Stay at home parents with a home business...?

Question

What kind of businesses have you tried? Which ones worked for you and why? Any resources are appreciated!

Answer 1

Not yet, but I'm working on it.. I have found that Photography can be very rewarding. Selling stock imageages which can be taken just about anywhere, then of course home studio and stuff like that... To do wedding photography you can earn up to $800 for just 4 hrs of your time. For Modeling Portfolio's range from $400 - $1,000 depending on how many 8x10's spread sheets and how many outfit changes. The Portfolio Photographs can eighter be taken at home studio or on sight (which means the client has a particular idea of where they want pictures taken at.)

Answer 2

I am 27 and a mother of 2 children, 6 and 8. I am also an independent consultant with Arbonne International, a health and wellness business. I'm happy to share with you what I do. I absolutely love the products and business opportunity. I was able to start my business for only $29. As a consultant, you can either make 35% off of retail sales (at the time of the sale) or a percentage off of wholesale orders (percentage increases with different levels of management). The more wholesale buyers and business builders you sponsor, the bigger your residual check will be.

Arbonne has over 400 consumable, proprietary products made with exceptionally high EUROPEAN STANDARDS of quality. Our products are in 6 key consumer markets including skin care, body care, weight loss, nutrition, aromatherapy, and cosmetics. People are really starting to take better care of themselves. They want to live longer and have healthier lives so the health and wellness industry is a great place to be. Our products are result oriented and people love them!

All of their products are formulated in Switzerland and made in the US so they're unlike any others on the market. They're made with natural botanicals, pure, safe, beneficial, hypoallergenic, pH correct, dermatologist tested, and formulated without alcohol, wax, dyes, chemicals, fragrances, acetone, and mineral oil. The products are revolutionary and result oriented. People love them and Arbonne is booming with over 111% growth every year since 2002 with 164% growth in 2005 over 2004. We more then surpassed that half way through 2006.

Arbonne is stable with over 27 years experience and a leader is the industry, debt free with a low start up cost of $29, no inventory, no sales requirements, no territory to limit growth, free online ordering and toll free ordering with direct shipping to consumers, free online training, committed leadership, Mercedes Benz car program, and the most generous compensation plan in the industry. Here are the AVERAGE monthly commissions for Arbonne consultants.

District Manager - $291.67/month

Area Manager - $1,551.35/month

Regional Vice President - $6,773.33/month + $800 Mercedes Benz cash bonus

National Vice President - $31,348.09/month + $1,000 Mercedes Benz cash bonus

We build relationships, share premium proprietary products and offer an opportunity for others to not only look and feel great about themselves, but also to change their lives. I'm able to work my business several hours a week from the comfort of my own home. Arbonne makes business easy! If you're interested in learning more, I'll be happy to help you.

Answer 3

Candimarie, I can only think of one, and that is open a store in your home. Any kind of store: dry goods store, candy store, hardware store, etc. Anything that doesn't require deep professional knowledge, but only simple accounting and inventory.

Or, you could also open a day-care center.

Answer 4

The most successful Home-based business, [and the one doing 7 BILLION Dollars of turnover in nearly 90 countries] is the AMWAY business TOGETHER with a fantastic Training Support system called Network -21!
Ironically, you cannot go to Amway and sign up: you have to be introduced by someone already in it as a distributor.
It is ideally suited for parents who wish to work from home, and work flexible hours as per their own convenience.
Merely taking up an Amway kit and trying to sell products door-to-door will be doomed to failure! You will quit even before a week!
But when you join up with successful distributors who have a winning global team, who are willing to train, coach, and mentor you to success, [Till YOU say "Enough, enough! I can manage on my own now!], then you have a winning formula.
It is people-helping-people business, and continues to succeed not only in capitalistic countries of the west but also 'Communist 'countries like Russia, China, and east European countries, apart from Asian countries, etc.
What is this business?
When you decide to become a PROSUMER, instead of a mere Consumer, you profit from consuming products which you are already consuming ANYWAY!! ...... things like Soaps, detergents, home cleaning products, World class Vitamins and food supplements for the entire family made from fruits & vegetables grown in organic farms, , Top class Skin care products made from natural fruits and vegetables, Farming products, + thousands of other products from Fortune 500 companies (Including Ford Cars!) which are also available to you for purchase, at an attractive discount-- ordered right from your own home anywhere in the world, by internet or by mobile phone as well as what you can go and physically pick up .
So, you get excellent products, at prices LESS than the price in the company's own showroom!
Then when you share this opportunity with your own friends, relatives, neighbors, etc ALONG with your Team [Do NOT attempt to talk unprofessionally on your own! You will get ridiculed and demoralised!], you create a team of Prosumers along with you, who ALSO want to profit from being Consumers.
The beauty of this company's policy ---which has NOT changed since 46 years!!!---
is that you get paid an incentive not only for what you consume, but for what your team members, and the members linked to those in your team, AND those in their teams.............living any where in the world, ALL consume every month!
The result is, if you are in Amway alone, you can barely consume products worth $ 100 a month, but with a group of about 100 people linked with you, each of whom consume an average of $ 100 of products, the total consumption in your group becomes $ 10000 per month! Your income , for creating this volume of business, is ....HUGE!!
Why dont you send me an e-mail?I shall explain in more detail!
Check out www.Amway-India.com, or just Amway.com if you live outside India.

Answer 5

Purse Party. I love it!