Thousands of people contact me for information on how to get started
in a home-based business. Here’s what I recommend:
First, go to your local library and bookstore. The shelves are full of
books about home-based businesses in general and specific information
on types of businesses that are appropriate to start from home. Look especially
for a book by Paul and Sarah Edwards titled Best Home Businesses for the
21st Century. This and other books on running a home-based business are
also available to order from the web at www.amazon.com.
Second, check with your local community college, Office of Economic Development,
or Small Business Development Center (SBDC, a program of the Small Business
Administration linked with local community resources) for classes, seminars,
workshops and other information about starting a small business. Find
the closest to you at www.sba.gov/sbdc.
Third, once you’ve started your home-based business, join us here
at the Small Business Advocate where you can read and hear advice from
the many experts on small and home-based business issues.
I hope this information helps you take the next step in joining the more
than 24 million people running a home-based business in the US today. |
