Keeping a “To Do” List for Your Home Business
January 23, 2007 by Mary Emma Allen
How do you keep track of what you need to do each day, week, month in your home business and your life? Yes, you have goals and a master plan. However, what do you do to focus yourself for the day or week to accomplish what you need to and reach your goals?
*Some use a business planner that has been designed for this.
*Develop your own notebook that works for you.
*Use a white board on the wall with your list on it.
*Use a reminder program on your computer
I’ve tried various plans and found a simple notebook with a list for the …read more
Christmas Gifts for the Home Business Owner
December 17, 2006 by Mary Emma Allen
In a previous post, I described gifts the home business owner might give at Christmas time. Now…what would the business owner like?
Each business owner has different interests and needs, so it’s difficult to find many common gifts. However, a bookkeeping system or system update comes in handy. Since most small business owners do much of their bookkeeping, possibly having an accountant help them set it up or finalize it, the computer programs for doing this save a great deal of time.
Also, since business cards are almost a necessity for business owners, a unique holder for these makes a nice gift. …read more
Setting Up a Home Office for Your Home Business
December 2, 2006 by Mary Emma Allen
No matter what kind of home business you’ve established, you’ll need some type of home office for record keeping, appointment making, and correspondence. Whether this is a separate room or the corner of a room depends on space available. Also, it would concern the amount of space and privacy you need.
Don’t put off starting a home business if you haven’t an entire room for an office. Generally you can begin with part of another room, as long as children and pets won’t disrupt your organization. Sometimes that’s all you’ll need. For a number of years, …read more


