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Professional Education From The Comfort of Your Home

Today, I had the good fortune of being able to attend a teleseminar. While this may not seem like a noteworthy event, it was for me because it enabled me to fulfill one of my continuing education requirements that are a part of keeping my law license active. The fact that I can earn at least some of the required credits through participation in “live” events like teleseminars and webinars where participants can ask questions during and after the presentation is certainly a good thing for a home-based professional like me. I have participated in in-person conferences and webinars as … Continue reading →

Insurance Podcast Roundup – Week of August 3, 2011

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Believe it or not, there are some insurance podcasts out there that are interesting, and relevant to consumers. In order to find them, you have to sort through the ones that are intended to be listened to by people who work in the insurance industry, or who are in charge of businesses. Or, you could just scan over this list of insurance podcasts. Music Technology Policy Podcast has an episode that was released on July 28, 2011. It has good information about the types of insurance that people who are in bands need. How expensive would it be to replace … Continue reading →

Cheering On Your Young Entrepreneur

So, you are a home-based professional. You have a job where you work from home, or you are an entrepreneur running your very own business. Have you ever wondered whether one or more of your children will want to follow in your footsteps and pursue a career as a home-based professional? Even the youngest children look up to their parents and many aspire to do the things that they see their parents doing every day. As a home-based professional, you are providing your children with valuable insight into another way of working. They will grow up realizing that they have … Continue reading →

Give Your Business a Tune-Up

Every so often, your home-based business needs a tune-up. Just like your car needs regular oil changes, tire rotation, and other maintenance to keep it running smoothly your home-based business can benefit from regular assessment and adjustment to keep it running at its best. Today, I discovered a good resource called the 9-Hour Business Tune-Up by Acey Gaspard. The program is available for free on the A Touch of Business website. Nine hours may seem like a big commitment, a chunk of time that you simply do not have. Fortunately, the program is broken down into nine, one-hour segments. If … Continue reading →

Is A Pet Care Business Right For You?

For those of you who think that pet-sitting or dog walking is a job best left for high schoolers, you may want to think again. Pet care is a home based business that requires very little in the way of start up costs and is always in demand. If you love animals and you know how to care for them, you could start a pet care business. Many people enjoy having companion animals at home. Many of these people also have to go to work. While some pets like cats and guinea pigs are fine with being home all day … Continue reading →

Keeping your homeschoolers learning all summer

I think I have finally found the real key to keeping homeschoolers learning all summer… it must be their idea. Summer is coming up quickly and for many, funds are still low as the country attempts to climb out of the housing crisis and unofficial recession. This kind of puts space camps,sports camps, and expensive computer programming sessions out of reach this summer. Just because funds are low, however,does not mean that homeschoolers need to end up having an unproductive summer. After a talk with my son about what to do this summer, we made the decision that this might … Continue reading →

Are You Focusing Too Much on Yourself?

Think of your worst sales experience ever–a time when you genuinely wanted to make a purchase but had a terrible time connecting with the salesperson who also obviously wanted to make the sale. Chances are, one of the main reasons that things were not working out is that the salesperson was not listening to you–he or she may have been being too self-absorbed; too focused on his or herself. As you strive to promote and grow your business, are you committing the big crime and focusing too much on yourself instead of on what your customers or clients need and … Continue reading →

With Home Business, We HAVE to Give Good Customer Service

Customer Service is a bit of a “buzz term” now days. We hear it as it relates to all sorts of business interactions. The truth is, however, if you are operating your own home business, you have to work on your customer service skills. We can’t afford to mistreat our customers or give poor customer service. Our small businesses depend on us to be able to cultivate customers and keep our customers happy and satisfied. I don’t know how many times my own opinion of a particular business has been completely changed by one interaction with someone—both in a good … Continue reading →

Author Update: Josi Kilpack Announces New Book

LDS author Josi Kilpack is releasing a new book this week and granted this exclusive author update to Families.com to tell us more about it. Josi, with the release of this newest book, you’ll have seven books on the shelf. How does that feel? It’s amazing, one of those pinch-yourself moments. Ten years ago I’d written nothing, and had considered writing a novel about as often as I considered becoming an Electrical Engineer. To look back on that now is to be in awe of the path my life has taken and the gifts God gave me that I didn’t … Continue reading →

Insurance Blog Week In Review March 13-19, 2007

Insurance Term Of The Week: Underwriter I sure have been finding the Parental Liability Blogs very interesting to write. It seems that we are responsible for a wide range of things our children might do as we raise them. This series has sure made me rethink some of the things I expect from the system. Parenting is a real risk financially and some of the ways we are responsible are interesting. Wednesday, March 14, 2007. Four More Parental Liable Issues Negligent Supervision is a legal theory where a minor child’s parents are held liable for their child’s negligent acts when … Continue reading →