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Build Your Own Business
Of all the questions I
am asked by Moms, the most popular one is, "How do I find work that I can do
from home?" As a work-from-home mom myself, I can personally attest to the
joys of being my own boss. No commute, no nagging boss, and best of all, no
pantyhose to tug on in the morning. I can come and go as I please -- if my
children are sick, if they have yet another snow day or if we want to take a
two-week family vacation, I can arrange my schedule around their needs. Finding
the right home based business - one that matches your skills, experience,
interests and lifestyle needs is no small task. That is why I have spent
literally hundreds of hours scouring the web for the “best of the best.” Here
are some of my favorite resources:
E-Book
- How to Craft a Winning Home-Based Business
Selecting your best
home-based business takes careful thought. To assist you, I’ve compiled a
special report that highlights the steps I use with my private clients to move
them from “I don’t know what I want to do” to “I can’t believe how
much I love working for myself!” You’ll learn how to:
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Identify
your most marketable skills and interests.
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Get
connected to the best resources for exploring home-based options.
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Become
educated about the "best bets" for home-based employment
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Learn about
the best resources for beginning entrepreneurs.
This report is an
instantly downloadable guide, available for just $9.95. To learn more,
click here
Home-Based Business Idea Generator
Looking for a business
that will take advantage of your hard-earned professional skills, but still
allow you the flexibility you need to balance work and family? I’ve put
together brief snapshots of home-based business ideas (along with great resources for
doing further exploration) that might be just the perfect match for you:
Under
construction, coming soon!
Entrepreneur.com offers a series of excellent start-up guides
to specific home-based business options. You can read more about these
guides by clicking here.
Resource # 3: Nonprofit and Government Agencies That Help Entrepreneurs
The National Foundation
for Women Business Owners
(NFWBO)
A nonprofit research
organization, is the premier source of information on women business owners and
their firms worldwide. Its mission is to support the growth of women business
owners and their enterprises by conducting research, sharing information and
increasing knowledge. They have an outstanding links page at
http://www.nfwbo.org/links.html where you can connect to dozens of
women-business related sites and organizations.
My Own Business,
Inc.
Thinking about starting
your own business, but feeling overwhelmed by the logistics of the task? This
nonprofit site offers a free 12-session course on the do's and don'ts of
operating a business for both start-up and already operating entrepreneurs.
This course, based on "real world" experience of experts in the field, focuses
on the most basic and vital aspects of starting a and operating a business.
Lots of helpful information!
SCORE (Service Corp.
of Retired Executives)
Volunteers for SCORE
offer personal online business consulting in more than 500 categories, all for
free. Learn from a volunteer mentor if your business idea has merit, what you'll
need to succeed, and what steps to take next.
US Small Business
Administration
A mega site filled with
resources for both the novice and seasoned entrepreneur.
The Online Women's
Business Center
Created through a
public-private partnership between the US Small Business Administration and
private corporations, this site offers everything from individual counseling by
e-mail to the most comprehensive information on how to secure financing,
contracts and grants for your business.
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