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4. Become an in-home personal chef. With the way of the world changing and the tradition of a stay at home mom fading out of existance, cooking is one thing that often gets neglected. If you've got some culinary skills, you may be able to rush to the rescue. With all the permits and supplies you'll need to get started, assuming you have the necessary education already, you can count on spending around $6500 on this venture.

3. Play Cupid and start a dating service. If you're a good listener and you know enough people to get the ball rolling, you migh just be in business. Many people need hekp finding love for many reasons. Some are nervous and don't know where to start, others are busy and many just don't know where to look. Playing match maker can wind up being more than just fun and games if done right. You should expect to spend around $4000 on this venture.

2. Become a freelance writer: In this digital age of modern technology, face to face interaction is phasing out. This means that people are starting to communicate in written form through email, mail, fax, text, website content and more. Sometimes, people know what they want to say but not how to say it. As a freelance writer, this is where you'd be valuable! You'll need some marketing material and a computer with lots of memory so the start up costs for this venture would probably add up to about $1500.

1. Become an consultant! If you do something and do it well, you could make a pretty nice living off of helping others get to the level of expertise that you have achieved! There are several different kinds of consultants and in any field professional, there will be a need. If this sounds interesting, write down what your areas of expertise are and prepare to open up shop. All you really need is the know how, some marketing material and a website and you're set to go. The start up costs for this project are around $500.

Well, I certainly hope this article has helped. If you didn’t see anything that interests you this month, don’t worry; we’ll have five more business ideas next month. If you still think you need a little assistance getting started, our partner company ADPR Marketing has a program to help business owners get started. Check out www.adprmarketing.com for more info. Good luck!

-Candace Mays

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