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Day
to Day
A
Balanced Life?
You might see her in the
pediatrician's waiting room. She is professionally dressed and
well spoken with several children in tow. You secretly wonder,
"When will I be able to trade my blue jeans for career
clothes?
The
Human Touch
Technology is really great. It allows me to work from the
comfort of my own home, communicate with family and friends
without picking up the telephone and gives me an
opportunity to shop without having to endure crowds.
You
Get What You Give
You must put in the work and preparation before opening for
business to give yourself the best possible chance for success.
If you truly care for your business in the beginning, down the
road you will be ready for both problems and success.
How
Do You Want To Spend The Rest Of Your Life?
Those who have the desire to work for themselves, or in effect
run their own business, go through numerous stages.
Organization
Does A Lot For You and Your Business
Do you feel busy, rushed, and sometimes discouraged at the end
of your day? Review these benefits and tips for being organized.
Email
Etiquette
Email opened up for a whole
new form of communication. Almost like a letter, but lacking in
the personal feel of a hand-written document, and transmitted in
a matter of seconds.
5
Keys to Building Strong Families
When operating a home-based business, it can become difficult
maintaining a harmonious home and a successful business under
one roof...put your family first...
Putting
Theory Into Practice ... A Personal Perspective
Up until now, I've been preaching theory rather than practice
since all that time I was working full-time as a corporate
lawyer and running this business part-time in my spare time...
Flipping
the Switch ... How to Turn Off Your Business and Turn On Your
Life
Has your home business left you with no life and no time for
yourself?...
A
Fork in the Road
We got our education, got our jobs, and then, we had our
children. And many of us discovered that if this is what Having
It All is like, maybe we don't want It All, after all...
And
Never The Twain Should Meet
The key to a successful transition to a home- based business is
to keep your business and personal lives as separate as
possible...
Go
Away (I'm Working!)
During the time I have designated as my 'working hours', the
biggest offender I have found are well-meaning (but still
irritating) friends and family...
Financial
Taxing
Times ... The Home Office Deduction
Yay! It's tax time again (or near enough). I can't wait. Just
love this stuff. Not! OK, I know it's boring, I know your eyes
glaze over at the mere thought of all those forms and paperwork
but it has to be done so let's just bite the bullet and get on
with it.
The
Time Value of Money
As a personal finance major in college, I learned what financial
experts deemed the time value of money (also known as present
value) in my first finance class.
The
Time is Now to Work Your Plan
Did you know that we are smack dab in the middle of the BEST
TIME OF YEAR for most home businesses? September is normally the
month for breaking sales records.
Preparing
Your Business for the Big One - The Importance of a Business
Disaster Plan
To me, the biggest joy of having my own business is that I am
responsible solely to myself. I handle everything: sales,
marketing, and production, and I get to do things exactly the
way I want to.
Basic
Business: Good Record Keeping
Everyone in business must
keep records. What can good record keeping do for you? I'll give
it to in a straight no-glamour content.
Drop
the Dead Wood
Sometimes in order to serve your customers better, you have to
let some of them go. That's right, get rid of some of your
customers!
...
You
Are What You Spend
Money talks. And what does it say to
working mothers?...
Getting
Paid ... Minimizing Bad Debts In Your Home Business
As a general rule of thumb, any business can expect to write off
between 3-5% of debt as bad. ...
A
Home Office on a Shoestring Budget
Setting up an office, particularly a home office, can be really
expensive, IF you buy everything new and at full price!...
Is
It For You?
Proud
to Be a Work at Home Mom
I am a WAHM and proud of it! After all it took me long
enough to get here!
Entrepreneurship:
Do YOU Have What It Takes?
Fully one in ten adults in the United States today is an
entrepreneur. This phenomenon is by no means restricted to North
America. The leading country for entrepreneurship is Brazil with
one in eight adults an entrepreneur.
Working
To Work From Home
As long as I can remember, I have wanted to be my own boss. I
have never been able to truly get excited about working for
someone else. And, with my vast array of interests and
talents, I have also never been able to find a position that is
that perfect match for me.
Cereal
Mom
Working out of your home while caring for children makes for
some unique (and comical) situations. If you can't have a sense
of humor about these things, then maybe a field job is more your
style.
Yes,
You CAN Afford to Stay at Home with Your Kids
What do you mean you can't afford to stay home with your kids?
Sorry, I don't believe it. I used to believe, but not anymore.
Here are some helpful tips and major life-changing strategies to
allow you the power to stay home with your kids.
So
You Want To Be A Work At Home Mom?
If you are a Stay At Home Mom and looking for ways to supplement
your income, there are many opportunities available to increase
your current income.
Seven
Home Business Myths You Might Want to Know
The constant needs of your children at home present your biggest
challenge...
How
to become a Virtual Assistant on the Internet While Catering to
Small Business
An eBusiness idea for working at home, that will help and
support small business development.
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Work-at-Home
Frustrations
Dot
Com Craze Dwindling
The experts agree that in order to truly find success with a
product, you need to integrate all facets of retailing and that
includes e-tailing. For people who offer services instead of
products, a website presence is important to get your
information out to the masses.
Get
Ready To Set Goals in January
December tends to be a hectic time for most of us and before we
know it January is upon us. Your thoughts may then turn to the
goals you're going to set yourself during next year.
The
Be-All, End-All Computer
About a year ago, a friend of mine wrote a very exciting email
to me. She finally joined the technology age and purchased a
computer!
How-to
Articles
Making
Good Better
I often ponder what I can do to make a good business even
better. It is simple for me to look at other businesses, while I
drive to and from town, and have an opinion on what they could
do to enhance their business.
Advertising
to a Home-Based Working Mom Target Audience
How simple is it to place an ad with HBWM or with other
businesses in the "home-based working mom" target
audience? Frankly, it takes little effort if you can make your
way to an order form!
Running
an Online Business Without a Website
A common question I get from website visitors and ezine
subscribers is "do I have to have a website to run an
online business?". The answer is a resounding "no ...
but it's easier if you do".
Planning
Now for the New Year
Having business success in the New Year means you need to
plan now. Here are Coach Fayerweather's tips on how to plan
and implement the plan.
Keeping
It Personable in an Impersonal World
I'm not a compulsive shopper. But I am very personable. As
I walk through the aisles looking at the little tables
of carefully handcrafted items lovingly created by the man
or woman sitting there, smiling at me from behind the
table...well, I have to buy their stuff.
Healthy
Habits, Productive Day
Comfort in your work environment leads to better productivity
and more powerful concentration. How well can you really ponder
an idea when you're in chronic pain, yet you're too busy to take
time to notice it?
The
7 Biggest Mistakes That Most People Make...
In Starting A Business...And
How To Avoid Them To Succeed!
How
to Turn Your Stay-At-Home Mom Dream Into A Reality
A lengthy list of pointers for mothers who want to be home with
their kids but think they can't afford it. Lots of good
resources here!...
Turn
Your Hobby into a Business
Everyone would love to get paid for doing something they would
be doing anyway, so building up a small business from a hobby is
the ideal way to make a living...
Solutions
for Busy Computer-based Business Owners
Successful computer professionals who own their own businesses
experience four basic challenges...
Home
Biz Ideas
Make
Money Finding Typos
Everyone has a passion for something. And there are those among
you who, when reading a letter, a book, an advertisement, or a
website, can find spelling and grammatical errors without even
thinking twice.
How
to Really Make Money at Home
There’s a secret to making money that very few people will
ever share with you. Probably because they don’t even know
that this secret exists. I’ll share the secret with you in a
few seconds...
How
To Make Money With Auctions
You've no doubt heard about eBay and other online auctions, and
you may have wondered what all the fuss was about. Well, let me
tell you: it's the ultimate open market experience...without the
crowds, the noise, or the hassles.
For
the Last Time ... There Is No Magic Wand!
"I'm looking for a program that will make me enough money
so that I can quit my job. I need about $2,000 a week. I have to
give a month's notice at work. Will I be making that with your
program by then?"...
Don't
Blame the Scammers
Why are they trying to scam moms? The immediate reply that
popped into my head is, they're
not trying to scam moms, they are trying to scam desperate
people...
The
Plate is Hot
When you're at a restaurant, and the server tells you "the
plate is hot" I'll bet you go ahead and touch the plate
anyway...
Working
with No Faces
I have made an interesting
set of friends on the internet, most of whom I've never spoken
with and probably never will. Yet I know them.
The
Telecommuting Alternative
In this article, we take a look at the pros and cons of
telecommuting and some of the issues that can arise. By taking
the time to work through these issues, you will be well placed
to make a considered, balanced and, most importantly, accepted
proposal.
Motivation
Overcoming
Procrastination
There are many reasons for procrastination, but only one
result. Stress, anxiety, and a great amount of wasted
time.
New
Year's Resolutions for Your Home Business
"Happy New Year" may be the most positive phrase in
the English language. For those whose fortunes were less than
they desired over the last twelve months, the new year is an
opportunity to close the book and start afresh.
Checklist
for the Would-Be Home Business Owner
Think you don't have what it
takes? Think again. This entrepreneur tells you what
you need to do to get yourself started. All it takes is
some organization and self-discipline!
Success
Comes in All Forms
Money, money, money. Being in business, by definition,
means that you are trying to make at least SOME money. After
all, no one can sustain a business that loses money year after
year! But if you ask people WHY they started a business in the
first place, you'll get all sorts of answers.
What
is Passion?
I give all types of advice to people who write to me and want to
know how to start a home-based business and what to do. My
standard response is to find your passion.
Putting
it in Perspective
There comes a point in every work-at-home individual's career
when one has to step back and take a good look at what one
is doing and how well one is doing it...
Leaping
the Hurdles
Anyone who has ever started his own home-based business knows
how precarious the future can look, considering all the
obstacles and potential pitfalls...
Mom's
Work-at-Home Dilemma
Gathering together in one neat pile all the things I’ve gotten
from those encounters, I’d say that most moms don’t know
where to start, nor are they fully aware of what type of work
they are capable...
Breathe
New Life into Your Business or Career
Remember back to a time when you were
young and viewed the world with a child-like sense of
wonder...
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