| Start-up |
 How to Start and Manage a
Home-Based Business  |
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Discussion of the marketing and management
skills necessary to succeed in operating a home-based business,
plus licenses, regulations, legal structure, taxes, insurance,
recordkeeping and business plans. |
| Is There a Would-Be Business
Owner in There? |
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Many aspiring entrepreneurs have a yen to start
a business, but need some help deciding just what kind. |
| Finding the Right Answers in a
World of Possibilities |
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Doing your homework is an ongoing priority
for those who work at home. |
| Don't Commit a Foul iIn the
Business Name Game |
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Cover all the legal bases when deciding what
to call your business. |
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| Insurance |
| Making Sure Your Home Base is
Covered |
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Home-based business owners are a distinct type
of insurance consumer. |
| Working Without a Net can
be Bad for your Health |
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Keeping the bases covered in your home-based
business should include appropriate health insurance coverage
for you and your dependents. |
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| Financing |
| The Myth About Grants for Business:
It's Not "Free Money" |
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Grant money is not only scarce, but the time
invested in applying, performing the work required and reporting
on the use of funds may be better spent elsewhere in your business |
| Pitfalls of Business
Financing That's "All in the Family" |
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Enjoy the flexibility of loans from friends
and relatives, but with the same professional approach you use
with your banker. |
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| Other |
| Build it and They Will Come ...
Or Will They? |
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There's no mystery to it—there's a greater
probability they'll come if they know you're there. |
| Business Plan ... Marketing Plan
... Security Plan? |
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Working from home offers many advantages, both
in convenience and economic terms, but it also can make you
vulnerable. |
| Expanding Your Circle:
Hiring Employees |
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When you hire someone to help you
with your work, you also create more work in the process. |
