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Home-Based Business – Avoiding The Ice Storm Steve is a radio engineer. When the station goes off the air Steve is called out to fix the problem. One of the radio transmitters Steve works on has a tower that is 1,000 feet tall and he’s been known to work in any kind of weather condition to keep his station on the air. This brave engineer is used to crawling on top of grain bins to work on smaller antennas and he is used to being called out in the middle of the night. Steve’s co-worker, Mike has helped Steve from t... Home-based Business – The Four Bodies In the grand tradition of Abbott and Costello’s “Who’s On First” I’d like to present a business joke that seems to turn in on itself and may leave readers wondering if they are able to follow what’s actually being said. “This is the story of four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was asked to do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody'... Home-based Business – The Apathy Buster Summary: When an individual no longer had the ability to make a determination on what they would do with their lives as far as being self-sufficient they simply felt their only choice was to become someone’s servant in the workplace – apathy was the result and it affects all areas of society today. He was a rancher and he subcontracted to be a stagecoach driver in the late 1800’s. He had four sons and they all served in the military because that’s what America’s sons did a... Home-based Business – A Promising Family Enterprise This morning I was listening to the radio and the news reporter indicated that 75% of respondents (3 out of every 4) have contemplated developing their own business. More than 50% of the respondents said they hoped to actually act on their dreams within three years. When it comes to home based business there is no lack for interested individuals. However, there needs to be significant research and thought into how to fund and operate the business in order to give it the be... Home-Based Business – We Are Family Is a home-based business more profitable than working for someone else? Probably not – at least not initially. Let me present a comparison for employment in the corporate world vs. home-based business employment. In Favor of Corporate Employment Perks such as insurance and vacation. Stability in the form of a regular paycheck and designated hours. Interaction with other office personnel. Very little risk is required. You may not need to be a decision maker In ... Home-Based Business – Getting Started Many home-based businesses are either sole proprietor or a general partnership. These are simplified methods of developing a business and can often allow the greatest flexibility in startup and business termination. With a sole proprietor business you are the single business owner paying all taxes at years end. You will likely be required to obtain a business license and applicable permits. With a general partnership a partnership agreement is generally developed. The p... Home-based Business A Pioneering Spirit It wasn’t so long ago when men and women took on second or even third or fourth jobs to make ends meet for their family. Some resorted to lawn mowing, sewing, babysitting and other odd jobs to meet a payment of put food on the table. In many cases the close-knit families in small towns around the world worked together to weather tough times. Today extra income is still needed, or desired, in many homes, but the possibilities for earning that income have expanded just as su... Home Based Business: Lessons In Rope Tying In the pursuit of a home-based business you are bound to get discouraged. This isn’t the violent shout of doom, it is the gentle whisper of experience. There will be times when you come to the end of the day and wonder why you even tried. “Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.” – Dale Carnegie If you were to base your future on a moment of frustration you would likely pull the shutters tight, grab a ... Home Based Business: Did You Know? Did You Know… * About 70% of home-based businesses will last over a three-year period, compared to 29% of other business ventures, according to the Home-Based Business Institute. * Entrepreneur magazine estimates that $427 billion is generated each year by home-based businesses. Pittsburgh Business Times reports this figure is larger than General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler combined. * According to Entrepreneur.com more than 50% of all home-based businesses have the f... Four Habits Of Highly Successful Home Businesses “Desire is the key to motivation, but it's the determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.” - Mario Andretti It is entirely possible that you are reading this article because you are interested in developing a home-based business of your own. You either stumbled across this article or you conducted a search and now you are investigating the possibilities associated w... Home-based Business: Success And The Common Man “You are the only one who can use your ability. It is an awesome responsibility.” - Zig Ziglar The figures are staggering; a startling 150 million individuals are making over 400 billion dollars in home-based business income. This figure eclipses the food industry. It even puts the pharmaceutical industry to shame. By some estimates, home-based entrepreneurs are earning an average of $63,000 or more annually. The freedom of being self-employed allows many home-based bus... Working From Home: Scam Or Dream Come True “Home-based business.” The name itself either leaves you with a squeamish feeling that has its roots in words like shyster, huckster and con or it has you thinking you may have found the answer to financial difficulties you may be facing. Many home-based job opportunities are simple investment opportunities. The primary difference is a job isn’t really a job unless you are paid. Most home-based ‘jobs’ require an investment on your part to participate. This doesn’t mean the...