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Home Biz Notes

February 3rd, 2008

Can Internet Mishaps Affect Your Home Business?

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Most of you probably heard about the Internet cables in the Mediterranean north of Egypt that were cut recently, disrupting service in that area and others further east. At first there were two and today a third became known according to an article at BBC News, New cable cut compounds tech woes.
Wednesday’s (Jan.31, 2–8) […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 6 comments

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

April 25th, 2007

Technical Failures Can Affect Home Businesses

“Your server is down.  The electricity is off.  Your computer has a glitch,” are all announcements we dread to hear if our home business depends on today’s technology.
All of these occurred in our household recently, in addition to b5media having some downtime.  So occasionally my blog posts were rather irratic in April.
A friend in another state, […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 2 comments

April 14th, 2007

Conducting a Home Business Away From Home

With a laptop and the Internet, many business owners can conduct their home business away from home these days.  As my husband and I travel from our home in New Hampshire to attend a conference in Tennessee this weekend, I still can write blogs and my newspaper column, research travel articles, add a chapter to my […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 3 comments