* Dream Small Business : e-Books * [53 titles]
- How to Set Your Fees as a Freelancer or Independent Consultant - One of the most important questions you'll face as a freelancer or consultant is how much to charge for your work. Too high, and you could price yourself out of business; too low, and you'll be cheating yourself. This clearly requires some thought. Veteran freelancer Dana K. Cassell gives you the benefit of her experience, packing pricing formulas and strategies, tips, and live links to additional resources in this concise yet indispensable guide to help arm you with the information and insider wisdom you'll need to maximize your earning potential.
- Dream Jobs to Go: How to Get Started as a Life Coach -
On the basketball court, the coach is not the player who makes the most points. He is not the fastest runner, nor the best free thrower. The coach is the one who guides the team to success. The coach has the perspective to see the entire game as a whole and to develop a strategy for winning. A Life Coach does the same thing. A Life Coach can help a person see "the big picture" and can help him or her do what needs to be done in order to win at the game of life. This book will give you the game plan for becoming a Life Coach. You'll learn what a Life Coach really does, meet some successful Life Coaches, and find out how to get the training and expertise you'll need to start your career coaching others in Life.
- Dream Jobs to Go: How to Get Started as a Professional Dog Trainer -
There are more than 53 million pet dogs in the United States, with uncountable numbers in other developed countries throughout the world. As people learn more about animal behavior and proper care for their pets, more good dog trainers will be needed. Dog owners need to learn how to train their dogs. They need to obtain this knowledge in a manner they can easily understand and, most of all, be treated with respect. The dog should learn how to learn, not be forced to learn. The human and dog need to learn to communicate with each other. As a dog trainer, it is up to you to clearly convey these facts. Training dogs is actually a small part of the overall job. You must also be adept at marketing yourself, public speaking, organization, and self-discipline. Being a dog trainer is made of the following components: 20% dog training, 60% human training, 15% marketing skills and 5% organizational skills If you feel you can handle this demanding job, then put aside everything else and delve into it head first. You must be able to have confidence in your knowledge, teaching skills and, above all, have an affinity with dogs. You must love them.
- Dream Jobs to Go: How to Get Started as a Professional Organizer -
According to US News & World Report, Professional Organizing is one of the fastest growing home businesses in America. This innovative field is truly promising. Busy people with busy lives keep organizers in high demand. Professional Organizers service businesses, professionals, government, parents, organizations, schools, housewives - almost anyone with an overloaded life. And that's just about everyone! Once the profession primarily attracted downsized corporate managers or those transitioning mid-career. This is no longer true. The broad market base and promising financial growth has made it an attractive career path for many. It may be right for you! How to Get Started as a Professional Organizer will lead you to the professional organizations and resources that will help you build a successful organizing business, plus will introduce you to several organizers who will share their insights and tips to get you off to a great start.
- Dream Jobs to Go: How to Get Started as a Fitness Instructor -
Even though this career can offer one of the most flexible and rewarding of "dream jobs," it still demands many hours of training, practice, and keeping up with the ever-changing world of fitness. It takes discipline, personality, communication skills, and, above all, the desire to help others achieve their goals. Fortunately, if you are willing to devote your energy and time to this lively career, there are a plethora of opportunities. The fitness industry is "hot." Health clubs add new classes on a regular basis. New members join clubs daily. Corporations are realizing the benefits of creating fitness facilities for their employees. Senior centers, assisted living complexes, and nursing homes offer fitness sessions. Committed fitness instructors are needed and in demand. How to Get Started as a Fitness Instructor will provide a realistic picture of what you can expect, share the experiences of currently successful fitness instructors, tell you what you need to know, offer insider tips on how to become successful, and provide a step-by-step plan to get you started.
- Dream Jobs to Go: How to Break into the Wedding Planner Business -
The wedding planner is part organizer, artist, perfectionist, negotiator, fashion consultant, publicist, food critic, etiquette expert, errand-runner, and psychologist/referee - with a touch of fairy godmother. To do it all, and do it well, you need to know something about business in general, and the wedding business in particular. Fortunately, if you have self-discipline, creative vision, and an eye for detail - plus a genuine interest in people - now is a great time to turn your passion into profit. Your success depends on a professional approach that sets you apart from those who are really just helpful friends of the bride. How to Break Into the Wedding Planner Business lifts the veil on the billion dollar wedding industry - offering the truth behind public misconceptions, trade secrets from real experts, and a step-by-step plan to help you say "I do" to a rewarding career.
- Dream Jobs to Go: How to Get Started as a Wilderness Guide -
For the prospective wilderness guide - one who invests time in transporting the inexperienced outdoors person into a vicinity that is frequented by the experienced outdoors person, and get paid for doing it - this book offers hints on how to become one, where to find work, and what types of people are doing it now. There are many avenues you can take, and How to Get Started as a Wilderness Guide will properly guide you along the way. It shows you what being a wilderness guide really means, and guides you step-by-step through your very own game plan towards achieving a fulfilling career getting paid to bask in the wonder and purity of the outdoors.
- Dream Jobs to Go: How to Break into the Event Planning Business -
The annual sales meeting for a company ends with an elaborately themed safari party where guests are transported to an African plain, are served exotic drinks, and feast on "wild game." A local charity raises thousands of dollars for medical research at a casino night. The chairman of the board has a few hundred of her closest friends over for cocktails. The magic behind each of these successful events comes from an Event Planner. Once considered a clerical duty, event planning has become a challenging and rewarding career option for many. How to Break Into the Event Planning Business will help you determine if you have what it takes to become an Event Planner. Learn what to expect if you choose event planning as your career. Get an overview of the education and experience you need to be successful and learn about today's hottest event planning markets.
- Dream Jobs to Go: How to Break in as a Professional Speaker or Trainer -
We've all heard that people are more afraid of public speaking than death itself. But that's not the case for you. You have a drive - a calling - a sincere desire to stand in front of an audience and share a message. You want to make people think, or feel, or act in a different way. You want to make their lives easier, or healthier, or wealthier, or more personally rewarding. You want to be known, respected, liked, and heard. You want to be a professional public speaker. And that's great. Because every organization, association, club, school, and church in the nation needs speakers to entertain, support a cause, explain new information, or fill up some time. If you want to share your message as a professional speaker or trainer - and get compensated handsomely for your efforts - How to Break In as a Professional Speaker or Trainer will introduce you to the complex and rewarding business of professional speaking and/or training, and share insiders' perspectives on how to make your career a big success!
- Dream Jobs to Go: How to Break in as a River Guide -
River guiding takes a love of water, good people skills, hard work, and a willingness to learn about boating. Fortunately, if you are reading this book you probably already have the first three characteristics, and there are companies all over the world looking to train individuals like you to care for their guests and show them a great time on the water. The secret to becoming a successful river guide is to learn from the experiences of guiding professionals who have gone beyond spending a simple summer on the water to developing a fulfilling life on rivers throughout the country and around the world. How to Break In as a River Guide will paint a realistic picture of the life you can expect as a river guide, share the experiences of professionals who have created for the members what for many is a "dream life," and provide insider tips and a step-by-step plan to get you started on the right path (or channel) today.
- Dream Jobs to Go: How to Break in as a Mystery Shopper -
Author Richard O. Mann has been mystery shopping for years. He eats a dozen free meals a month, some in high-class restaurants. He's spent a $600 weekend in a five-star hotel with room service meals required. He routinely eats free at his favorite fast food outlets, enjoys overnight getaways at nearby motels, and gets other freebies. And they pay him to do this! Whenever people hear about mystery shopping work, they get wistful looks in their eyes and say, "I would really love to do that. How do you break into mystery shopping? How do you get started? What do you do?" Answering those questions is not the work of a minute or two. It's a long, involved explanation that takes an hour or two and is too complex to hear in one sitting and expect to remember or digest it all. It takes a small book to tell you everything you need to know, a book that you can refer to again and again as you set yourself up as a mystery shopper. This is that book.
- Dream Jobs to Go: How to Get Started as a Financial Advisor -
Sound financial advice comes from an ability to listen and also a desire to help people - not only now, but for generations to come. By hearing concerns and staying "up" in this field, you can custom-design financial plans that work well for your clients and their heirs. Often, you'll be called upon to educate prospective clients about their investments and influence their decisions as you help them clarify what they truly want or need. Sometimes you'll feel downright altruistic as someone asks your advice about things like a charitable trust that could keep a church, synagogue, or other nonprofit group going for many, many years. Whether you decide to become a stockbroker, a Certified Financial Planner, a Registered Investment Advisor, or one of the other designations possible in this field, you'll build good accounts as you take each client into account. If you like people and the positive effect you can have on their lives (even after they're long gone!), How to Get Started as a Financial Advisor will aim you toward the high rewards - and better yet - the high regards of all the families you'll surely help in this promising career.
- Dream Jobs to Go: How to Get Started as a Photojournalist -
Turn your love of photography into a career. See your images published in magazines and newspapers that are read by millions of people. Learn how, why, and why not to tackle a career as a freelance photojournalist. How to Get Started as a Freelance Photojournalist will help you make the decision of whether or not to pursue this dream job. This book will introduce you to active photojournalists who take photos for both periodicals and clients and explain what equipment you need to get started. It also teaches how to put together a portfolio that will get you freelance assignments, how to find photo buyers, and how to approach photo editors and art directors. How to Get Started as a Freelance Photojournalist will teach you everything you need to know to take your first steps into the world of freelance photojournalism.
- Dream Jobs to Go: How to Get Started as a Quilt Artist -
To be successful as a quilt artist, you must learn the business of being an artist. This means you must learn how to market yourself, as well as your art. You need to be able to handle all the tasks of running a business. No one is going to beat a path to your door if they don't know about you, no matter how talented an artist you are. Fortunately, there is a wealth of information on the Internet about quilting, art, and the business of being an artist. How to Get Started as a Quilt Artist will help you find this information, share the experience and perspective of successful quilt artists, tell you what you need to know, offer insider tips on how to be successful, and provide a step-by-step plan to get you started today!
- Dream Jobs to Go: How to Get Started as a Private Investigator -
Looking to get started on your own Investigative business? It takes ingenuity, integrity, and a good deal of business savvy. But it certainly can be done. If you have what it takes, your prospects at being a PI are outstanding. Today's society is showing a growing need for Private Investigators, and this need will likely only grow stronger. How to Get Started as a Private Investigator will give you a realistic look at what it is like to be a PI, share some experiences of a few successful investigators, offer some insider tips on how to be successful, and give you a plan to help you get started.
- Dream Jobs to Go: How to Break into Casino Jobs -
Do you long for bright lights, lots of action in your job, and excitement all around you? If so, working in a casino could surely be your dream job. If you think you need to attend dealer school to get a job, you may be right, but not always. There are many jobs behind the scenes in casinos, and a lot of them are entry-level, so you can start at the bottom with little experience, and move up into other positions as you gain experience and knowledge. Finding a job in a casino isn't quite as difficult as you might think, and because gaming is spreading across the nation so quickly, chances are (pun intended) you'll find a good casino job not far from where you currently live. Of course, the premier gambling cities are still Las Vegas, Reno, Lake Tahoe, and Atlantic City, and jobs there are almost always plentiful. Great opportunities also exist in some foreign countries, and even on cruise ships, so a career in gaming could take you on a trip around the world! How to Break Into Casino Jobs will give you the information you need to find work in a casino, and the tools necessary to land a good job in a casino. It will also give you an idea of what to expect when you work in the gaming industry, and provide a step-by-step plan you can follow to begin your new life working in a casino near you. It will also profile some common, and not so common jobs in the casinos, to give you an idea of the wide variety of positions available for skilled and unskilled workers.
- Dream Jobs to Go: How to Get Started as a as a Small Boat Captain -
More people are recreating and doing business on the water than ever before. Snorkel boats, whale watches, and charter fishermen take millions of people out on the water every year. Dinner cruises ply our lakes and rivers in record numbers while prospective buyers view waterfront properties from comfortable cabin cruisers. What all these voyages have in common is that somebody has to drive the boat. That person is the U.S. Coast Guard-licensed captain. What most of these captains have in common is that they think they have the best job in the world. There can't possibly be a job with more varied working conditions than that of driving a small boat. Spin the globe and look at the blue parts. Boat captains work in all of them and every one is different. Mark Ringlein knows, driving his first boat in 1963, and he packs all of his years of experience into this concise guide that will help you get started as a small boat captain too!
- Dream Jobs to Go: How to Get a Life by Living Abroad -
Would you love to live somewhere new? Do you dream about all the changes you could make in your life - if only you could pack up and leave? You probably can. If you've always yearned to live abroad, don't let unreasonable fears or hesitations stop you. Those who have made successful transitions to overseas life are not extraordinary people - they are just like you. All it takes is a little bit of courage and the right amount of preparationä this book will help you to get on your way, with advice on all the important issues.
- Dream Jobs to Go: How to Get a Life by Living and Working in a National Park -
Actually, living and working in a national park isn't quite as difficult as you might think. If you love the outdoors, enjoy working with people, and aren't afraid of hard work, you might find this to be your dream career. Each park has a peak season, and they are always looking for good employees during those especially busy times. How to Get a Life by Living and Working in a National Park will give you the information you need to work in a park, and the tools necessary to land a job with either the National Park Service or a park concessionaire. It will also give you an idea of what to expect when you work in a park, and provide a step-by-step plan you can follow to begin your new life living and working in a national park.
- Dream Jobs to Go: How to Break into the Costume Design/Technology Business -
There is no shortage of work to be had out there, as theatres continue to pop up all around the United States. And with the resources available now with the Internet, email, and voicemail, it can be as easy as the click of a mouse to find dozens of opportunities for designers and technicians. The keys to success are threefold: a good resume, an impressive portfolio, and networking. A resume and portfolio are necessary tools, but if you never tell anybody what you do, how can people find you to hire you? How to Break into the Costume Design/Technology Business will give you the facts and dispel myths of the business, give you valuable information from working professionals, offer invaluable resources, and show you how to get started.
- Dream Jobs to Go: How to Break into the Interior Landscape Business -
You walk into a shopping mall or hotel and see an interior filled with beautiful plants and flowers. Every plant looks healthy and perfectly placed. The planters coordinate with the colors and style of the professionally designed interior furnishings. Many people admire environments such as this, and wish they could have such great looking plants at home. These environments have been expertly designed, and are regularly maintained by trained professionals. In-house employees maintain some of these interior landscapes, but most often the work is contracted out to companies who specialize in designing and maintaining these interior landscapes. How to Break Into the Interior Landscape Business gives you the inside scoop on how to get started in this business, increase your industry knowledge, and elevate your level of professionalism. Interviews with professional interiorscapers provide insights into the interior landscape industry, a look at a typical day in the life of an interiorscaper, pros and cons of the job, and tips for success. The final chapter provides step-by-step instructions on how to proceed from here. Take this first step toward your new career. When you're done reading, you'll have all the information you need to acquire the necessary skills, evaluate a potential employer, increase your knowledge base, gain recognition and become an interiorscaping superstar.
- Dream Jobs to Go: How to Break in as an Adoption Specialist -
There are many varieties of Adoption Specialists. Some specialists provide case management services to children and families, provide referrals and adoption readiness trainings, and complete home studies for prospective adoptive parents. Still others provide search services for those individuals involved in the Adoption TRIAD (the birth parents, the adoptee and the adoptive parents), and provide counseling services to those who are considering the choice of adoption. The secret to becoming an adoption specialist is understanding what adoption means. This position requires a respect for the grief that encompasses adoption and the loss that those who are going through the process of adoption experience. Adoption specialists must allow for their adoptees to experience all manifestations of their emotions, and must assist forever families in understanding, accepting, and dealing with these feelings. In How to Break In as an Adoption Specialist, you will meet some adoption specialists and hear from them why they entered the field and what was required of them to do so. And you will receive your own Game Plan for entering the profession.
- Dream Jobs to Go: How to Break into Airline Jobs -
Do you love to travel? Are you patient, and do you enjoy working in a job with heavy public contact? Are you looking for a career where you can grow and learn new things? If this sounds like your dream job, then you'll love working for an airline! Most people think of flight attendants and pilots when they think of working for an airline, but there are plenty of other jobs behind the scenes. Almost all these jobs provide "flight benefits," which means you and your immediate family can fly free (or almost free - you'll have to pay taxes on the value of your ticket). It's what's known in the business as "non-rev" for non-revenue flying. It's an excellent benefit, and lots of people work for the airlines part-time just so they can travel for free. Many jobs with the airline industry are entry-level, so you can start at the bottom with little experience, and move up into other positions as you gain experience and knowledge. How to Break Into Airline Jobs will give you the information you need to find work with an airline, and the tools necessary to land a good job working for an airline. It will also give you an idea of what to expect when you work in the airline industry, and provide a step-by-step plan you can follow to begin your new life working for an airline near you. It will also profile some common, and not so common jobs in the airline industry, to give you an idea of the wide variety of positions available for skilled and unskilled workers.
- Dream Jobs to Go: How to Get Started as a Home-Based Travel Agent -
Do you enjoy the freedom of working at home? No
traffic to battle - no worries about your wardrobe.
Do you like to travel? Do you enjoy planning a
trip, seeing the sights, and experiencing other
cultures? Maybe becoming a home-based travel agent
is for you...Some organizations (including some large agencies)
realized that if they supported home-based agents
properly, they had a really good deal. They pay an
agent a portion of commission when they sell
something and they don't have to pay for office
space, salaries, or benefits. The end result - There is an atmosphere in the
industry today that not only smiles on home-based
agents, it actively encourages them."
- Dream Jobs to Go: How to Break into Meteorology -
No matter where in the world it occurs, weather is a familiar companion to us all. The sun, the rain, and everything in-between cross all barriers - language, religion, nationality - offering a universal experience. It's no wonder so many have such an attraction to it. But for most meteorologists, it goes beyond simple fascination. It's an obsession, a way of life. If you think you may be interested in meteorology as a profession, ask yourself: Are your eyes constantly finding their way heavenward? Are you driven to catch the weather segment on TV every day? Are you intrigued by what causes different weather and are you determined to find out? If you answered "yes" to these questions, give yourself a pat on the back because you have found your passion. And what better way to feed that passion than to deal with weather for a living? Imagine spending every day working with nature and helping the world to navigate its quirks. With How to Break into Meteorology, It's a dream that can become a reality.
- Dream Jobs to Go: How to Break into Teaching in Adult Ed Programs -
Adult education is big business. In the new century, "change" is a hot topic and learning is no longer confined to traditional degree programs. As people want to grow their careers and enrich their lives, specialized programs have emerged to reach this market. Some programs are associated with major universities (usually called continuing education or outreach), but numerous opportunities exist in programs targeted to adults who want to learn new career and life skills or simply have some fun. Some teaching venues require at least a master's degree. Others allow you to share your unique skills, from designing brochures to tarot reading. Temple University's continuing education program has offered a half-day class taught by a cleaning lady. The subject? Speed cleaning. If a target market exists for your business or if you have knowledge that people can use on the job, chances are a target market exists for you in the world of adult education. By entering this world, you can demonstrate your skills to a receptive audience, meet some terrific people, learn more than you expected, and even have some fun!
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