More 101 Best Home-Based Businesses for Women

by Priscilla Y. Huff

Book Overview

Identifies start-up costs, financing sources, income potential, recommended skills and training, marketing, and advertising pointers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761512691
• ISBN13: 9780761512691
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA)
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

I enjoyed it!

If you're a person who's been searching online for a "real" home based business this is the book for you. I was delightfully surprised to see some of the idea's I've had rolling around in my head on paper. It's a totally different experience to take the book with you and read it as opposed to looking at a computer screen.One suggestion I've never seen before was to have your own art gallery in a room in your home. Of course if your home looks like Martha Stewart's that's no problem. The author suggests signing the artists to contracts so that you both make money when the art sells. I think that's a wonderful idea. Of course if you're not really keen on the idea of having strangers tour your back bedroom you could rent a small office space and advertise, advertise, advertise. Another idea I really loved was running a doggie day care center!! To those who are strictly business minded these ideas may sound far fetched but to those of us who long to break out of the mold these ideas light a fire to our creativity. One more business suggestion I thought was interesting is the laundry service. Even if you don't have a washer and dryer you could pick up people's laundry and drive it to the laundrymat. I know I've tried to bribe people to do my own laundry!!All in all this book is a worth while read.

Great Practical Book!

I think this is a great book!! Another reviewer said that the Bison breeding wasn't very feasible. On my country bike rides I pass a house that has bison. I never could figure out why they had them? Now I know.Many of these suggestions you will see listed online but there's something about being able to hold the book in your hands and dream about all of the wonderful things you could do. You can dream small or large. For example if you have an extra room in your home or an outside attached room you could contact artist's and sell their work on commission from your own gallery. I really like that idea. If you've always dreamed about being your own boss while staying at home this is the book for you. Start slow and steady. Just take on what you can handle. Do you have a washing machine and dryer? You could wash people's laundry. I'd never thought of that idea but I know in India this is quite common. I don't want to give away too many ideas. I just love this book. When I first got it I thought this would be one of those books I look at and decide to auction off. Nope. This one's a keeper!I really loved that you don't have to have advanced degrees to go into business for yourself. Don't let people discourage you from earning a decent income on your own using your own brain power.

It's okay...but has a limited audience

This book really starts out good, it has a lot of very informative info. With topics like "A Strategy for Success" and "Franchises, Distributorships, MLMs and Other Home Business Opportunities" you can find a lot of useful information. Ms. Huff explains the business process, as well as all the legalities surrounding small-businesses. That's the first part of the book.The second part of the book is all the jobs, yes, all 101 of them, and their descriptions. She includes very useful info like start-up costs, estimated income, things needed to run the business, and where to get more information. My only complaint with this book is that it covers a broad amount of job areas and not that well. There are jobs that she left out and those that weren't explained very well, and some that weren't even useful. This book is not going to help you figure out what your interests are and what is the perfect home-based business. If you have a little interest in just about everything from arts and crafts to computers, and want to know what you can do with your talents, then you may want to pick this up in the library. It's a good reference guide, and really, that's ALL it is. I don't regret that I bought the book, I just wish I knew what I was buying before I set such high expectations.

What a cool book

This is a really interesting book, although some of the businesses are kind of far-fetched (bison breeder???) but the ideas are cool. I would reccomend this more as a guide to side careers, most of them are risky or take a lot of time to get off the ground. Also most of them seem to be based around larger cities' needs.