I just can't see in these tough times where people are losing the houses, businesses, jobs, etc. you can approach them and ask them to contribute X amount of money to start a business. On top of that most of these businesses count on you to "recruit" more family and friends to start making money. So to be blunt to your family and friends you might as well say to them "would you like to start this business with me so I can start making money?!?" If you are going to involve yourself in a MLM business start with strangers and be honest with them about the process of the business. It's better that way because if you involve family or friends you are setting yourself up for either praise or ridicule.
So places where you would find these types of businesses advertised are... Most magazine stands at bookseller (Barns and Noble , Borders, etc) under the business sections. Those are magazines that have titles "Start A Business From Home" "Success at Home", and a few others YOU SHOULD AVOID!. The magazines you should be picking up are "Entrepenuer", "Fast Comapany", and "INC" just to name a few. What is great about those magazines is you learn from people that "have been there" and you learn from their faults and their successes. To me that is the best lesson in business and it's the best education.
No one is a "know -it - all" so learn from several people and continue to get inspired. If you know someone successful personally, ask them certain questions about what made them a success? Trust me they will tell you more than you think, they will be "flattered" and of course it will boost their ego (let's be honest now:) ) That's how I learn and continue to learn by studying people and by doing that I now have a couple of mentors I totally respect.
So with that being said start a business from scratch no need to take this route (MLM), because in the end the business you start from scratch is more rewarding!
Just recently I was asked to attend a MLM (multi-level-marketing) get together to share my thoughts on a product my friend was about to sell. Now first anyone that knows me knows I simply hate that form of business because I find it as a "pushy" business towards family and friends. The product that they were trying to pitch was a "video phone company" that I guess is going to get it's spotlight on Celebrity Apprentice on 3/22, which I think is great exposure for the product but my question is how are they going to beat the heavyweights..Verizon and ATT? (which verizon already has their own version) So with that being said when it comes to MLM's there is a ton of business out there for you to start with. From "health drinks to video phones and everything in between", mind you, you can start up any of these businesses tommorrow. Don't get me wrong a lot of people have done well, but it's not for everyone..
I just can't see in these tough times where people are losing the houses, businesses, jobs, etc. you can approach them and ask them to contribute X amount of money to start a business. On top of that most of these businesses count on you to "recruit" more family and friends to start making money. So to be blunt to your family and friends you might as well say to them "would you like to start this business with me so I can start making money?!?" If you are going to involve yourself in a MLM business start with strangers and be honest with them about the process of the business. It's better that way because if you involve family or friends you are setting yourself up for either praise or ridicule.
So places where you would find these types of businesses advertised are... Most magazine stands at bookseller (Barns and Noble , Borders, etc) under the business sections. Those are magazines that have titles "Start A Business From Home" "Success at Home", and a few others YOU SHOULD AVOID!. The magazines you should be picking up are "Entrepenuer", "Fast Comapany", and "INC" just to name a few. What is great about those magazines is you learn from people that "have been there" and you learn from their faults and their successes. To me that is the best lesson in business and it's the best education.
No one is a "know -it - all" so learn from several people and continue to get inspired. If you know someone successful personally, ask them certain questions about what made them a success? Trust me they will tell you more than you think, they will be "flattered" and of course it will boost their ego (let's be honest now:) ) That's how I learn and continue to learn by studying people and by doing that I now have a couple of mentors I totally respect.
So with that being said start a business from scratch no need to take this route (MLM), because in the end the business you start from scratch is more rewarding!