User Imagesharon (Who am I?) on September 9th, 2008

My brother-in-law is in the process of starting a home business. In fact, he’s been in the process of starting it for over 2 years now.
It seems that Bill (that’s not really his name, but I don’t want to embarrass him), is afraid to take the big step.
He wasn’t afraid to take the first [...]

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User Imagesharon (Who am I?) on September 8th, 2008

How would you feel if you had been searching desperately for something, some magic solution to a problem, and come to find out it was right there in front of you the whole time– you just failed to see it?
For many searching for a way to work from home, this is exactly what they’re doing.
There [...]

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User Imagesharon (Who am I?) on August 18th, 2008

Today is Casey’s first day of school, 7th grade– I can’t believe it.  Lauren starts college next week.  As bummed out as I was that summer was over, I have to admit that it will be good to get back to my routine.  It’s very easy to be distracted during summer with kids home, the [...]

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User Imagesharon (Who am I?) on August 14th, 2008

Have you missed the turnoff that leads to your dream of working at home?
Wouldn’t that be disappointing? No one likes to think that they have wasted their chance, missed their opportunity. But that’s exactly what happens to many.
Sometimes you can become so focused on a single-minded purpose that you miss the opportunity when [...]

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Virtual Assistants, or VA’s are changing the way we do business. Not only is this field growing tremendously, but it’s offering employers and business owners alike an attractive new alternative to hiring employees.
Perhaps because this is a relatively new industry, it’s hard to pin down exactly how many Virtual Assistants there are out there. [...]

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Miriam Shutes has been ill or disabled most of her 50 years. She suffers from severe circulation problems which resulted in the amputation of her left leg. She also suffers from cirrhosis of the liver as a result of having to take antibiotics for prolonged periods.
Amazingly, despite her failing health and being unable [...]

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User Imagesharon (Who am I?) on July 29th, 2008

Got a great idea for a business, but no money to get it started? Today I came across a post about home business funding with a twist…you can join a contest and have a chance at winning money to start your home business.
One of the sites featured was ideablob.com from Advanta. According to [...]

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User Imagesharon (Who am I?) on July 28th, 2008

I just love hearing about people who have achieved success working from home. Today I came across a story from Busines 2.0 Magazine about how a stay-at-home mom accidentally built and sold a company for $10 million. Now, that’s what I call successful.
Back in the summer of 2005, Sheri Schmelzer, 41, of Boulder, [...]

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User Imagesharon (Who am I?) on November 1st, 2007

I often hear from readers who have a terrific idea for an online business, but they just don’t know where to start. Unless you know html, the idea of building a website can be pretty daunting. Unfortunately, this results in great ideas never coming to fruition. It’s really too bad that some [...]

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