Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!think.com!yale!bunker!hcap!hnews!150!140!Joe.Chamberlain From: Joe.Chamberlain@f140.n150.z1.fidonet.org (Joe Chamberlain) Newsgroups: misc.handicap Subject: Re: Re-Training after injury Message-ID: <18779@bunker.isc-br.com> Date: 15 Apr 91 15:49:55 GMT Sender: wtm@bunker.isc-br.com Reply-To: Joe.Chamberlain@f140.n150.z1.fidonet.org Organization: FidoNet node 1:150/140 - Black Bag BBS, Newark DE Lines: 151 Approved: wtm@bunker.hcap.fidonet.org Index Number: 14933 [This is from the Spinal Injury Conference] LR> lucky to still be walking and all, but can anyone suggest a job he might LR> be good for? We've all racked our brains, but can't come up with LR> anything that isn't manual labor, that would pay decently, that doesn't LR> require beyond a high school diploma. BE YOUR OWN BOSS! 100 BUSINESS THAT CAN BE STARTED AT HOME What kind of businesses can you start in your home? Almost any business you have the skills and interest to If you're trying to decide what kind of business to run at home, perhaps one or more of the business possibilites that follow will appeal to you. The list includes some business ideas that will provide only a small extra income, and others that can can yield big bucks if managed and marketed properly. For each of the business ideas listed, some or all of the work can be performed in a home office. Products Products can be made from scratch,assembled at home from purchased parts, manufactured to your specifications by an outside supplier, or bought wholesale and resold. These are just a few of the products that are sold by people whose "main Office" is a spare bedroom -- or the dining room table. antiques books (often sold by mail) candy (buy in quantity and resell to small shops) computer supplies (ribbons, paper, diskettes, etc. cosmetics filled,decorative gift baskets greeeting cards, note paper, etc. handcrafts to local boutiques and/or at crafts shows Specific craft items that seem to sell well include: Bathroom accessories Children's room accessories Decorative wooden mirrors Design and sell original craft patterns by mail or to magazines Dried flower arrangements Hand-painted wooden home accessories Jewelry Leather goods Pottery Small framed paintings Stuffed animals/hand made dolls/bean bags homemade jams, jellies, pies, sauces, etc. (be sure to check license and health regulations) household cleansers and related products kitchen gadgets and fancy labels for containers new computers hardware and software office supplies in quantity and resell them plastic storage containers Publish your own newsletter Publish a quarterly special interest tabloid Publish special interest directory (ie., directory of women business owners, directory of artisans, etc) Publish how-to books about your hobby Publish abstracts for professionals in your industry Publish a local area guide book used computers and equipment wedding and other special occasion invitations wood cabinets and furniture SERVICES advertising agency aerobic classes for adults appliance repair service art lessons for children and adults asphalt repair bicycle repair bookkeeping service bread and breakfast inn carpet cleaning catering child care (check licensing requirements) child care chimney sweep cleaning services (for homes or offices) consultant (computer, editorial, public relations, woman's makeup, etc. dance editorial services for businesses electrician executive gift/shopping service graphics design hair dresser --open a beauty shop in your basement if local regulations allow, or cut and style hair in your customer's homes. home handi-man service house cleaning service house painting service image consulting information broker/researcher interior design landscaping lawn care lecturer letter-writing service limousine service mailing and mailing list services for business medical transcription service mobile car repair service mobile car repair service mobile pet grooming service music lessons photography plant nursery (raise seedlings to sel in the spring, and/or houseplants to sell all year.) plumbing service print shop private telephone installations programming public relations agent reupholstering rug cleaning service show promoter (computer show, art show, crafts show, etc) small motor (lawn mowers, motorcycle, etc) repairs telemarketing service telephone answering service temporary help service tour guide tree care tutoring/teaching typesetting wall paper hanging service window washing service -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!150!140!Joe.Chamberlain Internet: Joe.Chamberlain@f140.n150.z1.fidonet.org