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Right now the economy is so bad that what some job applicants need to do, in addition to all the other things they are already doing (filling out job applications online and in person, submitting their résumés to job-help-finding Internet sites, networking, etc.), is to seriously consider ways by which to actually create their own jobs. It may sound drastic, but considering how intense the competition for jobs is, it may be what some people need to do, if they wish to greatly improve their chances of "finding" that all-illusive job. Entrepreneurship has always been a legitimate option for people who want to be extra-aggressive in the business world-it happens to be one option that is always open to everyone, no matter how bad the economy gets. Here is a short list of suggestions that you should consider: 1. Start a home business. Because of its, comparatively speaking, lower overhead costs, a home business can be a very legitimate, promising opportunity. The trick is to find something for which there is a demand, keeping in mind that the business world is somewhat different than when the economy is in good shape. What need is there in your community which you can fulfill at a price that people are able to afford and which they are willing to pay? Can you fulfill that need in an efficient and profitable manner? Some possible business ideas include running errands for people, answering emails and phone calls for local businesses and professionals interested in outsourcing their work, pet sitting, house sitting, handyperson services, etc. In deciding on a business, choose something which comfortably falls under your skills set, area of expertise and education; also, select something that requires a small investment, thus allowing you enough breathing space to use what funds you have more flexibly. At first, business may be slow, but, as you develop a good reputation and get a better feel for what is needed, paying special attention to how to best deal with whatever competition that may exist (for there is always some competition), things should get better with passing time. 2. Start your own nonprofit. Is there a special need in your community that you would like to address, preferably something that is either not being properly addressed or which you think that you can address in a better or more efficient way than others? A nonprofit requires more research, more paperwork, and more bureaucratic circumstances to address, but it can also be a legitimate way to create your own job. As the founder, you will probably be the first Executive Director, though you can also be on the Board of Directors-speaking of Board of Directors, you will have to find a group of well-established professionals that can help you, at first, to set up and run the organization, until you get a paid or a volunteer staff. Fortunately, there is always money in the form of grants from private foundations and federal agencies, but keep in mind that these funds are very competitively given out. Through grants and other fundraising options (including asking for donations from individuals and organizations), you can get the money that you need to do significant good in your community, while at the same time creating at least one job. Three excellent additional info sources for both business and social capital entrepreneurs are the Internal Revenue Service, the Small Business Administration, and SCORE, a nonprofit organization which provides retired professionals as volunteer technical advisors. 3. Teach a course. Is there a subject or a topic about which you are very knowledgeable? Well, you may be able to teach a class on that subject at your home or at a local facility in your community, such as at a community college, public library, a community center, or a nonprofit facility. In exchange for this expertise, students who sign up for your course can pay a tuition fee. The course you put together can be very short (maybe a 3 day event) or it can last over several weeks or even months. What tuition price you charge should, of course, reflect the length of the course and how much instruction and assignment work you will have to do. The good news is that this option is open to just about everyone. Your best advertisement will probably be word of mouth, which is why maybe you can give discounted or free class placements; as people tell others about the course, you can slowly develop a steady flow of students or clients. An alternative option to a classroom at an actual facility is a virtual class. Through Nicenet, a nonprofit organization, for example, you can teach an online course while keeping your costs very low; nicenet.org provides virtual classroom facilities for free-as for teaching materials, they can generally be found at different government and college websites, at least in electronic format. You can assign these instead of textbooks in order to keep the costs of the class low. 4. Make presentations; be a professional speaker. You can begin by putting together a presentation on something that you are very knowledgeable about or in which you have great interest. "How to prepare your teenagers for college and how to find the money that they will need for tuition and expenses" may be one such presentation. Simply research the topic to death, then present your findings to eager parents and young people. If your presentation is unique enough and highly informative, you can find people who will pay to listen to your message, and for resources to use check out the National Speakers Association's and the Professional Speakers Guild's websites. In trying to find what would be a suitable topic, simply check out social and news events websites, or keep open eyes for what is popular or needed in your local community. Sometimes, you can even find organizations and individuals who are willing to pay you to deliver a presentation for them, be their spokesperson or deliver speeches at special events. 5. Become a used stuff entrepreneur. A bad economy is a good time to consider this idea. Preferably, choose a specific line or area to concentrate on, but, if you want to be more flexible, just leave the matter open. The idea is to go shopping for things that look re-saleable; then you can find the best means by which to sell those items at a price higher than what you paid. You can sell your wares through a number of means, including yard/garage sales, estate sales, on consignment (through local shops), through E-bay, via classifieds (which can sometimes be placed for free in online and printed publications and websites), and through your own "shop," which may turn out to be your own garage or basement, a stand you rent every weekend at a local flea market, or a small room you rent from a local nonprofit, church, civic organization, or small business. 6. Start a club. People love to join clubs. You can cash into that craze by finding an area or subject with a big following or for which there is a big interest. Clubs can become money makers by allowing the founder to charge members a fee for joining, by putting out a club publication which can accept paid ads, by providing certain services and products at special discounts only to members, and by sponsoring special events and function for which, again, people pay a fee (greatly discounted for members, but at a bigger price for nonmembers). The beauty of this idea is that there is no limit of possible topics or interests to be the focus of your club. Maybe start a book reading club, a metal detector users' club, a horse riding club, a golf playing club for kids, etc. For a run-down on the basics of how to put together and run a club, check out the applicable-to-any club information provided on the national Boys and Girls Club's website. 7. Publish a newsletter or an ezine. Simply find a subject about which there is much interest on the part of the potential subscribers you will go after. In these tough economic times, a newsletter on proactive job finding techniques or maybe one on how to start and run a home business might be very popular. Another possibility is to start an online magazine or "ezine." What is great about this option is that such a publication can be started for a very small investment. As for how to host it, you might consider website hosting services, whose fees are today much lower than they have ever been. Some website hosting sites, for example, for about $10 a month or less, provide unlimited data management options and, as it turns out, the tools and hosting options available to create a website can also be used to create and manage an ezine. Instead of website pages, for example, you post magazine pages, remembering that there are usually no limits on the number of pages you can provide per "issue." As for the pages, you can use artwork and photos, and there is even software that allows the creation of page-turning, Flash-software-quality tools. That makes the ezine more like a natural-looking actual magazine. A wealth of resources for producing newsletters and ezines can easily be found just by looking up the topic on Google. 8. Become a freelance writer. Without doubt, this is one of the very few professions which just about anyone can delve into, for anyone interested and ready. For one thing, many people have innate talent for writing; for those who do not, they can, with practice, still make it as a writer. For those with the imagination, the energy, the talent, and the go-getter spirit, writing can be a very rewarding career. Perhaps part of the reason why it is so open an opportunity is the fact that writers can concentrate on a number of totally different areas. For example, there are journalists, technical writers, travel writers, feature article writers, non-fiction book writers, ghost writers, corporate communication writers, and copywriters; as for those who lean more toward the creative side, there are short story writers, poets, playwrights, and essayists-and this is only a partial list. If interested, do spend some time deciding what type of writing you want to try out or concentrate on, then, as quickly as you can, try to get the training or instruction that you will need to make this idea work. To accomplish this, consider taking some writing classes, talking to professional writers, reading as much as you can (to keep your mind fully exercised and to get ideas) and checking out resources on the Internet. Above all, set aside some time for writing-something which can best begin by allocating a quiet, well-stocked (with an academic-quality dictionary, a thesaurus and a few other reference books) place of your own which you will use as your base of operations. 9. Be a consultant. Almost every organization makes use of consultants at one point or another. You can fit into that need, especially if you have a high level of training or education in one particular field or endeavour. Consultants, as a matter of fact, are usually more in demand during bad economic times since it is often cheaper for companies, private organizations and government agencies to hire someone on an as-needed basis than it is for them to give such people full or part-time jobs. That is why, though, consultants can sometimes go without work for a while. As you develop a reputation and leave behind satisfied clients, you will find that people will recommend you to others, which will increase your workload. 10. Try your luck as a professional treasure hunter. Professional treasure hunters today are somewhat different than treasure hunters of former times. For one thing, it used to be that this profession was almost exclusively composed of people with big financial backing, in general, who went out to look for buried treasure all over the world-more specifically, under bodies of water (looking for sunken ships), in deep caves, in abandoned mines, and in far-away, remote parts of the world. Well, that is no longer the case. Many modern day treasure hunters stay near their own homes, though they may occasionally travel, but not necessarily to remote corners of the earth. In some areas of Florida, for example, which were buried under the sea not too long ago, historically speaking, one can find prehistoric shark teeth which are highly sought after by museums and collectors; at other sites, one can find etched into stones and rocks prehistoric fossils that are also highly sought after. Both of these items are things modern treasure hunters look for and often find. Other possibilities include, though, valuable stones and gems, buried bones from long ago, and valuable metals of all kinds. The latter is so prevalent, in fact, that there is a large segment of treasure hunters who stick just to this treasure hunting activity; the tool of choice for them is a metal detector, which, by the way, come in models to suit every known budget. For those interested in doing some local traveling, there are mines in this country where one can go to dig for valuable minerals, usually for nominal fees. All in all, this is yet another "job" opportunity for those with the energy, commitment, and dedication that is generally required. For those interested in this profession, there is tons of valuable information on the Internet. |
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