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A Highly Profitable Home Business
Let's face it. America 's health consciousness has catapulted during the last five years. Foods low in fat, sugar, and carbohydrates, have topped the must-buy charts. Gyms and fitness clubs have sprung up. More and more Americans at the rate of 10% per year are booking spas and massage parlors. With such a growth, offering a massage “delivered to your door” is not such a bad idea. In fact, it can be a very profitable idea.
For starters, you need not spend on expensive “spa” set-up and equipment because the massage will be done at your client's home. Most of your staff will be direct labor; meaning most of them will be a massage therapist. You will need only one overhead staff, a telephone operator that can double as a therapist scheduler. You may also choose to do this yourself, to ensure proper handling of customer calls.
Spend a little on fluffy towel, good and fragrant oils and training for your therapists and you're on your way to start the business.
You may charge an average of $30- $40 per hour. Out of that, $3 will go to supplies, while $10 will go to the therapist. The rest is profit for your home business. Here are two types of massages that you can offer that your clients should love.
Acupressure
A massage based on a traditional Chinese method of cure, acupressure is the massage version of acupuncture. Acupressure massages the body in a way to redirect the flow of energies, releasing blocked energy centers or “chi,” and thereby achieving balance between yin and yang.
To perform acupressure, finger pressure is used on points on the body to stimulate them. This type of massage is ideal for tension and stress pain, constipation, menstrual cramps, bloating and any need for stimulation and rejuvenation. Charge $30 - $35 per hour. Reflexology
When you see a massage parlor that has a map of the feet displayed outside, chances are, their specialty is reflexology. This type of massage is administered on the feet as it is based on the different reflex points on the feet, which affect major organs of the body. Light to medium pressure is used in reflexology and that in it relaxes the subject.
This is ideal for tension pain and tiredness and helps your clients' over-all well being, when done regularly. Before starting the reflexology, throw in a shoulder or head massage while soaking the feet in warm water for more relaxing session. Without the soak, charge $40/hour and throw in another $5 for the foot soak.
With minimal set-up and profits as high as 50% shouldn't you be opening up your dial-a-spa soon?
Tips On Running A Home Based Business
A home based business does not have to occupy most of your time at first. You can actually have a home based business under flexible working hours. You can do it during your free time or before and after your working hours. By starting small and on a part time basis you are assured of your finances even if the business does not pick up and make money for you.
Every business is a risk and a home based business is no different. The advantage of setting up a home based business is you can do it on a meager capital, thus making the risk lesser.
While a home based business can be rewarding emotionally and financially, it can also bring challenges and frustrations to the businessman. A home based businessman may have more time in his hands but he faces the task of making sure his business earns or else he loses his financial security. Some home based businesses do not take off immediately and the rewards can only be reaped after a certain period.
Working or doing business at home can also spell loneliness for the home based worker who may find it strange to be working alone after several years of working in an office with plenty of people.
How to choose the right home based business for you
Make a list of your skills and talents as well as your experiences either at work or in business. Create at list of at least ten business ideas you are interested and cross this with your talent and skills list. You will now have a good idea of what business is ideal for you given your talent and experience.
Research on the marketing possibilities of the business ideas you have chosen. A good business idea must be able to respond or create a market need, must be able to last for a long time and even if it is highly competitive you must have an edge over the others.
When choosing a business venture, also consider whether you have the financial capacity to operate it and to maintain the business before it gives you profit. Most business do not automatically become money earners and the owners have to sacrifice time and financial resources to help the business grow.
It is also best to choose a business venture that would match to your personal situation. If you have children in the house and your prime consideration in starting a home based business is to be with your kids then choose a business that would not take you out of the house most of the time for client calls. It is also best to brief family members on the requirements of the home based business so they would know how to behave once the business starts.
Running you own home based business is an entirely different ball game from your office work. You have to keep yourself properly motivated and confident because you do not have a boss to see that things are being done well. You have to be a little critical of your methods and your schedule to make a home business work.
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Bisnis sendiri adalah bisnis yang sangat menarik. Di negara kita kesempatan kerja makin lama makin kecil. Oleh sebab itu diperlukan orang-orang yang berani membuka lapangan pekerjaan. Memang banyak tantangan tetapi justru di dalam tantangan itulah kita dipacu untuk menaklukkannnya.
Kenapa kita harus bisnis sendiri ?
1. Anda adalah BOS.
Setiap orang ingin jadi bos, tapi benarkah ? Banyak orang terlalu pengecut dan takut untuk jadi bos. Tidak berani melangkah untuk memulai, cuma berani bermimpi. Merasa tidak punya kemampuan memimpin. Tetapi mengomel tiap hari karena dimarahi, di bentak-bentak, disuruh kesana-kemari oleh bos. Bisnis sendiri memberikan kesempatan anda untuk membuktikan apakah anda cukup berani untuk jadi bos. Membuktikan kemampuan anda. Membuktikan kalau anda bukan cuma bisa omong besar. Membuktikan mimpi2 anda selama ini. Siapkah anda jadi bos ?
2. Kebebasan Waktu.
Dengan bisnis sendiri anda tidak terikat oleh jam kantor, kapan saja anda bisa bekerja, kapan saja bisa istirahat. Tiap pagi tidak usah terburu-buru supaya tidak terlambat. Kapan saja anak-anak atau suami/isri mengajak pergi anda bisa. Mau ambil rapor anak tidak perlu ijin bos. Anda bisa mengatur waktu anda sendiri. Enak bukan ?
3. Kebebasan Finansial.
Anda tidak terikat oleh gaji. Berapapun yang anda kehendaki bisa anda dapatkan. Anda tidak usah iri dengan rekan sekerja yang lebih santai ternyata gajinya lebih besar karena ketidakadilan bos. Dengan bisnis sendiri, kerja keras anda dibayar dengan hasil yang besar pula, begitu pula jika anda nyantai maka tidak akan dapat hasil. Cukup adil bukan ? Berapa penghasilan yang anda kehendaki sebulan ? satu juta ? sepuluh juta ? seratus juta ? atau.....? tidak terbatas. Anda Mau ?
4. Pensiun Dini.
Bisnis sendiri membuat anda tidak bekerja seumur hidup, tetapi anda bisa merencanakan seberapa besar kemajuan yang bisa dicapai sehingga memungkinkan anda bisa pensiun sebelum waktunya tapi penghasilan anda tidak berhenti, malah bertambah banyak. Anda punya kebebasan di masa tua, bisa berpergian kemana anda suka untuk menikmati masa tua. Punya waktu untuk berkumpul bersama anak-anak dan cucu-cucu anda. Apakah anda bisa membayangkan ?
5. Warisan Anak Cucu.
Warisan apakah yang anda persiapkan untuk anak cucu nanti ? Sudah ada atau belum ? Bisnis sendiri sangat memungkinkan anda untuk mempersiapkan semuanya nanti. Anak cucu anda tidak usah repot-repot lagi mempersiapkan bisnis baru karena bisnis anda sudah lebih dari cukup untuk mereka teruskan. Dengan bisnis sendiri berarti anda sedang mempersiapkan warisan untuk anak cucu nanti. Bersediakah anda ?
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