Tag Archives: originality

Are You Offering Anything Original?

One of the things that sets us apart in our home businesses from others in our market is when we do or offer something completely original. Whether it is a product, a service, or the way we go about doing business (our service delivery), if we can offer something original, it will differentiate us and may help us to attract and keep clients and customers. It is hard to be original! It can seem like everything has already been done and been done over and over again at that. People are constantly coming up with new inventions and products, however, … Continue reading →

Imitation–Friend or Foe?

Surely we don’t want to reinvent the wheel in our home businesses and mentors and advice are the mainstay of any beginning entrepreneur trying to make a go at a home business. But, can imitation help or hurt us? Is there a happy medium between borrowing from others who have gone before and coming up with our own original business path? I have written before about how much we can gain as new business owners and operators by finding people who we admire and businesses that are successful and learning from those who have gone before. If we try to … Continue reading →

Changing the Rules

There are business rules, right? There is a correct way to do things, definite techniques and protocol that work, there are ways we should be going about this home business endeavor. Or are there? What is so wrong with shaking things up and changing the rules—especially if it helps us grow and energize our home-based businesses? Okay, there are definitely “best practices” for most industries and for business as a whole. There are also laws and things we HAVE to do—like pay taxes and apply for any pertinent licenses and such. But do we always have to follow the “experts” … Continue reading →