I was working at a Disaster Assistance Center yesterday for persons who have left their homes due to Hurricane’s Katrina and Rita.
I was reminded that home business entrepreneur’s are being displaced too.
I got to speak with a single mom who’d worked a flex time job for a local chamber of commerce in the affected area.
As the conversation unfolded, it turned out that here “salary and benefits job” was at the chamber. It was a flex time position, so she also had a straight commission job helping new businesses set up credit card processing.
We’re in a rather rural area, so we wondered how she got here… she hadn’t mentioned any relatives nearby.
“Oh, I’m a travel agent and I logged on to my travel website and started looking for places that could accomodate me and my friends so our kids can start back in school together.”
A travel agent with her own website too…
And blazing the trail for a pack of other folks.
I’m sure she’ll be a credit to any community she chooses.
Of the folks I saw yesterday, I’ll bet she has one of the best chances of “bouncing back”.
Not just because she’s a home business person, but because she’s an entrepreneur and WORKS at her home business.
Many in the biz opp world just think about working at their business.
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