Start Your Home Based Business
Your Check List:
Did you ask you and your significant other these questions before starting your own home based business?
A) Should we run this business from our home? Will we need any special permits or licenses? If so here are the links for your state in the US. Check your state listing for the regulations and requirements in your state.
B) Will we have at least 15 hours of free time to work our business take into consideration your family and free time to relax? If you have younger children, be realistic about the amount of time you will be able to work at home .
C) Is there going to be training involved and do we have a mentor or coach to help us go through the learning curves? Can we get the information we will need from the web? If you need html help, html goodies is a great place to start.
D) How will I finance my home based business? Savings? Finaincing? Call your local bank you currently have a checking account with!Credit cards? This can often be at a lower interest rate than conventional bank loans.Remember you may want to consider starting your business part-time, until your home business income is enough to make ends meet.
E) Does my family support my home based business? How can I get them involved? Ask your family's advice and look for ways that everyone can help with the business.
Your Home Based Business Resources:
SCORE (the service corps of retired executives) now offers email consulting. Visit their site for more advice.
The American Express Small Business Exchange also has a lot of helpful advice to help you get started.
You can get more sales if your customers can pay you with American Express.
Click here to apply for an American Express merchant account
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