my favorite quote

  Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.  --Henry Ford--

  

favorite quotes

If you don't drive your business, you will be driven out of business.  --B. C. Forbes--  

High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectations.  --Charles Kittering--

Failure doesn't mean you're a failure it just means you havent succeeded yet.  --Robert H. Schuller--

You cannot affort to wait for perfect conditions.  Goal setting is often a matter of balancing timing against available resources.  Opportunities are easily lost while waiting for perfect conditons.  -- Gary Ryan Blair--

Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your product or service, and that brings friends with them.  --W. Edwards Deming--

Shoot for the moon.  Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.  --Les Brown--

The more you can dream, the more you can do.  --Michael Korda--

About the time we can make ends meet, somebody moves the ends. -Herbert Hoover--

Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.   --Napoleon Hill--

The man who will use his skill and constructive imagination to see how much he can give for a dollar, instead of how little he can give for a dollar, is bound to succeed.  -Henry Ford--

 

 

HOME BUSINESS RESOURCES

There are a lot of options for people who want to start a home business on a shoestring.  Many of the businesses listed below can grow beyond the home boundaries with vision and effort.  I've tried to find books that not only cover a range of interests but have the potential to provide a great income.

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Office Cleaning Business - Anyone can do this with little or no investment and no experience.  Now you can learn how to start from scratch and generate a living wage by working only a few hours a week.  More info

How To Start A Lawn Care Business - It's amazing how much money you can make with a lawnmower, weedeater and a leaf blower.  My lawn care guy admitted he made $350 every weekend for a few hours work.  Check this out.  More info

Jewelry Party Business - A complete guide to setting up your home business including startup requirements, pricing, the market, business structure, recruiting party hosts and growing your business.  More info

Own A Jewelry Business For Less Than $50 - Learn the secrets to big bucks in diamond jewelry.  With the information in this book you can buy diamond jewelry at 90%  below retail and make as few as 2 sales a month for an incredible income.  More info

Starting A Day Care Business - This book makes it easy to set up and operate a lucrative day care business.  Avoid the pitfalls and traps that sink most day cares in the first 2 months.  More info

Sweet Smell of Success - Make your own perfumes!  Open a perfume oil boutique and create your own line of products.  Read how one woman was stunned with the profit she made in the first month.  More info

Make Money Hosting Speed Dating EventsThis might not be one that you'd consider a home business but I think it lends itself well to someone good at networking and throwing parties.  Use your computer to set up an event at a local establishment and benefit with a book filled with start-up information.  Available in ebook or hard copy.  More info

Doggie Day Care - If you love animals and have the space to let them run, this just might be the perfect business for you.  The book provides step-by-step guide to how to start your doggie day care business with special tips on getting it up and running fast.  You'll learn the best marketing techniques, staffing, required skills, how to find supplies, how to expand into additional services and much, much more.  More info 

Make Candy Bouquets -  A perfect full time or part time inexpensive business to start at home!  You'll not only learn how to make candy bouquets for your customers but edible crafts for kids and --The Hottest Thing Right Now -- fruit and vegetable creations.  Not just a craft book, this one gives you everything you need to know about marketing, legal information, business plans and advertising suggestions.  Don't start a candy bouquet business without this book!    More Info 

Bake A Dog A Bone - People all over America are starting pet bakery businesses with great success.  Because of the high profit margins and low risk, it's easy to work out of your kitchen as you begin your journey to ownership of a profitable pet bakery.  This book reveals the tips, tricks and secrets from successful pet treat bakers.  More info

Make Soap and Candles  - This book contains every thing you need to know to create a home-based business creating soaps and candles.  You'll learn how to make transparent soaps, laundry soap, shaving cream and how to prepare ingredients for the perfect soap every time.  Your candles will be beautiful and perfect as you learn how to prepare the wicks, dip the candles and make them from molds.   More Info

Start Your Own Gift Basket Business - Another How-To book that tells you how to succeed in the gift basket business.  Learn how to attract clients, buy discounted supplies and get a complete guide that will get your business off the ground and on the road to success.   More Info

How To Make Money With Scrapbooking - There are a lot of people out there who want their precious memories preserved in memorable scrapbooks.  This book tells you who they are, how to contact them and everthing you need to know to set up a profitable scrapbooking business.  Tips from the pros reveal how to easily get customers, how to set prices for your work, how to get free scrapbook supplies and much, much more.  More Info

Great Gifts In A Jar - This amazing book contains over 200 recipes that you create in your kitchen by adding ingredients to a decorated jar.  The concept works well for a home business and  allows expansion as you succeed in your endeavor.   Sell out of your home, through gift shops, flea markets and local outlets.  Once you learn the technique, you can create your own recipes.   More Info