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This is not a for profit post, it's only meant to share ideas.
My wife and I both lost our jobs and business last year due to the dramatic downturn in the economy. After that I wanted more control of my destiny. I started a side business while looking for a teaching job. Surprisingly, the side business took off in this down economy.
As the economy got worst I started sharing my ideas with friends and family and now I'm sharing it with everyone. How to start - once you decide on an work idea, contact everyone you know to support your side business. Meanwhile, you network new prospects to grow. Good luck. Here's some ideas we looked at:
- Home birthday party coordinator – come up with a menu of themes, crafts, games, activities and goody bags.
- Birthday party face painter/activity provider – come up with a menu of services as a party entertainer.
- Home chef – come up with dishes for busy families, people with special diets, people who need catering for special occasions, creative food themes, and consider providing clean up.
- Custom Desert caterer – come up with a menu of specialize deserts for all types of special occasion and have strategies in place to generate repeat business.
- Home stager/organizer – help realtor(s) stage client houses for sale, provide storage facilities, provide simple handy work, and provide organizing services.
- Baby/Child room artist – come up with a menu of simple, but unique mural/design ideas for rooms and consider custom decorated children furniture/products.
- Home window cleaning/snow/leaf removal services – come up with small around the house services that help busy families, schedule repeat services and /or seasonal services.
- Easy & Simple pet grooming business – come up with a menu of pet services, like washing, nail clipping, simple cuts, basic animal training and offer schedule repeat service.
- Simple sewing and mending services – come up with a menu of sewing and mending services for clothing, curtains, sheets, covering, and specialty custom products.
- Family Album creator/designer services – come up with a menu of personalize, custom family albums, help families organize their pictures, help families create a story book and use technology to make it look professional.
- Healthy lifestyle and diet motivator – look up some basic healthy diets and exercise programs where you help others reach a healthy lifestyle, provide daily personalized coaching, and provide positive feedback.
- Personalize Jewelry designer – come up with unique and trendy custom jewelry for special occasions, for special moments, adult and kid jewelry making workshops.
- House photo/video-grapher – create a portfolio and provide a menu of packages for realtors and/or home sellers, and provide a way for people to view these images online.
- Your town computer geek – provide a menu of budget friendly services, join affiliate programs, provide ask the geek site and offer small business technology help.
- Educational activities tutor – provide a menu of educational and fun activities for children and their families. Help them get over math phobia and improve in other subjects.
As you continue to look for a job. Remember, starting a business is a great way to enhance your resume.
When one door closes another opens!
John
For more freely shared ideas & helpful info. visit my blog
http://homemadebiz.wordpress.com
Last edited on Fri Oct 23rd, 2009 06:25 pm by workideas
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