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With home businesses on the rise you may consider a trend being started that would be best defined as a fad.
Most fads, however, are short lived and rarely successful.  I personally conclude that working from home is not becoming a fad but a paradigm shift in the fabric of America’s working and professional people.
With travel [...]

The rise in legitimate home businesses is getting noticed more and more each day.  Local governments and organizations are realizing the power of those who chose to operate from their homes.
Local organizations are now providing workshops and assistance for home based businesses.  A recent article on PR Web discusses the need for organization in the [...]

The internet, of course, is the life line of most home based businesses.  When the web is down, you are done for the day.
You may consider having your residential service upgraded to commercial broadband service.  This is something you should consider for several reasons.

You have a cleaner line to the Network Operations Center (NOC).  You [...]

When working from home you want to be sure and protect your privacy and your home life as much as possible.
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is an inexpensive option for a second phone line.  VoIP allows a second line without paying for toll service and you can choose a number from anywhere in the country.
With [...]

With today’s incredible technology there is no need to travel to your
partner’s office. 
There are hundreds of ways to stay in touch over the
internet and even have live conferences, share documents, or be in an online
chat to collaborate.
Collaborative Document
CreationThis medium allows you create and edit documents with your
selected team live online.  The top three free [...]

There comes a time in every business where you must hire your first employee.  While this can be an exciting time for some, for a person working from home this is exciting AND challenging.
I remember when I hired my first personal assistant.  I was working from home and had only hired occassional childcare help, and [...]

When you work at home for yourself there’s
not much that you have to overcome when it comes to personality conflicts. 
However, don’t under estimate the power of your own personality and how it may
affect your home business success.
Studies have shown that different
personalities and temperaments are better adept at certain tasks.  The strong
leader who strives to excel [...]

Starting a home business is an exciting proposition for anyone.  Knowing what type of business to start is a scary issue.  Here is a small list of some home based business ideas that could kick start your thinking:

Desktop Publisher
eBay - Online Seller
Greeting Card Business
Head Hunter - Job Placement Specialist
Life Coach
Proofreader
Resume Writing Service
Web Design Business

This is [...]

It never fails, just when you’ve gone through the ringer getting things started, you find that one of your neighbors decides to call the city zoning office to make sure you are allowed to operate a business inside your home.
It will help if you just do your homework before you get that call from the [...]