text: how can a person find the right business to start, with a small capital he has ,let's say 25000$?   there are many businesses who started with so little yet grew to become good income vehicles down the road. there are many businesses that you can start with $25,000.   the key is to determine what your interests are, what you want to do, what is suitable for your lifestyle and your overall goals, and what can fit with your resources.  dan ramsey in his book "101 best home businesses" has a chapter on how to find your best home business. he suggests these 10 steps:  1. list 5 things you do best 2. list how others would benefit from what you do best 3. find out how to give people what they want 4. learn the value of your services to others 5. find out who else offers similar services 6. learn from the successes of others 7. learn from the failures of others 8. plan your own success 9. make low cost mistakes 10. enjoy what you do and how you do it  from the article "how to start a business with little cash" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol30/nocash.htm  here are some tips on how you can start a business and earn more money even if you are short of cash today:  1. find a business that you can start for little money (e.g. an errand business where your main cost is telephone and gasoline is easier to start than starting a subway franchise) entrepreneur magazine has a good list of low cost startup businesses that you may want to consider  http://www.entrepreneur.com/lowcostbusinesses/0,6617,,00.html some other home business ideas:  top 10 home businesses with rapid break-even time http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol33/breakeven.htm 10 profitable “go-out" home businesses http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol31/goout.htm 6 hottest businesses on the web  http://www.powerhomebiz.com/052006/web.htm   2. consider your time and effort - if you have little cash, you may have to work harder for the money because you will have no resource to outsource or employ others to do certain tasks for you; or you have no money to buy equipment so you can only do certain things the long way  3. get your creative juices flowing. with no money, the only thing you have is your imagination. be creative and find ways to get things done   4. be prepared to do all the work yourself - from doing your business plan, finding financing, writing emails, shipping and handling, marketing or whatever processes your business requires.   5. be prepared to invite investors - you may need financing help from someone down the road so be prepared to share some of the pie.