work from home Archives

Keeping Track of Remote Workers

5 Startup CEOs Discuss Keeping Track of Remote Workers Workplace flexibility has become a defining characteristic in today’s startup environment, and instead of having to commute to an office everyday, more and more employees are...

byPhilip Acuna

August 4, 2015

Using Your Home as an Office

Using your home as an office can be an advantage As a young or potential entrepreneur, taking out office space rental seems like a daunting idea right? It's a big commitment, especially when there is...

byMariah Tompkins

March 31, 2015

Work From Anywhere in the World – Membership Sites

Membership Sites Can Increase Your Mobility Most business owners are tethered to a static location, and the notion of leaving their business and taking a trip or long vacation just doesn't seem like an option....

byONTRAPORT

January 14, 2015

7 Must-Ask Questions When Seeking New Career Training

On Tuesday, Katie Yeakle, executive director of American Writers & Artists, Inc., shared her small-business wisdom with us. Today, she provides valuable advice on seeking legitimate training for a new career. Katie Yeakle, American Writers &...

byMelanie Rembrandt

October 2, 2008

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

Nothin’

I saw the whole thing happen. It came at me in slow motion. Frame-by-frame. Like witnessing a train wreck, I was powerless to stop it... Last weekend, I met with some other hard-working home entrepreneurs at the neighborhood...

byStartupStella

September 5, 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

Women’s home based businesses rock!

The facts are in. Women are just as likely to be successful entrepreneurs as men. But we all know that women and men are from different planets. So what is different about the women who...

byJoel Welsh

March 8, 2006

Skype is a great tool to create work from home business success

After getting scolded (lightly) by the subject of my blog from yesterday - (yes, Craig Newmark was the first to comment on my questioning of what's so special about craigslist ... ouch!), let's focus on...

byJoel Welsh

January 25, 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

Holiday Shopping Tips From StartupNation

StartupNation Radio is your secret to holiday shopping. Okay, nobody else at StartupNation is making that claim, but my holiday shopping is almost done, and I couldn't have done it without StartupNation. If you listen...

byJoan Isabella

December 7, 2005

And You Thought You Had Problems!

I asked Jeff Landers from www.offices2share.com to forward some of the entries they received in the "Home Office from Hell" contest I wrote about a couple of weeks ago. These are my personal favorites. I...

byJoan Isabella

December 1, 2005

Are You Ready For A Real Office?

Excuse me for forgetting where I read about this but my son was home sick with 103 fever, my dog has a bladder infection (don't even ask about the carpet in my office), and my...

byJoan Isabella

November 8, 2005

A Lesson From America’s Pastime

Isolation is an issue all at-home entrepreneurs encounter. When you're stuck for a new idea, or a solution to a problem, there is no one with whom you can brainstorm, no one to pull you...

byJoan Isabella

October 7, 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