Thursday, December 20, 2007

Tips For A Successful Grant Proposal

I like this article!

Finding grants to start a business is not easy - follow these tips and give yourself the 'edge' over the rest of the applicants!
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Work at Home Online: The Opportunities Are Growing

The article provides an interesting perspective.

With the various means of online, virtual, and direct communication available to us now, it's little wonder why telecommuting has become such a popular work alternative.
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Sales Recruitment

I like this article. It is very well done. In fact, the author explain to us how it work and not the details of the functions.

Article comparing and giving advice upon the most effective routes to finding and hiring quality sales professionals in a highly competitive market. This first article in the series considers the options and methods when attempting to direct hire.
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Putting Yor Best Foot Forward May Start With Your Shoes - Dressing For The Job Interview

This article seems very interesting. Leave your comment.

If you were to ask 100 people their opinion about what to wear to an interview, the majority would answer,. . .
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Monday, December 17, 2007

Are You a Hedgehog or a Fox? Why Simple is Better

I advise you to read this great article.

Are we all so overworked and used to multi-tasking that we've lost focus on what's really important? Do we over complicate the simplest tasks? If so, we should all learn from the hedgehog.
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Understand change

I think that this article is definitely an interesting read.

Managing change is a given in today's world. As a manager of change, understanding people's reaction to change will enable you to prepare and plan your communication through the change lifecycle.
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Friday, November 23, 2007

When your Home Business needs a Bank

You should exhaustively consider your business needs when selecting a financial institution or bank for your small/home business. Here are some critieria:

- The bank's criteria for qualifying for a loan.
- The minimum balances for accounts, interest rates and charges for account services.
- Online Banking Services
- Location and Access to ATMs

One bank may specialize in home loans or auto loans while another may focus on commercial loans for businesses. Some banks may only offer basic deposit accounts while others have lock box services, sweep accounts, and even online banking.
It's very important to evaluate your business needs before you select your banker.

The following are things that you can ask for to help you find the best match for you:

- Offer investment products of varying maturities or risks.
- Provide special loan programs for small businesses, including SBA loan programs and other government-guaranteed or agency loans. Compare interest rates on deposit accounts and basic consumer loans (most business loans are negotiated).

Before selecting a bank, be sure to have a good perceptive of your own business needs, and what you need from your bank. The right banker will be someone that understands the needs of emerging and growing businesses. They will be interested in your business aspirations and will help you achieve them.

Working from home: an overview

There are many advantages to working from home. Mainly, people enjoy the freedom they have when they make the move from the office to their homes. They are able to choose their own hours and usually their workload.

This freedom gives them more flexibility to travel, spend time with family, or even take on numerous jobs at once.

Of course, there are some drawbacks to working at home rather than in an office. At the beginning, individuals have to deal with the feeling of isolation, when before they were constantly around coworkers to converse and make acquaintances. They also will miss out on the many benefits that businesses provide. For example, many home workers have a hard time obtaining dental and health insurance. If they are able to find it, it is generally very costly whereas before it was just an added perk at their jobs.

However, these drawbacks are mostly superficial and the benefits will generally outweigh the negative aspects.

Before jumping into the world of working at home, it is important that individuals interested do extensive research and make sure their job market of choice has a large number of jobs available.

In some conditions, for certain kinds of jobs, it is important to make sure to have enough money to get by for a short period because it sometimes takes a while to establish a career while working at home, due to the lack of "social networking".

Although there are some necessary precautions that should be taken before venturing into the world of at home work, the flexibility and ease will likely make all of the negatives worthwhile.


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Jobs From Home

Welcome to my Jobs From Home blog. Here you will find my repository of resources and articles about jobs ideas & opportunities from home. Feel free to use any articles on this blog which may interest you. Just don't forget to link back to me.

Wednesday, October 17, 2007