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Power Up 5 hot ways to profit for your PC...even if you're not a techno-wiz

By Marcie Geffner

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With the possible exception of the telephone, computers havecreated more start-up opportunities for entrepreneurs than anyother business tool. That's because PCs can be used to launch agrowing number of hot businesses that offer not only long-termmoney-making potential, but also the ability to operate fromhome.

Some of the best opportunities are businesses that have beenaround for decades but are being made easier by computers.Businesses that deal with preparing resumes or writing businessplans may not be new, but computerized word-processing, graphicdesign and spreadsheet capabilities make running such venturessimpler.

Other opportunities include cutting-edge businesses created bythe growing use of the Internet. Despite widely reportedpredictions that billions of dollars in e-commerce will beexchanged over the Internet during the next few years, no onereally knows the Internet's infinite possibilities. Butentrepreneurs getting started in this venue can expect high profitsin the not-too-distant future.