Home-Based Business For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance))

386 Pages·2005·4.71 MB·English

by  Paul Edwards, Sarah Edwards, Peter Economy

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Home-Based
Business
FOR
‰
DUMmIES
2ND EDITION
by Paul and Sarah Edwards
and Peter Economy
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Home-Based
Business
FOR
‰
DUMmIES
2ND EDITION
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Home-Based
Business
FOR
‰
DUMmIES
2ND EDITION
by Paul and Sarah Edwards
and Peter Economy
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Home-Based Business For Dummies , 2nd Edition
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About the Authors
Paul and Sarah Edwards’s self-employment and career books
have sold over a million and a half copies. They write monthly
columns for Entrepreneur and The Costco Connection. They
hosted The Working From Home Show on HGTV, have been
regular commentators on CNBC, and appear frequently on
radio and TV shows across the country. Since 1988, they
have produced and co-hosted an hour-long show Working
From Home, which currently airs on The Entrepreneur
Radio Network at www.wsradio.com/entrepreneur_
homebasedbiz/. Occasionally, their show, broadcast from
their California home, is enriched by the barks of Billy, their
toy Manchester Terrier.
Paul and Sarah provide a wealth of ongoing information,
resources, and support, including updates, marketing tips,
and excerpts from their sixteen books on self-employment at
www.workingfromhome.com.
Peter Economy, who lives in La Jolla, CA, is a home-based
business author and the coauthor of Why Aren’t You Your Own
Boss? with Paul and Sarah Edwards, Managing For Dummies and
Consulting For Dummies with Bob Nelson, and Writing Children’s
Books For Dummies with Lisa Rojany Buccieri. Peter is also
Associate Editor for the award-winning magazine Leader to
Leader.
Peter combines his writing experience with more than 15 years
of hands-on management experience. He received his bachelor’s
degree in economics from Stanford University and is pursuing
his MBA at the Edinburgh Business School. Peter invites you
to visit his Web site (www.petereconomy.com).
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Dedication
To the millions of home-based businesspeople whose entrepreneurial spirit
shines as a beacon, inspiring those around you and lighting a path to the suc-
cess you so richly deserve.
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