{"id":6395,"date":"2008-10-17T07:18:19","date_gmt":"2008-10-17T12:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/17\/what-to-look-for-in-a-legitimate-home-business-opportunity\/"},"modified":"2008-10-17T07:18:19","modified_gmt":"2008-10-17T12:18:19","slug":"what-to-look-for-in-a-legitimate-home-business-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/?p=6395","title":{"rendered":"What To Look For In A Legitimate Home Business Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style='italic;' class='uawbyline'>by Myles Krueger<\/div>\n<p>No matter what type of business opportunity you are considering to get into there will be an initial fee that will be required.  The number of low-investment franchises has increased, yet the fee is considerably lower for a home business opportunity.  The average fee is around $2,000 to $3,000.<\/p>\n<p>There is a requirement by the FTC ruling that requires a $500 minimum investment for an opportunity to be considered a business opportunity.  However, there are a few that can fall under this set fee.  You can see why many things need to be negotiated and investigated before final papers are signed.<\/p>\n<p>While you&#8217;re investigating what type of home business to go into, consider it an important fact to look for a company that offers ongoing counseling.  If you select one that offers support through training, look also for one that continues the intermediate training.  This should come from staffs of experts who offer assistance that no independent could afford nor understand the background work.<\/p>\n<p>Carefully read before signing regarding exclusivity clauses to make sure if you are restricted to selling only the manufacturer&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.onedollarauctions.org\/blog\" class=\"kblinker\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More about merchandise &raquo;\">merchandise<\/a>.  If this is the case and you deviate for any reason whatsoever, you might run the risk of the licensor canceling the agreement.  If you do buy from other sources, it will be very difficult to hide most products from the parent company.<\/p>\n<p>Since you are the one who is planning to put your own money out for the home business opportunity, you have every right to question or to ask for a second opinion.  Through comparisons with other units, you can pinpoint areas of inefficiency or loss as well as profitable aspects of the business that are being neglected.  Take your time, so you won&#8217;t have regrets.<\/p>\n<p>There is another area to be mindful of and that is if the parent company should go into bankruptcy.  This is something you would have no control over whatsoever, if they overextended themselves, but it would also affect you and your business.  This is not as serious in a business opportunity as it would be in a franchise.<\/p>\n<p>Often times the large companies, have contacts, which enables them with tremendous purchasing power.  Special buying techniques can bring products, equipment, and outside services to you and your new business at a much lower cost.  Check on a negotiation regarding this service before signing the final paperwork.<\/p>\n<p>As always, you should carefully investigate any business opportunity you are considering before signing any paperwork. Obtain a list of operators from the parent company and call them.  Have a lawyer look over any agreement drafted by the parent company and make sure you receive a disclosure statement.<\/p>\n<div class='uawresource'>\n<div style='italic;' class='uawabout'>About the Author:<\/div>\n<div class='uawlinks'>Myles Krueger is a great resource to help <a href=\"http:\/\/millionaireforum.info\/blog\" class=\"kblinker\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More about owner &raquo;\">owners<\/a>, readers, and pupils to <a href=\"http:\/\/writetoright.com\/2008\/10\/14\/finding-purpose-when-you-work-at-home-with-a-home-business-opportunity\/\">work at home for a home business opportunity<\/a> and make income. He is also excellent at locating a <a href=\"http:\/\/writetoright.com\/2008\/10\/14\/how-to-create-a-legitimate-product-for-your-home-based-business-opportunity\/\">legitimate home business opportunity<\/a> that will fit your mindset.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No matter what type of business opportunity you are considering to get into there will be an initial fee that will be required.  The number of low-investment franchises has increased, yet the fee is considerably lower for a home business opportunity.  The average fee is around $2,000 to $3,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2169,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[81],"class_list":["post-6395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-careers","tag-careers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6395","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2169"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6395"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6395\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6395"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6395"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/magic1host.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6395"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}