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Family Friendly Home Business Ideas

If you are a working parent or parent – to – be and you are thinking of making the switch to home – based work or a home – based business so that you can be home with the kids, that is great. Many home – based professionals are able to successfully combine working with parenting. If you are wondering what kinds of home – based jobs or businesses work best for stay at home parents, here are a pair of ideas to get you started. One easy idea for home – based work that fits in with family life … Continue reading →

Low Cost Home Business Ideas

Sometimes, people who really want to work from home stop short of investigating home – based business options because they think that starting a home – based business requires more money than they have. While it is important to be realistic about what it will cost to open up a home – based business, you may not know that there are options out there that are within reach for people with all kinds of budgets. For example, my freelance writing business cost me next to nothing to start because I used a computer that I already had, internet service that … Continue reading →

Work From Home As An Internet Researcher

If you enjoy finding answers to questions and you are easily able to locate the information that you need on the internet, you may have what it takes to be an internet researcher. Many individuals and companies have questions that they need answered, and they simply do not have the time to look around online for the answer. Internet researchers find the answers to questions posed by their clients and then report back to their clients with their findings. The type of questions as well as the length of the assignments varies greatly. This can be a good thing because … Continue reading →

What Does Working From Home Enable You To Do?

One of the things which sets home – based work apart from traditional work is that home – based professionals are often largely in control of the role that work plays in their lives. While this is not always the case, it is much of the time, especially in situations where the home – based professional owns his or her own business. If one or more of the adults in a household have the freedom to make choices about when and how much to work, it can help the entire family to achieve many things. For example, if one person … Continue reading →

Working From Home Works For Retirees

Working from home is an attractive option for people at many different stages in their lives. Today, I am going to look at some of the ways that retirees can benefit from home – based work after they leave the world of traditional work behind. Whether you are currently retired or are thinking of retiring, working from home may be something that works for you. Retirement today is not what it used to be. In the current economy, even those people who have worked hard all of their lives to save money towards retirement are finding that they do not … Continue reading →

Summer For The Home – Based Professional

Summer can be a challenging time for home – based professionals, but it can also be a lot of fun. Some of the challenges of summer include your family’s shifting schedule and figuring out how to fit in some vacation time from both a time management and a money management perspective. Fortunately, as a home – based professional you have a lot of decision – making power when it comes to finding creative solutions to those challenges. Since my children are very young and I am a stay at home mom, I do not yet have to figure out a … Continue reading →

Home Based Work As A Summer Job

If you are the parent of a high school or college student who is feeling stressed out because there are not many summer jobs in your local area, you are not alone. The job market is full of people looking for work, and any position that becomes available receives a ton of applicants. The good news is that your teen or college student could spend his or her summer working online and learning what it is like to be a home based professional. Many teens and college students have computer skills, writing skills, and other types of skills that qualify … Continue reading →

Grateful For My Work

Sometimes you just get lucky when it comes to finding work that suits you well. A couple of years ago, I decided to try my hand at freelance writing. At the time, I was a stay at home mom looking for work that I could do from home for an hour or two a day to help pay the bills. I knew that I could write well, and there were no real startup costs to speak of. All that I knew when I started was that the work met my criteria for a flexible schedule and home – based location. … Continue reading →

From Hobby to Home Based Business

One great way to start a home – based business is to build a business around your hobby. If you think about it, work should be enjoyable. You chose your hobby because you like to do it. Wouldn’t you like to earn money while spending more time doing something that you enjoy? The single most important thing to remember if you do decide to turn a hobby into a home – based business is that you must change the way that you think about it. Once you commit to turning your hobby into a business, it is no longer a … Continue reading →

Farmers Market Season is Coming Soon

If you have ever thought about selling home grown fruits, vegetables, or herbs or home made items like jams, canned goods, and baked goods at your local farmer’s market, it is time to decide whether this will be the year. Although the air is still chilly and there is still plenty of snow on the ground, farmer’s market vendors and organizers are beginning to get things in order for the upcoming market season. The markets here in Vermont do not open until mid – May, but there is much to do between now and then. The first thing that you … Continue reading →