Place your name in the hat to win a free HP notebook by completing the 2009 Home Business Survey. The Survey is being carried out by home business website, Enterprise Nation, with results being launched on Friday 20th November. Be sure to have your say!
Our Survey says …
Enterprise Nation produces the annual Home Business Report Read more…
You only get one chance to create a first impression. To make sure it’s the right one, follow these 7 steps that will have people meeting you, liking you and, critically, wanting to do business with you.
Be confident – walk into a room with your head held high and confidence intact. This will come across Read more…
In September Emelie and Louise Olsson of the Catapult Club won the Pioneer Category at the Girls! Make Your Mark Awards. Along with a £3000 bursary, the girls received money can’t buy mentoring from Emma Jones, founder of Enterprise Nation, author of ‘Spare Room Start Up – how to start a business from home’ 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…
What would you do if you’ve been operating in a market without a competitor, and then one appears? Do you ignore it, suggest tie-ups, share expertise, or wage all out war?
Competition is healthy
First off, take the view that ‘competition is healthy’ …two companies can make more noise than one and having a competitor may even Read more…
I’ve always thought that the idea of starting a business from home was a pretty nifty way of keeping financially stable whilst riding the enterprise wave. Also, the possibility, however unlikely, of eating cake at 9am and watching Neighbours, Loose Women, and Perry Mason filled my little head with joy.
Now, clearly to be a successful Read more…
You’ve met with a potential client. They’ve expressed interest in what you have to offer. They’ve asked for a proposal so it can be given due consideration. You head back to the home office and think ‘what now?’ Here’s what. Follow these 6 steps to successful proposal-writing and turn those proposals into profit!
Ruth Drapper, who home schools her children, and is clearly an enterprise champion, tells us more about working from home and how to inspire your kids to make their mark! I hope other parents take note…This article also appears on Enterprise Nation
Never too young to start a home business!
I don’t know about you, but running Read more…
It’s been called ‘the socially acceptable way to stalk people’ but Twitter is so much more than that. So much, in fact, that it could become a powerful tool for your home business. Here’s how I’ve used it in my business and 5 reasons why I’ve come to love this little application.
According to Enterprise Nation, the home business website, you can be at least £30,000 in pocket by starting a business from home because of an increase in the value of your home and savings on fuel costs and motoring expenses.
It’s good to know that having an office in the house adds an average Read more…
If you read my first MYM blog post, you’ll have made your first sale and now be up and running in business. Right?!
Once you’ve made that first sale, it’s time to shout about it! So let me offer you my ten steps to marketing success.
1. Define your story
What is your story? Imagine your life is Read more…
This is my first guest post for the Make your Mark blog so I thought what better topic to start with than making your first sale?
There are some simple steps you can follow to secure that first customer cheque – a cheque that will look so good you’d rather hang it on the wall than Read more…
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