As I wandered back through the archives of HomeBizNotes in my end-of-year review, I saw lots of possibilities for home businesses. If your New Years resolution is to start a home business in 2009, I hope this list gives you inspiration.
In January, a Thursday 13 provided a list of home business opportunities
Yvonne talked with Four Ingredients Cookbook authors – maybe you have a cookbook in you, too?
A Genealogy-related business might be genetically suited to you.
Maybe Craft Shows are your passion. Developing a home business around this idea can be profitable.
In February, Mary Emma listed 13 Online …read more

eBay can be a hobby, supplement your income or be a full time home business.
Suzanne Wells has built a very successful home business as an eBay shop owner. She writes the interesting and informative eShop Owner Blog here at b5 media.
Whether you’re a beginner with eBay or an experienced shop owner, you can learn a lot from Suzanne’s blog. She has sold over 15, 000 items on eBay since 2003.
Suzanne says
eBay is a great fit for stay-at-home or work-at-home moms, since Moms in general love the idea because their kids are constantly outgrowing clothes and toys, and eBay gives …read more

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 Does your home business encompass online sales?  Or are you considering expanding in that direction? If so, you’ll find helpful information on the new blog at b5media’s Business Channel, eShopOwner.com, by Suzanne Wells.
Currently, Suzanne has a number of posts concerning the in’s and out’s about setting up an eBay store.  She does this in the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) format.
For instance, in FAQ#1, Suzanne discusses, What Should I Sell?, and differentiates between the hobby and serious eBay business owner.  She also touches upon her experience as an eBay business owner.
Keep tuned at eShopOwner and …read more

eBay is a perfect selling opportunity for home business owners. Many make a full time living from eBay. Others dabble in eBay part time.
International Shipping Costs
One of the most contentious issues on eBay is shipping costs, especially international shipping costs.
As I am based in Australia, Power Seller King author, Suzanne Wells asked me to give an Australian perspective on shipping costs. I’ve found shipping costs are often more than the item.
Sometimes it’s fair. Often it’s a rip off. Some eBay sellers overload shipping costs to make extra profit. That’s not a good idea if you want a good reputation, and …read more

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My colleague and friend, Suzanne Wells is a successful ebay selling coach. She is an ebay Power seller. Suzanne blogs at Power Seller King and Ebay Selling Coach.
She is the author of The Stay At Home Mom’s Guide To Successful Ebay Selling available from Amazon. Watch the video to learn more if this is a home business idea you’d like to know more about.

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 Are we facing a recession?  Are we in the midst of one?  Or is it simply media generated based on a few facts?
Whatever else you think, you’ll find that oil has reached a new high on the world market. Thus, with this increasing price of fuel, whether for transportation or heating,  and translating into higher costs of merchandise, businesses have become affected.  We now have to alter our way of thinking.
Business owners and consumers have to become more creative in their thinking and planning.
*This fuels the trend for shopping online and offering your products and services that way.
*The popularity of community …read more

This article in Business Week, Before Setting Up Shop on eBay, by Karen E. Klein, provides tips to consider about insurance, taxes, licensing, permits and other similar issues before setting up your Home Business.  Even though it may be an online business, rather than one with customers coming to a shop in your home, you may find several legal and regulatory matters to take care of first.
These regulations may vary from state to state, county to county, and even town to town.  However, it’s better to be aware of them before you begin.
Ms. Klein mentions the book, eBay for Dummies, by Marsha Collier …read more

May and June signify graduation time in the United States, when students are leaving school…whether high school, technical school, or other places of higher learning.  Most are venturing into the “real world” of earning a living.  Or they may have received a degree they hope will take them into a higher earning level.  It’s a time for new beginnings in your life.
Some thought could be given to developing a home business, probably along with your job as an employee for someone else at this stage, unless you’ve already been establishing yourself in a work from home career.  However, in today’s Internet world, …read more