101 Best Home-Based Businesses for Women: Everything You Need to Know about Getting Started on the Road to Success » (REV)

Priscilla Y. Huff, a former business columnist for iVillage.com, is a regular contributor to Home Business Magazine and other business print and online publications, including BizyMoms.com and eWorkingWomen.com. She lives in Sellersville, Pennsylvania.

Introduction
Part I. Home-Based Business Considerations
1. Before You Start Your Business
2. Choosing the Best Business for You
3. Your Business Plan 4. Franchises and Distributorships
Part II. 101 Best Businesses
Special Event Services
1. Balloon Decorating
2. Gift Baskets
3. Gift Reminder Service
4. Party and Event Planner
5. Party Rentals
6. Reunion Planning
7. Videotaping Service
8. Wedding Planner and Consultant
Home Services
9. Cleaning: Blinds
10. Cleaning: Carpets and Rugs
11. Cleaning: Homes and Apartments
12. Estate Sales
13. Garage Sales
14. Housesitting
15. Interior Design
16. Lampshades
17. Referral Service
18. Wallpapering and Painting
19. Welcoming Service
Personal Services
20. Child Care
21. Credit Counseling
22. Special Dating Service
23. Elder Care Services
24. Errand Service
25. Financial Consultant
26. Image Consulting Service
27. Inventory Service
28. Personal Salon Services
29. Professional Organizer
30. Résumé Writing Service
31. Shopping Service
32. Tutoring Service
Health Services
33. Home Health Care
34. Medical Claims Processing
35. Personal Fitness Trainer
36. Personal Weight Management Consultant
37. Reflexologist
Sewing Services
Sewing Resources
38. Alterations
39. Costumes
40. Curtains, Draperies, and Shades
41. Custom Apparel
42. Custom Cushions and Pillows
43. Patterns
44. Upholstery
Pet Services
45. Pet Grooming
46. Pet Sitting
47. Pet Transportation
Business-to-Business Services
48. Answering Service
49. Billing Service
50. Bookkeeping
51. Business Consultant/Coach
52. Business and Office Support Services
53. Business Plan Consultant
54. Business Writing
55. Consultant for Home-Based Businesses
56. Information Broker
57. Janitorial Service
58. Medical Billing Services
59. Medical Transcribing
60. Process Server
61. Professional Practice Consultant
62. Temporary Help Service
63. Video Production Services/Multimedia Production Services
Entertainment Businesses
64. Children's Parties
65. Clowning
66. Novelty Message Service
67. School Programs, Assemblies, and Presentations
68. Tour Services
69. Toy and Game Inventor
Green Businesses
Green Resources
70. Environmentally Concerned Businesses
71. Flowerscaping Service
72. Garden Consulting
73. Growing Herbs
74. Plant Maintenance Service
75. Wreaths
Craft Businesses
Craft Resources
76. Airbrush Art
77. Calligraphy
78. Candles
79. Chair Caning, Rushwork, and Weaving
80. Dollhouses
81. Framing
82. Furniture Art
83. Greeting Cards
84. Jewelry
85. Photography
86. Silk and Fabric Flower and Plant Arranging
Computer Businesses
Computer Resources
87. Computer Consulting
88. Graphic Artist/Designer
89. Newsletter Publisher (Desktop)
90. Newspaper Publisher (Desktop)
Food-Related Businesses
91. Catering
92. Food Delivery Service
93. Just Desserts
94. Selling a Family Recipe
Other Businesses 95. Engraving
96. Finding Service
97. Freelance Writing
98. Home Art or Music School
99. Mail Order
100. Sign-Painting Business
101. Tax Preparation Service
Part III. Additional Resources
Index

Library Journal

More women than men start new businesses annually, since women enjoy the flexibility and ease of child care that working at home provides. Huff, a business journalist and author (Home-Based Business Ideas for Women, Pilot, 1993), enumerates 101 business opportunities to women found in traditional areas. Each listing includes information on start-up costs and financing sources, pricing guidelines, marketing methods, equipment, necessary education/training or experience, income potential, and information sources. Huff begins the book with short sections on selecting a business, developing a business plan, and understanding franchises and distributorship. While this title is informative, numerous recent books are available on this topic, from Lionel Fisher's On Your Own (LJ 1/95) to Daryl Allen's 1101 Businesses You Can Start from Home (Wiley, 1995). A marginal purchase for those public libraries with an adequate collection in this area.-Kathy Shimpock-Vieweg, O'Connor-Cavanagh Lib., Phoenix, Ariz.

|Introduction

Part I. Home-Based Business Considerations

              1. Before You Start Your Business
              2. Choosing the Best Business for You
              3. Your Business Plan 4. Franchises and Distributorships

Part II. 101 Best Businesses

      Special Event Services

              1. Balloon Decorating
              2. Gift Baskets
              3. Gift Reminder Service
              4. Party and Event Planner
              5. Party Rentals
              6. Reunion Planning
              7. Videotaping Service
              8. Wedding Planner and Consultant

      Home Services

              9. Cleaning: Blinds
            10. Cleaning: Carpets and Rugs
            11. Cleaning: Homes and Apartments
            12. Estate Sales
            13. Garage Sales
            14. Housesitting
            15. Interior Design
            16. Lampshades
            17. Referral Service
            18. Wallpapering and Painting
            19. Welcoming Service

      Personal Services

            20. Child Care
            21. Credit Counseling
            22. Special Dating Service
            23. Elder Care Services
            24. Errand Service
            25. Financial Consultant
            26. Image Consulting Service
            27. Inventory Service
            28. Personal Salon Services
            29. Professional Organizer
            30. Résumé Writing Service
            31. Shopping Service
            32. Tutoring Service

      Health Services

            33. Home Health Care
            34. Medical Claims Processing
            35. Personal Fitness Trainer
            36. Personal Weight Management Consultant
            37. Reflexologist

      Sewing Services

      Sewing Resources

            38. Alterations
            39. Costumes
            40. Curtains, Draperies, and Shades
            41. Custom Apparel
            42. Custom Cushions and Pillows
            43. Patterns
            44. Upholstery

      Pet Services

            45. Pet Grooming
            46. Pet Sitting
            47. Pet Transportation

      Business-to-Business Services

            48. Answering Service
            49. Billing Service
            50. Bookkeeping
            51. Business Consultant/Coach
            52. Business and Office Support Services
            53. Business Plan Consultant
            54. Business Writing
            55. Consultant for Home-Based Businesses
            56. Information Broker
            57. Janitorial Service
            58. Medical Billing Services
            59. Medical Transcribing
            60. Process Server
            61. Professional Practice Consultant
            62. Temporary Help Service
            63. Video Production Services/Multimedia Production Services

      Entertainment Businesses

            64. Children's Parties
            65. Clowning
            66. Novelty Message Service
            67. School Programs, Assemblies, and Presentations
            68. Tour Services
            69. Toy and Game Inventor

      Green Businesses

      Green Resources

            70. Environmentally Concerned Businesses
            71. Flowerscaping Service
            72. Garden Consulting
            73. Growing Herbs
            74. Plant Maintenance Service
            75. Wreaths

      Craft Businesses

      Craft Resources

            76. Airbrush Art
            77. Calligraphy
            78. Candles
            79. Chair Caning, Rushwork, and Weaving
            80. Dollhouses
            81. Framing
            82. Furniture Art
            83. Greeting Cards
            84. Jewelry
            85. Photography
            86. Silk and Fabric Flower and Plant Arranging

      Computer Businesses

      Computer Resources

            87. Computer Consulting
            88. Graphic Artist/Designer
            89. Newsletter Publisher (Desktop)
            90. Newspaper Publisher (Desktop)

       Food-Related Businesses

            91. Catering
            92. Food Delivery Service
            93. Just Desserts
            94. Selling a Family Recipe

       Other Businesses

            95. Engraving
            96. Finding Service
            97. Freelance Writing
            98. Home Art or Music School
            99. Mail Order
          100. Sign-Painting Business
          101. Tax Preparation Service

Part III. Additional Resources

Index