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Kevin Anderson was a home business pioneer. He helped thousands start a home business through Cognigen for free but with the potential for significant income. He continued to help the program evolve as the telecommunications industry changed. This morning, word was sent to Cognigen agents of his passing. Here is the press release: To our [...]

When work at home moms want social networking, they’re not turning to MySpace… they’re turning to MomMeTv according to Social Computing Magazine. “I’m a work-at-home mom and I know that hearing other moms’ advice and stories have really helped me be a happier more well informed parent. I am convinced that Internet television is our future [...]

Should you seek outside investors for your business idea? If you do, you should be sure there is proper disclosure of all risks of loss. Investors who expect quick returns though minimize the potential for loss. Is that what happened in Philadelphia this week? Reuters is reporting that the death of 4 business people in [...]

Sounds like a good plan. The only “small neighborhood businesses” in Philly that weren’t plagued by the bureaucracy when I lived there were crack houses. A friend who tried to start a home film processing business (long before digital photos of course!) had his business shut down by the city even though it caused no additional [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]