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April 30th, 2008

Are Your Home Business Finances Separate from Your Personal Finances?

By Miranda Marquit
One of the toughest things for me to get used to, in terms of running a home business, has been the fact that there needs to be separation between my business finances and my personal finances. This became painfully clear when I talked to an accountant about transforming my home business from a […]

By Yvonne Russell -- 4 comments

April 29th, 2008

Tips For Getting Paid

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By Jean Murray
If you want your home business to succeed, there are only two things you need to do:
1. Find customers/clients
2. Get them to pay you.
There are lots of reasons why people don’t pay:

They don’t have the money
They don’t have the money […]

By Yvonne Russell -- 1 comment

April 27th, 2008

Taking Your Home Business Out of the House

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By Thursday Bram
Many of us choose to work from home because we want to run our own businesses, avoid the stress of the office or create a more flexible schedule. Very few of us work at home to entirely avoid people. If we aren’t careful, that’s just what we end up doing, though. But most […]

By Yvonne Russell -- 3 comments

April 22nd, 2008

Productivity Tip: Assess, Focus, and Just Do It!

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Today’s guest post on productivity comes from experienced freelance writer, Jeanne Dininni. Jeanne has a successful home based writing business.
Guest Post
By Jeanne Dininni

Often we face unpleasant tasks in the course of running our home businesses. As a freelance and contract writer, it’s very easy for me to become scattered and lose my […]

By Yvonne Russell -- 14 comments

April 21st, 2008

Kristen King Takes Us On A Tour Of Her Home Office - Video

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It’s my pleasure to welcome Kristen King to Home Biz Notes and to get to know her a little more. She takes us on a tour of her home business office.
Guest Post
By Kristen King

Welcome to my office! As you can see, there is a lot going on in this room, and not just because […]

By Yvonne Russell -- 23 comments

April 20th, 2008

Inkthinker To Share Home Office Secrets At Home Biz Notes

Kristen King writes the Inkthinker blog, a great resource for freelance writers. She is also a fellow blogger here at b5 media with Lively Women and Biz Chicks Rule.
We’ve been talking productivity here at Home Biz Notes this month, and home offices are a big part of that. Here’s your chance to take a peek […]

By Yvonne Russell -- 0 comments

April 19th, 2008

Productivity - Early Bird or Night Owl?

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Productivity and organized business go hand in hand. So who better to guest post for us than Jennifer Hofmann the queen of organization at My Organized Biz. Her slogan is “Kicking Chaos To The Curb.”
Take it away Jennifer!
Guest Post
By Jennifer Hofmann
Ask anyone if they’re an early bird and a spirited conversation is likely to erupt. […]

By Yvonne Russell -- 5 comments

April 13th, 2008

Are You Taking Your Home Office Business Deduction?

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Throughout the b5media Business Channel this month, we’re guest posting at one another’s blogs.  Jean Murray, co-blogger at Small Business Boomers has written a post about taxes.  For those of you who are taking a last minute approach to your taxes (in the US, they’re due Apr. 15), Jean reminds you about the home office business deduction.
Are […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 6 comments

March 23rd, 2008

10 Tips On Finding Time For Your Home Business

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Last week I was honored to be a guest writer at Laura Spencer’s Work from Home Momma blog.  Since many of those working from home often have difficulty finding time to get everything accomplished, I wrote about Ten Tips on Finding Time for Your Home Business.
Most moms choose to work from home so they can be […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 2 comments

March 17th, 2008

Carolyn Howard-Johnson’s Tips To Spark Your Media Releases

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  Carolyn Howard-Johnson, known as a frugal book promotion specialist, offers six tips to help you make your media releases more effective.  Even though Carolyn’s tips focus primarily on book promotion, see how you can adapt them to your business.
Carolyn is the author of The Frugal Book Promoter, The Frugal Editor and the Great First […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 8 comments