Involving Kids in Your Business

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Do have kids? Do you have a business? Take this tip and run with it: kids and business mix. Let’s face it, you probably need a staff and your children probably need to learn the entrepreneurial spirit. Combining your business and your children will benefit the entire family. If your child is old enough to [...]

Self-Promotion: Not too Shy, Not too much Ego

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When you own your own business branding is a top priority. You need to promote your business to create a clientele and build a long lasting business. Branding and promoting will require you to introduce your talents and gifts to others. You will need to convince your potential clients you are perfect to serve them [...]

No Time for Lunch

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Do you take a lunch break? It is past lunch time now and I still have not stopped to eat. I did get a lot of work done. I am feeling good about my level of production despite my weakened state of starvation. I am still insistent on getting just a few more things done [...]

Email Etiquette

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Email is a preferred method of communication for many home based professionals. It allows you to contact people from around the world quickly and efficiently. Since emails are normally written quickly we have a tendency to make small mistakes. In addition, the virtual world seems to get neglected when it comes to concrete etiquette. Proper [...]

Balancing Home-Working with Home-Schooling

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The life of a homeschooling mom is a crazy thing. We balance education, parenting, homeschool friends and co-ops, and a home, all while trying to keep our wits about us. If we’re really lucky, we have a loving family that will support us during this awesome yet hectic season. What do you do if you [...]

The Pros and Cons of Having a Business Partner

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Are you considering going into business with a partner? During the emotional high of talking about a business it is easy to jump into a partnership without assessing if the partnership you agreed to will work. Some people do not work well with partners and prefer to be solo. Some people need the added support [...]

Staying the Course: Keeping Your Business Vision

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“Where there is no vision, the people perish.” Proverbs 29:18 Indulge me as I apply this verse outside the normal interpretation and to an aspect of home business. In the biblical sense, it applies to a people who without God’s Word will decay morally. However, the statement itself can apply on a micro level by [...]

The Back to Homeschool Balance

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A new homeschool year is underway or about to begin for many of us. The carefree days of summer are over and those of us balancing a work at home job now have one more ball to juggle. Keeping that balance between Family, Homeschool and Work can be a challenge, but it’s not impossible. I’ve [...]

From Me, Me, Me to His Ministry

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It’s probably safe to say that many homeschool families struggle financially.  In many situations only one spouse works outside the home, while the other stays home to offer a labor of love to educate the children.  Although this is a choice that my family has gladly made, it does offer its unique struggles…..one being a [...]

Opportunity or Distraction?

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Distraction: Distractions are everywhere. A distraction is something the sets you off course or causes you to focus on the minor and not the major. Often the enemy uses distractions to keep us from bringing glory to God through our home businesses. The distractions can set us off in a course that is frustrating and [...]

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