Chapter 4

Starting a Home-Based Business

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Understanding the basics of home-based businesses

Bullet Looking at the pros and cons of having a home-based business

Bullet Deciding whether you’re ready for a home-based business

Bullet Beginning your business from nothing

Bullet Making the transition

Owning your own home-based business may be the most rewarding experience of your entire life — and not just in a financial sense (although many home-based businesspeople find the financial rewards to be significant). Having your own home-based business is also rewarding in the sense of doing the work you love and having control over your own life.

Of course, every great journey begins with the first step. This chapter looks at the basics of home-based business — including getting started, managing your money, avoiding problems, and moving ahead. It also considers some of the good news — and the bad — about starting your own home-based business and explains how to know when it’s time to make the move. It ...

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