Home Businesses of Every Kind
Most people would like to have their own home business, I would. It implies two things that most people find very agreeable; you would work from home and work for yourself. It is much easier to get along with your boss when you are your boss, and the commute is much less irritating when it is from your bed to the living room and not from your house through traffic to the office. We are all jealous of people who have their own home businesses, especially if they are able to do something they love. It seems that what you have to do is find a public need that associates with something you like and then you can turn it into a business. Take a look at this interesting story about one of the most unique home businesses you are likely to find.
David Marcks was once a 23-year-old golf course superintendent in Greenwich, Conn. with the unpleasant task of trying to keep hundreds of geese and their droppings off the golf course he worked at. He tried every different deterrent known from sprays to pyrotechnics to fences to flags and nothing worked. Around the same time he adopted a border collie that was brimming with energy and had very little outlet for it. Marcks decided that he would attempt to give his dog some exercise and potentially find a solution for his geese problem at the same time, and he struck gold. His dog chased off the geese without harming them and after the dog performed this task several times, the geese stopped coming to this particular course. This idea would give birth to Geese Police, one of the most unique home businesses you are likely to hear about.
Initially, Marcks just needed something to keep his dog occupied, as it would chew up his belongings if left alone. There was no thought of joining the ranks of home businesses, just keeping the dog properly exercised. As the geese fled the course that Marcks worked at, they migrated to other area golf courses. Marcks offered the services of his dog to the other courses in order to keep it occupied, never thinking of charging for the service. Word spread to other golf courses, homes and businesses and Marcks was willing to help and keep his dog sane. The owner of a neighboring golf course heard about the dog and told Marcks that he would pay him to keep the geese away, a light went off, and one of the most improbable home businesses was launched.
Geese Police, the unlikeliest of home businesses, was started in 1996 and has expanded to the point where they have multiple offices and made almost $2 million in 2000. The business now serves a wide variety of locations and businesses after getting its start on the golf course. The original location spawned seven franchises and qualified individuals are welcome to start another.
If this idea can work, there is no limit to the scope of home businesses. If you have an idea, literally any idea, it could give you an opportunity to work for yourself.
