| People need extra cash for a variety of reasons | | | | Like bartering, it is an exchange |
| at different times of life. Whether looking for a | | | | Remember! |
| second job or considering your own business as a | | | | "Be the Boss" Basics |
| way to increase cash flow, the process can be | | | | Do you have a great hobby or idea that could be |
| fun. The first step is considering all the things you | | | | a profitable business? Does a relentless desire |
| would enjoy doing temporarily or long-term. | | | | drive you to fulfill your purpose in life? Take the |
| Opportunities are there for those who seek extra | | | | time to learn about starting your own business. |
| income, especially utilizing legitimate job postings | | | | Get help from the Small Business Administration's |
| on the internet. | | | | website, tutorials, and sample plans (sba.gov) or |
| Other ideas include servers, who rake in decent | | | | SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business;" |
| tips at upscale restaurants frequented by older | | | | i.e. former business leaders who will offer advice |
| clientele. Techies, tutors, typists, and writers find | | | | and expertise. (score.org). |
| extra work in their fields, often on the internet. | | | | Here are four steps to create your own Business |
| Industrious people look for a need and fill it, like a | | | | P.L.A.N. of goods and / or services |
| personal assistant-shopper or specialized services, | | | | Propose your business concept (vision), clearly and |
| such as cleaning and sealing rain gutters. | | | | concisely, so that you could tell anyone about it |
| Community agencies offer free assistance to help | | | | and they would understand why people would |
| design a resume, brush up on skills, find job | | | | need or want your product or service. |
| listings, and more. Check out additional ideas below | | | | Label the products, services, competition, and |
| and, on the other side, find out what you need to | | | | strategies for reaching customers. Carefully |
| start your own business! | | | | consider each area in your projections, including |
| A to Z Possibilities | | | | start-up and ongoing costs |
| Accounting, appointment setter, apprentice, artist, | | | | Attach the company's organizational structure and |
| assistant | | | | owner/management team biographies |
| Baby sit, baggage handler, baker, bus driver | | | | * Sole-proprietorship |
| Camp counselor, car wash, cashier, computers, | | | | * Partnership |
| courier | | | | * LLC (Limited Liability Company) |
| Data entry, day care, deliveries, driver, dry | | | | Necessary financial documents to include |
| cleaner help | | | | * Balance sheet (take ownership of what you |
| Entrepreneur, errand runner, elder care | | | | owe and what you own) Assets can also be |
| Farm help, fast food, fill a need, firefighter | | | | copyrights, patents, trademarks, equipment, and |
| General labor, grade tests, greeter, grocery | | | | intellectual property (knowledge, expertise, |
| stores | | | | experience) |
| Hotel help, house cleaner, house sit | | | | * Cash Flow Forecast (calculate future expenses; |
| Ice cream stores, installer, inventory taker | | | | cash flow in & out) |
| Janitorial services, journeyman | | | | * Profit & Loss Statement (net income) |
| Kennel help, kitchen help | | | | (quarterly & annually) (Ongoing accurate |
| Lawn care, learn a trade, library, lifeguard, lodge | | | | accounting of all monies) |
| Mail room clerk, Multi-level Marketing, model, | | | | Multiple $treams of Money |
| musician | | | | One way to compound your money is by having |
| National parks, newspaper or flyer deliveries | | | | multiple streams of income. For instance, insurance |
| Odd jobs, office help, order taker | | | | agents receive residual income with every policy |
| Pet sit, photography, pizza delivery, pool cleaner | | | | renewal. Seeking ways that your money can |
| Quality control, quartet, quid pro quo** | | | | work for you is a goal worth attaining. Learn |
| Receptionist, real estate field, restaurants, retail | | | | more about Mutual Funds and the Stock Market. |
| Sales, secret shopper, security guard, sell on-line | | | | Check out how to invest in Real Estate by buying |
| Teacher, telemarketer, test products, theme | | | | homes to rent out or flip for a profit. Sell items |
| parks | | | | directly to consumers: candles, cosmetics, food, |
| Upstart companies, undertaker | | | | jewelry, vitamins, and more. Another idea is to |
| Valet, video store | | | | buy various goods (even yard sale items) and sell |
| Waiter, walk dogs, warehouse, web design, | | | | them via internet or ads. |
| work-at-homeeXtra cash helping neighbors, an | | | | Take advantage of your company retirement |
| eXtra on a movie set | | | | plan, especially when a portion of your contribution |
| Yard sales, yard work | | | | is matched by the company - a great way to |
| Zoo help | | | | instantly double your money. Other retirement |
| Remember to ask friends and family members if | | | | accounts also offer tax-deferred growth that can |
| they know of any available part-time work! | | | | compound over a lifetime into a phenomenal |
| **What is quid pro quo? | | | | amount! |