95 Best Home Businesses of the 90's reviewed for the Noughties - [31-40]
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31. Image Consultant
An image consultant is a someone who helps people achieve their image desires by advising them on wardrobe items, hairstyles, accessorising etc. This home business offers clients a range of skills that will cosmetically and aesthetically improve their image for reasons such as preparing for job interviews, corporate disposition and those that rely on their image to convey a pre-determined message.
Relevancy in the Naughties
If there was ever a business that carried over from the 90's into the Naughties and do well, this one is it. People are becoming more and more image conscious and with the availability of cosmetic surgery coming in line with more people's pockets customers are wanting to look good from the time they're teenagers until they're put in a box.
Image consultancy is growing and I think that more niches will even begin to open up for those venturing into this field.
Expected Lifespan
Indefinite until people realise that image is shallow (and that's never going to happen).
32. Indoor Environmental Tester
An indoor environmental tester analyses common pollutants found in clients homes and advises methods to reverse or remove them.
Relevancy in the Naughties
Health issues are always going to be high on people's mind so this home based business will continue to be in high demand.
Expected Lifespan
Indefinitely.
33. Information Broker
An Information Broker is a fancy name for a researcher. This broker is usually contracted by businesses wanting to research information on a particular topic to help them better understand how they might pursue or deal with it.
Relevancy in the Naughties
On the surface, this home business seems like it will be superseded due to the ease of which to get information. However, the information overload of this generation is the reason why these brokers are required. As the amount of data becomes more and more accessible, brokers will be needed to disseminate and find helpful information.
Expected Lifespan
Indefinitely.
34. Mailing List Service
This home based business is by far one of the easiest to set up and run, although it is probably more highly disregarded than politicians. Sourcing, compiling, managing and brokering are all parts of list distribution and in some cases this service may even be required to post the bulk mail for businesses.
Relevancy in the Naughties
The direct mail of the 90's is dying a slow death and at the very list is becoming less and less successful. However, businesses are still seeking mailing lists in which to target a specific audience. So, while the form of this home business may change over the next decade or two it will still be required and the demand will steadily increase.
Expected Lifespan
Indefinitely and growing slowly.
35. Mail-Order Business
A mail-order business works by placing classified adverts in publications or by producing your own catalogue to sell items. These have been highly successful during the 90's with seemingly 'every man and his dog' having a mail-order business.
Relevancy in the Naughties
The advent and success of Ebay and Craigslist has sure dampened this home based business but opened quite a few more opportunities. Large department stores like IKEA and Myer still successfully manage mail-order catalogues and these should continue for some time until the mass population shops online.
Expected Lifespan
The next 5-10 years only.
36. Management Consultant
Similar in some ways to the Information Broker this service is employed by businesses needing information and expertise that will help move them forward. The difference though is that a management consultant is usually someone who already has the knowledge and experience needed rather than having to find that information.
Relevancy in the Naughties
This home business will continue to be sought after as businesses continue to keep on the cutting edge of their industry. Most small to medium sized businesses can't afford the overhead of keeping a full-time management on board so they contract this out for short periods and at times needed.
Expected Lifespan
Indefinitely.
37. Marketing Consultant
A marketing consultant does not just offer advertising ideas. This home business opportunity is for people who can help businesses manage their marketing needs from brand positioning, public relations, packaging and below-the-line advertising.
Relevancy in the Naughties
The same situation as the management consultant, a marketing consultant is more likely to find work this way than try and be employed by a single company. There is an increasing need for businesses to market themselves and many are realising that advertising alone is not enough.
Expected Lifespan
Indefinitely.
38. Manufacturer's Agent
A manufacturers agent is similar to an Export Agent although it is more localised. This home business allows the agent to find businesses willing to buy products from manufacturers and in effect, becomes the middle man.
Relevancy in the Naughties
While localised manufacturing remains high this business will continue to be a successful opportunity. However, as more and more products are manufactured overseas it becomes less possible for these agents to keep a niche from an export agent who has more scope.
Expected Lifespan
Indefinitely provided localised manufacturing continues.
39. Medical Billing Service
This home based business is growing at a great rate of knots. A medical billing service offers specialist practitioners a service to submit Medicare claims and chase up non-paying clients.
Relevancy in the Naughties
With the shift in population becoming much older the increase in this business model will continue to be sharp. Medical specialists are unable to keep up with the demand of regulatory and insurance bodies and are much more disposed to outsourcing this area of this business.
Expected Lifespan
Certainly for the next 20 years +
40. Medical Claims Assistance Professional
This home business is employed by the client rather than the specialist. CAP's as they are known offer clients an advocatory service of submitting their claims to insurers (if doctors have not) and also will ensure that they have been pad the correct amount of compensation.
Relevancy in the Naughties
Similarly like the billing service, customers will require these services as regulatory and insurance obligations increase making it harder for the average person to keep in step with what's current and required. This business will continue to increase more so than the medical billing service.
Expected Lifespan
Indefinitely.
Tomorrow we will review the next ten from [41-50].
If you want more specific knowledge of setup costs, educational prerequisites and experience required then try reading the book - The Best Home Businesses for the 21st Century
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