Top Ten Business Ideas

The entrepreneur who would like to start a home based business has a lot of choice. Sometimes too much choice.

The following listing contain some of the obvious and hopefully some of the not so obvious ideas for home based businesses:

1. Dog walking services
2. House sitting for folks lucky enough to be vacationing in the sun during the winter, or for those folks who have accepted short term work out of province. 
3. Specialty baking. (In an approved kitchen) This can include health foods, decadent treats for you or for your pooch, or full course meals for the time challenged working parent.
4. "Go fors" Errand providers. This can work very well in an area where there are seniors or physically challenged individuals who need just a bit of extra help with grocery shopping or picking up perscriptions. 
5. Event organizer.  This works best if you specialize in a niche market, maybe tradeshow production or maybe specializing in wedding planning. 
6. Writer or artist.  These require alone time to create and then the finished products are marketed.  Know your markets and be prepared to work as hard at the selling part of the business as you do at the creative side. 
7. Bookkeeping services for small businesses or non-profits who do not have the work or budget for a full time staff member to complete the essential bookkeeping tasks. 
8. Teach, talk and train. Be a facilitator and presenter on a topic you are knowledgeable about and have interest in. 
9. Provide administration support services to businesses with employees on vacation of sick leave. Operate your own temporary staffing agency...with you as the only staff. 
10. Offer contracting or design services for the home construction industry. 

As with any business idea, you must do your research and make sure there is a demand for the services you will be offering. Meet all the legal requirements and enjoy what you do. 

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The reasons for this blog:

1. Business owners need information that is easy to find and easier to use
2. Lenders still want proof that a business is well managed
   
3. Small and Home based business owners are often overwhelmed by all the info available, much of it is conflicting
4. I have knowledge to share
5. I like working with small and medium sized businesses
6. Small businesses are the future of our economy
7. Small businesses create the most jobs in our economy
8. Business owners need to plan and manage their businesses more effectively
9. A business that succeeds in a depressed economy will thrive in a good economy
10. I have owned and operated many successful small businesses.