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Starting Your Own Genealogy Business

If you are thinking of taking your genealogy hobby to the next level and become a professional genealogist you need to look at the entire picture. It is important that you have several years of experience doing research, and helping others with research. Many genealogist enthusiasts have this already through volunteering at the local genealogical society. It does help business to have credentials as you open your business. While it is not required many people are more comfortable hiring a genealogist that is board certified or who has a degree in genealogy. It is not difficult to do both of … Continue reading →

Volunteering to Save Money

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When you cannot afford something, sometimes you can replace the cash with your time or skills. Many organizations would be happy to allow you to work for them in exchange for their product or service. It almost takes us back to the old bartering systems of long ago. Is there a big concert or theater production coming to town that you would love to go to, but the tickets are too expensive? Contact the promoters and see if you can work the event in exchange for the price of admission. In addition to saving you money, sometimes event volunteers also … Continue reading →

Helping a Child Find Volunteer Work

Volunteer work can be a major right of passage for a child—it can give him or her valuable work experience, while also connecting the child to the community in an important way. Many younger children start out volunteering along side mom or dad or as a family but eventually the time comes when he or she is ready to volunteer as an individual. What can a parent do to help find a good volunteer gig and how involved should we actually be? In our school district, students are required to volunteer so many hours in order to graduate. While this … Continue reading →

Combining Church and Business

We’ve talked about ways that volunteering and community service can be a boost for business, but I haven’t really thought or written about how some people combine church and business. A couple weeks ago, I was talking with a real estate agent who confessed that he gets some of his best referrals from his church congregation. I couldn’t help but wonder about what is the best and “nicest” way to combine one’s home business interests and church… I suppose in many ways, church might seem like a perfect networking place (although some of us go to church to get way … Continue reading →

Grant Writing as a Home-Based Business

Nonprofits organizations, schools, individuals, and even small businesses sometimes depend on grant funding in order to keep programs open and the bills paid. Grant writing can be a good business for some, or a way to supplement other writing or consulting work for others. As someone who has done a bit of grant writing I can share some of the pluses and pitfalls of taking on grant writing as a home-based business. Grant writing requires a great deal of technical writing skill, as well as just pure organization. A little creativity and writing talent is a good thing, but basically … Continue reading →

Finding Joy in Your Home Based Business

I was speaking with a friend today about my Families.com blog and she suggested that I write a topic about finding joy in our home based business. Perhaps she could feel my tension over the telephone and knew I needed a pick me up. The last week has been one of the toughest ever in terms of my home business. Late last month, I was almost giddy as I started my new career as a freelance writer. Quite honestly, it is my dream job. It feeds my creative side and there is nothing better than sipping a “Love Potion #9” … Continue reading →

Even if you don’t operate a home-business, you still have home “busy-ness”.

One of my closest friends called me yesterday and told me she had been reading my blog and that it was helping her focus on issues she hadn’t thought about before. Ironically, my friend doesn’t own or operate a home-business, but she does spend countless hours from home volunteering for a non-profit agency. It was the ultimate complement. I adore this gal. She is organized, upbeat, energetic and motivated. Having her tell me that *I* was helping her, was a bit like having my doctor ask me for medical advice. Needless to say, I was honored. It made me think. … Continue reading →

Connect With Your Kids

As a single parent there is a lot that needs to be done in a day. Depending on you, your situation, and your choices, you need to get up, get your morning routine done, whatever that may be, get your children up, and possibly get them ready for school or day care, get them to school or daycare, go to work whether it be at a company or your own business, clean the house, go to school, homeschool or help with homework, make tasty healthy meals for you and your children, get them to and from extra curricular activities, pay … Continue reading →

How’s Your Time Management?

If I was to name one skill that I have had to cultivate and build upon in the course of my adult life, it would be time management. As a single parent of three, often working several jobs, running a household, parenting, volunteering, etc.–juggling and managing time is the thread that holds my precarious world together. Running our own home businesses takes a great deal of multitasking and planning–not to mention wrestling time and trying to stay motivated and efficient! Periodically, I like to do a “time management checkup”–just looking over my day and my activities to see if I … Continue reading →

Would You Lease A Pet?

If you’re thinking about getting a pet but aren’t sure you can handle the responsibility, you still have a few options.  Consider volunteering for a shelter, pet-sitting for a friend, or fostering a pet; there are even some short-term fostering situations.  If none of these appeal to you, or if you have a little extra money to spend on your pet, you now have another option: lease a pet.  MSN has the details. A company called Hannah’s Pet Society has started a new business: leasing pets.  Here’s how it works: interested parties go to one of the company’s two stores … Continue reading →