10 Businesses to Start in Your Pajamas 2008
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What can be better than working at home and turning in huge profits? If you're sick of working 9 to 5, sitting in rush hour, and working on someone else's schedule, check out the top 10 businesses you can start, and run, in your pajamas.
From medical billing to graphic design, there are the hottest industries for home-based businesses.
Next: Specialty E-Retailer -
Specialty E-Retailer
Selling homemade organic beauty products or customized T-shirts is no longer just a weekend hobby for earning some extra pocket change. In the age of e-commerce, a growing number of retailers are capitalizing on the Web to sell their products, and making more than a supplementary income in the process.
Next: Motivational Speaker -
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Motivational Speaker
Business audiences, support groups, and even government agencies are constantly looking for new sources of inspiration. Get paid to offer up the expertise you never got to share in the office. No special education required, just confidence in your speaking abilities and your message.
Next: HR Consultant -
HR Consultant
As companies try to keep up with a changing workforce dynamic, human-resources professionals are more in demand than ever. Companies big and small need advice about structuring benefits that will woo the younger generation, as well as on creative ways to retain their seasoned employees.
Next: Solo Practitioner -
Solo Practitioner
Like so many in search of work-life balance, attorneys are finding ways to spend less time at the firm and more time at home with the family. Established lawyers, who have spent years building a loyal client base, now have the luxury of branching out on their own with relative ease.
Next: Ghost Writer -
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Ghost Writer
If writing is your craft, penning lines for someone else is a good way to earn reliable cash flow. Websites like Guru.com now cater to hooking freelancers up with ghost-writing opportunities, with projects ranging from updating a company's Web content or compiling research in a white paper, to writing promotional articles for a company's newsletter.
Next: Call Center Representitve -
Call Center Representitve
As more professionals and retirees seek home-based work opportunities, the need for big corporate firms to offshore jobs like customer service representatives or virtual tech support has decreased. Instead, companies are filling these jobs inshore with the likes of stay-at-home moms, seniors, and even the occasional burnt-out exec. Home-based employees are contracted and have the ability to set their own schedule.
Next: Virtual Reservation Agent -
Virtual Reservation Agent
With a second phone line, a computer, and an Internet connection, you could be booking travel reservations from your home for companies such as JetBlue and Marriott Global Reservations. For several years now, JetBlue's reservation agents have been home-based and experts say that in the coming year, other bigwigs of the travel industry will follow suit. There are also opportunities for entrepreneurs with knowledge of the travel industry to start their own agency out of their home.
Next: Financial Analyst -
Financial Analyst
Many people who start home-based businesses are doing the same jobs they did in the corporate world, but on a consultant basis -- and financial analysts are no exception. If you have the skill set to digest large amounts of information and present it in a way that is accessible to the public, you may be just as happy doing that at home as you would be in the office.
Next: Graphic Designer -
Graphic Designer
Entrepreneurs who provide a service to companies or individuals continue to be some of the most successful in the home-based business sector. As businesses move to increase their Web presence, freelance opportunities for graphic designers are abundant.
Next: Medical Billing Specialist -
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Medical Billing Specialist
The health-care industry has a growing number of opportunities for people who want to work from home. As a home-based medical billing specialist, you have the option to do work for independent physicians, or for larger medical firms that provide electronic programs to complete the work. Often though, the job requires additional educational training because of legalities with medical insurance.
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