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As part of my recent interview series with successful entrepreneurial women, I’ve asked over 30 women about the highs and lows of working from home and being the boss. What I heard was inspiring and definitely ‘real-world’ advice. No sugar-coating here then! So, how do you ensure massive success with your home business? Here are 3 key tips from women “doing it for themselves”   1. Establish a home/work boundary One of the biggest challenges my entrepreneurial mums faced was establishing the boundary between home and work. Physical boundaries are easier to establish, ... Read More »

I spent today with a new client. She’s an artist and a businesswoman with a studio-cum-office in her back bedroom. Unfortunately, she’s got so much clutter she can’t even get into her home-office anymore. In fact, she’s got so much clutter that clearing it from her home-office isn’t even the most important thing for us to do. Priority number one is to get the kitchen sink clear of dirty dishes…  …but the dishwasher’s not working properly and she can’t afford to call someone out to mend it. She’s run out ... Read More »

Working from home is slowly becoming the trend of the millennium. More women than men seem to be taking it up but numbers are increasing all the time. Most of us are totally aware of the benefits from working at home but may not have considered some of the risks and what to do about them. Lack of discipline in time management. This is something that you likely did not face at the office because you were ‘on the office clock’. Now you’re Read More »

People who work from home are more productive than their office-based colleagues, a study has recently revealed. Despite the stereotype that home-based workers get an easier ride than people in an office, researchers found they are actually less likely to spend their day surfing the internet and making personal phone calls. On top of that, people who work from home are Read More »

Successful women biz owners weigh in on the people, places and things they can’t live-or work-without. Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to interview many mumpreneurs, from Julie Aigner Clark of Baby Einstein fame to maternity wear designer Liz Lange. For self-serving purposes, I’ve asked them all the same question: What can you not live without as a mumpreneur? Most answered with things like “a sense of humor,” “passion for business” and “unrelenting determination.” I then asked for something more tangible. Many gave the same answers and tips. I ... Read More »

Working from home gives you the opportunity to set up an office that perfectly suits you and your business. Emma Jones offers her top four tips on creating the right environment. Read More »

The activities of certain high-profile celebrities who have recently been discovered to have business facilities within their homes have brought the whole concept of home working into the spotlight. Read More »

In order to find ways to improve and accomplish more with the time you have, it was important to look at how you are currently spending your time. That was why in the previous article I suggested you create a time diary. Your time diary should have included how long each individual task you do takes (even your tea/lunch breaks and staring off into space). Read More »

Adjust your clocks as the world of work is changing. People in their thousands are heading home from the day job to build a business at nights and weekends. It’s what we call the 5 to 9 economy and it’s a great way of starting a business as it means low cost and low risk. Read More »

There are lots of startup books out there, but how do you know which one to pick?  This book, Spare Room Start Up: How to Start a Business from Home by Emma Jones is unequivocally one of the best and if you start out with this book if you are thinking about starting a business from home, you won’t go too far wrong. Spare Room Start Up is a friendly and stylish, full colour guide which focuses on the specific issues that affect home business start-ups, from the ‘kitchen table ... Read More »