Archive for July, 2006

It is important to make sure that your work from home idea doesn’t land you in hot legal water. Before setting up a home business, make sure you understand the applicable state and federal laws. You should also have a good idea of the tax laws that will likely affect your business. Brett Krkosska offers [...]

They seem to be everywhere: work at home scams. While it is possible to have a successful home business, much of the time it takes hard work and dedication. A good home business doesn’t just happen. And, because so many people dream of working from home, there are plenty of scheming and unscrupulous people out [...]

One of the biggest challenges faced by those who work from home is time management. Many times, distractions, odd hours, and a host of other things interrupt your work time. This means that it is especially important to manage what time you do have to effectively build your home business.
Ideas to manage your work at [...]

Making a plan for your home business is necessary when it comes to starting up. Whether you plan on doing everything yourself, or whether you plan for expansion, having a plan can help you get things rolling. Even if you do plan on taking care of everything related to your home business yourself, it does [...]

If you have a home business, you might be working off a computer in the middle of the living room. Or maybe you share it with your teenagers. This can be a very bad idea. While you may think that you are being productive with your business located in high traffic areas of the house, [...]

Many people who work from home already know about tax deductions for things like office space in the home. Additionally, many know about tax deductions for office supplies for a home business. However, there are some less tangible, but equally important, business expenses that many people do not realize that they can deduct as part [...]

Working from home can, at first, seem rather limiting when it comes to business networking. The good news is that this is far from the case. You can make valuable business contacts by going online and joining business and social networking sites. In fact, there are plenty of social networking Web sites designed specifically for [...]

For those of us who used to work in a "regular" office, the switch to a home office can be a lonely one. After all of the office gossip and the interactions with colleagues, a home office can seem downright dull.

And the isolated feelings that can come with working from home can affect your [...]

One of the most incredulous looks I get from people who know I work at home is the look I get when I mention that my son attends a daycare three times a week. Don’t you work from home to avoid that? Well, yes and no. The fact is that I work from home so [...]

While many of us are ‘home business workers’ so that we can maintain flexibility, that flexibility is often so much of a temptation that very little work can be done.
Hair appointments, grocery shopping, lunches out and the like can really cut into your work day.  Your distractions should be for really important things (like school [...]