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One of the most common excuses for most people to start their own businesses, full-time or part-time is the fact that they don’t seem to be able to come to a conclusion about that all-too-important-biz-idea. I was just thinking maybe I should pitch in as an unsolicited small business consultant

These ideas just flashed by in my mind while I keep dreaming or conjuring up thousands of ideas.

1. Domestic Services : People are yearning to spend on domestic help. I don’t know if you had ever realized it but walk into any 2 income household and ask them if they would like some help to do those chores that have been accumulating over the time, they would jump out of their skin and pay you like you just kidnapped their kids. You might have already witnessed the pulse for the apparent demand for domestic help among all strata of the society. If only there could be a company , a brand, a number, a person I could talk to to get my domestic chores done, I would pay anything to have someone do things for me, cook for me, do the plumbing, the laundry and the works.
2. Financial Planning Services : Everyone earns money, but few know what to do with it. Yeah, they do spend it like crazy but that isn’t what I am talking about. People would love it if there could be someone to tell them how exactly to plan their finances. Of course, we do have banks and non-banking financial institutions that take up this role now-a-days with some so-called relationship managers doing the regular calling.But if you noticed, these guys are biased and would want to sell just their products. Perhaps these products are right for you. I am talking about customization. I am talking about some real unbiased financial planning keeping customer’s interest at the fore-front. Perhaps some kind of certification might help, but anything goes if you do it well enough.
3. Training and development : Ask me, I am into it. There is a tremendous amount of scope for people who can dabble with public speaking. Freelance training assignments, stints for teaching people anything from communication skills to something as exotic as forex trading, are in big demand. Just as is the case for almost anything that has to sell in India, You might have to go out there and get your clients after much coaxing and concept-selling. But it is possible and very much real. I stand in for it.
4. Freelance Web designers : well, not just web designing, but if you could also manage to do well on graphic designing, logo designing, fliers, brochures and all that comes with a traditional DTP business, you could always tap onto a global market waiting to spend on some reasonably priced adroit designers. The United States, European and South-east Asian Markets are of course crowded with these providers, but there is still room for a lot more. For every provider there would be a client and starting with one client and building one’s business one client after another has been the staple for many success stories.
5. Referral Business : For those of you who have had something to do with sales and have felt that selling is one of their primary skills amassed over the years, referral business is pure gold. Well, sign up with a few merchants and just start selling their products or services in return for a hefty commission. You get money when you sell their stuff. Win-win for everyone. If you thought you needed some real streamlining and a process to die for, perhaps the SFI Business Opportunity might help you. No matter where you are in the world, you can use the opportunity that is free to be enrolled into.

As it goes with every piece of information on my blog, I would want to reiterate the fact that starting and running a business is not a child’s play and would need extreme focus and determination. But then, if you did dream about starting your business and never did it, it might just be tough to justify one’s existence.

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