Monthly Archives: September 2008

September 30, 2008

Work-At-Home and Make Your Banker Happy

Do you own a small business? Wanna make your banker love you? Well, maybe not love you, but certainly like you enough to renew that line of credit? When economic times get tough, bankers worry about their business borrowers. If they don’t think you’re payin’ attention to the economic downturn, that could mean curtains for [...]

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September 28, 2008

Home-Based Jobs Not For the Paranoid

I did a radio interview about the growth of telecommuting recently. The host had that revved-up style that’s presumably intended to help commuters stay awake on their trek to and from work and he wasn’t buying the whole work from home thing. “It would never work for radio station employees,” he said. “They’d all be [...]

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September 26, 2008

Free Money For Small Business?

You’ve seen the ads on TV where the idiot in the suit covered in dollar signs screams at you about free money. Millions from untapped grant sources—for free! Use it to start any business! Not. All he’s promoting is his book. Other, more nefarious characters are out for more than that. Check this out from [...]

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September 8, 2008

Telecommuting News Summary 090808

Work-Life Balance Becoming a Key Tool for Retention Workforce Management, Ca - Sep 8, 2008 Other arrangements include telecommuting one or more days per week; compressing workweeks from five days to four or three days per week; and job sharing. … Businesses and Consumers Using Internet More WiredPRNews.com (press release), TX - Sep 8, 2008 Another possible reason for [...]

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