There are many perks to becoming an entrepreneur. For one, you don’t always have to reinvent the wheel. Sure, you could be a part of the next big thing, but there can be something rewarding and ...

Editor's note: This article was originally published on February 1, 2008, and has been updated. It was excerpted from our Coin-Operated Laundry start-up guide, available from Entrepreneur Bookstore.

Working at home doing laundry? Yes, you read that right! Laundry can be more than an annoying chore. Most of us really don't enjoy laundry, but we have to do it anyway. And while the prospect of doing ...