April 2013
Beginner
384 pages
9h 40m
English
Content preview from Micro-Entrepreneurship For Dummies
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Chapter 5
Honing In on Opportunities
In This Chapter
Finding profitable opportunities
Understanding how you can make money
Discovering a niche right for you
Finding opportunities
Staying away from bad opportunities and legal issues
This chapter is your treasure-hunting chapter. When you’re a nimble micro-entrepreneur, the opportunities are endless. If you have the ability to serve others in some way, either with a product or service, then finding the people who have wants and needs can help you make a profit. (The most basic requirement of free market capitalism is serving others, whereas locating those people to sell it to them is the other basic requirement.)
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As you go through this chapter, keep in mind that you can make money in any area or niche that I cover (and for you imaginative folks, even more). You can make money directly or indirectly with the areas and niches covered. ...