| If you are doing business in something you are already | | | | Loose any shyness you might suffer from! You will |
| passionate about its almost like you are not really | | | | need to be shameless in getting most businesses off |
| working! Think of it as indulging in your hobby or | | | | the ground. You'll need to talk then talk some more |
| passion and the hours fly by. YOu will likely be juggling | | | | unless your home business is entirely web based. |
| other things like family commitments so you do not | | | | Even then you'll probably find you'll need to work at |
| really need to take on something unfamiliar as your | | | | promoting your site through blog posts or forums so it |
| business base. | | | | does help to be confident. |
| Have a plan. Seriously, there are way too many | | | | Avoid dependency on anything. Do not allow your |
| people going into home business without some proper | | | | fledgling business to become dependent on any one |
| planning, needless to say those are the ones that fail | | | | customer or marketing approach. There are lots of |
| most. Have a set of objectives, the steps needed to | | | | businesses who once depended on Google's |
| achieve them and the timeframes in which you are | | | | AdWords program that no longer exist because of |
| going to achieve them. | | | | changes in Google policy. |
| Try to start your new home business while you are still | | | | Have a mentor or at least someone you can turn to |
| employed, maybe get some of the work done at | | | | for advice. Its amazing just how often sharing a |
| weekends or see if you can get a part-time position. | | | | problem can lead to a solution. |
| The security of that employment income could be | | | | Be female! It seems to be all female entrepreneurs in |
| quite important to you while you wait for your new | | | | the spotlight in the small business magazines! Lots of |
| business to develop a positive cash flow. It is obviously | | | | eBay businesses particularly seem to have female |
| also advisable that you have a good reserve built up | | | | owners there is a growing number of work at home |
| to see you through any unexpected interruptions in | | | | moms sites which must count for something! |
| your startup phase. | | | | |