I want to create an on-line company. Any suggestions?

Question

What kind of business could I start up? Given a small market size and not a lot of time. Any bright ideas?

Answer 1

Think of all your interests & ask yourself if any of those could be expanded into a business. Just keep in mind...what's your expertise? What are your interests? What could you imagine yourself doing?

By researching the prospect of starting your own business -- what it entails, what you need to know, helpful hints, etc -- you'll feel better prepared to take that plunge.

I found some book titles that are relevant to your specific question:

* 101 Internet Businesses You Can Start from Home by Susan Sweeney
* The Best Home Businesses for the 21st Century by Paul Edwards
* Selling Online: How to Become a Successful E-Commerce Merchant by Jim Carroll
* I Could Do Anything If I Only Knew What It Was: How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It by Barbara Sher
* I Don't Know What I Want, But I Know It's Not This: A Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Gratifying Work by Julie Jansen
* The Best Internet Businesses You Can Start by Marian Betancourt
* The Shoestring Entrepreneur's Guide to Internet Start-Ups by Robert Spiegel
* Making a Living Without a Job : Winning Ways For Creating Work That You Love by Barbara Winter

I also posted some article links in the source box.

Hope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!

Answer 2

Hi my name is Beau Williams. I started a small business 3 months ago. I named it Extreme Pest Control. I put everything I had into it to get it off the ground. What I do is telemarket home owners. My script goes like this:
Hi my name is beau with EPC I am calling to let you know that we will be spraying some of your neighbors houses on __________ Street this week. What we do is spray a six foot protective barrier all the way around the foundation of your home. It keeps out spiders, ants, crickets, beetles anything that crawls. We also put down a flea and tick treatment in your lawn that kills over 50 different bugs that live in your grass as well as spray around all of your windows, doors and sopheting to keep away bees, wasps, hornets and mud dobbers. We come out every two months and its guaranteed so if you ever have a problem just call us up and we'll come back out for free. There is no contract and it's only sixty eight for the first treatment and forty eight per treatment after that. So will you give us a shot?

Please understand this is just a basic sample of my script. I spray the houses in the daytime and telemarket at night from 5:00 to 9:00 that's when most people are home. My wife helps me when she is off of work from wal-mart. We are getting sales every day. Sales is a numbers game if you dial the numbers you will get sales. I know that $68.00 doesn't sound like much but if I get 50 sales in a week that's $3,400.00 that week and I spray them every 2 months. So every 2 months I get all of the new customers plus the ones that are due to be resprayed. It will grow bigger and bigger because business will double every 2 months. The only problem I have is I need capital to start a telemarketing room. I want to employe 10-20 telemarketers to telemarket the whole state of Indiana. If you don't think there is money in Pest Control then look at
Terminix or Orkin both very successfully companies. I Know that if I had someone like you self that would invest $20,000.00 Twenty Thousand Dollars I could turn it into streams of residual. I am not sure how things work with investors so I hope you take me serious. If nothing else I could could you help point me in the right direction? I know this business will I just need money to get things moving. I did try the better business bureau but they wont even look at me because I filed bankruptcy in 2004. Once again my name is Beau Williams. My Phone Number Is 812-718-
my email address is [e-mail] I hope that you are interested in this opportunity because I guarantee it will make money.
Thank You
Beau Williams [e-mail]

Answer 3

The world is not such a small place. Start online. I found some great ideas on this site and implemented a couple and now things are working. It takes work and if you do, it will happen.

Answer 4

Sounds like your looking for free consulting services. Just remember, you get what you pay for.

Answer 5

is it possible??