An Idea for a Small Business You Can Start

Start-up costs range $50 to $500,000+, earnings $5,000 to $2,000,000++, skills from knowing nothing to running an airline. Bon appetit!

PERSONAL COMPUTER MAINTENANCE

Start-up cost: $600

Potential earnings: $12,000 - $100,000+

How to Find Clients Classified ads in business magazines and papers, school papers, religious publications, and on the Internet.

Equipment needed: Desk, phone, fax, typewriter, PC.

WHAT YOU DO
You keep personal computers (PCs) going in businesses of all sizes. To do this you visit offices, stores, factories, and other facilities of your clients either on a regular or an emergency basis. Almost all your repairs will be done on-site, where the computer is installed. To succeed in this business you must, of course, know PCs backwards and forwards. But you do not need a license or other technical qualifications, other than the usual local business permit. Your work will usually be confined to replacing circuit boards and other simple tasks, such as cleaning keyboards, monitor screens, and printer typing elements.

Excerpted with permission from "199 Great Home Businesses You Can Start (and Succeed In) for Under $1,000" by Tyler G. Hicks. Published by Prima Publishing. For more on this and 198 other great businesses you can start, Buy the book now or ask for it at your favorite bookstore. You can also call (800) 632-8676 www.primapublishing.com

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