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

Something To Think About

Almost as interesting as the array of home – based businesses out there are the stories behind them. Each business, even the home – based opportunities like Amway and Mary Kay that people buy into as a turnkey operation, was started by someone. Lately, I have been doing some thinking about this and I realized that I know far more home – based professionals than I thought. In my own home, there are two of us. Me with my freelance writing business and tiny little private law practice and my husband with an independent venture of his own as well … Continue reading

Is A Food Truck Your New Home Based Business?

I love food trucks. Some of my favorite food – related memories are associated with food trucks. After I graduated college, I took a break for a year and I worked as a ski lift attendant in Massachusetts. Sometimes before work, I would stop for a hearty grilled cheese and bacon sandwich at a truck that was located along the way. More recently, I have developed a barbecue habit of sorts. Every couple of weeks, I take the boys to a barbecue truck in town. The hand cut French fries are amazing, and the home made sauce on the slow … Continue reading

Business Idea – Ice Cream Truck

If you are looking for a home – based business opportunity that will get you out and about in your community, you may want to think about buying an ice cream truck. Most of us have enjoyed a cone or other frozen treat from an ice cream truck at some point in our lives, and some of us are fortunate enough to have lived in places where the ice cream truck made regular appearances. There’s just something about ice cream that brings out the kid in everyone – I have seen adults running at full speed and jumping over fences … Continue reading