By Michele Scism,
The Results Lady
As a business strategist I am always asked how someone can start a business of their own.
Just today I met a fabulous mother of 3 who is having a hard time making ends meet and asked me if I could recommend anything that she could do. There is not really a cookie cutter answer for that question but I will say one thing. I believe we all have a business inside of us.
My criteria is that it be something that you know a lot about and love to do. A passion for it is a better way to explain and the reason for the passion is because when times get tough (and they do for every business) you need to have a passion to keep going on.
So I made some recommendations to her and I thought they might interest you as well. My friend Kelly McCausey, of Moms Talk Network, has several great e-books out on how to start different businesses. Most of these range in price from $10 to $20 and are full of great information to help you get started.
How to Start a Santa Letter Business
How to Start a Bookkeeping Business
How to Start a Greeting Card Business
How to Start A Proofreading Business
How to Start a Internet Research Business
How to Start a Virtual Assistant Business
How to Start a Transcription Business
If you have been putting off starting your own business what is stopping you? There is never a better time than right now.
“Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left behind by those who hustle.” – Abraham Lincoln
For complete transparency I want to say that these links are my affiliate links and if you decide to purchase Kelly will pay me a commission but this does not increase your cost in any way!
I believe as you do that we all have a business inside of us. For many it’s a giant within us that’s waiting to be found and released. Over the years I’ve met women who literally cringe at the thought that they could ever start a business and sometimes it just helps to show them that they are already an unpaid accountant, budget coordinator, schedule maker, perhaps already a great cake maker, etc.
Those e-books by Kelly are wonderful recommendations as they offer choices between online and offline businesses.
Enjoyed reading your post and looking around your blog.
Yvonne
Michele ~
I’m sure that mother of three is really happy she met you! And you’re right. I get this same question from moms all the time and there’s no ONE particular business that’s right for everyone. What I find interesting is that most of the moms I meet don’t even realize how much talent they really possess! (Moms tend to shortchange themselves)
Kelly’s got some wonderful e-books. For about two years I looked around, off and on, for ways to get into the business of proofreading as a work-from-home option. I could never come up with any rock solid direction or valuable instruction on exactly HOW to start this type of business. Looks like Kelly McCausey is a fabulous resource!
Thanks for a great post (and for helping moms to follow their passion),
Melanie
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