| The glittering ball drops in Times Square, the | | | | healthcare services are among the opportunities |
| champagne flows, and everyone is singing "Auld Lang | | | | available for business startup. |
| Syne" in celebration of the New Year. This is the time | | | | 6. The trend toward outsourcing in business nowadays |
| of year when many start to think about their desire to | | | | offers many prospects as well. Employee screening |
| start a business. The inherent optimism of a New Year | | | | services and special training seminars and manuals are |
| offers the budding entrepreneur a brilliant hope for the | | | | among the areas to consider when planning to start a |
| future. | | | | business in 2007. |
| For some people, the idea takes shape in the form of | | | | 7. If one wants to start a business that involves |
| a specific business they have long considered, | | | | children, there are many possibilities beyond the |
| something that is a real passion in their minds. For | | | | traditional baby-sitting and tutoring services. Cookbooks |
| others, it means searching everywhere for that | | | | and cooking classes for kids might be one possibility as |
| business which catches their imaginations. | | | | well as party planning and decorating that kids can |
| Topping almost everyone's list of the Ten Top New | | | | perform as do-it-yourself projects. To start a business |
| Businesses for 2007 are goods and services that hold | | | | like this requires the ability to "think like a kid." |
| promise for great success. If you want to start a | | | | 8. If your bent is fashion, plus-sized apparel (for women |
| business, it is obvious the business needs to be | | | | especially) is a hot prospect for 2007. Most of the |
| something that will sell! | | | | already available products in this area are in the |
| Start a Business: The Top 10 | | | | high-end market and not readily available for most |
| 1. The environment concerns more and more people, | | | | people. A little imagination and a good marketing |
| and businesses that offer environmentally friendly | | | | strategy make this a viable prospect. |
| products should be top movers in the coming years. | | | | 9. Like to bake? A popular trend now is the desert and |
| Products made from organic or recycled materials will | | | | coffee or tea cafe in a cheerful but relaxing |
| be in greater demand as more people jump on the | | | | atmosphere. A small business that produces and sells |
| environmental bandwagon. The products selected by | | | | specialty desserts to small cafe serving areas is a |
| the new entrepreneur may range from energy saving | | | | good choice. They eliminate the need for upscale |
| devices to small organically or recycled items | | | | kitchens and allow for most of cafe area to become a |
| produced for the home. Some companies are now | | | | customer dining room. |
| making children's playthings with the environment in | | | | 10. If wine is your passion you are not alone because it |
| mind. | | | | has become popular in American society in recent |
| 2. For the wide range of new technologies that are | | | | years. You might want to start a business related to |
| springing up almost daily, a beginning entrepreneur may | | | | wine sales or services. One possibility might be |
| start a business that offers accessories and storage | | | | catering wine tasting or wine and cheese social |
| for everything from small Bluetooth devices to home | | | | gatherings where your knowledge of the beverage |
| entertainment and media hardware. If these products | | | | and what goes with it will make such a party a roaring |
| are also environmentally friendly, they will stand a | | | | success. |
| better chance of becoming popular. | | | | Of course, any list of top businesses to start in 2007 |
| 3. Coffee has enjoyed a boost in popularity in recent | | | | may be an arguable subject. The basic needs of the |
| years because of the presence of successful large | | | | potential entrepreneur will affect the choice of |
| coffee shop chains. There is still a demand for smaller | | | | business ventures from several standpoints. Whether |
| businesses in places where large numbers of people | | | | you conduct your business in a shop or factory or if it |
| congregate or in neighborhood small shopping strip | | | | will be a home-based enterprise will determine what |
| centers. Movable coffee kiosks present a good | | | | business you will start. Your financial concerns will also |
| opportunity. | | | | help decide what top business is right for you. Fast |
| 4. A growing interest in eating healthy food offers an | | | | growing franchises might be the answer for those |
| opportunity to start a business in 2007. The area | | | | who want simply to own and manage an attractive |
| offers many possibilities from growing foods | | | | business and have the financial resources to enter that |
| organically to collections of healthy food recipes. An | | | | market. Shipping and mail box business are among the |
| entrepreneur who devises a unique product or service | | | | fastest growing franchises today. |
| in this area can look forward to a great chance of | | | | Looking toward the New Year with the plan to start a |
| business success. | | | | business has never been more viable. Home-based |
| 5. Special services, especially for the elderly as the | | | | businesses that perform on the internet offer great |
| "gray market" continues to grow, offer many | | | | opportunities for the enterprising and hardworking |
| possibilities to start a business in the coming years. | | | | individual. There are many come-ons about making |
| People are living longer and have special needs as | | | | millions of dollars while lounging on your private yacht in |
| they get older and are less able to do for themselves. | | | | the Bahamas. Just remember the old adage: if it |
| Shopping and transportation services and non-medical | | | | sounds too good to be true, it probably is. |