When you start a business, the pressure of making the business work may compel you to work 24/7. You are hungry for new business and you feel the strong urge to prove that your business idea works. More importantly, you need to get the business start earning some money – and fast. As a result, [...]
Follow @powerhomebizHome Business Challenges: Working from Home Is Not Easy
July 23, 2009 By 6 Comments
MSNBC has an interesting article on the challenges of working from home in a piece entitled “Barking dogs and other home office issues” . The article describes some of the issues when working on a home-based business, as follows: Kids may not easily adjust to the fact that their home-business owner parents are not available [...]
Follow @powerhomebizThe Challenges of Work at Home Moms
August 16, 2008 By 1 Comment
Balancing family and business for work at home moms is never easy. Here’s what Nicole Simons, founder of Fortunuts.com, says about her own experience in work-life balance.
Follow @powerhomebizAvoiding the Common Excuses of Startup Entrepreneurs
April 25, 2008 By 1 Comment
Starting a business can be scary, exciting and daunting at the same time. That’s why it’s not uncommon to find those thinking of starting a business frozen in fear and making excuses: “Is this business really going to work?” That’s why you need to do research first before starting the business. It is important to [...]
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March 25, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I previously wrote about the how to survive life as a work at home mom , which got a great comment from a reader. An article at Lousiana’s ShreveportTimes.com focused on the same topic as well, with some additional tips on how to balance home business and family: Prepare a realistic schedule — and stick [...]
Follow @powerhomebizGetting Sick is Not an Option for Solo Entrepreneurs
March 9, 2008 By Leave a Comment
I have just been released from the hospital for an emergency surgery last Wednesday. Everything went well, and I am now back home recuperating. But I have not been able to post anything in my blogs, which brings me to the question: If you are hospitalized or get sick, do you have a back up [...]
Follow @powerhomebizHow to Survive Life as a Work at Home Mom
March 2, 2008 By 3 Comments
Having a home-based business is a great way for moms to earn money while staying at home. However, the reality is easier said than done. A home-based working mom must be adept in the tricky balancing act of caring for the kids, ensuring the house is in order, and running the business. I have 3 [...]
Follow @powerhomebiz21 Common Mistakes of Home Business Startups
December 4, 2007 By 4 Comments
What’s the biggest mistake you did when you were just starting the business? The ideal situation, of course, is to go through the process of starting a business without a single misstep. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always happen. We sometimes trip; or even stumble; or worse, fall flat on our faces. Discounting complete ineptitude and bad [...]
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September 28, 2005 By 2 Comments
“I now believe you!,” a friend exclaimed to me the other day. “Working from home is HARD!” My friend’s husband just quit his top-level job to be a full-time consultant working from home. At the top of his list as the most difficult aspect of starting a home business is the part of working from [...]
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