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• Mar 12 2010

  

  Homeworking & Co-Working: Like peanut butter and 'Jelly'

  Ask for a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in the UK and you'll get something that wobbles onto your plate. Here, of course, we call it jam. But in America it's taking on a whole new meaning - and it's coming to Blighty. To borrow a phrase from Destiny's Child, "are you ready for this jelly?" Here's the lowdown on 'Jelly' co-working and what it means for homeworkers.

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• Mar 12 2010

  

  How to give great customer service

  Yesterday we tweeted about a success for our 2007 Home Business of the Year winner, Wendy Shand. Wendy has gone on to win lots of awards over the past three years, including, as of now, winner of the Cisco Customer Kings award 2010. Well done, Wendy! Here she offers advice on customer service. 

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• Mar 12 2010

  

  Going global: pack your payment provider

  San will soon be asking for your views on whether you sell overseas - or would like to. That’s because we’re hosting a meeting next week to talk trade – international trade – for home based businesses. Before then, we ask Michael Norton of PayPoint.net for his top tip on going global.

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• Mar 11 2010

  

  Third spaces: Indycube

  Mark Hooper can’t wait until 4th May. That’s because this is the day when Indycube formally launches. Mark has created Indycube as a space for homeworkers who’d like to experience co-working and for business owners from across Wales looking for professional meeting space.

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• Mar 11 2010

  

  Slideshow: Your home offices

  Like a couple of nosy parkers, we asked to see inside your home office this morning at #watercoolermoment on Twitter. Here's what you sent us!

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• Mar 11 2010

  

  Q&A with Nick Williams

  Nick Williams makes his living by helping others decide what they should be doing for a living. ‘I help people understand their work doesn’t have to be a form of suffering but can be a joy and blessing’ says Nick. We find out how he goes about it. 

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• Mar 11 2010

  

  Enterprise Nation in the Yorkshire Post

  A Business Link advertorial in today's Yorkshire Post is all about working from home. And Emma's in there too! Read on to read on.

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• Mar 9 2010

  

  Slip in to something a little more…

  We have spent over four years dispelling the myth that home business owners work in their PJs and slippers. And look at us now; offering a round-up of some of our most interesting slipper finds. Would you wear these to work?

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• Mar 9 2010

  

  Emma Jones: My Mum, the ‘mumpreneur’

  When asked the question ‘who has been your business inspiration?’ I invariably reply ‘my Mum’ It was from her I learned the basics of financial accounting, the value of a strong work ethic, and the art of customer service. She was, and continues to be, her own boss and my greatest motivator. 

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• Mar 9 2010

  

  Two artists, one house. Can it work?

  Karina and Paul Coghlin have been married for over a decade. They both work day jobs and return home to build their respective businesses; for Karina a jewellery company and for Paul, a photography venture. Can two creative businesses and a marriage be accommodated under a single roof? Seems so. 

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