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Are You Emotionally Ready to Start Your Own Business?

 We all know that a business plan is essential for starting a home – based business. There are other things, though, that are just as essential to home based business success that get mentioned far less often. One of these things is emotional readiness. Starting a home – based business is a leap of faith, and whether you are employed at a job and planning to leave in order to start your own business or currently unemployed and about to invest what little savings you have into working from home, it can be scary to take the plunge. Fortunately, just … Continue reading →

How Do You Know If You’ve Got a Good Idea?

Every small business (and large corporations too, for that matter) starts with an idea. A little inkling of an idea that you might have for the type of business you see yourself operating. I don’t know about you, but I knew that I wanted to work on my own long before I knew exactly what to do or how to do it. And there were dozens of little ideas along the way before I landed in the place where I am at. How do you know if you have an idea, talent, the resources, energy, etc. that you can turn … Continue reading →

You May Be an Entrepreneurial Role Model

Sure, some people might think you’re crazy to give up the security of a nine-to-five, traditional job–and they may be very vocal in letting you know how they feel about it too. But, there are others who just may be looking to you as a role model–someone who has taken the plunge and started their own home business. I admit that I do feel a bit of this when people are asking me about my work or pumping me for details about how it works. I feel like I have some responsibility to be both honest and encouraging. I am … Continue reading →