Work at Home Business Ideas

Time to start outsourcing your business and your life to India? SmartMoney.com:
It began a month ago. I was midway through “The World Is Flat,” the bestseller by Tom Friedman. His book is all about how outsourcing to India and China is not just for tech support and carmakers but is poised to transform every industry […]

SmallBizTrends:
Welcome to the artisan economy of the 21st century. Chances are, you’re part of it.
Don’t let the word “artisan” fool you. If you’re picturing bakers in white aprons kneading loaves of whole-grain bread, or someone hand-crafting candles — that’s not necessarily what I mean.
The 21st century artisan is a Web designer, or an author, or […]

The Wall Street Journal:
You created a Web site for your business. You set up an e-commerce system to sell products online. You even created a blog. So why aren’t customers biting?
“You may have no GQ,” said Brent Leary at the Small Business Summit in New York. Mr. Leary is the co-founder of customer-relationship management-consulting firm […]

I’ve done quite a few interviews with moms that own a business or work from home in the US. This time it’s different. This mom makes her blankets where she lives in Canada. Andi’s L’il Monkey blankets are each unique just like the child that’ll be receiving it. They’re also personalized […]

Fortune Small Business:
Q: Can you patent or copyright an idea for a website?
A: “The short answer to the question is you can’t patent an idea,” said Jennifer Rankin Byrne, spokeswoman for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
If your idea is to, for example, open an online pet store, you can’t patent or copyright it. However, […]

SheKnows:
Working from home is the dream of many hard-working people. Who wouldn’t want to work from the comfort of their own home without having to battle traffic, annoying co-workers or demanding bosses? While this scenario may seem ideal, it’s important to keep a few things in mind in order to make the most of your […]

SmartMoney.com:
Self-employed people essentially have two hurdles to clear to get their deductions. The first is straightforward: You must use the space regularly and exclusively for business. Regularly means often, rather than occasionally.
More important, exclusively means exclusively. You can have absolutely no personal use of it during the year (or at least none that you admit […]