If you could start any business you wanted...what would it be?

there is nothing like being your own boss, jenn. i highly reccomend it. lol. it's alot of hard work getting your own buisness going but don't think that would be a problem to you. if i had it to do again guess i'd go back to fixing hair & selling antiques. don't thnik u could make a living off antiques i couldn't when i had them but had both the beauty shop & antque shop together so it worked well . housecleaner would be good to get into, i think. they seem to make pretty good. the only thing in any buisness is getting it built up. that takes awhile. my friend has a day care in her home , she seems to do pretty well .wish u luck in whatever u decide.

Well, I have done it already and now retired from owning a dance school. It was great while it lasted but it is nice to be retired, too. I still work, teaching, but part time. If I were to open another school, I would try to become a non-profit dance school for underprivileged kids who cannot afford to dance.

I used to always want a little quaint coffee shop where I could serve scones and tea but these days as I have musician friends i would like to own a music venue come recording studio, one can only dream.....

My husband and I started our business 5 years ago - a greenhouse. It has been very hard work but also very enjoyable. My pointers are as follows: 1. Do something you love, otherwise you won't stick with it when times are tough. 2. Make sure you have enough regular income to get you through lean times. 3. Don't go into (huge) debt to finance your business. Many businesses fold because they can't afford the loan payment during one or two months of lean times. This can start you on a slippery slope to financial ruin. 4. Establish small lines of credit for your business and pay promptly. Keep the biz credit squeaky clean. 5. If you will be dealing with the public, treat them like royalty and stick to the old adage "the customer is always right" even when they're jerks...lol. 6. There WILL be tough times, so don't start a business until you are prepared to ride those out. 7. Learn, read, talk to people. Know your business inside and out, including the bookeeping and accounting, taxes, state requirements, etc. Good luck!!!!!

My advice to anyone who wants to start a business is to make sure they can physically run the business. Don't rely on employees. My mistake with my business was I had to have an employee. I would have made so much money had it not been for having the employee becuase he was unreliable and stole. He also wouldn't let me know where my equipment was when I would ask. Owning your own business is a great accomplishment and gives you a feeling of self worth. If you do start a business I highly recommend something you can do by yourself..

I would like to have a small business.Don't know what it would be I used to want a restraunt I still think it is a good business but now I would like to do something from my home.Good luck if you start one.

Don't laugh, but I would start a supermarket, or a radiostation. Two very separate poles, but that's what I would do. Anyway, good question.

If I have enough capital, I want to put up an internet cafe. This will complement my interest in hanging out on the web. I am a hands-on type of person. So, I would like to be there all the time. At the same time, I have more time to maintain my blog and attend to my online money-making stints.

I like this topic, i always think about owning my own business, and earn much money. while i was a children, i had a dream owning a beautiful flower shop, which should have many many kinds of flower and throw off different kinds of perfume,and i could be very happy seeing customers' happiness thanks to sending friends and relatives flower. As i grow up , going to collage, and finishing the school, starting to working, the dream of children go into my mind sometimes, althout the thought slip out in a moment, i always have the dream in my heart, and in the future, i must own a lovely flower shop.

If i could start a business it would be a water refilling station because all people drink water, so i think it would be a good one. :)

Now, I am absolutely a sohu. I am waiting for an opportunity to be a teacher. Meanwhile, I have signed a part-time job. This job offers me a good salary. I just need to search clients on the internet and bring them to the company. That's all what I do in the job. In fact, my husband and I are striving for our own business. So firstly I need to accumulate money for our future company. Although there are difficulties and temptation on the way, we support each other and carry out our idea.

I have thinking such things like running my own business many years ago when i was a little girl. My dream is just a small place serving self-making coffe and delicious snakes. It's a place where we can stay easily with friends releasing our heavy press, or you can have a private separated space to enjoy reading. This is a simple dream sounds easy to realize if there is enough money and time. However, i am a graduate stududent now, finding a job to live on is my first concern. Maybe after many years when i have a stabile life it will come to pass.

Well...I guess the the thing you could immediately start with is to be a writer. All you need is your mind & stationery. Now a days the romancenovel market is simply booming. It's a tried & trusted genre. Besides there are hordes of websites out there to give you all the advice you need to write every single chapter!!! Most of these advices cost you nothing plus they also give you links to publishers etc. So it's like everything is served to you on a single platter. Besides writing romance comes easy to most of us. You see...if you can think romantic...you can write it too. Just let your imagination run amok. I'm gonna give it a shot after my exams done with. Anyway hope you find it a good idea. All the best!!!

About 12 years ago I started an at home medical transcription business. I did very well and was glad to be home for the kids when they got out of school, etc. Five years ago I decided to give that up and started a retail (first on ebay and then my own website) selling security blankets for babies. Ebay fees really started getting out of hand and then with the economy, it just wasn't worth it anymore. I closed the store and recently went back to transcription. I love working at home and can't imagine doing the 8-5 routine. Just pick something you are good at/enjoy and doesn't require a huge investment to begin. Good luck!

I am not thinking of any offline business but an online business is in my mind but that too would come to the reality in this year. May be next year or next to next year i would start because I am planning to launch a website on a cricket game and for that I am collecting information and the designing will take at least 6 months but these days I don't have time. I am now looking to get stable first financially.

I also have been thinking for a long time.I'm a student now and have enough spare time to start my business.I have been looking for a long time on the Internet to collect ideas,and that's why i have found mylot.If i have the chance to start my business,i'll build a great hospital.At the same time,i also want to continue my computer learning and start a great website.That's what i want and i'm trying to make it. Happy mylotting!

Hi JeninTN: Me and my brother actully thought about buying a subway and owning it and having me my brother and his girlfriend and my husband working there and maybe 2 other people or so. My brother is a manager at a subway now and he takes pride in his work and is very dedicated. He has been there for about 8 years now. Good discussion JeninTN. My husband had thought about running a club or Drive in because there is not really any around any more except for like 1 or 2 in Pennsylvania.

I would like to open a book bar arround the university,I'll buy all kinds of the books here and also offer tea and coffee here .I can imagine that sit there read and enjoy the light music and some nice tea.it will be a very enjoy things.so maybe I'll have many readers here.

Great topic! If i have that chance, i want to start a coconut processing factory. I want to produce coconut milk with UHT technology, coconut water for direct consuming, and many varians of coconut products. I believe these product is globally acceptable so i can make it go international.

i would like to start a website like facebook and make users money like mylot... i wanna have the most popular site and give all the things needed to my users and wanna become richer than warren buffer!!! lolzzz