TYPICAL START-UP COSTS FOR CERTAIN INDUSTRIES

Personality analysis service. Trucking brokerage. Franchise idea center. Childbirth instruction firm. Yes, these are four of the 500 business ideas in the Adams Businesses You Can Start Almanac. Some are good, many are ... well ... not so good. What makes the Almanac, written by Katina Jones, invaluable to the fiscally curious, however, is its exhaustive listing of the costs of starting your own business. You've probably never wondered how much it costs to go into business as a tow boat operator (according to Jones, $35,000-$75,000), but it might not be a bad thing to know if you find yourself in Maine with a captain's license and a lot of free time. Other costs of going into business from the Almanac:

• Bounty hunter: $500-$1,500
• Time management specialist: $1,000-$6,500
• Outdoor adventure organizer: $5,000-$10,000
• Rare book search service: $5,000-$10,000
• Audiobook producer: $40,000-$100,000
• Weight loss center operator: $75,000-$150,000

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