Central Florida Lifestyle January 2022 Horizon West

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14 Self-Employment Ideas to Take Charge of Your Destiny By Kimberly Blaker

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During the pandemic, more and more people found ways to use their skillsets and turn their passions into businesses. As a result, there is a significant increase in self-employment.

Event Planner

So, if you’ve contemplated selfemployment but didn’t think you’d be successful because of the initial cost and overhead, there’s good news. You can do it!

Home Staging Consultant

Here are 14 companies you can start from home, most of which require minimal to no investment to get started.

For animal lovers, this has become a particularly popular form of self-employment. Between the rising cost of pet boarding and pet owners’ desire to reduce the stress their pets experience during owners’ absences, many hire sitters and are willing to pay good money for the service.

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If you have excellent organizational and time management skills along with business acumen, this might be the perfect fit. Event planners coordinate every aspect of a meeting or convention, and sometimes social events as well. Planners arrange the logistics of an event including location, catering, speakers, printed materials and more. According to the real estate industry, well-staged homes sell faster and for more money. If you like home decorating and rearranging furniture, this might be up your alley. You can either offer consulting services or do the staging yourself.

Pet Sitting


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