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Setting Up a Car Financing Service from Home

November 8, 2013 By Victoria Heckstall - Guest Poster For WorkAtHomeTruth Leave a Comment

The USA is a nation of opportunity. We’re a believer in business and the optimistic American spirit continues to drive us towards setting up our own ventures. Whilst there’s a lot of paperwork to get through in this country in setting up a business, it’s a relatively simple process. You can create your very own car financing service from home.

You will have to deal with all the state and Federal regulations from this website and such, but it can be a lucrative business. Let’s take a look at the advantages and the pitfalls of setting up a car financing service from home.

Pro: Going On Forever

The biggest question a new business has to ask itself is whether it’s in danger of becoming obsolete. If you were a company selling VHS tapes, you would have done well for a few years before the DVD arrived. This DVD revolution destroyed companies and left many people out in the cold.

Everyone is always going to need to buy a car, or some other vehicle. It’s easy to adapt to changes in the industry. This is a business which has lasted about a century and shows no signs of changing.

The situation in the US is a strange one. As we can see from the latest automobile sales statistics, sales are fluctuating wildly. It shows there’s so much potential in the industry. Even the smallest car financing company get find a way in.

Pro: The Market Slice

You do have to compete with the big providers. Unlike the electronics industry, this won’t stop you from entering the industry without a lot of money. Anyone can enter the nature of financing. The illegal loan shark giving money in his or her local neighbourhood is technically involved in finance.

It doesn’t matter how big or small you are As long as you have the money to supply, people will be willing to give your new company a try.

Pro: Making Money

The interest rates for car loans vary. Put it this way, big banks in the UK like Halifax charge about seven or eight per cent in interest. Lloyds, which is part of the same group as Halifax, operates in the USA and charges similar rates.

This is a significant return on any loan. Car financing can involve thousands of pounds, so even a small percentage like this can turn into a big payday.

Once you get started, the interest rates will fund your next loans. As you increase your base of customers, the amount of profit you bring back (and which doesn’t get spent on other loans) will increase.

Con: The Lack of Reputation

The American public is taught to scrutinise their lenders. Look at practically any guide on loans and they’ll tell you to shop around and compare the credentials of each company. Most customers won’t trust a new lender like yours. It’s natural wariness. We want someone else to take the plunge first.

This can make it difficult to get started. On the plus side, you’ll be able to concentrate on a smaller group of borrowers and get used to the lending process.

Con: Losing Money and Default

It sounds simple on paper. You lend the money and receive regular payments on your loan. It’s not as easy as that. People will default on their payments and attempt to disappear. You need to go through the hassle of finding these people and potentially repossessing the car.

It can actually cost you all your profits to go after the defaulter and repossess the car. You’ll find yourself breaking even over a period of months.

This is a standard part of working within the finance industry. If you aren’t able to take the occasional loss, you won’t succeed.

Overall, car financing is a great area of finance to start out in. You could begin by serving the local community, before expanding outwards. You could even test the process unofficially with a friend or family member who needs some money to buy a car.

Whatever you do, make sure you’re a fast learner and you have the money to sustain your venture over the initial months and years.

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Filed Under: Business Ideas Tagged With: drive, look, industry, market, loss, UK, return, profits

Would You Stay In Your Own B&B?

April 29, 2013 By Sandy Cosser - Guest Poster For WorkAtHomeTruth Leave a Comment

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Opening a bed and breakfast (B&B) may seem like a good idea, but do you know what it really takes to create an environment (and atmosphere) that will keep guests coming back for more? It’s not as easy as you might think.

You have three options if you want to open a B&B:

  1. Buy an existing bed and breakfast.
  2. Buy a new home with a view to converting it into a bed and breakfast.
  3. Convert your current home.

Once you’ve made that all important decision, you need to answer several other questions. We look at three of those questions.

Are you aiming for all-out luxury?

Let’s be honest, people like comfort when they travel, and while B&Bs let them enjoy some home comforts, they’d like those comforts to be more comfortable than the ones they actually have at home. This is why high-end B&Bs are so popular.

Don’t forget, however, that some budgets are tighter than others. Many people choose to stay in B&Bs because they are cheaper than hotels. This is quite a large market, and well worth catering for. But, just because you opt for the affordable route doesn’t mean your establishment can skimp on the finishing touches. People on a budget also like the little things like bath towels and complimentary soaps.

Are you going to stick to a theme?

This actually has three sub-questions:

  1. Are you going to have an overriding theme?
  2. Are you going to have differently themed rooms?
  3. Are you just going to make the rooms look pretty?

An overriding theme has the advantage of being consistent, and it allows you to play with different elements of the theme. For example, if you choose an African theme, you could have the Serengeti room that evokes the annual Great Migration, as well as an Egyptian Nile room, and a Moroccan room. You could vary the level of luxury by room, so the Moroccan room could be super-deluxe, the Egyptian Nile room could be deluxe, and the Serengeti room could be the affordable option.

If you opt for different themes then you have free rein to indulge each of your quirky passions. For example, you could have an Underwater room, a Zen room, and a Goth room. This works best if each room is privately accessed.

Finally, you can opt for something simple and go with natural, warm colours, soft pillows, and gentle furnishings. After all, themes aren’t for everyone.

What furniture are you going to include?

The furniture is ever so important. As a rule, people don’t use B&Bs as a place to sleep (and eat breakfast) only. They also like to lounge and around and relax. Your furniture needs to make this as comfortable as possible.

To start off with, the beds need to be comfortable. Of course. But comfort is subjective. Remember the three bears, whose beds were too hard, too soft and just right? Well, you need to aim for just right, and that starts with a good mattress. Don’t buy cheap. You don’t want your guests complaining of sore backs. This applies to the pillows. Some people like soft plumpy pillows and others prefer harder pillows, so have a selection.

You also need to decide if you’re going to have two single beds or a double bed. Single beds are more practical but some couples prefer double beds. You can solve this problem by having single and double rooms – and family rooms that sleep four, if possible.

The rest of the furniture depends on the size of the rooms. No matter what the size, you should have a bedside table, a chest of drawers and a cupboard with hanging space. Chairs and a coffee table are also a good idea because beds don’t make the best chairs. Buy the best you can afford. Finally, are you going to have a television? This question is more important than you think because some people want to truly get away from it all, while others won’t stay anywhere that doesn’t allow them to watch their favourite football team in action.

In the end, you have to look at your B&B through guests’ eyes. Would you happily stay in your own B&B if you were on holiday or had a weekend away? If yes is your honest answer, then you must be doing something right.

Sandy Cosser writes for personal financial services provider which specialises in home finance, including home loan calculators, bond registrations, and home and household insurance.

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Filed Under: Small Business Tagged With: selection, sleep, action, themes, No., people, one., options

Teaching Music From Home

February 21, 2013 By Jon - Guest Poster For WorkAtHomeTruth Leave a Comment

Teaching musical instruments from home is often a great way to earn money for musicians. Unlike travelling on the road for months at a time and being away from family and loved ones; teaching music lessons provides a flexible way to earn a living from your passion without being away. Many musicians will relate to the fact that earning money from music can be tough, unpredictable and hard to sustain. Teaching is a very popular way to counteract that and add some stability to an otherwise unreliable income. However, if you do decide to start giving music lessons from home there are some things you need to consider.

Setting up a Dedicated Space

One of the most important things when you start to teach music lessons from home is to set up some form of dedicated space. If you’re lucky enough to have a large house then it’s a good idea to convert a spare room into a teaching area and study from which to work. If you live somewhere smaller then that’s no problem; setting aside a corner to teach from can be equally as effective. The main aim here is to create a ‘zone’ where you can keep all your teaching material and make sure there is room for your students to study and learn comfortably. Not only will this make your students more comfortable, it will also help you to get in the ‘teaching’ mind-set.

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Equipment

One of the benefits to starting a teaching business from home is that it doesn’t require heavy investment, and there really is no need to spend a fortune on getting set up. However, you will need to have some basic equipment in place. How much you spend, and how far you go with this is all down to you. At the very basic end you’ll need a few things like a music stand and a stereo from which to play inspiring examples. Some teachers like to provide an enhanced service and set up small home recording studios with spare instruments to give students a really good experience. If you do decide to invest heavily in specialist equipment then make sure your prices reflect this!

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Teaching Material

Again, many teachers opinions vary greatly on the amount of teaching material required. In my experience the more resources you have to tap into, the easier the job of teaching becomes. The challenge is that every student is different; with varying tastes and ambitions so having lots of material to tap into will mean that you become more adaptable as a teacher. As a minimum though you should make sure you have a good amount of material for beginners. You’ll probably find that the largest part of your business comes from people starting to play; as a result I would definitely recommend having teaching material to take someone from absolute beginner to a competent level.

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Buying books and teaching material is likely to be one of your biggest investments to start with. The aim is to have enough stuff to work through as a teacher and recommend to your pupils. When recommending a book to work through the students should then be expected to purchase a copy themselves to study with at home.

One very smart move that some teachers make is to start producing their own material in the form of books and DVDs. As your business starts to grow you’ll find that you’ll start to be recommending a lot of books and putting money into other people’s pockets. If you’re really serious about starting a teaching business then it would be crazy not to take advantage of this for yourself.

Teaching music is a flexible and rewarding way to earn money from something you love. If you’re a musician looking for ways to stabilise your income then I’d highly recommend it!

About the Author: Jon has been playing guitar for over 20 years and now runs onlineguitarlessons.co.uk; a website dedicated to helping people get started in the world of guitar. Check out the site for a range of lessons and information for varying abilities; from how to tune your guitar and read guitar tab through to masterclassess with some of the greats.

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Filed Under: Small Business Tagged With: com | Work, stuff, [RecommendedStatus], service, start, Opportunities, No., UK

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