I am not very good with computers, I don't type. I am smart, poor, and want to open a business,any suggestions

Question

I need positive input from computer literate souls. All responses appreciated.

Answer 1

So long as you are not lazy, you should be able to overcome the obstacles you just mentioned!

Learn more about what it is you really enjoy doing. Is it something you can make? Something you can do? Find out what people would be willing pay for the goods or services you have to offer! Get help from friends and family to help you market your ideas in printed pamphlets, flyers or even a small website! If your idea is perceived to be good enough for others, then you might be surprised how much people might be willing to help you on the ground level for a potentially enterprising venture!

If you're smart like you say you are, you should be able to eventually learn the basic skills of computers and typing. Whatever you can do to improve yourself will only help your odds.

Answer 2

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 3

1. You aren't the only poor person trying to open a business many people start from scratch.
2. Depending on what you want your business to be you might not need a computer anyway. Find out what you want to do then figure out what you need to know to run your business successfully
3. The most important one. SAVE YOUR MONEY. Save $100 when you get there save $500 then save $1000 and so on. Once you have it in the bank or under the bed it will hurt to spend it. The more you have the easier it is to save.
4. Build credit. Don't abuse it but build it. It's good to have it just incase you need it for a business loan. (Don't take a loan out for more than you have).

Answer 4

I have always wanted to go into business my self becuase I knew it was the only way that I would get ahead as with JOBS that I have had in the past I realized I can only work so many hours and get paid so much an hour. But with more questions that answers and the millions of pages worth of advice available to me in a billion places all I ever did was get lost.

I have had great success with PrePaid Legal Services. The initial costs and operational costs are very low, the commitment is up to you and you don't have to be an expert of any product cause you don't stock them or sell them. But you offer people and businesses services that have the potential to have a serious impact on someone when the situation arises.

If you have interest, contact me directly as I am trying to respect Yahoo's account policies for advertising.

But good for you for taking some of the first steps and asking questions. Just be sure of who your getting your answers from because information is only as good as its source.

good Luck !!

Answer 5

There are a lot of businesses u can get into. Don't be scared to start an on-line business. Most programs are user friendly and there are a lot of companies that offer customer support for a small fee. EBay is perfect for u because it needs very little money to start up. I mean very little. U dnt have to start out with wholesaling. U can go to garage sales and find a lot of good stuff. And eBay charges such a small fee to sell a product. (digital camera recommended, if u dnt have a digital camera a suggestion I can make is to use your cellphone, take a picture, email it to yourself then save it on your computer.) Good luck.

Here are my other suggestions:

Answer 6

Smart people will really shine in any business they do. Computer Education is not just for the rich people, but it is a part of life in every family. No course is essential to use computer in business. Desired packages are available in the market or software professionals are there to help you to start using computer in your business. Programme Menu will always be very friendly. So go ahead, start your business! Good Luck!

Answer 7

If you do not want to learn computers there are still needs out there that do not heavily involve computers. You can always "outsource" the business things that MUST use computers. Although I would think if you found this site, you probably know enough to learn the rest. It is not the magic some people would have you believe it is. There are logical rules to all of it and if you really are smart, you can learn them through books and programs from your local library.

Answer 8

You don't do well with computers, and many, many things require computer skills these days. You don't type, and that follows the same rule. You're poor, and many things require venture capital. You've got three strikes against you - luckily, mon ami, we are not playing baseball.

Find out what you like to do - this of course may involve trying (many, many, many) new things. Find out about yourself primarily; everything you love to do. Then find a market - any sort of niche - in which you can use skills related to the things you like. I love languages and mathematics; with these I may become an interpreter, I may do international business transactions, I may be an engineer with the mathematics, or many other occupations. For every single thing that you find that you enjoy, there is something you can do to make money with it. So after you've found out *which* things you enjoy, find out what markets are available for those types of skills, and choose the highest-yielding market with regards to income. The important thing is that you are making money, and enjoying it.

Answer 9

MLM. Those 3 letters mean a lot. It is for multi-level marketing. The entrance fees are low. Compared to buying a franchise, where you spend hundreds of thousands (or millions) to use a name, you spend under $100. In my case $35. It is because the company wants you to sell the product, not the name. And the way it makes you money is by its distribution. I am a distributor, and I buy product at one price, and sell it higher. Same as everyone else trying to make a buck, right? But with MLM, when I have sold my product to someone, I can offer them a chance to sell it to others and get the product at the same price I do. So, they sign up and for every case they order, I get paid. And if I sign up two, or twenty two, every case they order is money in my pocket. Now, if they sign some one up, they get paid, but so do I. I get paid for each person under me, forever wide, and until the line gets to be nine deep, Wide means I can have 1000 distributiors directly under me and I get paid for all their sales. Nine deep means I sign up "person 1" who signs up "person 2" under them, who signs up "person 3", right up to "person 9". Even with only 3 people signed up under me, who each only sign up one, I get paid 27 times. And if they sign up more than one, (whcih happens all the time) the figures grow fast. All you need is a good product. Have a look at my site. It is a no BS zone. Have a good look at the product, and there is a business page. It is a pretty new site, so forgive any spelling errors (and feed back is very welcome!) I have also included the professionally designed site below it.

Answer 10

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