Can I be a stay-at-home mom and still earn extra income? Which home business is best for me? Where can I find expert advice on launching my own business? How much will it cost to get started? For nearly two decades, bestselling author and home-based business guru Priscilla Y. Huff has run a successful writing business out of her home while balancing her family life. In fact, this book, now in its third edition, is proof of her success. Her valuable advice on what works—and what doesn't—is available to you. From start-up costs to potential income, this book shows you how to: ·Choose the perfect home-based business from 101 of the best: customer service, arts and crafts, entertainment, computer and high tech, mail order, home-based distributorships and franchises, and many others ·Take the first steps to starting any business ·Find and use valuable resources, including local, state, and federal government sources; business and professional associations; books, Web sites, and other publications ·And much, much more! You'll also find inspiring stories from businesswomen who have achieved success and financial reward. If you've ever dreamed of owning your own business, this book should be your first investment.

Profiles 101 home-based businesses that are beneficial for stay-at-home moms, providing start-up costs, pricing guidelines, marketing advice, equipment, recommended training, income potential, success tips, and resources; and discussing making a business plan.

Imagine building a successful home-based enterprise that generates more income than you ever thought possible. Sound far-fetched? Not for the thousands of women who are doing just that. Inside, bestselling author and women's business expert Priscilla Huff shows you how to fulfill your dreams of building a vibrant business from the comfort of your home. You'll learn such savvy business secrets as: - Choosing the business that's best for you and your family - Writing the perfect business plan - Using the Internet as a profit center - Getting the financing you need--and on your own terms - And many more! "If you're a woman working at home, buy this book. It's like having a private consultant at your fingertips." --Rosalie Marcus, president of Lasting Impressions Promotional Products "This book is the imaginative key that unlocks the unlimited potential of "anyone audacious enough to become an entrepreneur." --Joyce Chambers, owner of Paper Art Originals "A valuable tool. This book has a wealth of information on opening and operating a successful home-based business--both for the beginner and the veteran of the industry." --V. Denise Clark, president and CEO of the National Merchandising and Food Service Association How to Contact the Author If you have any comments, questions, business ideas you want to share, or would like a free copy of Priscilla Huff's newsletter "101 Best & More Home-Based & Small Businesses for Women Updates: The Latest Facts, News, & Tips for Self-Employed Women, please send a LSASE to Priscilla Y. Huff, Box 286, Sellersville, PA 18960. Send e-mail to [email protected] or visit her Web site at /www.selfemployedwoman.com.

This book picks up right where "101 Best Home-Based Businesses for Women" lets off--with 101 more businesses women can set up and run successfully from their own homes. These operations run the gamut from mail order to the arts, franchises to consumer services, high tech to health care.

101 Best Weekend Businesses is a step-by-step guide to starting your own home-based business on the weekend and other spare time without a lot of startup cash.

Most parents today have a tough time economically: They have to be at home raising their children so they cannot work much, and the jobs that are out there are often part-time and low paying. Yet most families need two incomes today to get ahead. Detailed in this new book are over 100 business ideas that can be started for very little money and yet may provide parents with a lot more money than they would be paid by the hour. This is a collection of businesses selected especially for stay-at-home parents who are interested in augmenting their income. These businesses can be started with minimum training and investment and are all capable of producing extra income. Starting and managing a business takes motivation and talent. It also takes research and planning. This new book is intended to serve as a roadmap for starting your business. It is both easy to use and comprehensive. Thousands of great tips and useful guidelines will help you keep bringing customers back, give you low-cost internal marketing ideas, low- and no-cost ways to satisfy customers, and sales building ideas.

Provides basic principles of running a home business including detailed descriptions of 101 such businesses that have proven successful.