| Running your own small business can be a really | | | | headaches as well. Hearing them yell all day. For this |
| enjoyable experience. That is of course if you like | | | | business you can use your home although it should be |
| what you do. In this case if you like children then there | | | | spacious with a large fenced in yard preferably. There |
| are many opportunities to become an entrepreneur. Of | | | | are licensing requirements that will vary depending on |
| course starting a business can be expensive but each | | | | where you live but this can be a very lucrative |
| of these five opportunities can be started for under | | | | business to be in as there is usually a shortage of day |
| $10,000. If you'd like to help people with their children | | | | care centers. |
| and be your own boss as well then these businesses | | | | 4. Children's Party Service: If you love a good party |
| might be worth considering. | | | | then this might be the right business for you. Of course |
| 1. Baby Sitting Referral Service: This is a good business | | | | the parties are for children. With birthday's and other |
| with low start-up costs. You set up business as the | | | | events happening every day helping parents organize |
| middleman between baby sitters looking for work and | | | | that party to remember can be a great way to make |
| parents looking for baby sitters. Parents today want | | | | a living. Often parents lack the time and know how to |
| some flexibility to be able to go out and leave the kids | | | | set up a good party for their kid. This makes parents |
| at home. But hiring just anybody can cause some | | | | willing to pay. Being paid to organize and set up that |
| unease for parents. And trying to get friends or family | | | | perfect party is what this business is all about. |
| to watch the kids can be inconvenient. The ability to | | | | 5. Nanny Placement Service: Although similar to the |
| have baby sitters pre-screened gives parents an | | | | baby sitter referral service it is actually more like |
| incentive to use your services and providing steady | | | | operating an employment agency for nannies. Your |
| work helps the baby sitters. | | | | first step is going to be to find qualified nannies. You'll |
| 2. Childproofing Services: Kid's are the sneakiest little | | | | have to do resume screening and some background |
| creatures. They seem to have the ability to get into | | | | checks. Next you need to find clients. The clients of |
| everyplace they don't belong. You can help parents | | | | course are going to be parents looking for someone to |
| and of course their kid's by helping childproof their | | | | come into their home and care for their children. Often |
| homes. The concept is simple enough. You go into a | | | | parents do not want to use a regular day care service |
| home and do an inspection. Then you help the parents | | | | for their kids. Finally you'll have to match qualified |
| by installing latches and other safeguards so that | | | | nannies with parents that need their services. |
| children can't go where they shouldn't. You also take | | | | Each of these businesses has a few things in |
| the additional step of identifying and pointing out | | | | common. They each involve provide a solution to a |
| potential hazards for their children that cannot be | | | | typical parenting problem. And they each have low |
| childproofed. | | | | start-up costs which are perfect for someone that |
| 3. Childcare Service: If you are a bit more hands on | | | | either lacks financial capital or are just looking for a |
| and want to actually work with children then you can | | | | second source of income. So if you would like to |
| provide child care services directly to parents. Of | | | | become your own boss while helping out parents in |
| course this business comes with the rewards of | | | | need and their children one of these businesses might |
| watching children develop. And there are some | | | | be right for you. |