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Coming Up With Profitable Business Ideas for Your Small Business Startup
Sometimes the most difficult aspect of starting a business in coming up with business ideas. Even if you have a general business idea in mind, it can usually use some fine-tuning.
Evaluating Small Business Ideas
Things to Keep in Mind...
2. Your business idea should preferably be in a niche that you enjoy working in. Love for your work when running a small business can be just as important as having the expertise to back it up. You have to understand that you'll likely put long hours and hard work into your business, and enjoying what you do will make it that much easier in the startup phases.
Use the resources below to help you develop a strong small business idea.
Books Filled With Small Business Ideas
These Books Contain Many Business Ideas Worth Considering
Sometimes the best way to come up with solid business ideas is to simply look at what other people are doing or have done. Many books exist that are chock full of business ideas, and some even evaluate the business ideas, give general startup cost information, and more. Have a favorite book of small business ideas? Add it to the list!
The Mother Earth News Handbook of Home Business Ideas and Plans by staff of Mother Earth News
From front cover:
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Small Business Ideas on the Web
- Entrepreneur.com's Low-Cost Business Ideas
- A nice, and large, selection of low cost business ideas from Entrepreneur.com.
- Business Ideas for Your Small & Home Business
- PowerHomeBiz.com offers advice on choosing profitable and realistic business ideas, shares popular business idea trends, and offers general business ideas that may suit your needs.
- 150 Types of Freelance Jobs
- This is my own basic list of 150 types of freelance jobs posted to BizAmmo: Freelance Jobs. Most of these ideas could also be tailored to starting a small business.
Talk About Small Business Ideas
Get Help From Others, or Share Your Own Business Ideas
Need help coming up with, or narrowing down, a business idea? Have some interesting business ideas, but that you don't plan to pursue yourself? Discuss all things about small business ideas here!
IT_risks wrote...
You've got some great ideas and information for small business owners here. Nice lens! Please feel free to drop by The Secure CEO and say hi when you have a chance.
Posted November 08, 2008
Stu_MC10 wrote...
Great tips on this page - from someone who went out and started his own business himself, knowing what I know now, I could have avoided some obstacles!
I definitely agree that your business should be in the niche that you enjoy - hard to make money when you hate what you're doing!
If you are looking for some more small business questions answered, check out
Instant Business Answers
Take care,
Stu McLaren
Posted August 27, 2008
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Posted May 22, 2008
wendy34 wrote...
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Posted May 14, 2008
AnneLark16 wrote...
Very good advice! I think it's also a good idea for small business entrepreneurs with diverse goods to use inventory managment software to keep things organized. Managing inventories can be a very challenging task, even for small businesses with relatively few products. Check out the link to learn more about inventory management software. Thanks!
Posted April 22, 2008
alila12 wrote...
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Posted April 21, 2008
dianacampbell wrote...
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Posted April 20, 2008
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Posted April 19, 2008
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Posted April 19, 2008
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