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joe2.jpg (4335 bytes)Ten Steps to a Successful Internet Business on a Budget
by Joe Spataro,
creator of Homeschoolzone.com
I have outlined ten "steps" that you can use to help you be more successful on a shoestring budget. I have used these ideas every day to build a successful Internet business and perhaps you can too!

Five C's of Market Research
Concept, Criticism, Competition, Credibility, Common Interest
by Rozey Gean
rozeygean.jpg (2454 bytes)You can turn any idea into a profitable, home-based business. Most larger companies have started their businesses from their living room floors, their basements or their garages. You have the same ability to create a world-wide market, needing your products. But don't forget the 5 C's to a successful business - Concept, Criticism, Competition, Credibility, Common Interest
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Christmas Gift to a Craft Business
by Rhonda, "the hockeymom"
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This is the story of how a simple Christmas gift, some luck and a lot of work turned into a craft business. She says, "My craft business started when I bought my husband a scroll saw for Christmas. I wanted to paint a few things for myself. I felt so proud that my first order sold so well. This is how my woodcraft business got started. My husband cuts the wood and we both hand sand the wood together." Perhaps you could learn something to start your own business.

How to Get Your Husband to Back Your Business
by Liz Folger, Work-at-Home Mom Expert
folger.gif (8080 bytes)"Please -- Pretty Please!! I really, really want to do this." From the sounds of things you'd think a parent and a child were in "one of those" arguments. But it's really a wife trying to persuade her husband to let her work from home. Getting your husband to back your home business can, at times, be as hazardous as those black diamond ski slopes.

Faces of Home Education Profile
The Pattern of Success
Homeschooler sews her way to a successful business
hosted by Joe Spataro

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chancey.jpg (3349 bytes)chanceylogo.jpg (4663 bytes)Homeschooler Jennie Chancey was able to take advantage of the flexibility offered by homeschooling to learn how to sew. She has turned this love into a successful business called Sense & Sensibility. I had the opportunity to interview Jennie and ask her a few questions about homeschooling, her vintage dressmaking business and how she is helping other homeschoolers to share in her love of vintage dressmaking.

The Importance of Quality and Good Designs
excerpted from: Creative Cash
by Barbara Brabec
click here to learn more about this bookbrabec.jpg (3517 bytes)Barbara Brabec is one of the world’s leading experts on how to turn an art or crafts hobby into a profitable home-based business. In this excerpt from her book, Creative Cash, Barbara tells us how to emphasize quality in creating products and she says, "It will take time and practice to find your own style, but with experimentation I’m sure you will find ways to add your own unique twists and touches to products made from common materials."
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Starting a Home Business?
Start with what you know

by Bob Cortez

The most frequently asked question I receive as an Internet home business consultant usually goes something like this; "I would really like to start my own home business on the Internet, but I don't know what." The short answer is - Start with what you know and enjoy. See some examples of how you can turn what you know into an exciting home business.
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How Can I Save Money
on Birthday Gifts and Parties?

by Jonni McCoy
party.jpg (17356 bytes)giftmaking.jpg (15821 bytes)When it's time for a special occasion, we tend to throw out the budget. Some of us even resort to using our credit cards for these events since we had not planned for them in our budget. With a little foresight and creativity, we can handle these gift-giving days as well as we handle our daily expenses.

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