Are you itching to become an entrepreneur or namely a “mompreneur”? If you have an idea of what you want, you can start your business today. If you don’t have an idea, don’t worry, we can help you out with that. Being a mother is not easy as you are busy all the time with your family and your home there is almost no time left for anything else, but you have been bitten by the entrepreneurial bug and one of the prime reasons is your family.
In this time of recession and loss of jobs, it seems strange to start up new businesses, but not all enterprises have been affected by the recession. Many internet businesses are still doing well. They have the advantage of putting you in touch with potential clients from around the world who may not be in financial trouble right now. And, if you have a great niche product or service, people will continue to buy anyway.
So, if you are a mother and you want to make extra money by starting your own business, here are a few ideas that may be helpful to you. One thing to consider is your area of interest and passion. These will drive the idea for your new small business.
* Set up an online store – This can be done on eBay or another marketplace. You can sell items that you have around your home. If you are a crafter and create clothing or other items, sell them in your online store. Here, you can set a price for items instead of using the auction and having people bid. EBay also provides many tools (both free and paid) for sellers to utilize to grow their store.
* Online business – If you can offer a service that will be of benefit to people in all areas of the world, an online website business may be for you. For example, let’s say that you are a writer. You can offer your expertise as a freelance writer to clients needing content for websites, writers needing editors for their books, and other content needs to help grow their businesses. With a website, anyone anywhere can find you.
* Home-based service business – Do you do alterations, fix computers, or watch children? You can take your expertise and turn it into a business that you can run from your home. This will require a home office or other set-up for you to entertain clients and also to perform the day-to-day operations of your business.
* Take surveys – Survey takers are needed to do market research for many companies. You can make good money signing on with businesses to get paid for sampling products.
There are a variety of online and offline businesses that can be started by you, the mompreneur. Start with your passion and go from there.
