Alpine Business Blog: December 2010

Small Business Ideas You Can Start Today

Bookkeeper - It’s important for both businesses and individuals to keep their files neat and tidy. Not all of them have the time to do so. That’s when they hire someone to keep their books in order for them. I pay our bookkeeper $30/hr, I found her on a local news site with a classified listing she paid $50/month for.
Tax preparation - Preparing taxes is another necessity. But, most of us don’t have the time or knowledge to take care of this task. If you’re up-to-date on the latest tax regulations and enjoy crunching numbers, it can be a nice business during tax season.
Write books - Did you know that both Amazon and Apple have a book publishing field? Whether if it’s writing an instructional book, cookbook or Sci-fi adventure, you can now publish your books for almost nothing.
Flooring business - Installing your own flooring may sound easy. But, it can get tricky. That’s when you can save the day by installing floors for others. Best of all? You don’t need to worry about inventory. You’re just focused on installation.
Painting addresses on curbs - Office and residential customers would gladly pay you to spray paint their address on the curb. You just need some spray paint and address kit to get started.