The b5media Business Channel focused on FEAR as the topic for their October Theme Day, with all the participants presenting it in their unique ways.  Jim Norton of the Small Business Boomers blog hosted Theme Day with a round-up from Business Channel members, b5 business bloggers muse on FEAR.
Yvonne Russell wrote a very creative post on this topic for Home Biz Notes, using a FEAR ancronym for FEAR in Home Business – Find Every Available Resource.  You’ll want to check out Yvonne’s post, as well as the other bloggers who contributed to Theme Day.

“Are you a risk taker?” Darlene McDaniel asks her readers at Small Business Boomers.
As I read her post and considered its relevance to home business owners, I realized that , “YES, Home Business Owners generally are risk takers.”  If fact they have to be to delve into a business from or at home, often leaving a full time job.  The degree of risk will vary depending on the business you choose and your circumstances.
However, as Darlene says, “Risk taking is a prerequisite for any entrepreneur.  No matter how you slice it, there is never a guarantee with any business.”
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Darlene McDaniel’s post on Perpetual Learning at Small Business Boomers made me realize this is something for home business owners to think about. 
“How much do you invest in your learning?” Darlene asks.  “Are you growing and strengthening your knowledge about your product, your pricing, your competition, your strategy and your vision?”
This made me realize that’s what I was doing this past weekend at a business conference which I referred to in Attention to the “Little Things” by Home Business Owners.  I picked up a great deal of information which gave me new ideas, made me assess what I’m doing, and …read more