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Protecting Your Home-Based Business From Disasters

This morning, there was a fire at a home in my neighborhood. Fortunately, everyone was able to leave the house safely and the fire department arrived quickly. Of course, seeing this happen to my neighbors made me realize that it could just as easily have been my house that caught on fire. Those of us that work from home may not often think about protecting our computers, files, and other work items from disasters such as fires or floods. Today, I decided to look into what kinds of things a work-at-home professional can do to protect their business from fire, … Continue reading →

Taking Stock of Your Work and Business History

Just because we are running our home businesses, doesn’t mean that we cease being individuals with a valid work history. In fact, there are probably large chunks of our work history that we draw on, and that influences the work we do in our home businesses. It can be helpful to periodically evaluate and take stock in that work history to see if we are utilizing our learned skills and continuing to build and develop solid, “marketable” skills. Keeping an updated resume’ is still important—even if you plan to be running your home business forever and NEVER returning to the … Continue reading →

A Few Tips to Prevent Total Devastation When Your “World” Comes Crashing Down

It seems that every week I am learning about the closure of another direct selling company. While to most people, it may not seem like a big deal, I know firsthand what it is like to put your heart, your soul, your goals and your dreams into a home based endeavour. When I joined my first direct selling company a few years ago, I was in the process of completing my Master’s degree in Education. While I never planned to make a career out of selling products for that particular company, my eyes were opened to a world of entrepreneurship … Continue reading →

Keeping Your Resume’ Up to Date

It may seem like now that you’re running your own home business and working from home, you no longer need to keep your resume’ up to date. But, the truth is, you never know when you might need it to show potential clients, customers, investors, about your background and qualifications. Your resume’ is an important part of any business plan you may devise to represent your business and it’s much easier to keep your resume’ current than to have to invent one from scratch should the need arise. Whether you choose to work with a professional writer or do your … Continue reading →

Helpful Hints For A Successful 2011

It’s the New Year, and many of you are probably wondering how you can make your home-based business even more successful than it was last year. There are many ways that you can find increased success in 2011. Here are a couple of ideas for things that you might want to do this year – perhaps even right now, today, or this week. It’s time to update your résumé. This is an important thing to do each year, because you are constantly acquiring new skills as you go about your work. Even though you may not be out there applying … Continue reading →

The Basics of Horse Care, Pt. 1

With the Christmas season approaching many of us might be considering giving pets as gifts. I’ve always been clear on my stance: don’t give any animal as a surprise present. Make sure the giftee knows what he or she is receiving and is ready and willing for the responsibilities which come with that particular animal. Maybe some of you are actually thinking about purchasing a particular pet that was always my special holidays dream: a horse. Sure I wanted a dog, but I always thought that might be within the realm of possibility. A horse is what I always wanted … Continue reading →

Cook County Genealogy Online Voted Best Website

Family Tree magazine is a genealogy magazine. Recently, they named Cook County Genealogy Online as one of the best genealogy websites. It’s been described as a “slick site” for finding your ancestors who lived in the Chicago area. Chicago is one of the major cities that immigrants went to when they first arrived in America. One could find a job in the meatpacking industry, in construction of buildings, or with the railroad. This was especially true during the Immigration Boom that started in the 1900’s. Today, Chicago has large neighborhoods that are composed of the descendants of the immigrants that … Continue reading →

Addressing the Rise in Prices

In an earlier article posted today: Food and Gas Price Report, I discussed the latest information from the U.S. Department of Labor about our rising cost of food, energy and other goods. Here, I will offer some strategies and ideas for addressing the rise in prices. Let’s first address the rising food prices. To combat these prices and continue to provide food to your family you can (be sure to check the links for more information): Find substitutes for more expensive items, such as using dry milk for baking or drinking, giving up organic milk, baking your own bread, consuming … Continue reading →

Stress Busting for Men & Women

According to John Gray, Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus, but they are both down here on Earth when stress strikes. In fact, stress is the one area where men and women are actually both on the same page because they need some of the same stress busting even if their stress comes from different sources or is demonstrated in different ways. Among the best stress relievers shared by men and women both: Regular sleep Reducing caffeine Regular exercise But there are some differences between men and women, besides the obvious. Among those differences are that women … Continue reading →