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How to Become a College Planning Consultant

If you can tell a Harvard student from a UC Berkeley student and know all there is to know about college, it's time to throw your mortarboard into the entrepreneurial arena by becoming a college planning consultant.
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How to Start a Travel Service

With diverse options like corporate travel, niche travel and franchising, there are a number of ways you can put your love of travel to work.
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How to Start a Retail Business

Owning your own store is a dream shared by many. Be one of the few that makes it come true with help from this thorough guide.
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How to Open a Salon or Day Spa

From trendy hair salons to corner barber shops, this comprehensive guide will show you how to start the salon or day spa you've always dreamed of.
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How to Start an Import/Export Business

From importing exotic fashions to exporting light fixtures, the international trade business will take you all over the world and into all product niches.
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How to be an Information Consultant

Captain Information to the rescue! OK, you probably shouldn't put that on your business cards, but clients will recognize your heroic powers of research when you start an information consulting firm.
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How to Offer Child-Care Services

Does children's laughter sound like music to your ears? Do you enjoy the idea of six rugrats chaotically crawling at your feet at any given moment? Then read on for your perfect business.
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How to Become a Wedding Consultant

Dum-dum-de-dum . . . uh-oh. Aren't soon-to-be-newlyweds nervous enough without actually having to plan the wedding? Let happy couples hand over the hassle to you and your bridal consulting business.
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How to Start a Business Support Service

Why should a company hire an employee when they can outsource jobs to you? Offer your clients word processing, Web services, proofreading, bookkeeping and more with a business support service.
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How to Start a Clothing Store

Are you fashion forward? Do you love working with the public? Then it might just be time for you to marry your fashion sense and your business sense with a retail clothing business.
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How to Start a Staffing Services Business

If there's one thing that can give any business owner a headache, it's staffing. Soothe your clients' pain by finding and placing the best employees for their needs.