December 2009
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Promoting A Home Business
Image by Ed Yourdon via Flickr So you’ve decided to make the giant leap and start a home business, slowly at first - for God’s sake don’t quit your job - and then work on the goal of making it a full time income replacer. Through various hmp members I’ve seen that choosing a business to start and doing the day-to-day is often the easy part. You may have the sweetest...
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Finding wholesalers for your home business
An important element to creating a long-lasting profitable business is finding good wholesalers willing to work with you. But, after a while, things slow down and you hit a wall. You find yourself chasing after prospects and wondering why it is taking so long to convert prospects into clients. However, the process of finding a good wholesaler is not easy. There are a lot of scams out there, such...
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How connectivity and broadband will shape the...
This is an eye-opening piece about how connectivity and broadband will shape the future of not just work practices but the population flow - Mobile giant Orange’s research shows that better access to both mobile and fixed line broadband could shape the workforce of the future. Orange has created an interactive map of the country to pinpoint the connectivity hotspots of the future and work...
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Resume Tips – Something to think about…
How many times have you picked up a magazine while waiting for an appointment and flipped through the hundreds of pages of articles? How long did it take you to decide whether or not to turn the page? Studies show that most people make this decision in less than 5 seconds. This is the exact same scenario with your resume—it can be discarded within a matter of seconds. An example I always use to...
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Original Methods Of Gaining Flexibility
I’ve found a great story from Rosalind Mays on how to Negotiate Your Way into a Telecommuting Job and a couple of original methods of coaxing your boss into gaining flexibility at work. Related Resources… Take Three Steps Closer to Telecommuting From Home Flexible work adviser and pay raise coach Pat Katepoo equips career women to negotiate for more time and money at their current...
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Flexible Policies Work - If You Do It Right
Image via Wikipedia Although American and British families can take some comfort in the recent reforms to flexible policies at work there seems to be a familiar rumble coming from business on both sides of the Atlantic. Over the last week business groups have written to Yvette Cooper, the UK’s work and pensions secretary, warning against further legislation to force companies to accept...
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Your Telecommuting Policy
Image via Wikipedia There are many benefits to incorporating a telecommuting policy into most businesses, over 25% of companies have some level of telecommuting even if it’s just a ‘bad weather’ policy. However, making sure that the correct policies and procedures are in place will save on a lot of hassle down the road - think about the following aspects to ensure your...
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5 Home Business Tools That Save Me Hours!
When you spend the majority of your time sat in front of a computer building your home business then anything that can save you time isn’t just useful - it shows on your bottom line. If you can save time on doing the day to day tasks you’ll have more time concentrating on the revenue creating tasks - such as marketing and customer support. My 5 favourite home business tools are listed...