Ultimate Start-Up Directory
Representing 30 industries, this directory briefly lists 1350  businesses that entrepreneurs might be interested in starting.  Each entry includes a rating based on ease of start-up,  estimated cost and income potential, online opportunity, whether  the business could be home based, potential legal issues, skills  needed, part-time possibilities, and the franchise or licensing  potential. The businesses cover a wide range of commercial  ideas, from seed packaging, tree-house kits, cooking classes,  chimney cleaning, and vitamin sales to graffiti removal, online  lotteries, children's toys, art galleries, and bumper stickers.  Readers learn how to market and advertise their business and how  to secure paying customers and build competitive advantages.  Real business advice and real business opportunities will help  entrepreneurs identify and understand the best new business  venture for them. All libraries, especially those serving the  small-business community, will want to purchase this inexpensive  and well-written reference. Susan C. Awe, Univ. of New Mexico  Lib., AlbuquerqueCopyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.