Experience from the Heart!

I can tell you from experience that most biz opps are ripoffs. You make other people rich is what you do. You absolutely have to find something you are personally good at or use your own knowledge or education to put something together. Are you an artist? Are you a good telemarketer? Are you a people person? You really have to find your own "niche". Let me tell you what I am doing. I have an Associates Degree in Commercial Art. I love to write and draw. I decided to create an inexpensive local paper in my community that prints good news. My niche is to put it in local waiting rooms.
I also have a Bachelors Degree in Business where I studied marketing and I have past experience in bill collecting by phone, cold calling people for mortgages and knocking on doors selling door to door. I currently work for the government as a Contract Manager. I write govt. Contracts for facilities for abused and neglected children. I also sit with CFO's and Directors in board rooms and negotiate terms of the contract face to face. SO I sell my contracts and its terms face to face and I also keep in touch on the phone.

It doesn't matter what you do for a business. Don't believe the hype that you don't have to talk to people. If you don't have the courage to tell people what you have to offer or the ability to speak to them face to face you will have no luck with anything. Even if you sell customized candy bars, which I have also done, you still have to show it to the customer.
My experiences from my education and job experiences will allow me to do what is necessary to succeed. Now, here is where these boards come in handy. I have corresponded with many people on these boards: Jim Straw, Don Alm, Mel, Vondre Whaley and a few others. They have been courteous and responded in a timely manner. When you figure out what you want to do, you put your ideas on the board and many of the FIB'er and SOW folk will come to your aid with advice and criticisms that can do nothing but help you.
They can refer you to sites or they actually have similar experiences. I actually have a big notebook where I have saved posts from these boards and emails that I use for reference. You also have the local library that typically has biz opp books. You can get inspiration from books and the members of these boards. YOu just have to be open and listen. Maw Maw, Jim Straw, Pete Egeler, Mel, Dennis Bevers, Don Alm and Vondre Whaley have been inspirational to me.
I pretty much read anything and everything they post. These are people who have been out there in the trenches and you can learn from their experiences and failures without reinventing the wheel. So do this, come up with something you enjoy doing and let everyone know and I am sure you can get some starter info to "git er done".