The Price Is Right
So you're not filthy rich. You might be after you start one of these 10 hot businesses-and it won't cost megabucks to do it.
By Pamela Rohland and Elaine W. Teague
So you want to start your own business, but you don't have
megabucks? News flash: You don't need megabucks. All the
businesses we spotlight here can be started for $10,000 or less-in
most cases, a lot less. We're talking $5,000, $3,000,
even $1,000-amounts you should be able to scrape up from your bank
account, borrow from Mom and Dad, or put on plastic.
Now, before you get nit-picky about numbers, a few ground rules:
Costs cited under "Gear Guidelines" are estimates based
on interviews with experts and entrepreneurs, and may vary. For a
reality check, we asked actual entrepreneurs what they spent
to start. In many cases, it was substantially less than our
experts' estimates. If you've already got some of the
essential start-up stuff, your launch costs will be lower, too.
Pamela Rohland (prohla@aol.com) is a freelance writer
whose work appears regularly in national and regional
publications.
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