home bussines

And it’s not just jobs that have gone or are at risk. Home ownership, life savings and investments have been either put at great risk or even swept away in the tsunami of the global credit crisis. No doubt, in certain industries and with certain skill sets, some people can estimate that, on the balance of probabilities, they will be safe in their jobs for the foreseeable future and as a corollary will be able to meet mortgage payments and other expenses without undue stress. For many others, the future must look somewhat cloudy at best. It’s in relation to that broader economic environment and in the sense of “relative to the financial security of a regular job in an office or factory” that I refer to the “myth of financial insecurity” in working from home. And, given the times, given the headlines, might it not be a kind of insurance to test one’s aptitude for business by establishing some form of part-time business from home while still having a “regular” job?Developing a business from home in this way, however modestly, can help us develop our business skills and make us more self-reliant, less dependent for our long-term livelihood on the goodwill of others, such as employers, less dependent on the concept, now regarded in some circles as - at best - quaint, of company loyalty to staff. If down the track you really want or need to have a full time business from home you will have better skills than if you had to start cold. You will also have the benefit of starting to learn an essential mindset or skill for long-term business success, that of thinking like a business owner, not like an employee