Book Description
Third Editions-Revised and Expanded.

Based on the top-selling Best Home Businesses for the 90s, here is a completely updated, comprehensive look at the leading businesses for small and home-based entrepreneurs in the 21st century.

This invaluable guide provides comprehensive profiles of more than one hundred hot new businesses that promise the top opportunities for small-business people in the future.

Paul and Sarah Edwards explore the best opportunities for self-employment in the next century--ranging from being a business-network organizer to running a transcript-digesting service--and provide expert, step-by-step advice on:
-- the skills and knowledge needed to startup;
-- the start-up costs, pricing, and potential earning;
-- the best ways to get new business;
-- the advantages and disadvantages of each business;
-- the hands-on advice of those already in the field.
In addition to the nearly one hundred businesses profiled, an expanded section on "The Best of the Rest" explores dozens of additional top businesses to watch for.

The Best Home Businesses for the 21st Century is the smartest, most complete book available for anyone looking for right ways to make it on their own.

Introduction: Finding the Best Business for You

PART I THE BEST OF THE BEST

Abstracting Service

Advertising Agency

Association Management Service

Bed-and-Breakfast Inn

Bodywork and Massage Therapy

Bookkeeping Service and Bill-Paying Service

Business Broker

Business Network Organizer

Business Plan Writer

Caterer/Personal Chef

Cleaning Services

Coach

Computer Consultant

Computer Programmer

Computer Repair

Consulting to Businesses and Other Organizations

Copywriter

Desktop Publishing

Desktop Video

Editorial Services: Editing, Proofreading, Indexing

Elder Services: Elder Relocation Service, and Other Elder Services

Errand Services

Executive Search

Expert Referral Service/Brokerage

Export Agent

Facialist/Aesthetician

Family Child-Care Provider

Financial Advisors

Financial Planner

Credit Counselor/Consultant

Financial Educator

Fitness Trainer

Gift Basket Business

Home Inspector

Image Consultant and Personal Shopper, Clothing Sales

Information Professional Broker

Mail Order/Web Merchant and Antique and Collectibles Reseller

Mailing List Service

Make Up Artist

Manufacturer's Rep—Independent Sales Representative

Medical Billing

Medical Coding

Medical Claims Assistance Professional and Hospital Bill Auditing

Medical Transcription Service

Meeting and Event Planning

Microfarming

New Media/Multimedia Production

Newsletter Publishing

Pet Sitting and Other Services for AnimalLovers

Photography

Professional Organizer

Private-Practice Consultant

Public-Relations Specialist

Real Estate Appraiser and Personal Property Appraiser

Remodeling Contractor

Résumé-Writing Service

Scopist

Secretarial and Office-Support Services

Security Specialists: Private Investigator, Security Consultant, Background checking

Tax Preparation Service

Technical Writer

Training Specialist

Transcript-Digesting Service

Translator/Interpreter

Tutoring, Computer Tutoring/Training, Scholastic Tutoring

Website Designer

Webmaster

Web Merchant, see Mail Order

Wedding Coordinator

PART II THE REST OF THE BEST

Alternative Energy Installer

Aromatherapist

Astrologer

Disc Jockey Service

Doula service

Drafter/Computer-Aided Design

Feng Shui Consultant

Fund Raiser

Graphology

Hauling Service

Indoor Environmental Tester

In-Home Health Care

Interior Designer/Decorator

Leak-Detection Service

Mediator

Mystery Shopping

Personal Historian

Plant Caregiver

Proposal and Grant Writer

Red Tape Expediter/Complaint Service

Referral Service

Relocation Expert

Repair Services

Restoration Services

Reunion Planner

Rubber Stamp Business

Sign Maker

Tour Operator

Travel Agent/Outside Salesperson

Travel Consultant

Appendix: Lists of Top 10 Best Businesses