Millions of people change jobs every year, and most of them need help composing a convincing resume. This updated guide gives new information for tapping into this market, including a new section on demonstrating potential for immediate cash flow, a complete sample business plan, and many new worksheets designed to gather client information.

IS THE RISING COST OF FOOD AND FUEL SQUEEZING YOUR BUDGET TO THE BREAKING POINT? CAN'T SEE A WAY OUT OF THIS MESS? Well, Starting Your Own HOME-BASED BUSINESS just might be the solution you're looking for! With inflation's vice grip on our ability to make ends meet, it's no wonder that many struggle to make ends meet. A full time job and/or two family members drawing a paycheck are simply inadequate and often fail to provide enough funds for basic living expenses. Often, the only option remaining is to find additional employment in order to gain financial security for you and your family. You have already exhausted the formal part-time job offerings in your area, having no success. So what to do? Have you considered starting your own Home-Based Business? Within the pages of Start Your Own HOME-BASED BUSINESS, you'll discover 25 outstanding home-based business plans, each one ready for you to put into action! The prospect of working from home has gained credibility over the years. Home offices can now compete with small commercial businesses and save on rent in the process. In the United States alone there are more than 40 million home-based businesses! This statistic should provide ample encouragement for those wishing to start their own business. So why not take that leap of faith with Start Your Own HOME-BASED BUSINESS? Start by selecting the home-based plan that favorably dovetails with your abilities and financial needs and then, following the instructions revealed in Chapter 1, STARTING YOUR OWN BUSINESS, develop a detailed business plan before starting and you'll soon be on your way to financial freedom! Remember, success takes planning. The rest is up to you! Good luck, and may your new business venture succeed beyond your wildest dreams!

From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together

This series provides the tools to get a home-based business off to a great start and keep it running in this competitive environment. Like having your own business advisor, each edition features inside information from professionals along with easy-to-use planning charts and worksheets.

Have you ever dreamed of starting your own home-based interior design business? Have you been hesitant to put your business plans into action? This book contains all the necessary tools and success strategies you need to launch and grow your business. An experienced designer shares her experiences and advice on every aspect of setting up and running a thriving home-based interior design business. Learn how to develop a business plan, estimate your start-up costs, price your services, and stay profitable once you're in business. Read all about getting clients and referrals, outshining the competition, bidding competitively, establishing your daily schedule, organizing your business, getting paid and much more. The book is packed with worksheets, including products and services charts, a sample balance worksheet, a profit-and-loss worksheet, a cash-flow projections worksheet, a weekly accounting ledger, a vendor sale sheet, and a bid sheet.

Everything you need to know to start and run a profitable, ethical, and satisfying home-based business in the field of senior care. This book covers the range of senior care businesses that are increasingly in demand. It discusses the businesses that can be set up by those with special qualifications, such as nursing, social work, or other health and human services degrees, as well as those that can be run by individuals with no special training but an interest in caring for others. Topics included are: driving and errand-running businesses, geriatric or elder care management, day care, and insurance-coverage advocacy. The senior population is increasing and aging issues are everywhere—this is a timely book from an expert author that will help new business owners fill a growing market need.

A guide to the information services and sources provided to 100 types of small business by associations, consultants, educational programs, franchisers, government agencies, reference works, statisticians, suppliers, trade shows, and venture capital firms.