Will Home-Based Businesses Soon Become Workplace Gospel?

Posted on February 13th, 2007 in Home Business, Jobs, Work at Home by webmaster

I’m not hip to the lives and loves of celebrities. I’ve never been accused of being fashion forward. I don’t drive a Hummer. So it was an altogether new sensation when I recently opened my newspaper and learned that I, Erin Home-Worker, am setting a trend.

In a May 2006 report, titled Work, Entrepreneurship & Opportunity In 21st Century America, the US Chamber of Commerce stated:

“Traditional employment remains strong in our economy… Yet participants in the entrepreneurial workforce have cast aside the traditional model of working for one employer, for one paycheck, and on a set schedule that never changes.

Facing Up to Lower Pay When You Work at Home

Posted on February 1st, 2007 in Jobs, Work at Home by webmaster

Working at home has many advantages. You often have a more flexible schedule, you don’t need to drive to work and you have a better chance that you can be there when your children need you. But there are some disadvantages.

Low pay is one of the big ones. Many work at home jobs don’t pay what they do when you do the same job outside the home. They often don’t even come with benefits.

At first glance, this sounds bad. You’re doing the same job in what can be a rather demanding environment (Mommy!!), but you don’t earn the same money. It can feel unfair.

However, you do save quite a bit of money. You don’t need to maintain the same kind of wardrobe in many cases. You probably don’t have to drop so many clothes off at the dry cleaner’s. You may wear less makeup and get your hair done less often. You drive less. You may or may not need daycare for the kids.