home-based business Archives

4 Insurance Considerations for Your Home-Based Business

Starting and running a home-based business offers many benefits: decreased commute time, increased flexibility, and lower overhead costs, to name a few. However, when building or transitioning to remote business, several areas require extra attention....

byDanish Yusuf

January 6, 2021

8 Essential Tech Tools and Software for Managing Your Home Business

At approximately 15 million strong and making up a full half of all small enterprises in the U.S., home-based businesses are a major force driving both the local and national economy. If you’re like me,...

byMolly Edwards

March 24, 2020

From the Home Office to a Commercial Building

Family First Business Model: Choosing an Office Environment When I decided to start my own consulting business to promote my brand of green building and sustainable communities (i.e., with a motto be not the cause,...

byAnindita Mitra

June 15, 2015

Finding success as an older entrepreneur

3 mistakes that can derail an older entrepreneur Launching a business—whether it's a side hustle or second career—is on the minds of many people these days, especially baby boomers. As they get ready to retire,...

bySharon Epperson

December 2, 2014

Home Business Lessons They Taught Wrong in Kindergarten

Is it just me, or are all the cute little lessons you learned in kindergarten just not applicable when you become a home entrepreneur? Remember to share... When you're an entrepreneur you need three forms...

byStartupStella

December 15, 2007

The Run-in, A Splice of Life from Home Entrepreneurship

There are only a few situations less horrifying to the home business entrepreneur than running into… the former co-worker. Uggghh. I  just had that situation this weekend. These run-ins always begin the same way for...

byStartupStella

October 23, 2007

Home Biz Entrepreneurs Unite!

We, the undersigned members of the fastest growing occupational group in the world, if not the universe, "in order to form a more perfect union"or at least keep our friends, family members and business associates...

byStartupStella

September 27, 2007

How To Start A Home Business Career… By Ending Your Current Career

So many of you are stuck in boring, nine-to-five jobs. All I can say is I feel your pain. I know you really want to start a home business, but are a little afraid. It’s difficult...

byStartupStella

September 19, 2007

Just Three Brains

Despite a myriad of thinking patterns and a full range of individual behaviors among those who share this world with the home business entrepreneur, I am convinced that our spouses and significant others rely on only...

byStartupStella

September 3, 2007

Thinking Big for the Home CEO

I get a lot of e-mails and messages from all of my Startup Nation fans asking for advice about their home businesses and about situations that are relevant to entrepreneurs. Here’s one: Dear Stella I...

byStartupStella

August 22, 2007

Varied Ramblings about Extramarital Affairs, Assistant-Loss and Media Attention.

This has been an interesting week - not so much business-wise, but due to a friend's personal problem that is affecting us. My husband’s boss (and good friend) just found out that his wife of...

byChris Hansico

April 28, 2007

Must-have tool for a home business

Music! I had a home based business for over 12 years and there are many essential tools for success. But one that is overlooked is your music strategy. Music can inspire you when you need...

byJoel Welsh

June 9, 2006

What I learned over Spring break…

• When children are concerned, the noise level in your home increases exponentially for each child added. • In a related revelation, little girls scream a lot. • One should not bother cleaning the floor...

byJoan Isabella

April 26, 2006

Advice for starting a home business website

Jo lives at the Jersey shore. She has a service business focused mainly on seniors. It's time for her first website. She needs help. What should she do? Well, what she did was get together...

byJoel Welsh

April 7, 2006

Could starting a business running errands be the best home-based business idea?

In 1988, I was sent to the Republican Convention in Atlanta as a producer for CBS Radio. Aside from the politics, it was our job to create radio features that would give listeners a colorful...

byJoan Isabella

March 24, 2006

Cool Company of the day: Old House Gardens

We look for cool companies all the time and want you to help us find them. So keep them coming our way! Email ideas to [email protected]. Today's Cool Company is Old House Gardens, one of...

byRich Sloan

March 14, 2006

More than being nice–customer service is key for home-based internet businesses

If you own, or consider starting a home-based internet retail business or are a reseller for a manufacturer of goods, Great customer service is essential. Make sure all the links in your customer service chain...

byJoan Isabella

March 10, 2006

Start an eBay business, don’t miss the Express

You probably know we're into eBay; it helps people start up their own businesses every day – we've appeared at consecutive eBay Live events and hosted online seminars on how to start an eBay business....

byRich Sloan

January 19, 2006

Park Moms, Inc.

We label people. Even ourselves. But it's a good idea to remember your waitress may also be a biochemical engineer; Your mailperson may be a former radio personality (I know one!). One of the things...

byJoan Isabella

December 9, 2005

Fleshing out our latest promotion

Well, the "Fleshers" have it. They've won the battle (see previous entry, "War of words"). Thanks for the corroboration folks! (did i spell that right?!). Now, to flesh out our latest promotion, I wanted to...

byRich Sloan

September 20, 2005