Saturday, June 26, 2010

TRAVEL - MORE LOW COST TRAVEL HOME BUSINESSES



The Internet has allowed people to operate a pre-packaged travel agency from their homes. The hard thing is getting people to come so niche marketing is important.


THE TICKET COUNTER out of Pennsylvania offers a $598 travel agency set-up with training. Out of New York is VENTURE TRAVELS (sounds like Broadway but it is cruises and tours).

KIDS – RUN AN AFTERNOON FUN SCIENCE OR COOKING CLASS FOR KIDS

If you don’t think you are good at creativity or business upstarts, there is actually a firm in Massachusetts called TOP SECRET SCIENCE AND MATH and also TOP SECRET CHEFS (877-935-8823) that offers franchises in these children’s enterprises.

The biggest issue is a location where a lot of kids can cook up a storm or blow up a few experiments (just joking). Both opportunities have capital requirements. Take an interesting look.

KIDS – MAKE YARD STORKS FOR BABY ARRIVALS AND MORE



It amazes me the high franchise fees for firms that rent pieces of wood painted with storks and snowmen and other holiday fixtures. If you are a creative artist and good marketing agent, you can start this show.


HERE’S AN IDEA: if you are not very creative, you can buy some storks. I live in Florida, I would paint a few storks in University of Florida and Tampa Bay Buc colors (no names) and “#1” and work a deal to show them at sports shops and bars.


CREATIVE - PRODUCE WILD SEASONAL WINDOW DISPLAY ITEMS

Thousands of store have to decorate their windows for Christmas, Easter, and the Fourth of July. They need to pay tribute to President’s Day, Halloween, and Memorial Day.

A creative person could develop large-scale advertising decorations that could be rented or custom produced. Life-size George Washington and Abe Lincolns could say anything with large word bubbles like a cartoon. Santa Claus could be carrying a pizza box or wearing casual clothing for a his tropical after Christmas cruise.

CREATIVE - WORK ABROAD Until The Economy Changes



Do you know how to speak and read English? You’re wanted in most countries around the world although China, Taiwan, Korea, and Costa Rica are probably the nicest opportunities. Or perhaps you would like to make $200 per week and room and board working the Australia Outback.


These jobs are viewed as a stop-gap for many Americans, but can really boost the resume and life experiences. To avoid scams, go to real organizations that handle global jobs.


AMERICAN CITIZENS ABROAD; CAREERS UNITED; GUIDE TO LIVING & WORKING OVERSEAS; INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE SEARCH; TRANSITIONS ABROAD; and INTERNATIONAL CAREER EMPLOYMENT WEEKLY.

BUSINESS - OPERATE A LOCAL BARTER ORGANIZATION

When the economy gets rough more and more firms are willing to trade services and products in a trade exchange, better known to most as bartering. THE NATIONAL TRADE EXCHANGE (214-319-6000) is a Texas firm that trains people to run a barter and trade exchange brokerage. Also visit NATE to learn more about this interesting occupation.

ADVERTISING – SEGWAY MOBILE ADVERTISING






Mobile advertising is big business but the cost of trucks and vans with electronic advertising signs or even ad-wrap is expensive.



Here’s a unique way to have recreational fun and earn money – buy a Segway vehicle. Then customize it to carry advertising and with the rider wearing appropriate clothing such as a chef’s hat for a pizza shop or a football outfit for a sports bar, you can hit the pavements around big outdoor events or during the downtown lunch rush.

BUSINESS - SOME LOW COST HOME BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES



You can be a distributor for outdoor warning signals important for schools, industries, and stores. New York’s AUDIOTECH DIGITAL SIGNAL CORPORATION uses distributors.


COBLE INTERNATIONAL has been in the export-import information and help business since 1988 and have some direct sales and mail order opportunities in a wide range of products.


A more traditional home business is offered by THE BUSINESS SUPPLY COMPANY of Texas which has a low cost online office supply opportunity.

BUSINESS - IF YOU ARE AN EXPERT: CONDUCT SEMINARS



It is easier said than done that if you are a expert or specialist that you could conduct successful seminars – most experts operate in a consultant role. Yet, there are thousands of very successful people who have developed a seminar program and tour the nation at a great profit.


If the idea of seminars interest you – you could see AMERICAN SEMINAR LEADERS ASSOCIATION, a franchise that trains people to develop and conduct successful seminars. The California firm’s rates start at $995. Visit them to learn about this industry.


Wednesday, June 23, 2010

BEAUTY - MORE LOW COST BEAUTY & HEALTH OPPS

SOUTHWEST SUNSHINE (http://www.southwestsunshineherbal.com/) This Mesa, Arizona, firm sells herbal skin care products out of a smart web site. I met a guy at a flea market selling lots of their herbal product for diabetes cracked feet. OMNITRITION INTERNATIONAL (http://www.omnitrition.com/”) Liquid nutrition and weight loss products are featured at this Reno, Nevada health care firm looking for distributors.

GLOBAL HEALTH TRAX (http://www.ghthealth.com/) In business since 1994, Global Health offers a line of natural products for health, even oxygen therapy. TAHITIAN NONI (http://www.tni.com/) Few people who read opp mags have not seen tons of ads for this Orem, Utah, company. This is the main website to learn the basics for distributors.

TARRAH COSMETICS (http://www.tarrah.com/) Specializing in skin and body care products, this Boynton Beach, Florida, firm has some 5,000 consultants since 1973.

COMMENT if you are familiar with these five firms.

LOW COST BEAUTY & HEALTH OPPS


There are so many beauty and health products sold by network marketing or direct commission sales that it is impossible to keep track of them. While we don’t guarantee these firms, we selected those that have been around and received favorable comment:


BEAUTICONTROL This Carrolton, Texas, firm offers a full line of female and male beauty care products and gifts. Training and sales kits cost $125 at this moment and the range of products is extensive. DUDLEY PRODUCTS This is one of the last African-American health and beauty firms using sales associates, although there is an online store. The High Point, NC company started in 1992.


WACHTERS ORGANIC SEA PRODUCTS Don’t laugh. This California firm started in 1932 and has been selling 150 exclusive sea vegetation (seaweed) products in 28 lands. The high profit margin looks good, but it is a niche market area. USANA HEALTH SCIENCES This large Utah health and nutrition firm makes the products for many of the USA and Canada winter sports teams. They are global and large and been manufacturing since 1992.



PETS - TROPICAL FISH AND AQUARIUM RENTALS

Large tropical fish aquariums look so peaceful in medical and professional offices and so appropriate for some restaurants and lounges, but most people today don’t want to maintenance and responsibility of managing some life environments.

As an independent contractor, you could even change the theme and design of the aquarium to fit the seasons and holidays of the year. You can be certain each aquarium features the latest technology.

PETS – SOME LOW COST PET BUSINESSES



TATTOO-A-PET INC is located in Florida and obviously tattoos pets for identification and protection. The firm has been around since 1972 with some 8,000 dealers. Listed fees are $250 to 265.


TOP DAWG PET SUPPLY will turn you into a pet supply business (online we assume) for about $499. There are 200 dealers and the firm started in 2003.


TRAVEL - AT HOME TRAVEL AGENCY part 2



There are still lots of at home travel franchises with relatively low costs. The reasons are simple: the technology makes it simple to give people a viable travel web site. The problem for this business is getting clients.


TRAVEL BROKERS ONLINE is an Arkansas firm with a $479 travel package. This firm is new so get all the information including web packages. CRUISES INC of Florida is probably the low cost leader in cruise travel sites; they have 450 home agents. The last time I looked their lowest package was $495.


TRAVEL - AT HOME TRAVEL AGENCY part 1



There are still lots of at home travel franchises with relatively low costs. The reasons are simple: the technology makes it simple to give people a viable travel web site. The problem for this business is getting clients. You need to specialize in some travel area, locate and reach that audience (bike tours with GoogleAds), and network to anyone who travels in your town.


VACATIONS JUST 4-U in Texas offers $495 packages. Their website was rather basic, but you can’t judge some of these firms by their cover.


TRAVEL LINES EXPRESS is out of Florida and have 50 dealers and several travel plans.


SPORTS - SPORTS FRANCHISES: KIDS FITNESS



With one out of four kids under five listed as overweight, it is not shocking to see that the most popular sports franchise category is kids’ exercise. The franchises are too much $$ but you could start your own niche kids exercise by copying the best trends.


Some kids fitness franchises: Stretch-N-Grow Int'l. Inc (www.stretch-n-grow.com/) ; Pee Wee Workout(www.peeweeworkout.com/) ; Kidz On The Go (www.kidzonthego.net/); and JumpBunch Inc.( www.jumpbunch.com/

SPORTS – CIRQUE DU SOLEIL EXERCISE CENTER



A person with a strong acrobatic or gymnastics background might like to look at the Jukari Fit to Fly equipment by Reebook (www.reebok.com). Taking advantage of the great popularity of the amazing shows featuring swinging ropes and hanging ladders, you could turn people into junior acrobats. Just avoid those Renaissance Fair swing ladders.


SENIORS HOLIDAY DECORATIONS FOR SENIORS



Holidays are important times for seniors, but climbing ladders to put up Christmas lights or purchasing and decorating a real tree are difficult tasks. You can tell people you set up holiday lighting for businesses (usually done Thanksgiving to December 7th and can do private clients from then to Christmas.


This job leads to other handyman services for senior citizens.

SENIORS ELDER SERVICES



Care for the elderly is booming and future Medicare benefits will be oriented toward home care services. You can start your own agency of helpers, but you need to study the top franchises.


HOME HELPERS and COMFORT KEEPERS both provide a wide range of professional to general help services. Both firms are doing well.


Tuesday, June 22, 2010

ADVERTISING - PRODUCE A REGIONAL ADVERTISING GUIDE

Most large cities have a detailed media advertising guide that instructs small business, professionals, and home businesses the options and costs of placing an advertisement in a newspaper and local magazine, or on radio and television (including cable serves).

Most small towns don’t have these and even the larger guides forget the significance of popular local blogs, flyers and small ad and coupon books. I wager you could find places to advertise that would fit the budget of smaller firms. Of course, you could become a small ad agencies and benefit from the guidebook two ways.

RETAIL – GIFT BASKET REVIEW



We are still big on gift baskets as a home business if you can develop a niche market and promote directly to businesses, developers, hospitals, and other places where people will want to package a gift basket containing local products, coupons, and items that relate to the occasion.


Competing in the open gift basket market in large cities may be difficult but you can Googleads directly into a geographic area on pages advertising gifts and party items. Gather your ideas from these top websites: BASKET-BUSINESS; GIFT BASKET BUSINESS WORLD; and APEX GIFT BASKETS

ADVERTISING – THREE “WESTERN” CLASSIC FIRMS



Advertising has no gone totally electronic and offers a variety of approaches to have a home business. PRINTING FOR LESS is a huge but funky Montana firm which loves to make brochures, cards, books, and everything in print. They have affiliate programs (18%) and referral programs and sales opps.


PRINTWEARXPRESS is a Colorado firm that can almost anything on clothing – its no minimum quantity setup makes it a potential opp for adwear for political campaigns, special events, and new businesses. PRESSAPRINT can stick any image on almost anything and while their stand-alone package is costly, these Idaho people have a bunch of less expensive packages.

ENVIRONMENT – REPURPOSE OLD TIRES

Old tires can be turned into colorful planters and cut and shaped into all kinds of garden and outdoor objects. Old tires can stand a lot of bad weather in a recycled life

HOME INTERIOR – PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZER



Corporations hire people from NAPO to organize their business to be more effective, but the career does not carry detailed licensing and course training.


A similar package can be offered small business and home owners who want to reorganize their records, household inventory, and belongings. Seniors who are downsizing to condos discover their have a lot of records and papers that need to be preserved, organized, and consolidated. Home organizers can maximize space planning, record keeping, and storage.

CREATIVE - MAKE CUSTOM BOOKENDS

Professional people who have offices have books even though they often look more for decoration than usage. A talented and clever person can create a portfolio of custom bookends that reflect the legal, medical, or finance profession.

One can also develop bookend designs that can hold photographs of the family members. Bookends for the desktop would be hollow on the top to house pencils and work tools. A web site of your collection would increase your business.

CREATIVE - MYSTERY SHOPPING OPPORTUNITIES LIST



This site will always list firms that hire mystery shoppers. Please note: some firms favor MSPA and other certified shoppers (I know for I was a certified shopper) for assignments.


FOR THE MOST COMPLETE LIST – go to the VOLITION.COM MYSTERY SHOPPING COMPANIES LIST. Find out if a firm has restricted areas (“only do Texas”, “only to restaurants”) or is NOT presently accepting more shoppers. Since the turnover rate in this position is great, there are usually opportunities on paper



ADVERTISING - MEDIA PLANNER FOR BUSINESS

For a specific price you can produce a cost-effective Media Planner (three ring binder) that outlines the options and strategies for reaching their projected markets. This would include print, radio and television, and Internet advertising and anything else that makes sense.

Since you are really giving them all the prices, contact people, and evaluation of each media, you will able to reuse the data countless times with other clients. Show them how to get an ad discount by being their own advertising agency

FUTURE TRENDS – A WAY TO LOOK AT GREEN POWER



It is clear when people look at all the “Green Power advertising” on TV that most firms in America have jumped on the bandwagon, but does that mean there will be millions of new “green” jobs?


WARNING: People should look carefully at where opportunities may actually develop for a lot of green positions will be “in-house” as firms change the way they produce their product. People who were making standard cars ten years ago are now making hybrids and ten years in the future will be making electric cars. There will not be an increase in auto workers – in fact, newer technology may mean less workers.


The increase in green jobs will come from the people “out-of-house” who come into the firm or home or public building with the new product or train the people on how to use the new products.. Don’t worry if you’re not an engineer – look for jobs that represent the new technology and look first at European and Asian products who need American sales and marketing staff.


Ten years ago a friend heard about a new, lower-cost light weight machine to help people who are going blind read books and magazines. It is not only a profitable job, but the perks include going to the plant in Belgium to review new products.



Monday, June 21, 2010

FINANCE – WHY SMALL BUSINESS CAN’T GET BANK LOANS

One and a half years after Uncle Sam bailed out the nation’s big banks with $700 billion dollars of our money, small and home business have a hard time getting loans. It could be because the banks are in trouble; according to the independent rating firm of Weiss Financial 2,259 US banks with 43.8% of the industry’s total assets have a Rating of D+ (weak) or lower.

Some 1.5 million subprime and special mortgages come due in the next few years, making the financial situation as volatile as the recent mortgage crash.

It is no wonder banks like Bank of America (D rating by Weiss) and Citibank (D-) want the Feds to suppress the findings of independent financial raters. I like the independents since

The Government sanctioned rating cartel (Moody, S&P) totally mis-rated the mortgage industry

Sunday, June 20, 2010

OPERATE A WHEELCHAIR GETAWAYS BUSINESS

People in wheelchairs have access in most large cities of vans and small buses that give them transportation to work, to school, and to do daily business. Many of these services are provided by special public programs or private charities.

Who provides transportation if a wheelchair person wants to go on vacation or go to a resort two hundred miles away? This is a business that requires an investment and training, of course, but you can learn a little about rentals and the market by studying WHEELCHAIR GETAWAYS.

OPERATE A WHEELCHAIR GETAWAYS BUSINESS

People in wheelchairs have access in most large cities of vans and small buses that give them transportation to work, to school, and to do daily business. Many of these services are provided by special public programs or private charities.

Who provides transportation if a wheelchair person wants to go on vacation or go to a resort two hundred miles away? This is a business that requires an investment and training, of course, but you can learn a little about rentals and the market by studying WHEELCHAIR GETAWAYS.

OPERATE A MOBILE AUTOMOBILE DENT RAPAIR BUSINESS



Automobile repair and maintenance franchises can be very expensive, but many mobile units and accessories options are mush less costly.


One name that is quite famous in the automobile appearance business is DING KING out of Newport Beach, California. They are still offering training programs under $1,000 and have training schools in the South (Florida), Missouri, Texas, and Michigan as well as the “Beach.”

ADVERTISING –NEWTON MANUFACTURING COMPANY

Few firms had been in business for 100 years (1909) like the NEWTON MANUFACTURING COMPANY of Newton, Iowa. They are one of the major sellers of promotional products – if a firm can stick their name on an object Newton has it. In recent years they have upgraded their online and tech systems – it isn’t your grandfather’s Newton anymore. If you have contacts in business, schools, clubs, and organizations, you might see how you can get a ton of sales stuff for $150.

ADVERTISING - BALLOON ADVERTISING



Balloon advertising remains an effective way for a small business to stand out in a strip mall as thousands of automobiles rush past.


THE BOULDER BLIMP COMPANY in Colorado offers a wide range of inflatables and other advertising products to be used in retail promotion. LIGHTER THAN AIR specializes in making giant inflatables that resemble specific products. They also make those neat sky dancers.


California’s ROOFTOP BALLOONS has a fleet of balloons to sell to distributors.Nother Calfiornia firm ABOVE AND BEYOND has a huge catalog of advertising items.


ADVERTISING – CLASSIC FIRMS



Every business has to advertise to reach its customers and there are a lot of potential home businesses that can be developed at home in this area.


BADGE-A-MINIT This Illinois firm has been around for years and their inexpensive badge-making machines only need creativity to find a market.



KAESAR & BLAIR has been selling promotional items from pens to shirts for years. Their catalog alone will give you a million ideas of what things you can imprint a company label upon.


PRESS-A-PRINT is another promotional, firm although their product time is different than Kaesar and they have a lot of small quantity gift item categories.

CREATIVE – REAL ASSEMBLY WORK



There is a lot of scams and problems with assembly work opportunities. These jobs require the purchase of a kit since so many people don’t continue what is low hourly pay, often difficult work. ARTISAN CORPORATION OF AMERICA has been in the jewelry assembly business since 1990 so craft people should evaluate their offer.


TINY DETAILS LLC is a New York firm that hires people to assemble tiny dollhouse furniture and accessories. Their web site is fairly open-minded and they actually operate a store. They have a lot of complaints about refunds so evaluate the problems.


CREATIVE – HOME-BASED PHOTOGRAPHY

The Internet has killed off thousands of photographers, but have also created the need for photographers. Look up all the small businesses in your area. Many have amateurish web sites that are missing a key element – personalized photographs of the building, interior, owners, services in action or products.

Other firms don’t have a web site (cost $100 or less per year) in part because they assume having one with quality photographs would cost a huge sum. It is easy to portfolio your work with a lab top – just do some free web sites featuring your photography.

CREATIVE – OPERATE MURDER MYSTERY PARTIES



You all know about mystery dinner theaters and show places. Well, some people just can’t get enough of them and some people just haven’t had the opportunity to see how such an event unifies an audience.


Recruit a bunch of hammy performers (try visiting a medieval festival), some flexible scripts, and take your cast into people’s homes or halls. Who needs a good mystery? Teenage birthday parties, bachelor and bridal parties, corporate gatherings, corporate retreat outings, clubs and organizations. Combine with a caterer and it becomes a mystery dinner party. Visit HOST A MURDER for ideas


KIDS – SOME LOW COST CHILDREN’S FRANCHISES



ENCOURAGYM ACTIVE LEARNING CENTERS started in 2007 and offer a low cost approach to serving kids in a gym. For pre and post-natal exercise there is now SUPERMOMMIES which I am not sure if it includes kids, but their blog is interesting.


In a more traditional approach we have JIFF-E-BOOKS, a personalized children’s book company that started in 2002 and offers a $200 package


KIDS - UNUSUAL FRANCHISES



MATH POWER(?) There once was a franchise with this name. Too costly. There is a clever math tutorial site at www.mathpower.com. A creative math whiz could make a giant math tutorial web site or blog and get lots of parents, students, and Google Ads.


SWIMEEZY ( www.swimeezy.com) is actually an online store featuring child safety products with an orientation toward swim floats and sun-proof clothing. Live near the beach? Live in a resort area? Look at the variety of items here.


BABEE-TENDER (http://www.babeetenda.com/) has been making since 1937 unique child-proof kids furniture that won’t tip. They use distributors and have low start-up system.


FINANCE – ONLINE PAWN BROKER



Why do you have to operate in a shabby building on a busy highway to operate a pawn brokerage. Specialize in jewelry, small electronics, and collectibles with an online shop. More people would see the merchandise and you probably would set better prices and terms.


FINANCE - LAYAWAY PLANS FOR TICKETS



You don’t have to be a financial wizard to realize that when economic times are tough, it is difficult for teenagers or adults to lay down big bucks for prime concert tickets, auto races, and sporting events. Developing loans for such events require a good knowledge of the value of the tickets and the best payment schedule.


TELECOMMUTE FIRMS Part 3



CORPORATIONS THAT HAVE HAD TELECOMMUTE JOBS: Go to their web site and look in the job section. Email to ask if there will be jobs in near future and qualifications and rules for them.


PART 3: Hewlett-Packard - http://www.hp.com


Honeywell - http://www.honeywell.com


Hughes Aircraft - http://www.hughes.com


Hypermedia Group, Inc. - http://www.hmg.com


IBM - http://www.ibm.com


Implicit Inc. - http://www.implicitweb.com


Initial Call - http://www.initialcall.com


Inktomi Corp. - http://www.inktomi.com


Insignia Solutions, Inc. - http://www.insignia.com


Intel - http://www.intel.com


Intracorp - http://www.intracorp.com


JCPenney - http://www.jcpenney.com


John Hancock Insurance - http://www.johnhancock.com


Knight-Ridder Information, Inc. - http://www.krinfo.com


LAM Research Corp. - http://www.lamrc.com


Lanier Business Products - http://www.lanier.com


Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - http://www.llnl.gov


LINK Resources Corporation - http://www.linkresources.com


Lumisys, Inc. - http://www.lumisys.com


Macromedia Inc. - http://www.macromedia.com


MacWEEK - http://www.zdnet.com


Maxtor Corp. - http://www.maxtor.com


MCI - http://www.mci.com


McGraw Hill - http://www.mcgraw-hill.com


Meridian Data, Inc. - http://www.meridian-data.com


Microsoft - http://www.microsoft.com


Molecular Devices Corp. - http://www.moldev.com


National Association of Insurance Commissioners - http://www.naic.com


NEC Electronics, Inc. - http://www.nec.com


Netframe Systems, Inc. - http://www.netframe.com


Netscape Communications Corp. - http://www.netscape.com


NewsBank - http://www.newsbank.com/


Newsbytes News Service - http://www.newsbytes.com


Nike - http://www.nike.com


Nortel (Northern Telecom) - http://www.nortel.com


TELECOMMUTE FIRMS Part 2

CORPORATIONS THAT HAVE HAD TELECOMMUTE JOBS: Go to their web site and look in the job section. Email to ask if there will be jobs in near future and qualifications and rules for them.

PART 2: Bank of America - http://www.bofa.com/batoday/batoday.html

Banker's Trust - http://www.bankerstrust.com

Baxter Healthcare - http://www.baxter.com

Bell Atlantic - http://www.bellatlantic.com

Beneficial Corporation - http://www.beneficial.com

Berlitz Translation Services - http://www.berlitz.com

Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Maryland - http://www.bluecross.com

CFW Communications - http://www.cfw.com

Chevron - http://www.chevron.com

Cigna - http://www.cigna.com

Cincinnati Bell - http://www.cinbelltel.com

CISCO Systems, Inc. - http://www.cisco.com

Citibank - http://www.citibank.com

Compaq - http://www.compaq.com

Computer Curriculum Corp. - http://www.cccnet.com

The Connection® - http://www.the-connection.com

Connext Inc. - http://www.connext.com

Creative Freelance - http://www.freelancers.com

Creative Labs - http://www.soundblaster.com

Dell Computer - http://www.dell.com

Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. - http://www.diamondmm.com

Digital Equipment Corporation - http://www.digital.com

Digital News - http://www.digitalnews.com

DSP TEchnology, Inc. - http://www.dspt.com

DuPont - http://www.dupont.com

Ernest & Young, L.L.P. - http://www.ey.com

Eastman Kodak Company - http://www.kodak.com

Edify Corp. - http://www.edify.com

En Pointe Technologies - http://www.enpointe.com

Equitable Life Assurance - http://www.equitable.com

Fannie Mae - http://www.fanniemae.com

Gannett - http://www.gannett.com

Geico - http://www.geico.com

General Electic Nuclear Energy - http://www.ge.com

Government Jobs - http://www.careersingovernment.com

GTE - http://www.gte.com

CORPORATIONS THAT HAVE HAD TELECOMMUTE JOBS

Go to their web site and look in the job section. Email to ask if there will be jobs in near future and qualifications and rules for them.

PART 4: Oak Technology, Inc. - http://www.oaktech.com

Octel Communications Corp. - http://www.octel.com

Oracle Corp. - http://www.oracle.com

Pacific Bell - http://www.sbc.com

PC Week - http://www.zdnet.com

Peoplesoft, Inc. - http://www.peoplesoft.com

Philips C&P Division - http://www.philips.com

Proxim - http://www.proxim.com/about/careers/index.html

Quantum Corp. - http://www.quantum.com

Quintus Corp. - http://www.quintus.com

Radius, Inc. - http://www.radius.com

Raytheon Systems - http://www.raytheon.com/rsc

Remedy Corp. - http://www.remedy.com

Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. - http://www.sco.com

Sears, Roebuck & Co. - http://www.sears.com

Share Data, Inc. - http://www.sharedata.com

Siemens Business Communication Systems, Inc. - http://www.siemens.com

Sprint - http://www.sprint.com

St. Paul Travelers - http://www.stpaultravelers.com

Sun Microsystems - http://www.sun.com

Symantec Corp. - http://www.symantec.com

Tab Products Co. - http://www.tabproducts.com

Tandem Computers, Inc. - http://www.tandem.com

Telcom Semiconductor, Inc. - http://www.telcom-semi.com

Texas Instruments - http://www.ti.com

UMI/Data Courier - http://www.umi.com/

Unigroup Inc. - http://www.unigroup.com

United Press International - http://www.upi.com

US West Communications - http://www.uswest.com

VirtualStaff - http://www.virtualstaff.com

Verifone, Inc. - http://www.verifone.com

Xerox - http://www.xerox.com

BUSINESS – TELECOMMUTE JOB FIRMS



Don’t waste your money on lists of firms that have telecommute jobs for most go to existing employees and the job situation changes. I will provide under “BUSINESS” FIRMS THAT HAVE HAD TELECOMMUTE JOBS: Go to their web site and look in the job section. Email to ask if there will be jobs in near future and qualifications and rules for them.


PART 1: 1-800 Contacts - https://jobs.1800contacts.com


1800Flowers.com - http://ww22.1800flowers.com


2 Places At 1 Time - http://www.2places.com/employment/


AAA Renewals - http://www.aaarenewals.com


Aetna Life Insurance - http://www.aetna.com


AG Communication - http://www.agcs.com - This company offers flexible scheduling, onsite childcare and telecommuting.


Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. - http://www.airproducts.com


American Airlines - http://www.aa.com


American Express - http://www.americanexpress.com


Ameritech - http://www.ameritech.com


Allergan - http://www.allergan.com


Allstate Insurance - http://www.allstate.com


Apple Computer - http://www.apple.com


Art & Logic - http://www.artlogic.com


Arthur Andersen Consulting - http://www.arthuranderson.com


AT&T - http://www.att.com/hr/


ENVIRONMENT – RECYCLE OLD MATTRESSES



This seems an unlikely occupation since many firms promise to pick up your old mattress. Most states have laws about even donating a used mattress to charity like the Salvation Army, BUT read the fine print. Used mattresses that are steam-cleaned and properly advertised as used may be resold in most places.


There is even another alternative. BEDBUSTERS is a California company that takes (even buys) old mattresses and strips down their components for recycling. Visit this web site and similar to learn about the second life of thousands of mattresses.

ENVIRONMENT – RECYCLE RAILROAD TIES

Did you know that last year 17 million railroad crossties were removed from railroad tracks across the United States. These railroad ties could be a nightmare for any landfill.

But wait! These ties have very low moisture content for they have been creasole treated. If cut by a lumber company, they would be ideal for picnic tables and rustic outdoor siding. A few companies are doing this around the nation, but not many. You obviously could be the middleman in this idea.

ENVIRONMENT – PRODUCE A COMMUNITY RECYCLING GUIDE



I live in Tampa where there is a bi-weekly paper, glass, and plastic pickup with the cute plastic blue boxes. But could I tell you where to take a computer, cans of old paint, or shotgun shells? No, I don’t. and it takes a long time to track down the right place and the right hours and the right rules. Is that city of county, Miss?


What companies in your region will pay good money for materials to recycle? What do they pay? What are the rules? Some of these firms would be likely advertisers or promoters of your recycling guides. Go online and see how extensive recycling guides that towns have produced. Notice how few towns had online or printed guides for the public.

FUTURE TRENDS – ALMOST FREE URBAN AUTOMOBILES

Wouldn’t it be great if you were at a downtown party and got a message to pick up a friend at the airport, and since you didn’t own a car, you just used your cell phone to locate the nearest mini-car parking spot where you can rent use of the needed car by the hour and mile?

Such a system is already used in New York City and some other cities. Visit MINT and HERTZ CONNECT, which has a place at the University of Tampa near me..

FUTURE TRENDS – GPS NIGHTLIFE HOT SPOTS


People looking to see where the action is in San Francisco can go to Sense Networks (www.citysense.com) for a real-time look at the evening’s action. We don’t know what it would take to set up your town, but we expect this technology will spread

FUTURE TRENDS - EVERYTHING WITHOUT A COPYRIGHT IS FAIR GAME



The British firm of FABER & FABER (www.faberfinds.co.uk) prints out of print books on demand. Dozens of classic books are available to students since their copyright has expired. There is a great opportunity to locate and duplicate “campy” and entertaining books in the fields of advice, travel, health, and technology. Magazines and printed pictures are also open season.

WORKAHOLICS4HIRE.COM



WORKAHOLICS4HIRE.COM


If you have not used this job site to look for specific home jobs in public relations, database work, and telecommuting, you should give it a try. Most of these jobs require some at-home computer skills.