If you’ve ever worked on a giant jigsaw puzzle, you know you always have to start on the borders. Finding those corner pieces is key because you need to figure out how big the puzzle truly is. It gives you a nice border and solid foundation.
From there, you start trying to group like pieces together. They could be grouped by colors or names across the puzzle. You might start working on part of the puzzle outside of your border before putting it all together.
It takes a lot of time, patience and determination to finish a puzzle. There are plenty of times when you’ll look at yourself wondering why you’ve decided to put together a 1000 piece puzzle of the world.
Starting a business is a lot like completing a puzzle. First, you’ll want to build up your foundation with your business idea, draft a business plan and perhaps look for investors. You can start to see the pieces of the puzzle forming, the framework of a beautiful painting about to be completed.
But unlike calmly building a puzzle, there are plenty of setbacks. An investor bows out, you have to reshape your plan or something completely unforeseen happens.
So building and growing a business is just like building a puzzle, if your little brother kept throwing a tennis ball at you and your chair was on fire.
One of the ways to make your puzzle building a bit smoother is to start the process from home or better yet, continuing working from home. Working from home has plenty of advantages and disadvantages, but building a business from home is a fantastic place to start.
Below are some ideas of startups you can begin at home today.
Marketing
With around 30% of people saying they are constantly online, the marketing game has changed drastically over the last decade or so. More and more, marketing is all about making content and social media.
With marketing, there are plenty of people who simply work from their home computer and internet connection. You can either jump into the marketing business on your own accord or build up a network of remote workers for your marketing efforts. Depending on the type of marketing, the business could be quite lucrative!
Web design
Continuing along the trend of technology, web design is another career and business that could easily be started and performed at one’s home. If a company doesn’t have a website in 2019, what are they really doing?
Every business, from coffee shops to big firms, need someone to design and maintain their website. While you may have to go through a bit of training and education before stepping into this field, it’s still a business that can be maintained and built from home.
Property ownership
Property owning can be a very lucrative business, and one that doesn’t need a whole lot of education or training to get started. Many property owners can start work from their homes and continue there throughout their careers.
Investing in property is always a smart choice, so why not make that your next big business decision? It might require an investment group or family effort, but it’s still a smart business to enter into. Start your path to real estate mogul from your very own garage.
Personal care
This section encompasses a lot of potential jobs, everything from massage therapist to physical therapist to even hair stylist.
Plenty of these businesses can be started from your home before (potentially) moving to another office. In these scenarios, people like to feel relaxed and what better way to feel relaxed than by entering someone’s calm, peaceful home? You will have to work for awhile at building up your client list, but it’s definitely something that can be made into a career.
Writer
Similar to marketing, there are all kinds of different writing businesses you could start. Copywriting, professional blogging or your own personal website are just three examples of how writing can turn from a potential hobby to a business.
Writing is more difficult to break into, as you will be facing plenty of competition for services and building up a successful portfolio to show potential clients may take some time.