Monday, January 24, 2011

What Are The Hottest Ideas Or Trends For Small Business Start-Ups?

Below are the top 10 observed as "Hot" recently on the SCORE airwaves:

** On line administrative assistant

** Services to the elderly- transportation, errands etc

** Pet Care and Training Services

** Federal government contracting to tap stimulus funding coming through 123 federal agencies in almost every field of endeavor

** "GREEN " Environmental initiatives in almost every venue

** Maintenance, Repair and upkeep of foreclosed properties

** Non-profit organizations for community development chasing grants

** Self-Help Guides for Business

** Training on all aspects of small business Management

** On-line Books

Successful small businesses are developing enterprises in these fields through market research and business plans to deliver unique products and services - then pricing them and comparing them to the existing market, the competition and client demographics to determine feasibility before applying for financing and launching an enterprise.