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Advice From Paul and Sarah Edwards

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Setting Up a Retainer Payment System
If you have clients who use your services on a regular basis, find out more about the benefits of having them pay by retainer.

Keeping Packages Safe When No One's Home
There are a number of smart solutions available to homebased business owners who want to be sure their packages are there when they get home.

Handling Houseguests in Your Home Office
Set some basic rules for your guests and yourself, and your out-of-town visitors will enjoy their visit, while you still get your work done.

Using the Web to Get Legal Information
5 online resources to help you with some of your common legal needs

Bad Zoning Laws? Get 'Em Changed!
If your city is giving you trouble, print out this article and bring it to a council meeting to prove the worth of homebased business.

Basic Training
Got what it takes to get through entrepreneurial "boot camp"? We'll give you some tips for toughing out your first year in business.

Under Pressure
Will your marriage survive both of you working at home? Yes, if you work on your communication skills, too.

The Dark Side
Prepare yourself for being homebased by understanding the downside.

How to Manage Your Homebased Time
You have a number of responsibilities as a homebased entrepreneur. Here's how to juggle them all.

Creating Fliers That Get Action
If you word your promotional flier correctly, prospects will flock to do business with you.

Surviving the First Five Years
The first years are the hardest, so plan on plodding along for a while.

Happy Trails
How to tell whether it's time for a major life--and business--change.

I'm Not Happy!
You're successful but miserable. Here's what to do when your dream business is no longer your dream.

How to Learn About Your Competition
Ethical ways to get the goods on your competitors before you start your own business

Getting Settled in a New Community
How to make a name for yourself all over again when you move to a new city

Charging Sales Tax on Out-of-State Orders
For now, Congress won't ask you to worry about the issue. But the honeymoon might not last forever.

Keeping Inventory in Your Home
What to do when your city restricts the use of your home for inventory storage

Starting a Part-Time Child-Care Service
The market is there for this type of service--so here's how to find it.

The Pros and Cons of Network Marketing
Is network marketing all it's cracked up to be?

Branding Your Homebased Business
Household name? No problem—if you've got a few tricks like these up your sleeve.

Best Recession-Proof Businesses
Even in a recession, you can start a business. Find out which ones were voted most likely to succeed.

Got Kids at Home?
Finding some relief for the homebased entrepreneurial parent

Valuing Your Homebased Business
The first thing to figure out is whether you're profitable.

Where's the Grant Money?
Grants are just one option. Consider angel financing in your quest for start-up capital, too.

Setting Up B2B Appointments
The best approach: Call first...and make sure you listen to what your prospect has to say.

Do I Need Errors and Omissions Insurance?
Insurance needs vary from business to business. Before you plunk down your cash, make sure you have to.

Is That Opportunity Legit?
Be your own boss, yes, but be smart about how you get there.

Setting Boundaries for Your Homebased Business
How to separate your home from your home office

Creating Routines
The rituals you need to keep—and how to stick to them

Good Dog!
5 steps to getting Fido under control

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