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September 4th, 2007

Tips for a Better Business Card for your Home Business

Even though some business owners mention they don’t use business cards or use them less than previously, especially if they operate an enterprise with an online presence, my husband and I still find business cards a necessity.  Yesterday at our yard sale, there were several opportunities for Jim to hand out his business card.
As people chatted […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 4 comments

August 23rd, 2007

Promoting Your Home Business Offline

Laura Spencer, at Work From Home Momma, has a helpful post about offline promotion, Five Tips for Promoting Your Home Business Offline.  So many people concentrate on online promotion (which is great).  However, they forget that offline promotion is still valid and, in most cases, necessary.
One item Laura mentions is the business card.  I had one […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 1 comment

June 7th, 2007

7 Keys for Developing a Business Owner Attitude for your Home Business

“Develop a business owner attitude,” the speaker mentioned at a business development seminar I attended recently.  He explained that many people seem to apologize for their home business and belittle it by referring to it as “just a hobby.”
*Be proud of your home business
*Treat it as a business
*Set up a bookkeeping system
*Have business cards, even […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 0 comments

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