Unemployed to Entrepreneur - 5 Businesses You Can Start for Under $5,000

IRVINE, Calif., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- In today's tough economy, where jobs
and cash are scarce, what are the options? Or is the question, where are the
opportunities?

According to 55 Surefire Businesses You Can Start for Under
$5,000(Entrepreneur Press, www.Entrepreneurpress.com, April 2009, $17.95)
they're right outside your door, and if you can come up with $5,000, they're
also within your budget.

Here are five business ideas, each under $5,000, to help you leverage your
layoff and land back on your feet:

Moving Service
A service helping people move is a business worth investigating. According to
the website "Our Town, Inc.," 20 percent of the American population moves
every year. Americans move an average of 11 times in their lifetimes. And the
typical mover has 56 items on their moving "to-do" list.

Natural Baby Food
Everyone is concerned about what is in the food they feed their children. With
talk of pesticides, growth hormones, and genetically engineered and altered
plants and seeds, homemade natural baby food is an appealing idea with huge
growth potential.

Online Coupon Site
One area that is growing online is online couponing -- after all, more and
more people are trying to find good deals, and when that concept is matched
with the convenience that the internet brings, it equals a win-win for
consumers.

Online Scholarship Directory
With the costs of higher education outpacing the rate of inflation, students
are in constant need of sources of academic funds. As a result, there is a
need for websites that feature information about scholarships and grant
awards.

Healthy Fast Food Kiosk
Fast food is here to stay, but even huge fast food franchises have recognized
that Americans have become concerned with unhealthy eating habits. Why make
consumers shuffle through a fat-laden menu to look for the healthy selections?
A small kiosk in the middle of a parking lot on a busy road could become a
great destination for those who seek a healthy lunch alternative.

Entrepreneur Magazine's Surefire Series titles include:

55 Surefire Food-Related Businesses You Can Start for Under $5,000 (ISBN:
1599182556)

55 Surefire Homebased Businesses You Can Start for Under $5,000 (ISBN:
1599182564)

55 Surefire Internet Businesses You Can Start for Under $5,000 (ISBN:
1599182610)

Focusing on low-startup costs and big profit potential, each all-inclusive
book within Entrepreneur Magazine's Surefire Series delivers 55 unique
business opportunities in today's most popular industries. Each book is an
industry-specific resource providing innovative business ideas and vital
startup details. Ambitious entrepreneurs no longer have to wait for the
"right" idea to come along - the motivation, the ideas and the business plans
are included in every Surefire guide.

These books are now available at all major bookstores and online booksellers.

SOURCE Entrepreneur Press

Jillian McTigue of Entrepreneur Press, +1-949-622-5274,
jmctigue@entrepreneur.com