The first step in any business should be the formulation of a business plan. Creating a plan helps you to guide your choices today and tomorrow. It should have several key points:
• Mission statement
• Vision statement
• Values
• Strategic Plan
• Executive summary
• Market analysis
• Marketing strategy
• Budget
Mission Statement
This is a one or two sentence statement that answers the questions about what you [...]
Many people avoid freelance because of the uncertainty of income. That is completely understandable. I started into freelance writing as a way to ADD income to our household. It was only about three months into my serious pursuit of a freelance career that my husband left his job and our family became [...]
There are times when I feel like the people closest to me recent me the most. Nothing they actually do or say cries out the foul, but it’s almost something in their eyes or tone of voice. It seems to say “you are not really working and it is not fair you are [...]
Writing at home (or doing any work) can be frustrating on some days and just simply impossible on others. It doesn’t help my personal situation that my office is located smack in the middle of the house – in the kitchen no less. There are just days when it doesn’t seem like I [...]
Most people grew up hearing some form of “work hard and you can achieve your goals.” Any one that has ever done sports of any variety has certainly heard that pep talk before. But more and more people are discovering that it’s not how hard you work that pushes you to your goals [...]