If you are thinking about starting your own woman owned business, there are several types of businesses you can consider.  This article will explore some service oriented businesses, as well as some product oriented businesses.

Service-Oriented Business Ideas

Here are some ideas on the types of businesses you could start quickly, and with little to no up-front investment:

• virtual assistant
• graphic designer
• personal shopper
• typist

In order to find work in your area of interest or expertise, you can either respond to posts that others have already placed, or submit your own posting or resume.  For example, it is very common for people seeking virtual assistants and typists to post a listing on craigslist.org.

If you are a graphic designer, a great way to get work is through sources such as 99designs.com or elance.com.  Those sites are where graphic design and other internet type projects get posted, and those who are interested in the project can submit responses or sample work to win the project.

Another service-based business you could start is one where you provide services to the government or Corporate America.  The government and Corporate America also buy nearly any type of service you can imagine, such as typing, training, and more.  In fact, as a woman, you can obtain a WBE certification to certify that you are are a woman-owned business.  By having such a certification, you can increase your chances of getting work from the government or Corporate America.

There are a number of articles about WBE certifications and selling to the government and Corporate America on the other pages in this web site.  So please check them out if you would like more information on this possible business opportunity.  We also have some free training you can obtain on WBE certifications, as you see below:

Free Certification Starter Kit

That should give you a few ideas on the type of service business you could start from home.  Now let's look at some ideas you could consider for starting a product-based business.

Product-Based Business Ideas

If you would like to start a woman-owned business that sells products, then there a number of product-based businesses that you could start.

Here are some examples of product-based businesses that take little to no capital to start:

• Selling an information product that you create based upon some topic that is in demand (like an ebook, training product, videos, etc.)
• Selling products on eBay or other auction sites
• Becoming an affiliate and selling products offered by third parties.  You can find such products through affiliate programs such as Commission Junction or Clickbank.

And just as was noted above with respect to services, the government and Corporate America also buy nearly every type of product you can imagine, from toilet paper, to computers, to T-shirts, etc.

So you may also want to consider exploring opportunities to sell products to the government and Corporate America.  If you do, you should also consider obtaining a WBE certification to certify that you are are a woman-owned business.  By having such a certification, you can increase your chances of getting work from the government or Corporate America because they are required to award a certain percent of their business to woman-owned companies.