Not All Advice is meant for You

Advice and suggestions are everywhere. Just read through this Home Business section and you will find hundreds (thousands!) of articles just full of advice on how to do a better job at starting or running your home business. It is important to remember, however, that even though it may sound like good advice and it may seem reasonable, it might not be meant for you or your home business. We have to learn how to sift and sort and choose the advice that works best for our situation and us. Of course, sometimes, it will only be through trial and … Continue reading

Britney Fields Offer for Free Legal Aid While Her Parents Try To Have Her Committed

It’s a classic case of good news/bad news. The good news for Britney Spears is that someone actually wants to represent her in court—-for free. Now that her third (or is it her fourth) team of attorneys has petitioned the court to free them of working for the popwreck, divorce lawyer and former “The Apprentice” contestant Stacy Schneider is offering her services to Spears free of charge. Goodness knows the derailed singer could use all the help she can get (both legal and otherwise) and Schneider claims she has what it takes for Brit to regain custody of her two … Continue reading

Looking for Gaps and Holes (That Need Filling)

When I was thinking about writing this blog, a thought came to mind—that of a cowboy (or girl) or a ranch hand who goes out walking along the fence surrounding the ranch. Walking over every inch, the ranch hand looks for gaps, holes and breaks in the fencing that need to be fixed in order to keep the cattle—the product and potential profit for the ranch—for escaping. Even in a small home business, we need to periodically walk our fence line and see if there are any gaps or holes that need to be fixed so we can optimize our … Continue reading

Article Says Old TV Shows Offer Business Advice

I was reading my local newspaper this morning and in the business section, we have a small column just for “briefs”–there is a 3-paragraph article stating that “business savvy can crop up in the most unexpected places.” The article goes on to say that we can learn a lot of business sense and customer service tips just from watching old television reruns. Of course, as a home business owner who is always looking for ways to learn and absorb more about the business world, I was drawn in. According to the article, Alan Gregerman, an author who has written “Surrounded … Continue reading