Debbie’s Blog

Starting a home business is a very important decision, and there are some typical home business resources you will need to have in order for you to succeed. Home business resources are assets, services and systems you will need to make your home business run smoothly; and also other steps you will need to take to make sure that you will succeed with your business.

So, to start a successful home business, what resources and steps do you need to take?

? A clearly laid out business plan. Without a business plan and goals to achieve, then you can not get anywhere. A business plan will map out what you need to succeed and how you will achieve your goals.

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The other day I signed up with some business sites I found through my Linkedin account. Today I was browsing the emails that arrived in my inbox and following the links. I followed some links to a website address of http://www.chainetwork.net  There were some videos that caught my interest. I clicked on the one called Lesson 01 Web Life. I was watching the gentelman talk and as he got more into his subject he referenced a book call the Essential Drucker. In reading a page from this book “He asked…What is the purpose of a business”. Some would say to make money. The correct answer is to create a customer. I found this very interestng. It made me stop and think on how to market my business this coming 2009. Instead of thinking of ways to make money think of ways to create new customers. When you provide a service a customer can use you get new customers, they are the ones who will grow your business and help it to profit. 

Another topic he mentioned was “SWOT” which means to evaluate the “Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats” of a business. Think I will go do some research on SWOT for the businesses that provide the same service I do.

If you would like to watch the video I have included it below.

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