Category: Business Ideas

What if you could be at home — or anywhere in the world — and get paid to brainstorm with clients over the telephone about creative ways they can turn their interests into income.

Stay at home moms, recently downsized or …

Now and then I meet someone (usually a young person) who tells me they really like helping with people, so they’re thinking about going into Human Resources or HR as it’s commonly referred to.

They imagine themselves …

At 32, Dyan deNapoli decided to pursue her childhood dream of working with animals. Despite fears that she wasn’t “smart enough” to handle the rigorous math and science courses, the self-employed silversmith took a chance and returned to school for …

“What have you done so far?” I asked my friend. Rather sheepishly she replied, “Nothing,” Guess what? When you do nothing, you get nothing. This conversation got me thinking about my own year. I knew I’d accomplished some things

These are the very words a wonderfully gifted artist named Louise Minks uses to describe her life.

Can you say the same thing about what you do? Take a moment now to think about exactly how you would describe your life …

Valerie Young
Dreamer in Residence…

Are you constantly thinking up potential business ideas for yourself or other people?

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“To love what you do and feel that it matters,
how could anything else be more fun?” Katharine Graham

If You Love Brainstorming, Teaching, Coaching …

I know this sounds a little far-fetched, and if you know anything about me, then you know that I don’t like hype or far-fetched promises about overnight success. So, when I read the headline promising you could start a business …

Valerie Young By Valerie Young

This article originally appeared in Issue 209 of the …