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Andrew M asked:


I need to figure out how to manage, streamline and calculate costs for doing shipping. I will be running a small to medium scale cookie mix product business out of my house. Are there any successful home based business people who can help, or anyone who has had to deal with shipping solutions? Thank you!

Hamlin

To own your home business and to work at home are the two most often uttered phrases when an employee is asked what they would love to do instead of going to work every day. Perhaps it is the sense of accomplishment that goes hand in hand with owning a home business, or maybe it is the joy of being at home in familiar surroundings while still doing work that will earn you a check. Whatever the case may be, successfully working at home with your own home business is not something that happens by chance but instead something that needs to be planned.

Here are some tips on working at home with your own business:

Set up a home office. Working at home has many perks, but if you do not have a dedicated work space, you will not be able to enjoy them very much. After all, your business? credibility will suffer if prospective customers hear the Disney channel in the background. Set apart some work space that will allow you to close a door or at least to be undisturbed by whatever goes on in another part of your home.

Set some office hours and stick to them. It is tempting to devote every waking hour to your new business, but keep in mind that doing so will not only lead to a quick burnout, but it will also counteract any positive experiences you could have while working at home ? such as spending more time with your family, actually cooking them a nutritious breakfast, or being home and available when the school bus drops off the kids. It is not fair to your family to work during off hours!

Lean to say ?no.? For reasons that may invite endless speculation, when friends and family hear that you are now working from home, many will take this as an open invitation to drop by and visit, request that you watch their kids, or run some errands. It is important to gently but firmly say ?no? when these requests fall during your business hours. Remember, you took this step so you could be home with your family! If you begin toying with your business hours to help out everyone who asks, you will find yourself compromising the time you have scheduled for your family!

Be innovative, think outside the box, and do not be afraid to try something new. This is true especially when it comes to marketing your new business! If, for example, you run a pet grooming business and if you own a dog, go ahead and dress the little canine up in a cute costume and then hand out flyers at the local park.

As you can see, running a successful home business depends on your ability to work at home undisturbed and with all the discipline that working for an employer previously demanded.

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WhompWhomp asked:


I’m considering working from home and starting up a business in which i can operate from my computer and home.
Has anyone started up any type of home based business or know of any good ideas and tips?
thanks!

Edric

One of the best free home based business help is offered by those who have been there, done that themselves – retired executives that volunteer their time through an organization called SCORE. Service Corps of Retired Executives has literally thousands of volunteers in nearly 400 offices over all the United States. More than 7 million business owners have found valuable free home based business help from SCORE.

Home based entrepreneurs can get free SCORE help one of three different ways. The business owner can go to the nearest SCORE office and meet with a volunteer one on one for free help with home based business set up, problems or growth issues. He or she can attend one of the many SCORE seminars and workshops available. The third alternative is to go to the SCORE Web site and peruse the material there for free, or can ask their home based business question of an appropriate SCORE expert from the online list.

The SCORE Web site has a reading room, full of business articles for free, not only for home based but also for any type of business large or small, start up or expanding. An entrepreneur can access articles, for example, that discuss legal issues, managing a business office, writing a business plan, online business, buying a business, selling a business, raising capital for your business, marketing, public relations, customer services, sales, leadership, human resource issues, and training. On the site he or she can read an article that tells her how to effectively interview potential employees, how to choose between a limited liability company or S Corporation, how to avoid e-commerce mistakes and many others.

If he wants to ask a SCORE volunteer for free advice about his home based business start up he can access the SCORE site easily. The business owner will be able to view a list of counselor’s, which indicates their names, their locations and their area of expertise. She can choose the one that seems the best match for the kind of help she needs. The entrepreneur’s free home based business assistance search starts by indicating keywords. He can choose to narrow down the list by geographic area should he later wish to meet with the volunteer in person.

The site also has a number of success stories posted about small and home based business owners who sought and got free advice from SCORE and succeeded in their business endeavors. There’s nothing like a story of success to keep a fledgling business owner motivated.

Source: www.score.org



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lovingabetterlife asked:


I started working with a company that is over 20 years old and rated satisfactory with the BBB. I have paid for some leads, enrolled friends and family but looking to expand and help others in need of extra income learn how to build their own home-based business. There are so many scams out there that I can not find a way to reach people about a legitimate work from home program. Any ideas?

Kit

Tim Wright asked:


Trying to find the right Christian business opportunity on the internet has its challenges. There are many business opportunities out there that promise you unlimited income potential, but in the end they only take your money. Many Christians are now looking for new Christian business opportunities to start in order to help fuel their ministries and families to do the work of the Lord more abundantly. Serving the Lord is what a Christian does and what could be better than a way to do just that in your own business; your own home-based Christian business.

A Christian home business is similar to any online home business in functionality; however, you are able to serve God in ways difficult to do in the workplace. A Christian focused home-based business is a rewarding experience that impacts the internet market in a substantial way. With this type of home business you are able to earn money from the comfort and ease of your own home, but are also able to serve the Lord while doing it.

Once you have reached the decision to start a home based Christian business, you will need to take a look at your skills and knowledge base to determine what kind of business you will have. Many home businesses work directly with the computer and internet services and this is certainly an option for the Christian home based business as well. There are several Christian home based business opportunities in multilevel marketing (MLM) business models. With this form of Christian home based business, you get great leverage by earning from individuals you bring into this business as you help them to succeed.

With proper discernment and prayer you will find the right home-based Christian business that pleases you and the Lord. Christians at times struggle with the idea of success and business. There is a tendency to misinterpret the scripture that states that the LOVE of money is the root of all evil. Money, in and of itself, is merely a tool that God can and does use to bless His people. Loving money more than you love God or other people, not money itself, is where the danger lies.

The main thing that you must look at as you grow your Christian home business is keeping focused on giving glory to the Lord. Your Christian Home Business belongs to God. Success in business, just as success in any part of your life, should be rooted in a foundation that glorifies God for that success. Take note of your heart as you continue to build your business and determine your goals. Your Christian business will grow based upon your stewardship of your resources and talents.

The way business is done today has been completely changed by the recent surge in technology. The incredible growth and reach of the internet makes success in a home-based business more accessible than ever. The internet is an immense opportunity that you can use to grow and expand your Christian business far and beyond your local community, even to the far ends of the world. There are fellow Christians–living at some faraway lands– who will be happy and willing to do business with you. Similar to other online home based businesses, however, this kind of home based business also requires patience as well following a systematic process.

To make your business successful over the internet, you still have to put some time and effort into your business. Work it like a business, not just a hobby. It doesn’t matter if you just want to work part time to earn one hundred a month or if your plan is to own a full time business and earn thousands. If you have sought God’s approval and He tells you to go ahead with a particular Christian home based business, then the next thing is to get started.

So, how can you run the Christian home based business in a godly way? If you want your Christian home based business to be successful, then open the door of the business and ask the Lord to come into it. Tell Him you want Him to work with you as a partner (or as the CEO) and listen for His guidance daily. He wants to bless you and wants your Christian home based business to prosper. So, don’t forget to first of all consult Him as you make your daily business decisions. Whatever Christian home based business God has led you to run, don’t forget to do it for God’s glory. Work with integrity in everything you do. Remember that God is your business partner and you wouldn’t want to disgrace His name.

A Christian home-based business is an ideal career option for you to make quick money, from the comfort of your home, while honoring the Lord and serving other people. You can often get your business started for less than the cost of a decent vacuum cleaner. Running a successful business is the only way to create financial freedom. The home based business industry is creating more millionaires today than any other profession out there.

So what do you look for? A Christian home based business should strive to sell products or services of the highest value for the money charged. A Christian home based business should also deal only with product or service vendors of the highest integrity. And finally, a Christian home based business should provide superior customer support. Follow these simple rules and your Christian home based business is sure to provide you with great financial wealth as well as personal wealth.



Olin

There are several opportunities to start a home business and e-mails are sent to you multiple times during a day asking you to join their business ? how do you know which are legitimate and which are not?

In considering a home-based business determine whether-or-not you work well under the direction of someone else who has already established their business and you are entering in as a franchise. Unless you are starting something completely new, you will have to follow the guidelines that have already been set in place. The best way to determine if a business venture if legitimate and right for you is to do some research and footwork. Start asking around about the business, if you know someone who has joined a particular home-based business that you are interested in talk to him or her about the positives and negatives. Do not go into the business venture with your eyes closed.

Look at the advantages and disadvantages of business opportunities that come with everything you need to start. This is a very personal decision based on what works best for your personality as much as it is a financial decision. If you choose to invest in a business or franchise that has an already established a workable concept, you are not starting from scratch trying to invent something new for consumers. This type of business venture will often bring in earnings at a faster rate than starting from scratch and you will often have support in the initial phases and throughout the lifetime of the business.

The potential disadvantages of joining a franchise is that out of ten corporations that offer to sell franchises and other business opportunities nine of them fail in the first five years of being in operation. So when you are looking into this type of business venture, take notice as to how long they have been in service. The other side of this is if you rule out all companies that have been in business for five years or more you could miss the opportunity of joining a business on the ground floor that has a great potential for profit.

After careful research and looking at the financial risks and benefits you have decided that a franchise is what you are interested in consider carefully the following questions:

* Is there a particular district you will have to work in?

* Do you like the product line?

* Does the business have an established business record?

* Is there a name brand that is associated with this opportunity

* Is training and support part of the business package or are you on your own once they receive your money?

Starting a home-based business is serious and you do not want to enter into a venture without thoroughly checking it out first.

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Shana W asked:


I have been searching for years to find a good home based business, thats not a spam. I know some do work, but I have ran into those that don’t work.
If anyone have information on a good home based business please let me know…
thank you

Morris

jldude asked:


I’m looking for like a public, reputable published review of the biggest home based businesses. Something like wall street journal or money magazine or something that I know isn’t biased or sponsored by some business featured.

Leroy

What is the most effective way to deal with the anxiety that a home-based business entrepreneur experiences? The quick answer is to realize that this is part of being a business owner and to learn to live with it. The anxiety will not go away over night and you may be experiencing it for many years as you look at the profit/loss margins that occur with starting a business and moving to a place where it is stable and successful.

Many people are drawn to the idea of being self-employed, not having to work for a boss and they think that there are many freedoms with this type of business. They sound find out; however, that this is not the case and they will actually be working long, hard hours for a few years as they try to get their business on its feet. The difference in being self-employed is that everything rests on your shoulders. When you were working for someone else, you had to deal with things you probably did not want to but the entire weight of the financial success of the company was not your concern ? now it is. You are now concerned if there will be enough profit to pay your employees, your vendors, and your bills.

Remember that simply because you are feeling pressure does not mean your business is going to fail. It simply means you are now in business for yourself and are facing the same pressures that all business owners experience at some time or another. Anxiety is a great motivator. You may wake up and not want to work, you would prefer to make an early round of golf instead you realize that if you choose that you will only be making it more difficult for yourself and you will lose money as opposed to making money. I would actually be concerned if you started a new business and had absolutely no fears at all, that is being arrogant and has a great chance of leading to failure.

There is a difference in being confident about your business venture and arrogant. Arrogant is thinking nothing will go wrong and you do not have to make an effort or sweat over the financial affairs of your new business. So how do you deal with the anxiety? Make sure you have a financial plan. Talk to those who are involved in your business and make sure everyone knows the goals. Talk about the risks and whether-or-not, they are worth taking. Do not stick your head in the sand and pretend they do not exist ? they do and you need to face them head on and when you do, your anxiety will lessen but will never completely go away.

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