Now that you've selected your short list of best relocation places, you maybe wondering what you would do if you moved there. Would you just retire, get a job or buy a business? If you are looking at smaller towns, you may not find employment that is suitable. Or you may be at the point in your career that you want to run your own business. Here are some websites that can help you search for a business or evaluate the jobs in a market.

BizBuySell/Wall Street Journal - This is one of the best search sites around. It has over 35,000 businesses listed for sale around the country. You can search by states, business categories, and keywords. It also has great information on buying and selling a business in general.


Here are some other 'business for sale' websites by other listing services and actual business brokers:

Bizquest.com
Sunbelt Business Brokers
VR Business Brokers
Brokers Network Group
Franchise Opportunities




Here are some employment sites that can help you search for a new job:

Indeed.com - this is a meta site that searches other major online job sites and employers and gives you relevant listings from all of them. Saves you the trouble of going to multiple sources. Has over a million new jobs posted weekly.

Simplyhired.com - another meta search site. Has over 5 million job listings

Monster.com

Careerbuilder.com

Hotjobs.com

HigherEdJobs.com - specializes in faculty and administrative positions at colleges and universities

Chronicle.com/Chronicle of Higher Education - another site for higher education jobs.

Healthjobsusa.com - Website specializes in medical and allied health positions. Has over 275,000 job postings from around the country

TalentZoo.com - the focus here is on advertising and marketing jobs

DiceEngineering.com - specializes in the engineering field with an emphasis on technology

Engcen.com - engineering jobs- civil, mechanical, electrical, industrial, mechanical and chemical