Most plans for a new business require a lot of money. You have to buy equipment, rent space, hire employees, then play a myriad of bills that you never expected.
That is great if you have a rich uncle or friends at the bank, or if you just cashed in your stock options from your job at Microsoft. But what about the rest of us?
The old "charge your way to wealth with credit cards" doesn't work if you already have them maxed out. And you can't quit your job if you NEED that check to keep food on the table.
The only answer is to seriously adjust your thinking. Get ready to be ultra creative. Start a business that you can get going for FREE or almost free.
1. Get an order pad, sign up as a reseller, and start knocking on doors. This works surprisingly well. Find a business that will let you sell their products with a profit built in for you to keep. Target offices, homes, and organizations who have a real NEED for what you sell.
Start by noticing something about the surroundings. "I love the flowers you have growing" is a great ice breaker when a home owner opens the door.
2. Get involved with ONE good network marketing program and several affiliate programs. Many huge networking companies will let you jump in for about $30. They give you marketing materials, strategies, and lots of help from more experienced people in the organization.
Basically it is becoming a franchisee, only you don't have to fork over hundreds of thousands of dollars like you would if you were starting a franchised restaurant. You get a plan and popular products to sell.
3. Offer to help a busy service provider from your house. You would be surprised how many of the Internet's most successful gurus are up to their eyeballs in responsibility. Often they will farm some (or much!) of the work out to you to do from your own business at home. All you have to do is ask.
Finally, let me mention something that is very close to my heart and should be close to yours. As tough as things can get for we Americans during a recession, it is far, far worse for people in many third world countries. You can be the hardest working, most ambitious person in history and still not have the two dollars it takes to buy an order pad. You don't have it and you never will.
A very small loan can turn the tide for millions of people, especially poor women desperate to feed their children. All they need is a helping hand to get their business started. In the process, you do something real and needed to stop terrorism at its economic roots.
Stafford "Doc" Williamson of The Profit Project shows people how to earn a steady income by helping the world's poorest women start their own businesses. You can become a major philanthropist for just $10/month. Subscribe to The Profit Project to earn commissions and bonuses while helping end world hunger. http://www.winfotech.com/s.cgi?index-006 Reach Doc at mailto:profitproject@winfotech.com or 866-407-5369.
