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QuickBooks is the premier “off the shelf” accounting solution for small business.
Till now, there was a “disconnect” when it came to invoicing customers and allowing them to use PayPal.
The problem has been solved by a simple wizard downloadable from PayPal that allows for integration of the PayPal payment option with QuickBook business management tools.
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Different people have different learning styles.
I’m “read a book” kind of guy.
But many people learn better from watching a video.
Having the same informati0n available in multiple formats in one package increases the odds of a sale and can result in happier customers with fewer returns.
Here’s a link I found helping you would be “infopreneurs” [...]

Have you ever heard the old copywriter’s saying “The more you tell, the more you sell?”
When I was publishing a print newsletter, our sales letter was 8 pages of text plus an order form.
It pulled pretty well… I just couldn’t get enough names to mail to.
When you start your own business, you are automatically promoted [...]

Question: I love working from home, but I have one complaint: I’m snacking my way through the day, and my waistline is growing. How do I keep myself away from the cupboard?
Answer: While some find it easier to maintain a healthy weight at home, away from vending machines, doughnut pools and heavy power lunches, you’re [...]

New Zealand Telecom has named the Home Business of the Year…
A Nelson company that started as a one-man business and now employs more than 100 staff has won the Telecom Home Business of the Year Award.
Sunrise Cleaning Services was named overall winner of the award, as well as the winner of the business excellence [...]

Have a website or weblog? Having an RSS feed can get you extra traffic from unexpected sources.
Webpreneurs are increasingly using feeds to add constantly updated content to their websites.
Who knows… they might pick up your feed to highlight and send you some extra hits for free thanks to their marketing efforts?
Products like Adrian Ling’s Power [...]

Dennis Bevers describes what happend on Sowpub.com:

Someone already posted my answer - diversification.
My home-based business sustained a direct hit from Hurricane Rita. Two weeks w/o electricity to my office, and 12 days living out-of-town. The phone company has advised it will take another 4 weeks before they’ll re-connect my phone/fax/internet lines to my house. [...]

From the TimesOnline.com
WORKING full-time from home was almost unheard of just a decade ago.
But the number of people who have ditched the daily commute for the comfort of their sofas and laptops has doubled in the past eight years, according to figures released today.
Nearly 2.5 million employees now work from home, accounting for one [...]

If skyrocketing gasoline prices weren’t incentive enough, if the desire for a terrorist proof business continuity plan weren’t important, the next big motivation for teleworking is the fear of an Avian Flu pandemic…
From Investor’s Business Daily

The outbreak of an avian flu pandemic that experts say could come soon might cripple many businesses, bring travel and [...]

This Microsoft Corp sales pro turned part time real estate investor is having to confront the reality of a real estate bubble in his own home town. Here’s what he did…
From RealEstateJournal.com
Throughout his first year as a landlord, Mr. Jones has spent as much energy prospecting new investments as he did worrying about his existing [...]