5 Things to Avoid When Working from Home

The amount of people deciding to work from home is increasing each year. Although there are many amazing benefits to that type of work, you need to be aware of the disadvantages. One of the most difficult things for people working from home is that your productivity and focus naturally begins to decrease. After all,…

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Useful Tools to Optimize Your Home Office

Running a home based-business can be filled with challenges. Loads of paper on your desk, many passwords to keep track of, overseeing your employees at their desks, shipping products, printing, emailing, calling—there is simply so much to do. It doesn’t surprise if at the end of the day you feel exhausted from all the work.…

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5 Tips on Work-Life Balance for “Homepreneurs”

As a home-based entrepreneur you must be familiar with the envious musing of your friends, “You’re so lucky to be working from home! I wish I could too!” If only they knew. Balancing domestic responsibilities and a professional enterprise is no easy feat; even the most organized entrepreneurs find it difficult to manage both work…

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Tax Rules for Turtle Businesses

No, this term doesn’t refer to pet stores or turtle farmers. It refers to small business owners who carry their businesses on their backs. They work from Starbucks or mobile homes. I couldn’t find any statistics on turtle businesses, but I know a number of them. From a tax perspective, what does this mean? Mobile…

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The Home-Based Business: Basics to Consider

More than 52 percent of businesses today are home-based. Every day, people are striking out and achieving economic and creative independence by turning their skills into dollars. Garages, basements, and attics are being transformed into the corporate headquarters of the newest entrepreneurs—home-based business people. And, with technological advances in smartphones, tablets, and iPads as well…

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The Home Office Revolution

Many employers have placed a special emphasis on workplace flexibility, understanding that many jobs can be done from anywhere. Small businesses, in particularly, are more likely to allow employees to work from home, at least some of the time.
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