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12 Emerging Small-Business Opportunities

1. Direct selling-Easy entry; flea markets, street fairs. Any item from kettle corn to gift baskets is a possibility. This could also include the thousands of network-marketing opportunities.

2. eBay-Yes, it really does offer a whole new world of opportunities. You can specialize in unique niches (baseball cards, Disney items, Colonial glassware, and so on) See http://pages.ebay.com/education/.

3. Franchises/business opportunities-There are ideas already developed, you simply choose and start-everything from window washing to food enterprises. See http://www.entrepreneur.com/bizop pzone/0,4997,,00.html.

4. Writing-This includes ghost writing, selling ebooks, how-to information, books, poetry and more.

5. Healers-There is an explosion of opportunities for those in the healing arts; counselors, life coaches, massage therapists and mediators have unlimited options.

6. Services-Offering speed, efficiency or convenience to baby boomers can make you wealthy. Simple delivery services, home repair, lawn care, elder day-care, grocery pickup, and so on.

7. Personal instruction-There's a growing demand for health-related instruction, etiquette, music, art, personal defense, and so on.

8. Auto services-With the demise of the local service station, an opportunity has opened wide for car cleanup, mobile oil changes, car shopping and transportation.

9. Web design-Nearly everyone wants a Web site today. Whether it's for a business, a family or for a special event-there are new needs and applications for design here.

10. Product fulfillment-With the explosion of Internet-related businesses and cottage industries, there is the need for pulling orders, packing boxes and dealing with UPS, USPS or other shippers. This service could be offered to 20 small businesses for a successful venture.

11. Food services-From catering special events to providing lunches for corporate clients to having a mobile hot-dog cart to specializing in your favorite cheesecake recipe, there are boundless choices to serve this generation that no longer cooks at home.

12. Freelance services-Anything you have done in a traditional job can be done as a freelance provider like graphic design, accounting, data input, software development, plumbing, electrical, carpentry and teaching.

By Dan Miller, who specializes in creative thinking for personal and business development, helping individuals redirect careers, evaluate new income sources and achieve balanced living. Miller’s principles have been clarified in his book, 48 Days to the Work You Love, as well as in his popular workbook and audio sets. For free newsletters, reports and other tools visit 48Days.com.