Work from Home: Be Genuine, Professional, and Flexible
It is amazing how much work can be accomplished—and how much change can be effected—with the tools of a computer and an internet connection. Sometimes I sit in my den, in our spacious house, on our country property, looking over the fields to the mountains, and think: “This simple computer is one of my main portals to the world of …
Advice for Budding Entrepreneurs
Today, as an author and someone with involvement in additional small businesses, I am very thankful for my earlier training. I grew up in an entrepreneurial family, had good resources available, and praise God for how He orchestrated various opportunities. However, in hindsight, there are some things to which I could have paid more attention.
Vision Stone Stoves – A Family Business Warming Hearts and Homes
VisionStone Stoves was born 5 years ago as a supplement to the rental business that my husband Bob and I have in a small Pennsylvania town. We were getting more and more disturbed at the high cost of fuel oil to heat our 3 story 150 year old Federal home. My husband began to research wood stoves in order to figure out what we might want to buy to supplement our heating system. That project grew into the vision for VisionStone Stoves.
What Every Family Should Know About Starting Their Own Business – Part 3
In part three of this review of Stephen Beck’s lecture at the 2011 Family Economics Conference, he discusses his criteria for the perfect business model, gives some examples of successful business ventures his family has pursued, and provides a top ten list of ways to start an online business.
