Pre-tax) - $14,000 - $32,000

Parental Predicament It used to be that women worked only until they had babies.

Today, 57% of married women with children under the age of six and 70% of divorced

women with preschool-age children work outside the home, either by choice or by

economic necessity. Also, 50% of stay-at-home mothers use some form of day care, at

least part time. Since these young children can hardly be left "Home Alone", parents

must find an acceptable alternative for child care. For nearly 33% of these working

parents, day care (or family day care) is the optimal solution to this problem.

Almost $13 billion a year is spent on child care and that figure continues to grow.

According to recent figures, 1.5 million to 2 million family day-care providers are caring

for 5.5 million children. This represents more than four out of five children in all child-

care programs.

Desktop Publisher

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Vital Information

Start-up Investment

Low - $2,000 + Home-based operation.

High - $10,000 - $25,000 Buy equipment and set up office

Break-even time - 90 days to 6 months


Revenue $20,000 - $250,000

Profit (Pre-tax) $ 15,000 - $80,000

An Exploding Market According to recent estimates by business consulting firms this

market has grown from roughly 3 million in annual sales in 1985 to almost 6 billion in

1995, and there is no end in sight. One of the real opportunities and challenges of this

business is the fact that there are still millions of clients out there that as yet do not

even know that they need the services of a desktop publishing service.

Desktop publishers use computers, laser printers and sophisticated software programs

in the preparation of high quality graphic material. Previous to desktop publishing

everything was typeset and then pasted up. Now almost all graphic design is produced

via desktop publishing.

Family Home Preparation Service

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Vital Information



Estimate of Annual Revenue - $30,000 - $100.000

Estimate of Annual Profit (Pre-tax) $ 9,000 - $30,000

Description of Business There is a constant turn-over of tenants of apartments and

buyers and sellers of town houses and single family homes. Every apartment, before

it can be occupied by a new tenant, requires a thorough and professional cleaning and

other preparation services. The same is true of town houses and single family homes.

In some cities of the U.S., especially in high growth areas, the turn-over is immense.

Turn-over in apartments is by far the largest, town-houses come next and single family

dwellings last.

While some larger apartment complexes will do their own preparation services, many

will hire outside companies to perform these services. Sellers of real estate may do

their own cleaning but in many instances will use an outside company.

Gift Basket Service

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Vital Information





Description of Business A recent market survey of several Maryland suburbs

(suburban Washington D.C.) revealed that there were 87 Gift Basket businesses listed

in the Yellow pages. Additional checking indicated to us that almost 80% of these

businesses were home-based operations.

This is certainly an ideal part-time business, and it has the potential to be built into

something much larger over time.

Since a large majority of the working and more affluent middle class have less and less

time to do all the things that need to be done in managing job, family and, home life

businesses such as the Gift basket Industry that provide a time-saving service will

continue to prosper.

Grocery Shoppers

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Vital Information

Start-up Investment

Low - $2000 (advertising costs)

High - $20,000 (includes a van)

Break-even time - Two weeks to one year


Revenue $15,000 - $1 million (solo at low end, with

employees at high end)

Profit (Pre-tax) - $12,000 - $500,000

Food for Thought (and Profit) In this age of two-income families, it is

a rarity to find a woman who has time to manage both her career and

her home with the finesse she would like.

As the number of frozen meals and fast food restaurants attest, when

something has to give, it is often the time spent in the grocery store.

Grocery shopping is one of the newest and potentially lucrative

services now being offered to the American consumer.

Home Inspector

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Vital Information




Revenue $48,000 - $100,000

Profit (Pre-tax) - $38,000 - $60,000

Let the Buyer Beware As real estate prices have risen higher and higher, buyers are

more tuned into what they are actually getting when purchasing a home. They don't

want to have the roof cave in or the furnace blow up the first night in their new home.

Since the 1970 s, home inspections have become a more integral part of the home-

buying process. Many lending institutions now require home inspections as a

condition of making a mortgage loan, and in California, Florida and Texas, laws were

passed in the 1980 s requiring that sellers disclose any problems with their homes

before they make a sale.

If you have a background in construction, you may be able to parlay this knowledge

into a very lucrative, up-and-coming business venture. The projected growth of this

field is incredible.

Household Management Service

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Vital Information

Start-up Investment

Low - $1000 (home-based)

High - $10,000 (storefront in the city, with some advertising)

Break-even time - One to six months


Revenue $20,000 - $500,000 (solo at low end, with ten employees at high end)

Profit (Pre-tax) - $15,000 - $100,000

Superwoman Doesn't Live Here Anymore In this era of ever-increasing costs, most

families cannot exist without two incomes. And since very few people can leap tall

buildings in a single bound ... or successfully run a household and hold down a career

... more and more often someone is needed to fill in the gaps.

We know that Household Management is a service industry, whose time has definitely

come, but the need is so great and the industry so young, it is very difficult to define

just exactly what "Household Management" is. Existing Household Management

services vary greatly in scope and services provided. Some try to be all things to all

people; others act primarily as employment agencies for household help.

Import Entrepreneur

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Vital Information

Start-up Investment

Low - $2000 (importing an inexpensive product in small quantities and selling it.)

High - $200,000 (selling a costly product directly to retail or wholesale buyers)

Break-even time - Three months to three years



Profit (Pre-tax) - $30,000 - $1 million

The Shrinking Globe As our communication and transportation capabilities become

more and more sophisticated, the marketplace ceases to be localized and becomes

international. Whether we like it or not (and some lobbying groups expend a great deal

of effort to keep foreign products out of the U.S.), our import/export revenues continue

to grow. American import/export revenues exceed the Gross National Product of

many of the countries who are our trading partners.

While the giant corporations (Fortune 500 companies) export 80% of the goods going

out of the country, internationally small businesses run the import side of the equation.

And there appears to be no end in sight.

Information Detective

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Vital Information

Start-up Investment

Low - $5,000 (a home office)

High - $20,000 (an office with one employee)

Break-even time - Three month to one year



Profit (Pre-tax) - $15,000 - $200,000

A Golden Needle in the Haystack? It is said that the world's knowledge is doubling every

eight years! That's a staggering and impressive figure, assuming all that knowledge is

accessible to the people who need it. Fortunately for the several thousand "Information

Detectives" operating in the U.S. today, the average corporation, writer, journalist, student,

doesn't have ready access to the facts and figures they need and trying to unearth the

appropriate information is a great deal like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Information detectives are paid to find the needle their client needs. They primarily use

computerized data bases, but it doesn't stop there. They often need to leaf through

reference books, publications and, on occasion, interview experts. The key to success in

this service industry is knowing where the bodies are buried.

Information Services

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Vital Information





Description of Business To say that we are in the midst of an information explosion

is not an exaggeration by any means. Electronic information processing has given us

access to all types of information that in the past was only available to Government

offices, Fortune 500 Corporations and major universities.

Various on-line services and most of the entire Internet have made it possible for

anyone who owns a computer equipped with a modem to access billions of pieces of

information.

This is most definitely an ideal part-time business for anyone who has a high degree of

computer proficiency. Additionally some background in information gathering in either

a library environment or in information technologies would be a strong plus.

Janitorial Service

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Vital Information

Start-up Investment

Low - $4000 (solo operator)

High - $75,000

(buying a small operation or starting with a half dozen employees)

Break-even time - One month to two years



Profit (Pre-tax) - $35,000 - $1.5 million

Cleaning Up The janitorial services industry is one of the fastest growing

industries in the United States, according to the Building Service Contractors

Association International

Most banks and insurance companies (and many other types of commercial

accounts) don't want to spend their time hiring and supervising cleaning crews.

They don't want to deal with the problems inherent to this industry, such as the

extraordinarily high turn-over ratio. But a client’s unwillingness to handle the

problems is what makes this industry so potentially profitable and attractive as

a start up business for you.

Lawn Maintenance Service

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Vital Information





Description of Business A lawn care business is an excellent business to start on a

part-time basis and as the business grows it can be developed into a full-scale

landscaping business. Most start-up lawn care businesses will target the residential

market. While the commercial market is lucrative it is generally serviced by larger lawn

care businesses and landscaping businesses.

A lawn maintenance business can add other services to its grass cutting operations.

Some of the services that can be performed in addition to the grass cutting are

chemical lawn fertilization and other chemical treatments, smaller landscaping

projects, cutting and trimming of hedges and small trees, etc, leaf removal in the fall,

and gutter cleaning services.

Maid Service

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Vital Information

Start-up Investment

Low - $1,000 (liability insurance, ads or flyers)

High - $3,000 (putting together an employee team)

Break-even time - One month to three months


Revenue $15,000 - $500,000 (solo at low end, with full-time employees at high end)

Profit (Pre-tax) - $10,000 - $200,000

Not Just for the Rich Anymore The number of women working outside the home

has now exceeded the 45 million mark and continues to grow. Is it any wonder that

more and more women are finding it impossible to keep up with the responsibilities of a

career and home? An offshoot of this phenomenon is an upsurge in the demand for

good maid services.

Starting a business in this industry requires very low initial expenses and, other than

good organizational ability and not hating housework, not a great deal of experience. It

is also an industry where you can work alone actually doing hands-on work or you can

spend your time managing a group of employees and rounding up jobs.

Mail Order

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Vital Information





Description of Business Thousands of product categories are sold through the mail.

Almost anything that can be bought in a retail store can be bought by mail. Mail order

selling has many advantages of traditional retail marketing.

The advantages for the mail order business:

• The business start-up expenses are significantly less expensive than for a retail

outlet.

• The business can be easily started on a part-time basis.

• The mail order business has a much larger potential customer base than the retail

outlet.

Mailing List Service

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Vital Information


Break-even time - 3 months to one year


Revenue $10,000 - $75,000

Profit (Pre-tax) - $8,000 - $50,000

Wait a Minute Mr. Postman With a modicum of effort and a computer with a large

hard drive, you can start your own mailing-list service. There are several ways you

can earn money in this type of endeavor: These include: (1) Creating and maintaining

mailing lists for your customers; (2) Producing new mailing lists that you store on your

computer and sell or rent to direct mail companies; and (3) Selling regular updates of

your lists.

The faster and more accurate your typing skills are, the more money you can make. If

you have a problem typing numbers (remember addresses are predominantly

numbers), you may want to take a numerical refresher course before you go into

business.

Messenger Service

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Vital Information

Start-up Investment -

Low - A home-based operation using personal automobile. Less than $400.

High - Hire several drivers, buy or lease vehicles, set-up office. $50,000 and up.

Break-even time - 60 to 120 days


Revenue $20,000 - $700,000

Profit (Pre-tax) $14,000 - $175,000

This Market is Immense One thing is for sure the more technology we develop and the faster it

works, the less time we have. We recently saw this ad in the Yellow Pages under Messenger

Services: "Panic Deliveries” One of the Fastest Surest Delivery Services in the Area. This really

describes the market well.

Everybody is in a panic to get all types of things from point A to point B. And both companies and

individuals are willing to pay a price.One of the factors that will continue to drive this business is the

lack of dependability of the U.S. Postal Service. A few years ago you could be 95% sure that

anything mailed First Class would get to its destination the next day if it was in a radius of about

150 miles.

Newsletter Publishing

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Vital Information





Description of Business The Newsletter publishing business has been aided by

market forces. Since there is an overabundance of information available on any

subject it is difficult for both individuals and businesses to manage all this information.

The newsletter publisher serves this market by giving the reader (subscriber)

specialized information on a rather narrow subject. Newsletters rarely offer advertising

space so there sole income depends on subscriptions. A newsletter can be geared to

primarily a business audience or individual readership.

This is a wonderful part-time business for someone who enjoys writing and has good

to excellent knowledge of a particular field.

Painting (Residential)

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Vital Information

Start-up Investment -$4,000 - $7,000




Description of Business Approximately 35% of all painting

done is residential, about 50% is commercial, and the remaining

15% is industrial. Painting is done both on interior and exterior

surfaces. Depending on climate conditions surfaces areas of

most outside structures need to be painted about every 4-6

years. Inside areas need to be painted more often, but this will

largely depend on usage of a structure.

Residential painting lends itself extremely well to a part-time

business venture. Weekends and evening hours are good times

to paint both the inside and outside of houses and apartments.

The business can be started and developed on a part-time

basis and as revenue grows turned into a full-time venture.

Party Planner

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Vital Information

Start-up Investment

Low - $1000 (pure planner functions)

High - $50,000 (for props and warehouse space)

Break-even time - 1 month to one year



Profit (Pre-tax) - $50,000 - $200,000

Infinite Possibilities Madigras -- Chinese New Year’s -- Who Done Its -- Chuckles the Clown --

any theme, any time. The only restrictions are in your imagination and the client's budget.

Party planners put together parties for newborns to seniors. Customers can be found in any arena:

corporations, conventions and just plain folks. Magic, fantasy and entertainment are possible

starting points and the sky's the limit!

If you live in an area that lends itself to parties and/or conventions, there is probably room for you to

join the fun. The background and experience needed to start a party planning business is as varied

as the services it provides.

Private Investigator

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Vital Information

Start-up Investment

Low - $3,000

High - $7,000

Break-even time - 1 month to 6 months


Revenue $50,000 - $100,000

Profit (Pre-tax) - $30,000 - $75,000

Mike -- Hammering a Keyboard??? Yes, even though the mental image we may have of private

investigators include dingy offices in run down office buildings, more and more private investigators

actually work from their homes, spending more time behind their computers than they do sitting in

their cars. Far from being a dangerous business requiring guns and quick get-away, the field of

private investigation is more and more a computer-based business.

The clients using private investigators today include attorneys, insurance companies, and business

people, in addition to individuals. And, there are a number of different services provided by private

investigators. Some private investigators actually pick a "specialty", i.e., missing persons,

searching public records and consumer information for business intelligence investigations, etc.

Real Estate Agent

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Vital Information

Start-up Investment

Low - $1000 (to become licensed)

High - $30,000 (to open a brokerage firm)

Break-even time - Six months to two years



Profit (Pre-tax) - $18,000 - $300,000

Your Piece of the American Dream - The National Association of Realtors' census

indicated there were over 2.3 million real estate agents in the United States. Since

most Americans dream of owning their own home, and 82% of all homes sold are sold

via a real estate agent, there is plenty of action to go around and you may be ideally

suited to cash in on it.

While residential had some rough times in recent years, it has come back strongly in

most parts of the country. Because real estate is a regulated industry you can't just

decide to become an agent one day and go into business the next week. There are

three steps you must follow before you can open your brokerage firm:

Real Estate Appraiser

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Vital Information

Start-up Investment

Low - $1,000 (for a computer and camera, using the family car)

High - $10,000 (includes an office, car lease, and some advertising)

Break-even time - Three months to one year



(one person at low end; supervision a staff of appraisers at high end)

Profit (Pre-tax) - $55,000 - $500,000

Real Estate Detectives The function of a real estate appraiser is to determine what a

particular piece of property is worth. Clients for this industry can be found in a number

of different areas:

Appraisers can either specialize in one of the above or just handle residential or

commercial properties, but many larger companies cover all the bases. Not all areas

of real estate are moving at the same pace at the same time. If an appraiser is able to

handle a cross-section of the market, he can stay busy dealing with residential when

commercial is soft and vice versa.

Vending (Coin Operated)

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Vital Information





Description of Business Americans dropped close to $25 billion in coins into

vending machines of all types and makes last year. There is a large selection of

different types of vending machines offering a variety of products. New machines are

coming on the market all the time.

Independent vendors and this is what our information is focused on make up an

important part of the total vending machine business. There are machines for every

taste and merchandise. You can purchase snacks, ice, hygiene products, candy, hot

and cold drinks, even specialty food items, and a variety of other items.

By far the largest 2 segments are made up of soft drinks and vending. These 2 product

categories comprise over 65% of the vending revenue nationally. Vending machines

are placed into many different kinds of locations.

Videographer

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Vital Information

Start-up Investment –

Low - $1,000 or less for home-based operation

High - $100,000 and up for outside offices and acquisition of

sophisticated equipment.



Revenue $30,000 - $800,000

Profit (Pre-tax) $ 20,000 - $200,000

A Market with Continued Major Growth New video technology of recent years has created

opportunities for a new segment of professional videographers.

The marketability and demand for various services is almost unlimited. Video presentations are

more commonly used now on sales presentations of all types, various insurance claim matters, and

real estate sales, all types of training material and in a variety of other situations.

The market is really only limited by the ability of the videographer to sell his services for a variety of

purposes.

Word Processing Service

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Vital Information





Description of Business There are over 10,000 Word Processing

Service Businesses located in various part of the U.S. While word

processing is at the focal point of these businesses many of these

companies provide a variety of other services to their clients.

The more services a Word Processing Service Business can provide

the more clients they will be able to attract. Some companies specialize

in specific industries such as legal work (court transcripts) medical

transcription services, or editing of written materials for writers in

various fields.

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• Wealth! The single greatest focal point of power,

influence, and control in the world. It arrests

attention, commands respect, and dictates loyalty.

• You are a person who wants great wealth... and all

the power and prestige that accompany it. And,

you can have it.

• From the moment you learn how to achieve wealth,

you will have become instantly successful. The

power and control you seek will already be yours.

• And you can make your dreams a reality

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More Information

For more details on market research, business planning,

advertising, selling, order fulfillment, and other aspects of

home based businesses, check with the Faith Institute

online education portal at:

https://faithinstitute.digitalchalk.com/dc/guest/login

for more workshops covering this information.

These workshops will be able to assist you in finding

resources for your future planning and business success.

Or call us at ( 910 ) 679-4319.

Best Wishes for Success!


Other Online & DVD Workshops

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To register for any of these workshops call: (910) 679-4319


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