Home businesses can be a blessing

Greetings!  I'm Christian Robicheau, assistant editor at www.sterlingcreations.ca.  Today, as October comes to an end and as November prepares to take over, I hope that everyone is getting ready to welcome the holiday season.
Today, I have a very insightful editorial to share with you from our president Donna J. Jodhan. 
I wish you a great weekend.

 

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Home businesses can be a blessing
 
Many people scoff at the idea of creating and developing a home business.  Up till a few years ago, society did not think much of the home business venture.  They felt that it would probably fail before it even got off the ground and there were other comments like:
A home business does not really mean that you are working at a real job.
A home business would mean that you spend too much time at home and not enough time communicating with others.
A home business is not as meaningful as working for a real company.
 
This way of thinking has been changing quite drastically for at least the past decade and now more than ever, more and more persons are going into their own home businesses.  There are a few driving forces behind this drastic change and I'd like to look at these.

 

First, the stress factor.  In a recent survey published in the United States, it was revealed that over 85% of respondents attributed their stress to many of the following factors:
Having to deal with traffic jams.  Many of those surveyed complained that they were often stressed out because of having to spend so much time in traffic snarls.
Having to spend too much time at the office and not enough time at home.
Having to deal with supervisors who did not appreciate the time and effort that they were putting in at the office.
Not much hope for career advancement.
Having to deal with cramped office space and other co-workers.

 

Second, the advent of the Internet.  The Internet has literally opened up millions of opportunities for persons to be abele to work from home. Anyone choosing to start their own home business can now use the Internet to do such things as:
Market and advertise their products and services.
Buy and sell their products and services.
Send and receive information.
Send and receive tasks to be carried out.
The Internet has made it possible for home businesses to be flexible when it comes to work schedules and in addition, it is so much easier for persons to keep in touch with their clients more easily and efficiently.
 
In the opinion of many experts, it is becoming easier to open a home business.  The benefits to doing so are looking more and more enticing to those contemplating it.  The idea of being able to spend more time at home with the family, avoiding those long hours in traffic snarls or just traveling to and from the office, the thought of becoming one's own boss, and the ability to make one's own schedule and work at one's own pace, all of these advantages are making the home business venture more exciting, interesting, and above all, more beneficial.

 

I'm Donna J. Jodhan wishing you a terrific day and weekend.
To reach me, please send an email to info@sterlingcreations.ca and I would be delighted to send you an electronic copy of our latest newsletter.
 
Here is a complete list of where you can view Donna's blogs and editorials.
Donna Jodhan!  Advocating accessibility for all
http://www.donnajodhan.blogspot.com 
a weekly feature on important answers to consumers concerns
http://www.sterlingcreations.com/businessdesk.htm
Weekly blogs for language professionals and accessibility consultants
http://www.sterlingcreationsca.blogspot.com
A monthly editorial on issues on diversity
http://www.diversityintheworkplace.ca