Business Services

Marketing Consultant

Use your marketing expertise to help others grow their businesses.

Published

9 years ago

Nov 25, 2009

Entrepreneur

Business At A Glance

Marketing Consultant

Startup Costs: $2,000 – $10,000
Home Based: Can be operated from home.
Part Time: Can be operated part-time.
Online Operation? Yes

Business Overview

Let’s face it: Without marketing, businessescannot survive. So it is no surprise that topnotch marketingconsultants are in high demand across North America.

Consequently, ifyou are an experienced marketer, the time has never been better to putthat experience to work leading other businesspeople down the path tomarketing success.

Marketing consultants offer a wide range ofservices, including developing marketing plans, establishing marketingbudgets, hiring and training salespeople, and developing advertising,telemarketing, and direct marketing programs to meet each client’sneeds and budget.

Marketing consultants also help businesses expandinto new markets, and even new countries, as well as build newdistribution channels and profit centers.

In short, marketingconsultants are the Jacks-of-all-trades in terms of helping clientsbuild their businesses, revenues, and profits.

Market your servicesthrough networking activities, and by setting appointments withbusiness owners and managers to explain how your services will benefitand ultimately profit their business.

Business Services

Errand Service Business Opportunity

Help busy people get through the day by providing an errand service.

Published

2 years ago

Oct 19, 2016

Entrepreneur

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Business At A Glance

Business: Errand Service
Start-up Costs: Minimum
Home Based: Can be operated from home.
Part Time: Can be operated part-time.
Online Operation? Yes

Business Overview

Let’s face it; today’s busy lifestyles mean that a lot working people just don’t have time for even the simplest of errands, such as taking the family pet to the veterinarian for a routine checkup, buying AuntSue a birthday present, or picking up the kids after school.

Which is great news if you’re a multi-tasker looking to start your own simple,inexpensive, yet potentially very profitable business. An errand service can be operated with nothing more than a cell phone and reliable transportation.

Land clients by networking and by creating a simple marketing brochure explaining the services you provide along with your contact information.

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The brochures can be pinned to community bulletin boards, hand-delivered to homes and businesses and distributed with the local newspaper.

A few promotional items such as pens and memo pads emblazoned with your company logo, name and telephone number given out to potential customers will go a long way as a daily reminder of your fast, reliable and affordable errand services.

This is the kind of business where growth is fuelled by referrals, so customer service and satisfaction are the most important goals.

The Market

Busy individuals who need a little help getting their day to day errands done. You can also market your services to small business owners.

Business Services

Flier Distribution Service

Help clients distribute fliers with this low-cost advertising method.

Published

9 years ago

Nov 25, 2009

Entrepreneur

Business At A Glance

Flier Distribution Service

Startup Costs: Under $2,000
Home Based: Can be operated from home.
Part Time: Can be operated part-time.
Online Operation? No

Business Overview

Not only is a flier delivery service a veryeasy business to start, it also has the potential to generate afantastic annual income. Companies have used promotional fliers fordecades as a low-cost highly effective advertising method. Starting aflier delivery service requires no more than a telephone and a goodpair of walking shoes.

Currently, flier delivery services are chargingdelivery rates in the range of 7 to 15 cents per hand-delivered flier.As a method to increase your delivery workforce, consider hiringretirees and students to deliver fliers during busy times.

Business Services

Personal Assistant

Busy executives and business owners can use your help with everything from answering phones to purchasing gifts.

Published

9 years ago

Nov 25, 2009

Entrepreneur

Business At A Glance

Personal Assistant

Startup Costs: $2,000 – $10,000
Home Based: Can be operated from home.
Part Time: Can be operated part-time.
Online Operation? No

Business Overview

Independent personal assistant services arebecoming extremely popular and widely utilized by business owners andcorporate executives that occasionally have a need for a personalassistant, but not on a full-time basis.

Duties performed by a personalassistant include everything from booking appointments to returningtelephone calls and, in some cases, even picking up dry cleaning.

Additionally, most personal assistants are required to have computerskills as well as their own computer equipment and often travel isrequired to accompany the client to trade shows, business functions,and out-of-town business appointments.