Authors: Lisa Rogak
ISBN-13: 9781564147363, ISBN-10: 1564147363
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Career Press, Incorporated
Date Published: July 2004
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Many people in their 40s, 50s, and even 60s have yearned to start their own businesses for years, but family and other responsibilities prevented them from doing anything more than dreaming. For many of them, the time is now.After a lifetime of work, these mid-life and retired entrepreneur wannabes are looking for businesses that don't require a huge investment of money or time. 100 Best Businesses to Start When You Don't Want to Work Hard Anymore is divided into three sections: Service businesses-adventure travel outfitter, educational consultant, personal chef, reunion planner, and more. Retail businesses-classic car sales, antiques, gourmet food store, and more. Product businesses-custom clothing designer, import business, herb farming, pet specialty manufacturer, and more. In brief, easy-to-digest chapters, each business listed includes a concise description of the business, why it's perfect for a mid-life or retired person, skills and investment required, and where to find more information.
To help burned-out workers envision a future where they call the shots in a job that is fun and fascinating, prolific writer Lisa Rogak outlines the benefits and requirements of 100 businesses that are less trouble than most. While examining startups in systems analysis, adventure travel outfitting, bookkeeping, food delivery, furniture making, software development, and many others, Rogak explains what exactly these people do and why their jobs are great for those who don't want to work too hard. Copyright © 2004 Soundview Executive Book Summaries
Introduction | 11 | |
Part I | The Businesses | 15 |
1. | Adventure Travel Outfitting | 17 |
2. | Alternative Medical Consulting | 19 |
3. | Antiques Business | 20 |
4. | Appliance Repair | 22 |
5. | Automobile Detailing | 23 |
6. | Bakery | 25 |
7. | Bed-and-Breakfast | 26 |
8. | Bookkeeping | 28 |
9. | Business Plan Writing | 29 |
10. | Cake Decorating | 31 |
11. | Carpentry | 33 |
12. | Children's Party Planning | 34 |
13. | Children's Transportation | 36 |
14. | Classic Car Sales | 38 |
15. | Cleaning Service | 39 |
16. | Computer Consulting | 41 |
17. | Computer Network Administration | 43 |
18. | Computer Repair | 44 |
19. | Computer Training | 46 |
20. | Corporate Test Administration | 47 |
21. | Courier Service | 49 |
22. | Crafts Making | 50 |
23. | Custom Clothing Design | 52 |
24. | Customized Computer Business | 54 |
25. | Database Management | 55 |
26. | Daycare | 57 |
27. | Desktop Publishing | 58 |
28. | Distance Teaching | 60 |
29. | Dog Walking | 61 |
30. | E-commerce Consulting | 63 |
31. | Educational Consulting | 65 |
32. | Elder Concierge Service | 67 |
33. | Elder Daycare | 68 |
34. | Elder Taxi Service | 70 |
35. | Electronic Publishing Consulting | 72 |
36. | Employee Recruiting | 73 |
37. | Employee Training | 75 |
38. | Entrepreneurial Consulting | 76 |
39. | Errand Service | 78 |
40. | E-zine Publishing | 79 |
41. | Financial Planning for Seniors | 80 |
42. | Food Delivery Service | 82 |
43. | Furniture Making | 83 |
44. | Genealogical Research | 85 |
45. | Gift Basket Business | 87 |
46. | Global Marketplace Consulting | 88 |
47. | Gourmet Food Store | 90 |
48. | Graphic Design | 92 |
49. | Handwriting Analysis | 94 |
50. | Herb Farming | 95 |
51. | Home Healthcare Agency | 97 |
52. | Home Inspection Service | 98 |
53. | Homeschooling Consulting | 100 |
54. | House-sitting Agency | 101 |
55. | Human Resources Consulting | 103 |
56. | Import Business | 104 |
57. | Information Brokering | 106 |
58. | Intellectual Property Consulting | 107 |
59. | Internet Consulting | 109 |
60. | Landscaping | 110 |
61. | Mailing List Consulting | 112 |
62. | Masonry | 114 |
63. | Massage Therapy | 116 |
64. | Medical Claims Processing | 117 |
65. | Medical Transcribing | 119 |
66. | Mobile Beauty Service | 120 |
67. | Monthly Mail-order Club | 122 |
68. | Multimedia Production | 124 |
69. | Niche Marketing Agency | 125 |
70. | Old House Restoration | 127 |
71. | Outplacement Consulting | 128 |
72. | Pack and Ship Service | 130 |
73. | Painting | 131 |
74. | Personal Chef | 133 |
75. | Personal Financial Planning | 135 |
76. | Personal Fitness Training | 137 |
77. | Personal Shopping Service | 138 |
78. | Pet Specialty Manufacturing | 140 |
79. | Pet-sitting Service | 141 |
80. | Pooper Scooper Business | 143 |
81. | Professional Organizing | 144 |
82. | Public Relations Consulting | 146 |
83. | Recycling Pick-up | 148 |
84. | Relocation Consulting | 149 |
85. | Restaurateur | 151 |
86. | Reunion Planning | 153 |
87. | Sales Rep Service | 154 |
88. | Secretarial Service | 156 |
89. | Seminar Leader | 157 |
90. | Software Development | 159 |
91. | Systems Analysis | 160 |
92. | Tax Consulting | 162 |
93. | Technical Support | 163 |
94. | Technical Writing | 165 |
95. | Translating Service | 166 |
96. | Used Book Dealing | 167 |
97. | Website Design | 169 |
98. | Website Development | 170 |
99. | Wedding Planning | 172 |
100. | Window Washing | 174 |
Part II | Entrepreneurship 101 | 177 |
Index | 217 | |
About the Author | 223 |