Many of us are interested in starting our own business, or expanding the existing one. It is essential that, we carefully
study the various businesses, & select the best ones in which we have knowledge, experience & interest, & we are reasonably sure of their being profitable. This team of two authors, in one hundred Chapters contained in three parts of this book, deals with various types of businesses. Every part starts with an introduction to it. The part "Service businesses" contains, details of 66 businesses, like Alternative medical consultant, Educational consultant, Employee recruiter, Home inspection service, Secretarial service, Tax consultant etc. The part "Computer & Technology businesses" contains, details of 18 businesses like, Computer trainer, Computer repair, Desk top Publishing, Systems analyst, Multimedia Producer, Web site designer etc. The part "Retail & Product businesses" contains details of 16 businesses such as, Antiques business, Classic car sales, Furniture maker, Herb farming, Import business, Used books dealer etc. For each of these Chapters, the format followed is similar, i.e. description of the business, why it is a good 21 st century business, skills necessary, investment required, & for more information contact postal addresses, telephone numbers & website details are given.
One of the Chapters gives the requirements for Educatiuonal consultant, who is a general counselor. He gives advice about possibilities of education for a child, from lower level to higher level, scholarships & study loans etc. He helps people to take decisions at various stages, from pre-school to college, vacation training, & also training for senior citizens. All the latest information being available at one place, the parents can thus narrow the choices for schools/colleges etc. Similarly, a multimedia producer uses word processing, graphics, audio & video software for creating multimedia CD's, so that the other businesses can promote their own items. This business also has lot of prospects. For this, we have to have computer expertise, & also talent of script writing, so that we can weave a story. Books are still required by all persons. Cost of books is increasing day by day, so the business of dealing in used books has lot of scope. If we love books, this can be a good business. Such used books dealers are, many times asked by customers to locate a rare book, which gets a higher price. Internet can be effectively used, to locate used books at various such stores, by networking between them, to their mutual advantage. This book gives details of many other useful businesses, & by their study, & obtaining information from relevant sources, we can initiate actions for our own businesses for our benefit.