Archive for the 'Working At Home' Category

In this post on screening employees for cultural fit, Jeff Cornwall is talking about the corporate culture… as entrepreneurs who are growing any business (even my wife’s home business which just had to sub contract some work)… you want someone to help, not drag you down.
The most common culprits are the attorneys and CPA’s we […]

Kevin Nobelman via Ty Tribble
My name is Kevin and I’m 24 years old. This is the true story of how during the summer of 2001, I made $40,000 selling dropshipped goods on ebay only to lose it all and end up with $4,000 of debt. Read my cautionary tale to prevent yourself from making the […]

Via Dane

Steve Strauss in USA Today:
First of all, from a business perspective, running a business from home can certainly be a good idea since it does indeed help keep overhead low, and that’s a big bonus. And if you can maintain a balance between work and home life, working from home can also make life […]

Need to file for an automatic extension on your taxes?
Last year, you just called a toll free number, typed in your data and got a confirmation number.
This year, when you download the IRS Form 4868 - Application for Automatic Extension, you get directed to … government contractors.
Filing for an extension was fairly easy… confirmation numbers […]

From Bizymoms.com
First let me explain why I chose the word “failure” for this week’s topic. I spoke to four different women last week about home business. Two of those women commented on their “failures”. In essence they were not moving forward because of past failures. Another was afraid of future failure. […]

Here’s Alfa on how to get your boss to let you work at home. Be sure to plan ahead. The transition may take several months but it’s “doable” if you practice these steps.

1. Learn for yourself first if your job can be accomplished at home.
2. See if your boss has a good impression of you […]

It’s getting down to the wire for tax time, I hope this helps.
From Jeff Schnepper at MSN (be sure to click through for the fine print)

1. Non Cash Contributions
2. New Points on refinancing
3. Old Points on refinancing
4. Health Insurance premiums
5. Educator expenses
6. Student Higher Education Expenses (Chuck: these can be tax CREDITS not just deductions)
7. […]

The best place for your business is the one where you enjoy living and can have a “life” as well as a “business” in most cases.
This is very useful if part of your retirement planning includes 1) relocation and 2) home business possibilities.
With the internet, ebay options and other services you can live rurally […]

From Lynn Bode via Alfa who’s got a cold…
1. Schedule time for working out. When you work at home it’s so easy to work around the clock. To help avoid this think of yourself as having a traditional “office jobâ€?. In most “office jobsâ€? when you go home for the night you leave work behind […]

Now that you know my home business quandry today, here’s a review of one satellite broadband provider.
From Connected Home Magazine
Using the satellite connection required me to change my Internet habits. First, the IP traffic latencies are very high (averaging well over 500 milliseconds—ms), making online gaming impossible. The DirecPC software also caches much of your […]