Archive for " October, 2008 "
Marketing a Homebased Business
Market Your Business: Put the Internet to Work For You
The internet is the best thing that ever happened to homebased business owners. Now, you can actually market your
business internationally for FREE. It takes research and hard work, but you can do it.
Here are some strategies:
1. Your Own Website. Obviously, you need your own website although some internet markets claim you can use a free
WordPress blog instead (see #4 below). Personally,
Setting Up A Home Office
Setting Up Your Home Office
Believe it or not, my first home office was a closet. And not a walk-in closet. A tiny closet! Just wide enough to hold a
3-foot desk and just long enough for me to squeeze in a chair behind the desk. As long as I didn't want to move at all, I
was okay. But you know what? I was incredibly efficient in that office! I only went
Homebased Business Basics: Legal Paperwo...
Although not comprehensive, here are some questions you'll need to answer as you consider the legal aspects of operating a home business: What legal structure will you have for your business? Sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation or Limited Liability Company? I recommend a sole proprietorship to begin. All you'll need to do is contact your local county or state commissioner
Homebased Business Basics: Develop a Bus...
Develop a Business Plan
adapted from Homemade Business by Donna Partow (Focus on the Family, 1992)
1. Describe the business in detail
Company name:
Company address (open a P.O. Box)
Owner:
Legal Structure:
(I recommend a Limited Liability Corporation or LLC), but you can choose to incorporate or simply operate as a sole
proprietor)
Attach copies of all legal documents to your business plan
2. State the major goals and objectives of the business:
3. Discuss the special skills and
Homebased Business: Step 1
Your first step on the journey to launching your own homebased business is figuring at what you're good at and what you like to do. The following self-evaluation tool is from my book, Homemade Business: A Woman's Step-by-Step Guide to Earning Money at Home. I hope you find it helpful:
Skills & Interests Inventory
1. List 5 things you enjoy doing with your free time.
2. List any hobbies or talents you have that
Don’t Get Scammed: Remember the Two ...
The mainstreaming of the internet has created both good news and bad news for aspiring home-based business
entrepreneurs: that is, someone who wants—or urgently needs-- to make some extra money from home.
Good News: Opportunities abound.
Bad News: Scams abound.
To avoid getting scammed, remember the Two “H’s” and you’ll be okay.
HIRE – No legitimate company on the planet will ever advertise to HIRE someone to work from home. Not gonna happen.
Never. No, not
3 Good Reasons Why Every Christian Shoul...
For nearly 20 years, I have been a leader in promoting home business for women. I have spoken on the topic of women's entrepreneurship around the country, including at three conferences hosted by Senator John McCain and twice at the CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia. Whether you are looking to mind your own business, start an at home business, lauching into an internet home business opportunities or exploring online home