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Archive for February 2007

February 28th, 2007

More Work at Home Advantages

Rico Mossesgeld, who writes b5mdia’s Contract Worker blog, provides several advantages for working at home. His post, “Working at Home Saves You a Lot,” is very informative and gives you five reasons why this is true:
*Time Saver
*Money Saver
*Sanity Saver
*Reputation Saver
*Environment Saver
Don’t these ideas intrigue you? You might want to check out Rico’s blog [...]

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February 27th, 2007

Some Home Businesses May Be Temporary…But Not a Failure

Some home businesses may be temporary…a business that fills a need, for you and your customers, for a particular stage in your life, for a particular time period or event, or related to a particular region where you live at the time.   If this business doesn’t become a lifelong pursuit, that doesn’t mean it’s a [...]

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February 26th, 2007

Are You Overwhelmed By All the “To Do’s” in Your Home Business?

Sometimes it seems we have so much to do, with a business, family commitments, perhaps a job if we’re not full time home business that we wonder how we’re going to get it all done.  Working at or from home is what we want to do, but how do we get everything done…and on time?
Rico [...]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 2 comments

February 26th, 2007

More Baby Boomers’ Home Business Information

I mentioned in Baby Boomers Start Home Businesses, that, according to an AARP report, many people in the “baby boomer” age range are starting their own businesses, a considerable number of them work out of their homes.
If you’re among the baby boomers who want something to supplement retirement or are interested in starting a business [...]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 2 comments

February 26th, 2007

Home Biz Notes Participates in Business Channel Highlights

Highlights from posts presented on the b5media Business Channel blogs appear in a channel highlight today. The post from Home Biz Notes mentions finding a need and developing a home business to fit it.
You’ll discover a great deal of helpful business information by checking here…..
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February 24th, 2007

Tax Tips From a Home Business Owner

Tammy Powley, who writes b5media’s Jewelry & Beading blog, has written at least two posts recently about getting the information ready for her taxes. It’s sometimes interesting and informative to learn what someone else is doing.
“This [taxes] is one of the things a lot of jewelry makers [and other home business people] [...]

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February 24th, 2007

Tax Time & Home Businesses

Depending on the complexity of your home business, you may find you can do the bookkeeping yourself (perhaps with the help of systems like Quicken and Turbo Tax).  Or you may need the aid of an accountant to help set you up and then do the final tax preparation.
If you hire any employees, then you will [...]

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February 23rd, 2007

Setting Up An Office For Your Home Business

Depending on the type of business you’re operating from or in your home, your office space and needs will vary.  However, there are some basic needs most everyone has when determining their office space and the equipment you’ll be using.
More and more home businesses these days are operating out of a smaller space in the [...]

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February 21st, 2007

Baby Boomers Start Home Businesses

According the the AARP Bulletin, 7.4 million baby boomers are self-employed. This translates into almost half of the self-employed people in this country.
“Older Americans are the new entrepreneurs,” states writer Carole Fleck.
Research seems to indicate, according to this article, that during the next 10 years, more people 50 and older, particularly those 65 and [...]

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February 19th, 2007

Micro-Niche Your Home Business

I discovered an excellent article at Suzanne Falter-Barns’ Get Known Now web site about how to micro-niche your business for more effective marketing.  Suzanne explains what this type of marketing is and why it’s so important for your business.
She gives you specific tips on how to really know your potential customers rather than simply categorizing them in general terms, such as [...]

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