I own seven businesses. Because I use my real name and you can find the area I live in I cannot go into detail of all of the things I do. I live in a small town and do not need the neighbors talking about me posting on a pot web site.

One of the businesses was a hobby I turned into a profession. With a little Internet research you could figure it out.

For the first business I put in about 7 years of total dedication and every dime I could find. I sacrificed friends faced dam near starvation and dealt with years of frustration. This is how I financed the other businesses.

I have three website businesses. These varied in cost from $200 to $2000 each. They are in areas that I am an expert in. If I knew HTML programing it would have been less.

The other businesses I own cost between $10,000 and $30,000. I do not have a store front for any of these as that would have brought the cost up big time. All my businesses are related to my original business in one way or another.

The first business is always the hardest. After you succeed in one it is easy to succeed in multiple businesses.

Whatever you do make sure you become an expert in it. Then you must understand who buys what you sell and why. Understanding sales and marketing is essential. If a web business understand how to write good copy and ask for the sale. Search engine marketing is important because if people do not know your site is there, they will not buy.

For non web business networking is vital. If people do not know who you are and what you do they cant give you their money.

Study accounting or hire someone. Always get a pro's help with taxes. Know your product.

If you want to ask other questions please do. Again I cannot go into details of all my businesses. But I do understand the world of business and will share what I know.

I am a 40 year old pot smoking guy. So I dont quallify as a kid.