Friday, August 27, 2010

Home Business articles and guides

From the Publisher

We have redesigned and relaunched our blog Learning from Big Boys to give it added functionalities, better look and easy navigation.

Learning from Big Boys focuses on what small and home-based entrepreneurs can learn from big businesses — both the great things that make them successful, as well as the mistakes that make them stumble (yes, they make lots of mistakes, too, even big ones sometimes).

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Enjoy your week! 

Nach Maravilla
Publisher, PowerHomeBiz.com

Featured Articles

20 Qualities of Successful Entrepreneurs

What does it take to be a successful entrepreneur? This is a question that every business owner wants to know, with many trying to understand if there’s some magic formula to achieving success. Learn 20 of the most common characteristics shared by successful entrepreneurs.  

Don’t Let Fear of Failure Stop You from Growing Your Business

To grow your small business and as a person, you must periodically step outside of their comfort zone. You must be willing to risk rejection. It doesn’t mean you’re a failure. Learn how the author’s personal experience highlights this lesson and what he gained from not letting fear stop him.  

 

IdeaPaint: How a Startup is Using Social Media to Market Its Business

How should you use social media for your business? Learn from IdeaPaint.com on how to effectively use of social media for marketing a business. We analyze how they use various social media platforms such as blog, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and Flickr.

Secrets to Selling to Small Business Buyers

If you are selling technology products to small businesses, forget about social media. Instead, focus your efforts on increasing your visibility in the search engines. When making decisions to purchase technology products, small business buyers go to the search engines to find the products that they are looking to buy. 

How to Turn Your Hobby Into a Successful Business

Turning a hobby into a business is a dream for many people. However, turning something you are passionate about into a money making business is not without challenges. Here are important factors to consider when thinking of turning your hobby into a business:

Growing Your Retail Store Business

The recession has been hard for many retail stores, most especially mom-and-pop stores, but there are also some that are prospering in tough times. One resource that could help your retail business prosper in both good times and bad is Bob Philbin’s new book The Retail Doctor’s Guide to Growing Your Business: A Step-by-Step Approach to Quickly Diagnose, Treat, and Cure 

Marketing Your Home Business With The Power of Online Media

There is business in divorce. It may sound tacky or insensitive, but a number of businesses are realizing that there is a huge market out there with regards to divorce. While divorces in the United States has been decreasing since its peak a few decades ago, the number of divorces is still quite substantial.

Article Marketing Debate: Is Article Marketing Dying as the Use of Video Soars?

It seems that a lot of people are questioning whether article marketing as a lead generation tool is “dying” because of video. Here’s real proof that article marketing is alive and kicking… and tips on how to use articles today to market your business.

The Latest from WomenHomeBusiness.com

Just Us Hens: Pioneering the Chicken Sitting Business
Jessica A. Zambarano: Starting a Coaching and Personal Assistance Business
IdeaPaint: How an Innovative Product Came to Market
Georgette Blau: Success in the Entertainment-Themed Tour Business