Start Your Own Service Company Written by Jonathan R Taylor
In today’s economy people are working harder and finding less time to get everything on their schedule done. As a result, people and companies are willing to pay money for services that will make their lives a little easier. This week, I picked up a copy of Entrepreneur Magazine’s startup series book entitled Start Your Own Personal Concierge Service, and was intrigued with examples I found of people who have built successful businesses by providing a valuable service to corporations or individuals. The word concierge comes from French word comte des cierges, meaning keeper of candles. This was simply someone who attended to needs of visiting noblemen at castles during medieval times. The corporate concierge is often hired by company to serve their employee’s needs by picking up dry cleaning, ordering dinner, making travel arrangements and planning events. The same goes for busy individuals who are interested in having someone do their grocery shopping, interior decorating, gift buying and other miscellaneous errands.
| | Creative Income IdeasWritten by Jonathan R Taylor
Ideas are a dime a dozen. It has been said we all have 2 or 3 ideas every year that if put into action, would make us wealthy. The problem is--most people don’t do anything with their ideas. Here are a couple of examples of those who have taken action on their ideas: Jim Miller enjoyed planning celebration events, so he came up with idea of putting corporate picnics together for companies. He earns $1,500 to $7,000 net profit per picnic after all expenses and has also written a 355 page manual How to Start and Operate a Corporate Picnic Business which retails for $49.95. He also puts together kid’s entertainment parties as well. Check out his web site: www.kidsentertainmentbusiness.com. Marco Johnson, 38, a firefighter from Lancaster, Ca. saw too many deaths in his profession that could have been prevented if someone at scene had taken action. He began offering medical training classes in 1997, teaching first aid and CPR. His wife, Sandra, organized time and place and secured students for him as well. In last seven years, demand has increased and he now employees 42 staff members and certifies 8,000 people per year in CPR and first aid. What started out as offering classes each week has exploded into Antelope Valley Medical College which now offers certification programs for medical assistants, vocational nurses, paramedics, and EMTs. The projected sales for 2004 are estimated to be close to $7.5 million.
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