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Top 10 Small Business Opportunites For Work At Home Moms
April 18, 2008
Trying to run a business is difficult, particularly if the owner already has a fulltime job, like parenting. Unfortunately, motherhood is neither the most respected nor the most well-paid career these days, and with bills and mortgages ever piling higher, many moms are having to take on paying work just to make ends meet. To make life a little bit easier, here are a few good home-based franchise options for the entrepreneurial mother looking for a new small business.
FOCALPOINT
With FocalPoint, franchisees are following in the productive and trustworthy steps of the famed Brian Tracy, learning how to best coach and encourage various listening audiences. This exceptional system promotes both the performance of the franchise and that of clients through 1-on-1 coaching, group coaching, workshops, and seminars. Complete training is given to both Master Franchisees and Business Coaching Franchisees so that all three tiers of operation receive optimum preparation on par with that of Brian Tracy himself, and they don't pick just anyone, so the franchisees that are selected to carry the company's mantle have a certain bragging right.
UNISHIPPERS
Everyone ships things sometime, so this business opportunity is very much in demand. As an alternative to the UPS and FedEx monsters of the shipping world, franchisees with Unishippers' sell their shipping services, make a percentage from every shipment. Unlike most work from home opportunities, this franchise allows you to work during normal business hours, and since franchisees only offer a service that people already use and must use-only for a lower price-it's not a hard service to sell.
NERD FORCE
As if the name and supplied uniform aren't enough to sell someone, the business model is a great one with plenty of room to grow. Though knowing something about tech support is a plus, franchisees jumping on this home business only need the drive to succeed and a passion for helping the technologically challenged. The essential work is hiring certified "Nerds" who do know technology to connect with customers who need support; the franchisee is simply the middleman. Some effective Nerds can grow to own multiple Nerd Force franchises.
MOBILITY SOLUTIONS
For those interested in helping the physically disabled, this big name in the medical-supply industry is a great chance to start a small business franchise from your home. New franchisees receive custom products, paperwork, and marketing package to fit their particular business plans and markets. A Mobility Solutions dealership provides everything needed to get a franchise past the awkward opening stages from the very beginning, and a support team is available to see the business through every day after. Once a franchise's specific clientele is nailed down, the franchisee can home in on purchasing specific products that meet particular needs or continue to run the mobility gamut.
FRAN VENTURES
Unlike other franchises, joining forces with this business makes your work helping other people start their own franchises and help franchisors find their next franchisee. Though the excessive use of variants of the word "franchise" in the previous sentence can be daunting, no previous franchising experience is necessary to succeed; all that's needed is self-motivation and a strong desire to help others attain their goals.
This home-based business is a brilliant idea for any stay-at-home mom who wants to enter a trillion-dollar, rapidly growing market without having to worry about leaving the house or keeping an inventory.
INFINITE MARKETING
For the creative type, Infinite Marketing offers the opportunity to build your own home-based small business founded on an interesting twist on the business card: the Video Business Card (VBC). Made easy to run, a franchise with this company is given a protected territory, complete training, and a turn-key operation system that quickly makes the franchisee all-pro at selling an impressive product-in the unexpected event that it doesn't sell itself.
SELL4FREE REAL ESTATE
More profitable-and low-cost-than driving people from location to location, wasting a Sunday afternoon, this work-from-home franchise is a full-service real estate company that manages to sell homes without charging sellers commission or slighting agents, while still making profit for all parties involved, not least of all being the franchisee. All listings and brokers with this company are above reproach, which is a breath of fresh air in an often shifty market. This insures the longevity of every franchise because of its recognized trustworthiness.
MONITORCLOSELY.COM
Schools, retail businesses, apartment complexes, and many other locations all need the surveillance equipment that ever-advancing technology is always making better and easier to afford, and Monitorclosely.com is one of the premier sellers in this market. Franchisees get to work at home without having to maintain an inventory; everything comes from a warehouse right to the client. To boot, the franchise comes complete with advertising for specific markets to help everyone succeed where they are.
CLUB Z IN-HOME TUTORING SERVICES
This is among the most reasonable in the education franchise industry, changing up the accepted business model so that instead of bringing students to a central location, teachers go to the comfort and privacy of the student's home or school. New franchisees are provided with a proven operating system, software, constant support, and initial teachers. All this make Club Z #99 on Entrepreneur Magazine's top 500 franchises list and a great business opportunity for anyone hoping to impact kids and make a living doing so.
THE GLOVE LADY
This franchised business asks an important question: "how's your glove life?" Selling specialty gloves, safety equipment, and accessories, the company is set up so that new franchisees need nothing but a home office, a steady supply of gloves, and a brightly colored van. The startup is cheap, the hours are flexible, and territory is protected. Make some calls to establish a client base, stock up your bright pink van with merchandise, and prepare to get a share of this 3-billion-dollar safety-equipment market.
If none of those options have hit your franchising soft spot, moms, at least the list has presented a handful of different business markets that can be engaged right from the comfort of your home-office, not far from kids and cooking dinner that are the real job.
Trying to run a business is difficult, particularly if the owner already has a fulltime job, like parenting. Unfortunately, motherhood is neither the most respected nor the most well-paid career these days, and with bills and mortgages ever piling higher, many moms are having to take on paying work just to make ends meet. To make life a little bit easier, here are a few good home-based franchise options for the entrepreneurial mother looking for a new small business.
FOCALPOINT
With FocalPoint, franchisees are following in the productive and trustworthy steps of the famed Brian Tracy, learning how to best coach and encourage various listening audiences. This exceptional system promotes both the performance of the franchise and that of clients through 1-on-1 coaching, group coaching, workshops, and seminars. Complete training is given to both Master Franchisees and Business Coaching Franchisees so that all three tiers of operation receive optimum preparation on par with that of Brian Tracy himself, and they don't pick just anyone, so the franchisees that are selected to carry the company's mantle have a certain bragging right.
UNISHIPPERS
Everyone ships things sometime, so this business opportunity is very much in demand. As an alternative to the UPS and FedEx monsters of the shipping world, franchisees with Unishippers' sell their shipping services, make a percentage from every shipment. Unlike most work from home opportunities, this franchise allows you to work during normal business hours, and since franchisees only offer a service that people already use and must use-only for a lower price-it's not a hard service to sell.
NERD FORCE
As if the name and supplied uniform aren't enough to sell someone, the business model is a great one with plenty of room to grow. Though knowing something about tech support is a plus, franchisees jumping on this home business only need the drive to succeed and a passion for helping the technologically challenged. The essential work is hiring certified "Nerds" who do know technology to connect with customers who need support; the franchisee is simply the middleman. Some effective Nerds can grow to own multiple Nerd Force franchises.
MOBILITY SOLUTIONS
For those interested in helping the physically disabled, this big name in the medical-supply industry is a great chance to start a small business franchise from your home. New franchisees receive custom products, paperwork, and marketing package to fit their particular business plans and markets. A Mobility Solutions dealership provides everything needed to get a franchise past the awkward opening stages from the very beginning, and a support team is available to see the business through every day after. Once a franchise's specific clientele is nailed down, the franchisee can home in on purchasing specific products that meet particular needs or continue to run the mobility gamut.
FRAN VENTURES
Unlike other franchises, joining forces with this business makes your work helping other people start their own franchises and help franchisors find their next franchisee. Though the excessive use of variants of the word "franchise" in the previous sentence can be daunting, no previous franchising experience is necessary to succeed; all that's needed is self-motivation and a strong desire to help others attain their goals.
This home-based business is a brilliant idea for any stay-at-home mom who wants to enter a trillion-dollar, rapidly growing market without having to worry about leaving the house or keeping an inventory.
INFINITE MARKETING
For the creative type, Infinite Marketing offers the opportunity to build your own home-based small business founded on an interesting twist on the business card: the Video Business Card (VBC). Made easy to run, a franchise with this company is given a protected territory, complete training, and a turn-key operation system that quickly makes the franchisee all-pro at selling an impressive product-in the unexpected event that it doesn't sell itself.
SELL4FREE REAL ESTATE
More profitable-and low-cost-than driving people from location to location, wasting a Sunday afternoon, this work-from-home franchise is a full-service real estate company that manages to sell homes without charging sellers commission or slighting agents, while still making profit for all parties involved, not least of all being the franchisee. All listings and brokers with this company are above reproach, which is a breath of fresh air in an often shifty market. This insures the longevity of every franchise because of its recognized trustworthiness.
MONITORCLOSELY.COM
Schools, retail businesses, apartment complexes, and many other locations all need the surveillance equipment that ever-advancing technology is always making better and easier to afford, and Monitorclosely.com is one of the premier sellers in this market. Franchisees get to work at home without having to maintain an inventory; everything comes from a warehouse right to the client. To boot, the franchise comes complete with advertising for specific markets to help everyone succeed where they are.
CLUB Z IN-HOME TUTORING SERVICES
This is among the most reasonable in the education franchise industry, changing up the accepted business model so that instead of bringing students to a central location, teachers go to the comfort and privacy of the student's home or school. New franchisees are provided with a proven operating system, software, constant support, and initial teachers. All this make Club Z #99 on Entrepreneur Magazine's top 500 franchises list and a great business opportunity for anyone hoping to impact kids and make a living doing so.
THE GLOVE LADY
This franchised business asks an important question: "how's your glove life?" Selling specialty gloves, safety equipment, and accessories, the company is set up so that new franchisees need nothing but a home office, a steady supply of gloves, and a brightly colored van. The startup is cheap, the hours are flexible, and territory is protected. Make some calls to establish a client base, stock up your bright pink van with merchandise, and prepare to get a share of this 3-billion-dollar safety-equipment market.
If none of those options have hit your franchising soft spot, moms, at least the list has presented a handful of different business markets that can be engaged right from the comfort of your home-office, not far from kids and cooking dinner that are the real job.
