Summary: As an entrepreneur, if someone approached you today and offered you full-time employment with their company with higher pay than you earn through your small business, would you close your business and take the job? I stumbled across a Wall Street Journal article today that I want to share with you: Owners Wouldn’t Quit for More Money Ironically, I was just having a conversation with [...]

Summary: My home office is a cluttered, unorganized mess lately. What tips can you offer home business owners like me about organizing a home office or even just our desks so we can work more productively in an area it can sometimes feel like we live in? I work in a home office. My work area (most specifically my desk) usually looks like a complete disaster area. It’s not “dirty” [...]

Summary:Do you ever get bored, frustrated, or lonely if you work at home alone? If you’re a freelancer or home business owner and you’re anything like me, you occasionally do. Find out how I overcome the solitude of working at home online, and share your own tips for a more social solitary work life. Despite the rewards, sometimes freelancing or running a home-based business can be a lonely [...]

One of the biggest reasons many home businesses fail is that the home business owner faces home office distractions not necessarily present in other work environments, from kids to pets to their kitchen. If you find yourself struggling or not working as productively as you need to because of home office distractions, developing a regular work routine might help. Planning and organization in general [...]

Working from a home office isn’t all fun and games. There’s more to it than having extra flexibility with your time (like being able to sleep in) and not having to dress up for work. Working from home poses a series of problems, or home office distractions, that can keep a home-based business owner from their work, hurting their productivity. In order to overcome home office distractions, [...]