Archive for the 'Case Studies' Category

MSN is celebrated “National Work At Home Week” with some profiles in 2000.
Here’s one I found interesting.
A Portland, Ore., man describes how the MSN network of content and services enables him to work more productively from home and on the road.
A typical day at the office for Chris Hanschka might begin in his bedroom [...]

So what’s the difference between a “Stairstep Breakaway” and “Party Plan” compensation system?
Actually “Party Plans” are a type of “Stairstep Breakaway” compensation plan.
The “Stairstep Breakaway” compensation plans bascially allow a representative to start out making a retail profit.
As the reprseentatives sells increasingly higher volumes of products per month, the company rewards the representative with additional [...]

From StartUpJournal.com
There’s a growing market for slightly used books. I find these at my local library’s regular “book sales” for next to nothing.
Could this be a nice work at home niche for you?
The key, of course, is turning a one time sale into repeat customers through building your list of potential future buyers…
The Internet is [...]

Here’s the context of that question.
I was on a discussion group for folks interested in operating Collection Agencies. The founder of the group had actually started her own agency from home and now helps others do that.
Someone posed the question… “What about collecting child support?”
I happen to know the county deputy assigned to the [...]

From the Lansing State Journal
Battle Creek woman’s business goes to the dogs - on purpose
BATTLE CREEK - Krista Howard loves to bake almost as much as she loves her dogs.
So it seemed a risk worth taking, almost a year ago, when she quit her job and decided to combine the two interests.
Now the owner of [...]

From RealEstateJournal.com
The Investor: David Pailet, 32, until recently managed a small Texas hedge fund. Following the stock market declines of 2001, he says, raising capital became difficult, and he decided to try real-estate investing.
The Property: The 550-square-foot, one-bedroom condo is one of nine units in Dallas that Mr. Pailet bought in April 2005 from [...]