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The Ultimate Guide for Starting and Running a Business at Home

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Set up a business email account. Build an active online presence (be your own PR person!). Find good business partners and people who will refer you. Alert the press (reach out to local newspapers, radio stations, businesses, and so on). Start doing guerilla marketing. Hire a good small business accountant.

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The Ultimate Work From Home Checklist

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Of the 543,000 new small businesses started each month, approximately 52 percent of them are home-based. It’s no surprise really when you consider the primary reason for starting a business from home has to do with money (or lack thereof). Set up a business email account. Start doing guerilla marketing.

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How to Have the Best Opening Day Ever

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Tom Smith of Insights From Analytics recommends doing PR outreach to local media and sharing your story. Partner with your local Chamber of Commerce and hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Katherine of CycleBar recalls how they partnered with their local chamber of commerce for their ribbon cutting ceremony, which was a huge success.