Although the expressed reasons for wanting to work from home are many and varied, most home-based business owners cite the ability to set their own hours as a major factor in their decision to work at home. However, many people that have work-at-home businesses often fall into a trap that flies directly in the face … Read more
“Work hard and you will reap great rewards and benefits” How many times have we heard those words? Although this is not a false statement. The definition of “work hard” varies from person to person. We have all been taught that working hard would provides with financial and emotional security. But what happens when that … Read more
Perhaps the scarcest commodity the new home-business owner just starting out has is time. This is particularly so if you are also working a traditional, full-time job and building up your business “on the side” in your spare time. This is a situation I am all too familiar with. I still work a full-time 8:30 – … Read more
From time to time (at least once a day actually) I’ll get an impossible-to-respond-to email that says something like, “How can I work from home?”, or “I want to start my own home business. Please send info.” or even, “Please send free info.”. Naturally, such vague, generalized requests are not, for reasons of time (among … Read more
In a perfect world, starting a small business would be risk-free, but just as with everything else; the degree of risk determines the value of the reward. According to the National Commission on Entrepreneurship, at any given time, 6% to 9 of the United States adult population is involved in planning for a new business. … Read more