Federal Funds for Small Businesses

Good news for small business owners (typically, work from home businesses start out in the small business category) -

Small businesses would get a bigger piece of the federal government's $400 billion-a-year procurement pie under legislation passed by the House.

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You're not too young to start a home business

Think you're too young and need to get some experience first working for someone else? Well, that is not necessarily the case... Here's an interesting article that explains why your 20's is the best time to start your home business -

If you are in your 20’s right now it’s might be safe to assume that you are getting ready to get into the hectic world of work. As you take this time to put together resume’s and look for work, don’t forget to take stock of the skills that you already possess that can be put to immediate use by starting a home based internet business.

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IRS and Small Businesses

Don't be afraid of the IRS. The tax authorities are not a fiend, but more of a friend. Good tax planning is imperative for the home business, and they are there to help! I just came across an article discussing something very encouraging -

Starting or running a small business can be taxing, so Uncle Sam wants to help.

The Internal Revenue Service is sponsoring a tax workshop for small-business owners or prospective owners in the Charleston area.

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Good news for work from home moms

I found an interesting press release on Newswire Today today with some good news for you work-from-home moms out there:

Bizymoms.com Launches New Mom Business Directory

	NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Brampton, ON, Canada, 05/06/2007 - Bizymoms.com knows firsthand how hard it can be to get a home business off the ground. After all, they are all home business owners themselves.
	Everyone at Bizymoms believes that all a woman needs to make her home business dream a reality is determination, motivation and a strong cheering section. This is why, over the last ten years, Bizymoms has made motivating and supporting women their top priority. Bizymoms was created in 1997 by Liz Folger, a work-at-home-mom expert and author of the book, “The Stay-at-Home Mom’s Guide To Making Money From Home.” Bizymoms has grown tremendously over the years, and now more than 2.5 million visitors come to Bizymoms every month, each with a work-at-home dream. “Most visitors enjoy the many free resources at Bizymoms including live chats, interactive message boards, support articles and of course help and advice from the Bizymoms Home Business Support Team,” explains Susan Hutson, Bizymoms.com community director. “Now we are taking that support one step further by launching our Mom Businesses Directory.” “A listing in the directory is a great opportunity, says Susan. Members receive a listing on the directory index page that links to a full page bio for their business, a membership to ekwa for home business which allows them to virally market their business through blogs, articles and forms. And, as an added bonus, we will be featuring the Mom Business Directory listings on a rotation basis in our weekly newsletter and our monthly article and press release submissions! It’s a valuable and unique package available only through Bizymoms.com!” The directory is available to all types of Mom-run businesses, and according to Susan, will be growing tremendously over the next few weeks, so she advises everyone to check back often.

Everyone wants to work from home!

Well, not everyone, but close enough. Those of us that work from home know all about the looks of envy when we say we're working from home. A new British survey establishes as much, that more than half of Britain's employees would like to work from home. They did not mean as business owners necessarily, but talking more about the high costs of commuting. Still, an interesting read there.

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Get The News You Need

In this blog, I want to track down news items from the general press that relate to the home business owner. I work from home, and I know that many others do as well. It's sometimes hard to keep track of everything when you get so busy developing your home enterprise, isn't it? You know you should keep an ear out for biz news, but there are just not enough hours in the day... Well, become a regular here on this page, and we'll get the news for you! We're not going to infringe on any copyrights either, just bring you a few lines and a link whenever something of importance comes up.

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