101 Best Home-Based Businesses for Women: Everything You Need to Know about Getting Started on the Road to Success by Priscilla Y. Huff

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  • Pub. Date: August 2002
  • 480pp
  • Sales Rank: 125,715

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    • Pub. Date: August 2002
    • Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
    • Format: Paperback, 480pp
    • Sales Rank: 125,715

    Synopsis

    Introduction
    Part I. Home-Based Business Considerations
    1. Before You Start Your Business
    2. Choosing the Best Business for You
    3. Your Business Plan 4. Franchises and Distributorships
    Part II. 101 Best Businesses
    Special Event Services
    1. Balloon Decorating
    2. Gift Baskets
    3. Gift Reminder Service
    4. Party and Event Planner
    5. Party Rentals
    6. Reunion Planning
    7. Videotaping Service
    8. Wedding Planner and Consultant
    Home Services
    9. Cleaning: Blinds
    10. Cleaning: Carpets and Rugs
    11. Cleaning: Homes and Apartments
    12. Estate Sales
    13. Garage Sales
    14. Housesitting
    15. Interior Design
    16. Lampshades
    17. Referral Service
    18. Wallpapering and Painting
    19. Welcoming Service
    Personal Services
    20. Child Care
    21. Credit Counseling
    22. Special Dating Service
    23. Elder Care Services
    24. Errand Service
    25. Financial Consultant
    26. Image Consulting Service
    27. Inventory Service
    28. Personal Salon Services
    29. Professional Organizer
    30. Résumé Writing Service
    31. Shopping Service
    32. Tutoring Service
    Health Services
    33. Home Health Care
    34. Medical Claims Processing
    35. Personal Fitness Trainer
    36. Personal Weight Management Consultant
    37. Reflexologist
    Sewing Services
    Sewing Resources
    38. Alterations
    39. Costumes
    40. Curtains, Draperies, and Shades
    41. Custom Apparel
    42. Custom Cushions and Pillows
    43. Patterns
    44. Upholstery
    Pet Services
    45. Pet Grooming
    46. Pet Sitting
    47. Pet Transportation
    Business-to-Business Services
    48. Answering Service
    49. Billing Service
    50. Bookkeeping
    51. Business Consultant/Coach
    52. Business and Office Support Services
    53. Business Plan Consultant
    54. Business Writing
    55. Consultant for Home-Based Businesses
    56. Information Broker
    57. Janitorial Service
    58. Medical Billing Services
    59. Medical Transcribing
    60. Process Server
    61. Professional Practice Consultant
    62. Temporary Help Service
    63. Video Production Services/Multimedia Production Services
    Entertainment Businesses
    64. Children's Parties
    65. Clowning
    66. Novelty Message Service
    67. School Programs, Assemblies, and Presentations
    68. Tour Services
    69. Toy and Game Inventor
    Green Businesses
    Green Resources
    70. Environmentally Concerned Businesses
    71. Flowerscaping Service
    72. Garden Consulting
    73. Growing Herbs
    74. Plant Maintenance Service
    75. Wreaths
    Craft Businesses
    Craft Resources
    76. Airbrush Art
    77. Calligraphy
    78. Candles
    79. Chair Caning, Rushwork, and Weaving
    80. Dollhouses
    81. Framing
    82. Furniture Art
    83. Greeting Cards
    84. Jewelry
    85. Photography
    86. Silk and Fabric Flower and Plant Arranging
    Computer Businesses
    Computer Resources
    87. Computer Consulting
    88. Graphic Artist/Designer
    89. Newsletter Publisher (Desktop)
    90. Newspaper Publisher (Desktop)
    Food-Related Businesses
    91. Catering
    92. Food Delivery Service
    93. Just Desserts
    94. Selling a Family Recipe
    Other Businesses 95. Engraving
    96. Finding Service
    97. Freelance Writing
    98. Home Art or Music School
    99. Mail Order
    100. Sign-Painting Business
    101. Tax Preparation Service
    Part III. Additional Resources
    Index

    Annotation

    The author of Home-Based Business Ideas for Women provides readers with everything they need to know about different businesses, from start-up costs and financing sources to the potential income the business can generate. Actual businesswomen share their stories of success and financial reward and give advice on what works and what doesn't.

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    More women than men start new businesses annually, since women enjoy the flexibility and ease of child care that working at home provides. Huff, a business journalist and author (Home-Based Business Ideas for Women, Pilot, 1993), enumerates 101 business opportunities to women found in traditional areas. Each listing includes information on start-up costs and financing sources, pricing guidelines, marketing methods, equipment, necessary education/training or experience, income potential, and information sources. Huff begins the book with short sections on selecting a business, developing a business plan, and understanding franchises and distributorship. While this title is informative, numerous recent books are available on this topic, from Lionel Fisher's On Your Own (LJ 1/95) to Daryl Allen's 1101 Businesses You Can Start from Home (Wiley, 1995). A marginal purchase for those public libraries with an adequate collection in this area.-Kathy Shimpock-Vieweg, O'Connor-Cavanagh Lib., Phoenix, Ariz.

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    Biography

    Priscilla Y. Huff, a former business columnist for iVillage.com, is a regular contributor to Home Business Magazine and other business print and online publications, including BizyMoms.com and eWorkingWomen.com. She lives in Sellersville, Pennsylvania.

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    A good first stepby Janet-Christy

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    October 27, 2008: I conduct workshops based on my book "Capitalizing On Being Woman Owned" and in almost every class 30% of the attendees are in the first stages of starting a business or even just thinking about it. This book would be a good exploratory resource for them. Ms. Huff provides practical information for many micro-businesses. Part of the book is a "how-to" with explanations for making critical decisions. It is a great first exposure to starting a business and provides resources that will give the details. It's probably not for the woman who wants to build an international corporation. But it is for the woman who wants to start a small business that suits her personality and situation.

    To make moneyby Anonymous

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    February 11, 2005: This is the best book even though I'm not a women, but has all the details, examples, and sources. This is a book that is $5,000 to start your own business.


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