Considering Outsourcing? How to Evaluate if it’s Right For Your Business

“Outsourcing” is one of those trendy words that get bantered about the business world. For a home business owner, outsourcing can be one of the ways we “get rid” of the parts of our business that are too difficult or that keep us from being able to focus on what we do well. But, we still have to evaluate whether it is cost and time-efficient for us to outsource parts of our business. Outsourcing means that you “send out” work and integral pieces of your business. For many businesses this might mean things like payroll, shipping, financial and tax preparations, … Continue reading

How Many Baskets Do You Have?

Being an Idahoan, I have heard some pretty hick sayings from time to time, and this is one of those proverbs: Never put all of your eggs in one basket. But a truer statement has never been made, especially in relation to the working-from-home world everyone seems to want to inhabit. It all comes down to this: You are the only one looking after you. Companies come, and sometimes they go. For the most part, if your job can be done from home, it can be done by somebody in the Philippines or India, and can be done cheaper by … Continue reading