100 Best Businesses to Start When You Don't Want to Work Hard Anymore by Lisa Rogak |
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Recognizing that people are choosing or being forced to retire at earlier and earlier ages, the authors have looked at 100 different small businesses started by people after they have left their nine-to-five jobs. The businesses range from tiny home-based enterprises started to supplement the retiree's income and fill spare time to larger businesses with numerous employees involving long hours of hard work. Each business profile contains a summary table detailing start-up costs, success potential, time commitment, advantages and disadvantages, and sources for more information. The book's main strength is its provision of testimonials, which offer a good source of ideas for those looking to start a business whether they are retired or not. Also included are sections on business selection, self-assessment, and business plan development. Although there is not a great deal of information on each business, this is a good starting point. Recommended for public libraries.
Joel Jones, Jefferson Cty. P.L., Arvada, Col.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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There are many reasons to choose retirement, but not wanting to work is often not one of them. Many who retire still have half a lifetime ahead of them and look forward to the opportunity finally to follow their dreams. Often these dreams take the shape of running one's own business. Though her use of the term best may be questioned, Rogak profiles 100 different businesses that have been successfully started by retirees. She identifies the ease of start-up, the time and money investment required, and the potential for success; she also describes the nature of the business, including a two- to three-page interview with its owner. She includes a section on plans tailored for retirement businesses, adapted from David Bangs' Business Planning Guide (1992). For small business collections and libraries with older users. David Rouse
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Recognizing that people are choosing or being forced to retire at earlier and earlier ages, the authors have looked at 100 different small businesses started by people after they have left their nine-to-five jobs. The businesses range from tiny home-based enterprises started to supplement the retiree's income and fill spare time to larger businesses with numerous employees involving long hours of hard work. Each business profile contains a summary table detailing start-up costs, success potential, time commitment, advantages and disadvantages, and sources for more information. The book's main strength is its provision of testimonials, which offer a good source of ideas for those looking to start a business whether they are retired or not. Also included are sections on business selection, self-assessment, and business plan development. Although there is not a great deal of information on each business, this is a good starting point. Recommended for public libraries.
Joel Jones, Jefferson Cty. P.L., Arvada, Col.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
There are many reasons to choose retirement, but not wanting to work is often not one of them. Many who retire still have half a lifetime ahead of them and look forward to the opportunity finally to follow their dreams. Often these dreams take the shape of running one's own business. Though her use of the term best may be questioned, Rogak profiles 100 different businesses that have been successfully started by retirees. She identifies the ease of start-up, the time and money investment required, and the potential for success; she also describes the nature of the business, including a two- to three-page interview with its owner. She includes a section on plans tailored for retirement businesses, adapted from David Bangs' Business Planning Guide (1992). For small business collections and libraries with older users. David Rouse
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Success Potential, Description of Business, Story of the Business, The Cons, The Pros, Tune Commitment, New York, New Hampshire, Upstart Publishing, Uncle Dave, Find People Fast, Yellow Pages, Association of America, Chateau Chevre, Out West, Senior Tour, The Giraffe Project, Air Force, Dave Lyon, Liberty of London, Small Business Administration, The Extended Family, Toni Miele, International Graphoanalysis Society, New England New!
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What is a retirement business anyway? Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Success Potential, Description of Business, Story of the Business, The Cons, The Pros, Tune Commitment, New York, New Hampshire, Upstart Publishing, Uncle Dave, Find People Fast, Yellow Pages, Association of America, Chateau Chevre, Out West, Senior Tour, The Giraffe Project, Air Force, Dave Lyon, Liberty of London, Small Business Administration, The Extended Family, Toni Miele, International Graphoanalysis Society, New England New!
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- From Kitchen to Market: Selling Your Gourmet Food Specialty (Sell Your Specialty Food: Market, Distribute & Profit from Your Kitchen Creation) by Stephen Hall on 4 pages
- The Business Planning Guide by David H. Bangs on page 373, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Restaurant Planning Guide by Peter Rainsford on page 303, and Back Matter
- Marketing Your Invention by Thomas E Mosley Jr on page 203, and Back Matter
- Successful Management Consulting: Building a Practice With Smaller Company Clients by W. M. Greenfield on page 108
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