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Businesses You Can Start for Less than 3,000 Cedis Contd from pg 15 Best Businesses for Retirees to Start
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7. Handyman – most might not be suitable for you. are uniquely suited to start
families don't have a clue entrepreneurship skills
A d d i t i o n a l l y , o l d e r tutoring businesses. With
with regards to repairs online? entrepreneurs should consider c o m p e t i t i o n b e c o m i n g
round the house or have Yes, there are online how much time will be required increasingly fierce at top
little time for them. If you for a particular venture. When colleges, a growing number of
have the skills and a few courses available to help selecting a business to operate, parents are paying big bucks for
tools, working as a you develop the skills be cognizant of the number of private tutoring. Seniors can
handyman will provide you you need at every stage hours you want to spend capitalize on this trend by
with a business that will o f y o u r working versus spending time offering subject matter tutoring,
keep growing.
e n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p with grandchildren, on leisure SAT prep, college essay writing
8. L a n d s c a p i n g – you know if you have what it activities, or traveling the world. support, and more. As a bonus,
although this is a seasonal takes to launch and succeed in a journey. If you're In addition to considering your you can set your own rates and
job, for many people it can new business: trying to refine your finances and health, before you hours and tutor only as many
be a year-round venture. If 1. Do you believe that your world-changing business settle on a business to start students as you desire.
you like cutting and business will succeed? idea, courses can help consider how big a business Writing and Editing
trimming lawns and bushes, you'll want to start. Although I f y o u h a v e g o o d
2. Are you prepared to do y o u g e t i n t h e
raking leaves and working whatever is necessary to make some seniors might be interested communications skills, you
outdoors, starting a your business a success? e n t r e p r e n e u r i a l in starting a business with may be able to make extra cash
landscaping business is mindset, generating the employees and office space, if
3. Are you willing to work
something you should i n s p i r a t i o n a n d any retirees are you're retired or near retirement
consider. for little or no salary during turning to business a lifestyle business may be more
your start-up phase? creativity you need to Mownership as a way to
9. Website Designer – if to your liking. A lifestyle helping businesses -especially
4. Do you know who your think outside the box stay busy and active as well as
you like working on the business is one that provides small businesses – with their
computer and have no competition will be? and identify new supplement their retirement enough income and free time to c o m m u n i c a t i o n s n e e d s .
p r o b l e m d e s i g n i n g 5. Do you have a sales and o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r income. let you enjoy a desired type of Businesses may need copy for
Websites, then get busy marketing plan in place? innovation. Once you've When it comes to working in living. Is a senior with social the company website or blog,
NOW and launch this Unless you answered “yes” to all got your vision, more retirement, it's worth noting that security, pension, and savings, publicity releases, sales
venture. There seems to be of the above questions, you not all businesses are created that might mean just working materials or manuals written or
an endless supply of clients might not be ready to hang out practical courses can equal. Some industries require part time in a business that proofread.
who need new Websites. your shingle just yet. Take some help with things like the higher startup costs in the form evolves around your personal Online Courses
time, do some research and then of supplies, staff, and rent on skills or hobbies.
10. Party and Event process of launching your brick-and-mortar shops. If The online learning/training
Planner – are you good at when you are confident you are startup, business modeling and you're a senior thinking about Here are some of the best market is expected to exceed
retirement business ideas:
organizing parties and ready to launch, then go for it! planning, lean startup how to start a business, consider Taxes and Bookkeeping $200 billion by 2024. If you have
events? If so, this business your financial limitations. In Many entrepreneurs need a little a skill that other people would
might be worth pursuing. principles, and change particular, retirees should be help managing the books. If pay to learn and you're good at
The party business has management. And when wary of taking on debt during your day job involved explaining things, you could tap
grown into a billion dollar Frequently Asked you're ready to bring in their golden years or depleting accounting or tax prep, then you into that market by turning what
industry, and people Questions on outside investors, online their retirement savings to start might want to consider you know into one or more
everywhere are looking for Entrepreneurship a business. providing financial consulting courses to teach online.
help to create “the perfect equity, and choosing the courses can help with Your health is another thing to services in retirement. Not only
party and event! startup valuation and consider. In deciding on a can you start this small business You can sell your courses
Before You Leap right funding strategy for financing strategy. business to start, honestly with little to no capital, but you through online marketplaces
Whether you plan to choose each stage of your such as Udemy, or through your
evaluate your physical ability to can perform your services from
one of these 10 business ideas business's development is own website or other platforms
do the work. For instance, a home or anywhere else with a
or a business idea of your own, a critical skill for aspiring business that would require you Wi-Fi connection. for course delivery. Once the
take this little quiz before you to stand for long periods of time Tutoring courses are created you primary
proceed. Your answers will let entrepreneurs. time investment will be
or do a lot of bending or lifting, Retired teachers and librarians Continue on pg 8