Netting a Winner Before you chase down that business opportunity, make sure it's the right one for you. These tips will get you started.
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Business opportunity. The very name of the investment concept captures the hope on which it is built. Excitement leaps off advertisements that do their best to convince would-be entrepreneurs they can make money, possibly a lot of money, with the product line or dispenser system or device they offer. Images of sudden wealth tantalize the imagination. Advertising text tells Horatio Alger-type stories of the rise from personal poverty to quick riches upon the discovery of that simple "secret"--and it can be yours!
The world of the American business opportunity sizzles with hope and possibility. The variety of business packages is staggering, and the promise of outrageous financial success is almost tangible. The challenge, of course, is to identify the real opportunities--the ones that will work for you--and to avoid weak or exaggerated (or worse) offerings.
The First Steps
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