| Here’s the Who, What, When, Where, and Why of Home-Based Business
Week:
Who: Beverley Williams, Founder and Former President of the
American Association of Home-Based Businesses and the Small Business Administration’s
2002 Home Business Advocate of the Year, declared the first Home-Based
Business Week in 1994 in the Chase’s Events Calendar to commemorate
the anniversary of the founding of the association. Ms. Williams wanted
a way to promote and raise the professional image of home-based businesses
and felt this was one way to bring media attention to the industry.
What: Home-Based Business Week is an opportunity for the media
to educate and help promote home-based businesses in the local community
through articles about home-based businesses in general and local owners
in particular. There are still negative perceptions surrounding home-based
businesses. Interviewing home-based business owners in your local community
will give you a better understanding of the seriousness with which home-based
business owners operate. Remember, home-based business is not a career;
it’s a way of life!
When: Home-Based Business Week is always the second week of
October that includes the second Tuesday (remember, this is the anniversary
of the founding of AAHBB).
Where: Home-based businesses are everywhere in the US –
urban, suburban, rural and metropolitan. Contact the local Chamber of
Commerce or other small business group in your area for help in identifying
local home-based businesses.
Why: Why would you want to do anything for Home-Based Business
Week? Because home-based businesses continue to grow in numbers. According
to the Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy, 52% of
all small businesses are home-based!
For more information on specifics about home-based businesses, go to
the following website for a complete research report by Joanne Pratt –
http://www.sba.gov/gopher/Legislation-And-Regulations/
General-Information-And-Publications/adv8.txt.
To reach Beverley Williams, The Home Business Advocate, Former President/Founder
of AAHBB, and originator of Home-Based Business Week, email her at bevspeaks@earthlink.net.
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