May 17th, 2008
HomeBizNotes.com
You may think your home business is beyond any fall-out from political politics. You’re a small business owner, minding your own business and staying away from involvement in politics, whether locally, statewide, or nationally. You aren’t running for any office and feel you can be immune from the whole situation.However….
*Many local political decisions can affect […]
By Mary Emma Allen -- 0 comments
May 13th, 2008
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If a proposed law, H.R. 5889, The Orphan Works Bill of 2008 passes the U.S. House of Representatives or S. 2913, The Shawn Bentley Orphan Works Act of 2008, passes the Senate, your images, photos, artistic work and authored works could be in danger of becoming public property. Apparently, the infringers just have to indicate they can’t find […]
By Mary Emma Allen -- 5 comments
March 27th, 2008
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When discussing various types of home based businesses and writing about them, I’d never thought to include non-profits. Tom Durso, at 501 (c) Files made me aware of this in his post, A Great Resource for Home-Based Nonprofiteers.
How many nonprofits, I wonder, start at someone’s kitchen table, with a couple of committed people hatching an […]
By Mary Emma Allen -- 0 comments
March 11th, 2008
HomeBizNotes.com
A met a writer friend today, and we caught up with what one another is doing in our writing businesses. When I explained about my blogging work, she shook her head and remarked, “I’ll stick with the writing I’m doing [referring to the traditional writing for a print publisher].”
She admitted that blogging is becoming popular, […]
By Mary Emma Allen -- 2 comments
March 8th, 2008
HomeBizNotes.com
If you’re a home business owner who home schools one or all of your children, working this into your business schedule, or even incorporates your home business into your schooling lessons, you may want to learn what’s happening in California. You also could be affected if you provide, through your home business, supplies and services […]
By Mary Emma Allen -- 6 comments
February 29th, 2008
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“Going Green” has begun to affect just about everyone and everything. At least we see the term more and more. Now there’s talk of going green for Leap Day, February 29 (and carrying it on throughout the year). Check out Alison Kriscenski’s post, Great Green Leap Day Encourages Volunteerism, at Greener Assets.
Have you begun to incorporate […]
By Mary Emma Allen -- 0 comments
February 25th, 2008
HomeBizNotes.com
Some people like to work in sweats, jammies, or ragged jeans in their home business and say it makes no difference in the quality of their work. Others consider dressing, if not in business attire, at least in something professional a way to develop an achiever’s mindset and better work attitude.
Jim Gordon, at Boss Hatch, gives […]
By Mary Emma Allen -- 2 comments
February 19th, 2008
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Well, who would have thought that a large call center would close down, and operators could work from home as telecommuters?
The Streator, Illionois based Hilton Hotel Reservations Worldwide Call Center opened six years ago and is now closing down.
Greg Stanmar reports
The company will provide $250 and an allowance for high-speed Internet service to allow employees […]
By Yvonne Russell -- 7 comments
January 28th, 2008
HomeBizNotes.comDepending on the products you sell or the services you provide, you may find an additional tax on these items if you live in New Mexico (USA). According to an article at Levine Breaking News, US State Wants to Tax TVs, Video Games to Fight Fat, Fund Education, a Democratic lawmaker, along with the Sierra Club, […]
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