Chairman, CEO, and President
G. L. Giddings and Associates, LLP
The POWER Group Organization© Team
Quote: "If you can find a VOID and FILL it, you can become VERY WEALTHY."
I was an employee in the food service industry for over 28-years, working in places ranging from the U.S. Air Force and Monmouth Medical Center to restaurants like Ruby Tuesday's, Quaker Steak and Lube and Applebee's. I enjoyed cooking and having the chance to be creative, but was never full-filled financially. I worked long hours, was a hard-worker, but never felt I earned what I was worth. To make matters worse, I seemed to always get "passed over" for jobs I knew I was qualified for. Management and supervisory positions always flew right past me! I held a few trainer positions, but all those were just "glorified titles" for cook. I only made slightly more than my counterparts.
I have researched over (300) home-based business opportunities since 1985, and found many to be legitimate. Companies like Gillette, MARY KAY, Specialty Merchandise Corporation (SMC), and AVON use independent affiliate contractors to market their services. Others like Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc., DISH Network, SPRINT/Nextell, AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile also use independent contractors as well as network marketing to get the word out about their products and services.
There are many advantages to starting a home-based business. One is is that most of your businesses have low or no start-up costs. Unlike franchises, where you have to have a large amount to get started, you don't have that worry. You have total control of your TIME, which is what attracted me more than the money. My time is VERY IMPORTANT to me, so I needed to be sure that I wasn't wasting it on companies that didn't produce income or provide opportunities for me to advance. Another is that you can work full-time, part-time, or spare time. And because of this, your can pretty much dictate your income. You can make as much or as little as you want. And usually there is no teritorial restrictions.
I found a list of statistics about the home-based business industry. Let me know what you think. Also, please read the earlier blog about why it is important to have a "Plan B", especially in today's economy. Having a "Plan B" is a great idea because your "job" (I jokingly call it being "JUST OVER BROKE"!) isn't promised to be there tomorrow. There are many tax advantages to starting a home-based business.
Doing your research BEFORE you jump-in head first and you could find that pot at the end of your financial rainbow!
Call G.L. Giddings and Associates, LLP at (502) 992-9472 (OFFICE) for more information about the home-based business industry and how to get the most out of working from home! http://www.greatworkplan.com/ggiddings
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Recent Statistics About Home Based Businesses
Number of Home Business - 36 million to 18 million
According to IDC, a top national research firm, there are between 34.3 million and 36.6 million home office households in the United States alone.
Nationwide, the number of home-based businesses may range from 18 million to 38 million, depending on who is doing the counting. U.S. Census figures. Pittsburgh Business Times
The number of home-based businesses in the United States surpassed 20 million in 2002, and is expected to eclipse 25 million by 2003 according to International Data Corp.
In fact, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that there are now more than 18.3 million homebased businesses in the United States. (Entrepreneur Magazine )
The number of U.S. households that have a home-based business currently exceeds 12 percent." - Office of Advocacy, Small Business Administration
Newsweek magazine reports that by the year 2005, it’s anticipated that 50% of the households in the United States will be involved in a home-based business!
To read the rest of the statistics, click here - http://www.kristiet.com/home-biz-fact-sheet.htm
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