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Archive for December 2007

December 31st, 2007

Top Stories At The b5 Business Channel for 2007

2007…..2007…..BEST AT THE BUSINESS CHANNEL….2007…..2007
Bloggers at b5media’s Business Channel compiled their top business stories for 2007, coming up with a great round-up at Taxgirl, 123+ Top Business Stories of 2007.
Among them was our selection of posts by Yvonne Russell and Mary Emma Allen:
Home Biz Notes rounds out the year with five popular posts including Mary [...]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 0 comments

December 31st, 2007

Do You Make Your Home Business Plans “Long Term”?

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Shannon Cherry has a great reminder at StartUp Spark, Have You Taken Time to Plan for the New Year?
“Oh, no, not another New Year’s resolutions reminder,” you say. 
No, this isn’t the traditional “making your New Year’s list” (then never looking at it again) suggestion.  Shannon talks about making a plan of what you want to achieve [...]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 2 comments

December 30th, 2007

Tax Time Approaching For Home Business Owners

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With the end of the year in sight, our minds will be turning to taxes…at least for individuals and business owners in the United States.  What can we still deduct, purchase, invest?
Kelly Phillips Erb at Taxgirl has some answers to tax questions in Ask the Taxgirl: Blogging Reviews .  As blogging reviewers, product testers, book reviewers, [...]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 0 comments

December 29th, 2007

What Happens At Your Home Business When The Water Springs A Leak?

I awoke this morning to find a note from our daughter, who left for work at 5:15 AM.  “Mom and Dad, there’s water on the wall behind the freezer.” 
My husband Jim  discovered a tiny leak in an exposed cold water pipe in the basement above the freezer.  A very fine mist was spraying over the wall [...]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 2 comments

December 28th, 2007

Home Biz Notes Participates in “Getting Things Done Contest”

I’ve been “harping” on participating in contests in several posts here at Home Biz Notes, so I’m joining this GTD contest sponsored by Celine Roque at Pimp Your Work
What are my resolutions for 2008? In order to accomplish more than I did in 2007, I need to:
1. Find a way to stretch myself or “find [...]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 1 comment

December 28th, 2007

When The Internet Is Down, Does Your Home Business Grind To A Standstill?

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Are you so dependent on the Internet that your business comes to a standstill when electronic problems occur? Does your business cease when your computer fails, your server has problems, or there are Internet challenges? What happens when electricity goes out in your area?
If you have a walk-in shop in your home, you probably can [...]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 1 comment

December 27th, 2007

Celebrating 2007 - Looking Back At Your Home Business Successes

We are often so caught up with running our businesses, that we don’t take time to celebrate our successes.
Take a moment to reflect and enjoy your 2007 Home Business successes. They may be small milestones or major landmark successes.
Enjoy! It’s these successes that are not only affirming, but form the building blocks for future refinements, [...]

By Yvonne Russell -- 0 comments

December 26th, 2007

5 Popular Home Biz Notes Posts for 2007

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In the course of a year, you’ll find some articles/posts that seemed popular or helpful for your readers. They also may be are ones you particularly enjoyed writing.
It’s often difficult to narrow it down to five, but these are some that stood out in 2007:
Best Business Advice - Glide Like A Duck
Wrapping Up With Reader’s [...]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 4 comments

December 26th, 2007

5 Tips for Planning “After Christmas” & “After New Year’s” Sales at Your Home Business

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Shoppers often look for “after Christmas” and “after New Year’s” sales.  So home business owners can utilize this as a shopping promotion, too.  The manager of a mall store told me shoppers are always coming into her store looking for special sales after Christmas and for new sales to start out the new [...]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 4 comments

December 25th, 2007

Business Channel Challenge Week #7 - Enjoy the Journey

  As we approach Week #7 in the “apprentice” b5 Business Channel challenge, we’re to find for Kay, our prototype business owner, one post that will help her, inspire her, encourage her when she’s too busy to wade through the volumes of information on the web.
Kay, Enjoy the Journey of Your Home Business . When [...]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 0 comments