Business At A Glance
Startup Costs: $2,000 – $10,000
Home Based: Can be operated from home.
Part Time: Can be operated part-time.
Franchises Available? Yes
Online Operation? Yes
Business Overview
Are you seeking to start a very interestingand potentially profitable desktop publishing business that can beoperated from home on a part-time basis? If so, perhaps you shouldconsider starting a business that specializes in writing guides aboutlocal historical buildings in your community, as well as featuresdisplay advertisements promoting community businesses.
The buildinghistory guides can be published each month and distributed free ofcharge throughout the community. Revenues to support the business wouldbe earned by selling advertising space in the guides to local merchantswishing to promote their products and services. Furthermore, localresidents can supply most of the historical information and picturesfeatured in the guide, thus greatly reducing the amount of time it willtake to create the monthly publication.