Based Business Advice

Based Business Advice<br /><br />The world of self employment can be a personally and financially rewarding one for the right individual. Many people dream of owning their own business but don believe it will ever happen for them. The majority of these folks see all the positives of working for yourself, but lack the drive and determination to make the transition from employee to employer.<br /><br />Self employment is the ticket to higher earnings without limit and the right to control and work your own schedule. But it not easy work. A lot of self employed people are working longer hours and weeks than ever in their own business. The difference is they are doing work they truly enjoy, and are getting paid for it!<br /><br />We listed a number of home based business and franchise opportunities in this booklet based on the latest information available to us. From this assortment of listings, you will probably recognize some that will have a definite appeal for you. This is the first step to taking off with your own business: knowing what you want to do. Beyond that, if you have the fortitude to plow through the first few months, you will ultimately be successful.<br /><br />A number of these businesses will have you involved as a sales representative of the company, working out of your own home. While many people feel turned off by sales people, remember the important part a salesperson plays in any business.<br /><br />A product usually has to be sold, right? There aren many items that you are tuned into where you can walk straight into a store and pick them out. Usually you hear about a certain product through advertising like direct mail or a notice in a local publication. If it catches your eye, you pursue it.<br /><br />Believe it or not, you just been sold that product. The person responsible for marketing the product to an audience elected to attract clientele through an advertising approach. This is selling, too!<br /><br />Sales aren just the slick folks on the automobile showroom who want to know what it will take to get you in that car today. Selling is the process by which a product reaches a consumer. It can take many forms. If you have some preconceived ideas about sales right now, erase them from your mind. Start with a clean slate by remaining open to all possibilities in your home based businesses.<br /><br />After all, if you marketing a product you would buy yourself, it will be easy to convince others of its value. Since you selecting the right business opportunity, you unquestionably choose the business that has the most appeal to you. Selling something you love almost never feels like work, or real selling!<br /><br />If you currently have a job, you may want to break into your home based business on a part time basis until you built up enough earnings base to leave. There will probably be no greater feeling than when you walk out the door and into a business where you call the shots!<br /><br />If you between jobs, then by all means go at this full force. All you need to do is to contact the businesses listed here that interest you and begin the process of determining if this is right for you.<br /><br />There may be several opportunities here that are franchises. There is no available data that says that electing to go the franchise route to start your business has any lower success rate than beginning a new business from scratch. Again, view these choices with an open mind and investigate the opportunity thoroughly before making the commitment. If you working part or full time, you can, perhaps, be even choosier. If you have any questions, or you wish to order some of the publications the FTC puts out on franchises, contact them at:<br /><br />Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Consumer Protection Division of Enforcement Pennsylvania Ave. 20580 202 326 2970<br /><br />In addition, several states have agencies that specifically administer their own state specific franchise disclosure laws. This should be part of your evaluation of these business opportunities. These states are:<br /><br />California Franchise Division Department of Corporations 3700 Wilshire Blvd. 600 Los Angeles, CA. 90010<br /><br />Hawaii Franchise Securities Div State Dept. of Commerce 1010 Richards Street Honolulu, HI 96813<br /><br />Illinois Franchise Division Office of Sec of State 302 W. Washington St. Springfield, IL. 62706<br /><br />Indiana Franchise Division Office of Att Gen 500 South 2nd Street Suite E 111 Indianapolis, IN 46204<br /><br />Maryland Franchise Office Division of Securities 200 St. Paul Pl. 20th Fl. Baltimore, MD. 21202<br /><br />Michigan Antitrust Franchise Off. Box 30215 Lansing, MI. 48909<br /><br />Minnesota Franchise Division Department of Commerce 133 East 7th Street St. Paul, MN. 55101<br /><br />New York Franchise Securities Div State Dept. 10271<br /><br />North Dakota Franchise Division Office of Securities Finance 600 East Blvd. 5th Bismarck, ND 58505<br /><br />Oregon Corp. Securities Div. Dept. of Insurance and Commision Labor Industries Bldg. Salem, OR. 97310<br /><br />Rhode Island Franchise Office Division of Securities 233 Richmond St. 232 Providence, RI 02903<br /><br />South Dakota Franchise Office Division of Securities 118 W. Capitol Ave. Pierre, SD 57501<br /><br />Washington Franchise Office Business License Services State Securities Division 1300 E Main St. 9th Fl. Olympia, WA. 98507