Product Description

Thanks to the Internet, home-based businesses are booming. With a home computer and a good idea, you can market and sell almost anything in the world just from home. Whether you’re selling homemade jams or working as a business consultant, today’s entrepreneur doesn’t even have to leave home.

Home-Based Business For Dummies, 2^nd Edition will help you make your endeavor profitable and successful! Ideal for future entrepreneurs who have the urge and want the know-how, this updated guide includes new information on home business scams and how to avoid them, shows how to create an efficient, comfortable (but not too comfortable) work environment, explains how to put new technologies to work for you, and much more. There’s even a 10-question quiz to help you determine if you’re ready. You’ll learn all the basics, including:

• Selecting the right kind of business for you
• Setting up a home office
• Managing money, credit, and financing
• Marketing almost anything in the world
• Avoiding distractions at home

Home-Based Business For Dummies, 2^nd Edition was written by Paul and Sarah Edwards, award-winning authors who write a monthly column for Entrepreneur magazine, and Peter Economy, an author or coauthor For Dummies books on managing, consulting, and personal finance. In straightforward English, they show you how to:

• Stay connected to the business community, even when working from home
• Keep your work separate from your personal life
• Handle benefits, health insurance, and your retirement planning
• Make sure your bookkeeping is accurate and legal
• Use the Internet to bid for work, list your services in directories, network, and more
• Choose the technology and other resources you need
• Develop your own marketing and advertising strategies
• Navigate IRS rules for home-based businesses

Home-Based Business For Dummies is packed with ideas and information that will help you get started right and help established, successful home-based business owners stay ahead of the pack. Use it well and this handy guide will be the most important reference in your home office.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #144816 in Books
• Published on: 2005-02-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 384 pages

Review
"...full of encouragement and information to help you through all the stages of setting up your own home-based business." (www.sixtyplussurfers.co.uk, June 2005)

From the Back Cover
With 25 cost-saving tips for setting up a home office

Live your entrepreneurial dream — from the comfort of home

Starting a home-based business is the easiest, cheapest way to become an entrepreneur. But where do you begin? Relax! This friendly guide shows you the way — from choosing the right business opportunity, to paying your taxes, to dealing with distractions at home.

Discover how to:

• Choose the right business for you
• Tap 14 sources of start-up funds
• Create an effective marketing campaign
• Set boundaries between home and work
• Deal with insurance and taxes

About the Author
Paul and Sarah Edwards are award-winning authors who have sold over a million copies of their ten books. They write a monthly column for Entrepreneur magazine and cohost a weekly radio show on BusinessTalkRadio.Net.

Peter Economy is the coauthor of For Dummies books on economics and personal finance.

Customer Reviews

This book convinced me that it was not the right time for me to start my home-based business
And that was what I wanted to know. Should I start a home-based business or should I look for a regular 9-5 job? Turns out I am more suited for a regular job than I am to run a sole proprietorship. I considered Avon et al, but the authors had some glaring statistics about the possible failure rate of such businesses. I considered a few other options, but again, the authors provided valuable insight, based on statistics and qualitative research, that convinced me not to make this venture.

The book is organized, reader-friendly, and informative. Everything is covered in this book. From the types of businesses to how to market the business, to taxes and retirement, trademarks and other legal concerns. How to work from home when you've got kids, pets, aging parents, nosy neighbors, etc. Plus many web addresses that will help in your planning, ex. Better Business Bureau.

This is the only book you will need to determine if you should run a home-based business. This book is the only one you will need to convince you it is not right for you. This is also a book that will give you the help and resources you need if you are ready for the home-based business. Highly, highly recommended!!!!

Home Business
This is not exactly what I expected. It is a good reference book, but lacks in the specific business types, so am a little disappointed. I will probably use it for reference material and that is about it.

Paul Edwards Strikes Again
Another hit from Edwards. I have all his books and continue to be a student of his methods. If you found this book informative and want to work from home, give me a call @ 1-888-408-8368