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Home Biz Notes

October 21st, 2007

Participating in Showcases & Carnivals for Home Business Promotion

 One way to promote your home business, particularly an online business,  involves participating in showcases and blog carnivals.  However, you can do this, too, if you have a walk-in business in your home.  You probably have a web site and may be writing a blog. 
Utilize your blog by becoming involved in the online round-ups of similar […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 1 comment

October 20th, 2007

More on Using E-mail for Your Home Business Communication

My previous post about e-mails for your home business and personal communication, Keep Your E-mails Professional, has drawn a number of comments,  here and sent to me personally.  Readers have shared with me and given additional information about e-mails.  
In general, they have agreed we often don’t spend enough time on our e-mails, a factor that could have […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 1 comment

October 17th, 2007

Keep Your E-mails Professional - Personal & Home Business Ones

Writing careless, unprofessional e-mails may turn off customers.  Take time to use the proper English (or other language) you’ve hopefully learned in school. 
I’ve even seen writers express the idea that they don’t need to proof their e-mails.  “After all, that’s not serious writing,” they comment about casual e-mails. 
However, just about any writing on the Internet […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 7 comments

October 15th, 2007

Home Biz Notes Participates in “On the Ball”

  “On the Ball,” a sports related Promo Day at the Business Channel features posts from the various blogs that connect to this topic and the recently revived b5media Sports Channel.  Editor Kelly Erb compiled the round-up of articles.
Home Biz Notes participated with Mary Emma’s Working Successfully as a Home Business Team.  “When husbands and wives develop […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 0 comments

October 14th, 2007

Working Successfully as a Home Business Team

When husbands and wives develop a business together, many never have worked as a team.  They’ve often been involved in other careers but not in a business together.  Even though they’re excited about their business, want it to succeed, they may find it difficult to meld their working styles into a cohesive effort to drive […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 5 comments

October 13th, 2007

Believe in Your Home Business

As I read Darlene McDaniel’s post, “Unstoppable People Don’t Believe in Failure,” at Interview Chatter, I realized this is one of the characteristics the winners of the Jump Start Your Business contest seemed to exhibit.  They’re unstoppable.  Their submissions indicated a belief in their business and their ability to make it work.  
I have the feeling […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 6 comments

October 12th, 2007

Aime Stewart Grand Prize Winner of Jump Start Your Business Contest

Aime Stewart, owner of Cutie Pies, has been selected the Grand Prize Winner of the b5media Business Channel’s Jump Start Your Business contest.  Her business features individual single serving pies for people who don’t need a whole pie.  Aime’s goal is to expand  into more retail outlets and restaurants.
First runner up is Emilie Shoop who is developing […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 1 comment

October 10th, 2007

Does an Eating Disorder Interfere with Your Home Business?

 Eating disorders can affect anyone, male and female and almost every age.  Often these conditions interfere with one’s ability to work well at their business, their craft, their profession.  These disorders generally range from eating too much and of the wrong type of food to eating too little.  Any of these can play havoc with your health, […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 4 comments

October 7th, 2007

Jump Start Your Business Contest Has a Winner!

   Congratulations! A  winner has been selected in b5media’s Business Channel Jump Start Your Business contest.
The winners (Grand Prize, plus first and second runners up) have been notified.  The results will be posted shortly.
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By Mary Emma Allen -- 0 comments

October 7th, 2007

Home Biz Notes Blogger Writes Guest Post

My guest post, Take Your Writing on Tour , appears at Grow Your Writing Business.  Here I give tips for realizing the potential of speaking to earn additional income from a writing business.
However, most any home business owner can turn to speaking.  This becomes enjoyable, helps promote your business, and can develop another stream of income. 
Opportunities […]

By Mary Emma Allen -- 0 comments