Home Based Business Opportunity Overview – Amway

One of the largest and oldest home – based direct sales business opportunities out there is Amway. Amway is the larger organization behind an entire family of brands that encompass everything from skin care to nutrition, light bulbs, and more. Amway has been around for over fifty years, and the company continues to grow its sales as well as develop new products. Amway was started by two men, Jay Van Andel and Rich DeVos, who developed a product called Liquid Organic Cleaner. The cleaner, which was an environmentally friendly multipurpose cleaner, was very popular when it was introduced in 1959. … Continue reading

Home Businesses with Low Start Up Costs

Starting a home business can be present itself with large start up costs. However, in today’s economy people are looking for ways to make extra money or replace a job loss with a home business. In that case, you most likely do not have funds lying around to get you out of the gate. Listed are some businesses that have little start up costs. If these are not your cup of tea consider starting one you are capable of to fund the small business you are dreaming of. Cleaning Business: If you have a good vacuum you can start a … Continue reading

Diary of a Work At Home Mom Part 14

There are times when it seems as though I get absolutely nothing accomplished. I am sure that I am not the first home-based professional parent to feel this way, nor will I be the last. At times like this I wonder, am I really that bad at managing time that I am not getting anything done or am I getting things done but not things that are readily quantifiable or things that society assigns a high level of importance to. Fortunately, I believe that the latter is the case because I do not sit on my bottom all day eating … Continue reading

Home Business Idea: Little Passports

Back in June I introduced my homeschool readers to Little Passports. My first grader and I have enjoyed the product immensely. Little Passports is a monthly subscription program that introduces your child to the world. Each month your child is sent a package with information about a new county and other little surprises. My daughter and I have already experienced a few countries with Brazil and Japan being favorites. So today I am just as excited to introduce you to a new business opportunity brought to you by Little Passports. The other day I received an email from Little Passports, … Continue reading

What Will Become Of The Postal Service

The other day I was on my way to court and I was listening to Public Radio. It was a very interesting program, and the topic of discussion certainly got me thinking. The subject of the program was the United States Postal Service. Apparently, the Postal Service has been losing money for years and this year will be the worst year yet. There is discussion going on now about whether the Postal Service as we currently know it can continue to exist. There is much debate over whether to eliminate the Postal Service entirely, or to make sweeping changes that … Continue reading