Archive for the 'WAH News' Category

Dr. Gary North says “Never Pay Retail For College!” He’s got his own You Tube video and website to tell folks how to save up to 70% of the cost of a B.S. degree and get the most value for your money. He estimates (and you can see him do the math on the video […]

From BusinessWeek.com
I’m a native Spanish speaker living in the U.S. I would like to work from home now that I have young children. Do you have any suggestions for how I can use my language skills in a home business?
There are many opportunities for home-based work in translation, which involves the written word, or interpreting, […]

Out2.com presented itself as a home business franchise opportunity that would let entrepreneurs sell online advertising to local business from their home office.

In the last few days, several reports have come in stating that the company is no longer in business. As of today, their website is down.
Individuals contacting this blog state that the company […]

When I was driving through Pennyslvania’s Amish Country last summer I was struck by the number of home based enterprises… Amish and non Amish. So I wonder how that region stacks up with this report on the state of Oregon? 
From KPTV.com
U.S. Census figures showed Oregonians are more likely to work from home than the national average.
 
The figures […]

When you can’t pick on the big guys because they can hire expensive lawyers, pick on the little guys because they’ll knuckle under to your intimidation and can’t hire $300 per hour tax attorneys to fight off the predators.
Supposedly by attacking small businesses and home businesses, they’ll get more tax revenue…that’s like going big game […]

A new UK Barter website has gone live SmartBarter.co.uk
Here’s their press release. The site has only been online a few weeks.

SmartBarter is a brand new concept in online trading, launched in January 2007. It combines the functions of an online trading community with the innovation of a barter site. SmartBarter is aimed, primarily, at […]

The Heartland Institute discussed a Utah plan that would give employees (but not seemingly their employers) an incentive to telecommute. The rationale is that they need a way to financially compensate for the extra traffic and congestion in Salt Lake City during peak traffic hours. And if you’re just a visitor who wanders in by accident, don’t […]

Not just anyone can do it… after all it’s not the work at home equivalent of falling off a log. Nor is it a business that you can start right away even if you’re “cash poor”. Sure, it costs less to start up than, say, a nuclear reactor to generate electricity, but like any business, […]

1 in 4 Canadians are working at home at least part of the time according to Canada.com
Other findings are that
*The number of workers at home is split between office workers telecommuting and work at home business entrepreneurs
*As the purchase price of a house rises, the house is more likely to have dedicated office space
*One builder […]

HomeOfficeWeekly.com is now live on the web offering a free weekly online magazine to help you balance several critical factors in home business success: business know how, choosing a business, publicity and marketing, time management, plus advice on balancing work and family life. The publisher Marcia Passos Duffy knows her stuff - she’s been working from […]