I am looking to start a laundry service/laundromat in my hometown. I have a superb business plan and location(location is everything!) for this business. The problem is MONEY! $250,000 to be exact. Of the 5 aspects banks/investors look for, I only have 3. 1. Experience - I have been a store manager in the retail sector for 4 years, and have handled P&L businesses quite well. 2. Credit Score - My credit is around 770 3. Business Plan- Amazing business plan for the laundry business (have read books, websites, join memberships over the last 3 months to gain better insight of laundry service). 4. Equity-NONE. Just had a baby with my ex-girlfriend which drained all my savings. 5. Collateral-NONE. Not too many 24 year olds have enough collateral at this point. My family members have all owned their [+]

I want to create a business website that provides a service (similar concept as 'sittercity', but different service) and charges a modest membership fee, but I am not sure where to get started. I've heard of web hosting, but am not sure if this only applies to businesses that are selling products. My ideal website would be free to everyone with restricted access, but only paid members would be able to fully access all features of the website. Does anyone have helpful information on how to get this started?

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I would like something that I can get paid at LEAST $60,000- $80,000 the first or second year within the field. I want something that I would enjoy going to every morning. And once again I am searching for something in the business field. Thank You. [+]

I'm evaluating a local, small, landscaping company and they are not listed in the BBB but they say they've been in business for over 20 years. The person on the phone sounded very good. Are ALL legitimate businesses listed in the BBB or just if there are complaints against them? [+]

Hi, Is there any online service which offer certification for business subjects like business analyst, consulting, strategy, branding, business development, six sigma, etc that is acceptable by multinational company. Example, in IT area, there are CompTIA, Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, etc, certifications. Regards, Erwin. [+]

I have my MBA and am trying to figure out what to do with it. I love research, training, and teaching. I enjoy helping people. My favorite part of past jobs have been human resourses, training, and administrative work. I have enjoyed creating manuals, forms, and policys. I have considered becoming a virtual assistant, a teacher, and running a cleaning business, but am looking for other reasonable ideas. I do not want a 9-5 "go to work" job, but I would be happy to put in many hours at home. I will be homeschooling my children, so being home is important to me, but I want to make the most of this MBA! Any ideas would be great. Thanks...... [+]

For instance, relationship consulting, business consulting, Financial/tax consulting, and so much more that people go to doctors' offices and H&R Block and compusa for is offered FREE on Answers. So the question is, Do you trust answers to handle these things for you? (for free?) I don't meant to come off conceited, but I think this is a really good question. Please star it if you agree- I'd like for it to get some attention. Thanks. [+]

I have been in business for almost one year. I have a small store where I sell home accessories and I also have interior design business. Both are not doing well. I'm out of money however really want to make this business work. Any suggestion? [+]

Anyone have or know of a successful online business that can be started without having to put very little, if any money in upfront? [+]

A Virtual Assistant (typically abbreviated to VA, also called a virtual office assistant)[1] is an entrepreneur who provides professional administrative, technical, or creative (social) assistance to clients from a home office.[2][3] They usually work for other small businesses, brokers and consultancy groups.[4] It is estimated that there are as few as 5,000-8,000 or as many as 35,000 Virtual Assistants worldwide; the profession is growing in centralized economies[5] with "fly-in, fly-out" (FIFO) staffing practices.[6][7][8] Common modes of communication and data delivery include the Internet, e-mail and phonecall conferences,[9] online work spaces, and fax machine. Professionals in this business work on a contractual basis and a long-lasting cooperation is standard. Typically 5 years of administrative experience in an office is expected at such positions as executive assistant, office manager/supervisor, secretary, legal assistant, paralegal, legal secretary, real estate assistant, et cetera.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_ass…http://www.mybusinessassistant.com/virtu…http://www.ablewebpro.com/site/http://www.davincivirtual.com/http://www.virtualassistant.org/ [+]