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asset recovery

Posted by Stacy on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 12:26 PM

My brother has recently started a business where he buys lots of left over out dated computer equipment from a company or the government or a large corporation and then turns around and sells these items a piece at a time to individuals. They call this process asset recovery or government asset recovery in the cases where the items are purchased from a branch of the federal government. I don't know where or how he comes up with ideas for different business, he seems to find some of the oddest jobs to make money at, yet he does make money at them so I guess it really doesn't matter how he comes up with the ideas. I just find the whole concept interesting. I think that there are just so many different ways to make money, but we just don't really realize it.

I guess lately I have been thinking about starting my own business, but I am just not really sure where to begin. There are so many jobs out there that the average person doesn't really think about as things to do for a living. For instance, I have a good friend and he is a political cartoonists. Everyday, he comes up with a political cartoon, relevant to what is happening locally or around the globe and draws it with a catchy one or two liner and that is his job. His is a daily part of the local newspaper and he makes quite a good living doing it, and his stuff is really funny. I have another friend who runs a business selling tractors and tractor parts. There is another woman I know who makes specialty cakes out of her home and sells them to people for birthdays and special occasions. I even saw this woman who started making fake food out of her garage and has made a fortune. Now who could have known that you could make, make believe food for a living and get paid the big bucks. Well, not me! Apparently, when you see those pizza hut commercials or tour a model home, that could be her make believe food on the TV or in the home.

I guess there are so many different outer edge ideas for running your own business or even for choosing as a profession, that it is worth some time and effort to really research them thoroughly before choosing the right path for you.