The Entrepreneurial Myth: Why You Don't Have to Sacrifice Your Marriage, Your Job or Your Sanity To Be A Successful Entrepreneur!

Written by Carolyn Beale


You knowrepparttar stereotype: A typical entrepreneur as a workaholic, runningrepparttar 105304 business atrepparttar 105305 cost of family and personal time. But it doesn’t have to be that way! A growing number of North Americans are choosing to invest in their own and their family’s future by dedicating 10 to 20 hours every week to a part-time home-based business. Newsweek magazine reports that byrepparttar 105306 year 2005, it’s anticipated that 50% ofrepparttar 105307 households inrepparttar 105308 United States will be involved in a home-based business!

Home-based business is a $427 billion a year industry. That’s bigger than General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler all put together. The success rate for home-based businesses is over 80% and average home-based business owners pay themselves between $50,000 and $250,000 a year. BUT … only withrepparttar 105309 right team andrepparttar 105310 right company with a track record that can PROVE their success! Running your own small business can reap huge rewards, including tax write-offs for entertainment, travel, office space and operating expenses.

So what DOES it take to achieve success working from home? Traditional businesses offering a product or a service often require significant start-up investment so increasingly, people who have a significant desire to change their life circumstances but who don’t have a lot of money to spend are turning to a unique business model that offersrepparttar 105311 wonderful advantage of not having to sell or deliver products, collect money or complete complicated paperwork.

Basically, starting this business requires that consumers simply switch stores to fully guaranteed products. The buyer’s decision is simple: since we all buy personal care, household cleaning, laundry, vitamin/nutritional and skin care/cosmetics products on a monthly basis, there’s no question about WHETHER to buy these types of products, but only a decision about WHERE to purchase them. Therefore, this business model involves spending no additional money torepparttar 105312 usual household budget.

In exchange for their loyalty, customers are paid anywhere from 7 – 20% commission on word-of-mouth referrals, depending onrepparttar 105313 number of customers personally eferred. “Helping People” bonuses can also be a significant source of income. Although traditional methods of referring customers to set up month-to-month accounts withrepparttar 105314 company have relied on community networking, great strides are now being made using technologies such asrepparttar 105315 internet and conference calling. Dedicated customers can also choose to benefit from a wide range of money-saving services, from long distance savings and prescription discounts, to travel club membership and vehicle purchase programs.

When to call it quits

Written by Kara Kelso


When to call it quits by Kara Kelso http://www.momsezine.com

It's been said many time before thatrepparttar only way to fail is to quit. While this is true, some times we need to take a step back and ask ourselves if our efforts are really worth it. But when it isrepparttar 105303 right time to give up?

Before you quit, ask yourselfrepparttar 105304 following questions:

~ Have I done all that I can do to make this business grow?

We all have our days where we feel all resources have been tapped, but when everyday you have no where left to turn it may berepparttar 105305 end. Double check yourself by visiting forum and reading various marketing articles for ideas.

~ Have I given myselfrepparttar 105306 proper time to growrepparttar 105307 business?

A business does not grow over night, although you should be seeing at least some income (not profit, but at least some cash flow) after several months of active promotion.

~ What would I loose if I left this behind?

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