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A Business Opportunity For The Craft Lover

If you love all things crafty, you may be wondering whether there is a home – based direct sales business opportunity out there that does not involve candles, makeup, or cookware. An opportunity that is more your style, something fun and creative that has to do with crafting, perhaps. The good news is that there is just such a business opportunity, and it’s called Stampin’ Up!. Stampin’ Up! is a thriving business built around rubber stamps. Their vast array of exclusive stamp designs are offered for sale along with stamping and scrapbooking supplies and accessories. Individuals who sell Stampin’ Up! … Continue reading →

Who’s The Boss?

One of the things that many people find appealing about owning and operating a home – based business of their own is the notion of being your own boss. While it is true that the home – based professionals who own and operate their own businesses are in charge of and responsible for many things, they do have to answer to people other than themselves. In other words, the notion that you are your own boss is only partially true. The exact number and type of other people that you must answer to depends upon your business. Here are a … Continue reading →

Planning Ahead For Busy Times

Everyone knows the old saying, “when it rains, it pours”. When you have a home-based business, rain is a good thing. As the owner and operator of your home based business, you are also the one responsible for attracting clients and customers. This is known in the business world as being a rainmaker. Sometimes, your rainmaking activities produce a deluge of work. That is a beautiful thing – if you have a plan in place for handling a sudden increase in interest in your products or services. Here are a few tips for making sure that you do not get … Continue reading →

A List of Home Business Ideas

In this blog I am going to just focus on a wide variety of ideas for starting up a home business. Remember that a home business doesn’t necessarily have to be something you do full-time. In fact, it’s probably best to start off on a part-time basis and see where it leads. So here is a list of home business ideas: Accountant Tax Preparer Life Coach Professional Organizer Wedding Planner Party/Event Planner Freelance Writer Bed and Breakfast Childcare Website Designer Resume Writer Proofreader Graphic Designer Financial Planner Housecleaning Service Dog Sitter/Walker Desktop Publishing Medical Transcriptionist Caterer Lawn care/Landscaping Car Restoration … Continue reading →

Aviva and the Paper People

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Though that may sound like the start of an imaginative children’s book, it actually refers to something real. Aviva Insurance has an innovative ad campaign that uses animated paper cutouts of people. This is to show you that, to Aviva, you are more than just a policy number. Aviva is a global insurance company that sells insurance in the United States and Canada, as well as in the UK, Europe, Australia, and many countries in Asia. There is an Aviva website that is specifically for people who live in the United States, (and other websites that focus on other countries). … Continue reading →

Helpful Hints For Excellent Communication

As a home-based business owner, you are able to provide your clients with some advantages that they just cannot get from “the big guys”. One major advantage that clients and customers get from dealing with home-based professionals is personal service. Since you (and perhaps only a few other staff is you have employees) are the only one(s) dealing with your clients, you can give them a great deal of attention and service that shows that you know them and you value their needs. One great way that you can distinguish yourself in the area of customer service is communication. By … Continue reading →

Keeping Customers Happy

Whether you like it or not, if you run your own business, you are responsible for making sure that your customers are satisfied. For some small business owners this responsibility may seem like a burden. For others, it is a great opportunity to let your strengths and talents really shine. One great thing about owning and operating a small business is that you are in a position to give your customers the personalized attention and service that they deserve. Over the past few years, I have really started to pay attention to customer service both in my role as a … Continue reading →

Frugal or downright wrong?

There’s a good reason many people frown on frugality. That is because a select few people with very bad habits, some criminal, have given it a bad name and ruined it for the rest. If you see yourself in any of these bad frugal habits, consider making a few changes. Using something once and then returning it: We all know somebody who does this. This is stealing. The alternative is to buy something less expensive and stop trying to impress people when you don’t have the money to. No one will remember your Jacket in a year anyway. Asking for … Continue reading →

Include Little Extras

I wrote earlier today here in the Home Business blog about how focusing on living up to expectations and NOT letting customers and clients down can be a good, simple, and basic way to go about customer service. Just to augment that article, however, I wanted to also share that including some little extras is a way to go above and beyond and ensure that your customer service or your business offerings will impress. I am not talking about huge add-ons here, but the little things we can do that add value and show interest, but do not take up … Continue reading →

Try Not to Let Them Down

When it comes to giving good customer service, it can seem overwhelming as a new home business owner to be focusing on all the possible details of what makes a customer or client happy. In order to simplify the focus and hone in on the basics of what constitutes good customer service, I like to think of it as one simple rule: Try not to let your customers and clients down. Of course we are not going to be able to make every prospect, client and customer ecstatically happy ALL of the time. If you deal with several people a … Continue reading →