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Remove the Barriers in Your Home Business

Despite how open and eager we may imagine ourselves to be in our home business operations, there are almost always barriers that get in the way of our doing business. Whether they are self-imposed blocks that come from our lifestyle or other obligations in our lives, or they are physical realities that make it difficult for customers and clients to get to us—removing the barriers is an important effort we need to make in order to help our businesses grow. We have to see the barriers first and that can be a bit of a hurdle—especially if they are self-inflicted … Continue reading →

How Innovative Are Your Practices?

Innovation…there is a reason that many large companies and industries are on the lookout for new innovation, that is how businesses grow. By finding new and better ways to do things and getting creative with how the business is operated, companies of all sizes are able to move forward and establish patterns of growth. Even though your home business operation may be small (or tiny), this is no reason NOT to consider how you can be more innovative. Many industries give awards for new innovation or most innovative new business practices—that is how important innovation can be to growing a … Continue reading →

What Skills Do You Need to Succeed? And, Where Can You Get Them?

I think many of us are tempted to look at the skills we already have and think that is the end of the line. We evaluate our existing skills in terms of what we can bring to our home business and then assume that whatever is missing will stay missing. But, it can be beneficial to take a good look at what sort of skills are required for your business or industry—especially in order to be competitive and successful—and then figure out what is lacking and how you can develop those skills to be even more successful. Different jobs and … Continue reading →

Consider Adding a Compatible Business

Looking for ways to grow and develop your home business operation? Well, there may be only so much you can do with an existing business–but adding a second (or third) compatible business to your existing one may be just the way to grow and expand. Some of the most successful and pleasantly happy entrepreneurs I know in my mid-size West Coast town actually have more than one business going on. They may have started out with one on the side while they were working a more traditional job–and then, as they got the hang of things and one thing led … Continue reading →

Don’t Forget to Keep Your Web Site Updated!

Okay, so you have your business web site up and operational and you’re humming along in your home business—BUT, having a business web site is not a one-time thing. A web site needs to be maintained and updated in order to keep it fresh and functional for your customers and your home business. It is easy for web sites to be forgotten or pushed aside while one is dealing with other daily details of building a business. But, the very nature of web sites makes it necessary to make sure that the information stays current and is regularly updated. For … Continue reading →

Learning and Borrowing From Business Models–Part One

Perhaps, you have heard the term “business models” before and wondered what exactly it meant? A business model is really just a style or type of business operation. It may seem like there is only one way to “do business”–but that is not true, there are definitely all sorts of different ways to set up and operate a business. Many people find that it is easier and makes more sense to adopt an existing, successful, and proven business model than to try to invent one of their own. In reality, you may already have adopted someone else’s business model in … Continue reading →

A Change of Heart – Claire Sylvia

“A Change of Heart” is a thought-provoking and incredible nonfiction book detailing the story of Claire Sylvia, who, when dianosed with a rare lung and heart disease, thought her life would soon be over. The only treatment option was a risky and still-experimental surgery, one that would take the heart and lungs from a donor and transplant them into Claire. Such a huge transplant carried many risks, and Claire didn’t know if she should take such a drastic step. But even if she died during the surgery, she was facing certain death if she did nothing. She felt she had … Continue reading →