Jim and Cindy Leach have it figured out. They have found a way to live life to the fullest, constantly traveling to fun destinations, meeting new friends, and experiencing the best their state has to offer. The great thing is that they are paid to do it.

During the next year, Jim and Cindy will tour the governor's mansion, gamble in the casino riverboats, shop in the Kansas City Plaza, listen to a performance of Handel's Messiah, experience a NASCAR race from the grandstand, and attend the state's largest rodeo. In addition, they will not be alone. Jim and Cindy's Tours schedules these and other fun-filled trips for any variety of adventurous souls.

If you love to travel, especially if you enjoy the planning process, hosting tours could be a great way to make money. By logging on to www.jctours.com, you will see an excellent example of how to run this kind of business. Besides a love for travel, you will need good organizational skills and an outgoing personality.

Although this business takes a good chunk of time and perseverance to begin, the start-up costs are minimal. Moreover, once the momentum picks up through word-of-mouth, the time you spend advertising will decrease.

To begin, advertise your business in the yellow pages and the travel section of your local newspaper. Also, distribute fliers to places where they will be picked up by people with the time to travel, namely retired people. Contact YMCA