We refer to our businesses here as “home businesses” or “home-based”–whatever happened to the term “cottage industry” that used to be so prevalent? A cottage industry always meant a business or industry where the products or services were created and sold from home. Now we have micro-businesses, but the term “cottage industry” seems to have disappeared from the vernacular. I would like to know why? There used to be some romance and mythology around “cottage industry”–especially here in America where it has always been entirely plausible that a person could start a company in her garage or basement that would … Continue reading →