How to Find Your Dream Business

Ever thought of stuffing envelopes from home to make money? I hope not. We’e all seen those scam ads in our local Bargaineer or Pennysaver. With all of the pyramid schemes, party programs, and network marketers out there, how can a mom find a way to earn a little extra money without losing thousands of dollars?

"Multilevel marketing is not for everyone," says Catherine Eagen, a former banker who now helps Christians become millionaires by increasing their financial IQ. Some people do really well at it. "People that have a pentiant for sales probably would be good at that. People that don’t probably won’t," she says.

Many people enjoy party sales and network marketing, but if it’s not you, don’t stress. You can find something you enjoy that enables you to make money at home.

"First of all, find out what you’re good at," says Catherine. "Some women were in the corporate world or in the business world or the non-profit world prior to becoming a mom. They had gifts, talents and abilities. They need to ask themselves how they can parlay those into an economic opportunity for themselves."

"I have a friend who decided to be a stay-at-home mom and she decided to write a magazine, an e-zine. She writes articles, has great contributing authors, and interviews people that are notables in the community and around the nation." Catherine says.

It doesn’t always take great skill to start a successful business. The ability to solve other people’s problems is enough to make money. Catherine and her husband know a lady who was walking down a road in the south. "They passed by a field and the mom looked over and said, ‘Oh, those are some beautiful flowers.’ It was fall and there were some dried flowers. She said, ‘I wonder if we can pick some of those.’ She knocked on the door of the homeowner, and the homeowner said, ‘I’d love for you to get rid of those. They are weeds in my site and I hate them.’ She began to go out and cut them down, and she made bouquets. She sold those bouquets to the neighborhood Walgreen and they began to show up in different of the Walgreen stores. One thing that looked like a problem for one person became a solution for another individual."

"One of the questions that I always suggest that people ask themselves is, ‘What problem do you believe you were created to solve?’ When you answer that question, it’s a good indicator of what you should or could be doing. Then the question is how to do it from home," Catherine says.
It may mean telecommuting or becoming an entrepreneur. If you love organizing or being an office manager, approach small businesses and local entrepreneurs about performing some of their office tasks or doing their bookkeeping from your home.

"There are many things that the stay-at-home mom can pursue either on her own as an entrepreneur, within the context of a group of others, within a corporation, or within a non-profit organization. These jobs will give her credit for her work, and if she then turns around and joins the corporate world or becomes an entrepreneur, she can now bring work experience.

Says Catherine, "The Stay-at-home mom needs to look in earnest and what she likes to do and then do it."

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Terri Pilcher writes articles and interviews millionaires from home for an upcoming book about the Parable of the Talents. Visit her website www.ChristianMillionaireSecrets.com and sign up for her monthly ezine containing an article, an audioclip from a millionaire interview, a book review, and a quote about success.