Homeschooling WAHM

Four Tips to Make Your Business Eco-friendly

Cheryl Henderson-Khalid — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:40:14 +0000

As I mentioned in an earlier post I’m educating myself about whole foods and passing a tradition healthful lifestyle to my children. While thinking of eco-friendly habits we can incorporate into our lives, I realized that one of the great things about having a virtual businesses is that it helps the environment in a variety of ways:

Drive Your Car Less. Having to only “drive” down to your home office cuts down on gas consumption as well as exhaust fumes. And make sure that when you do have to go out to meet a client that you make the most of the trip. Attend to other errands such as picking up the clothes from the dry cleaners, shopping, etc.
Healthy Food Choices. When you work from home you can make healthy food choices. By choosing organic, when possible, you not only benefit your body but help the organic farmers to continue providing superior produce.
Choose “green” office supplies. When choosing paper for your laser or inkjet printer, look for the initials “PCW”. It stands for Post Consumer Waste and indicates that the paper was indeed recycled. Also, looking for remanufactured ink and toner cartridges made by companies such as Nukote and Jetfill.
Accounting. Although we may need to save receipts for the tax man, many records can be stored electronically, thus reducing the amount of paper and ink wasted. There are many ways to do that including Quickbooks Online and Freshbooks (www.freshbooks.com).

For more information on how to keep your life as green as possible, you should check out Ecomii (www.ecomii.com) which has a daily ecological tip along with blogs, latest ecological endeavors and much more. And below are two eco-friendly company discounts that I got in my mailbox and thought that you might find interesting.

Visit http://www.printresponsibly.com and check out their line of business cards, brochures, postcards, pocket folders and more - all produced in their FSC/SFI certified plants. Enter Promo Code: Haropromo to get 25% off any product purchased through PrintResponsibly.com.

Act by September 30th and receive 300 free business cards and an eco-friendly business card holder along with your order! The CEO (and HARO Family Member’s) commitment to sustainability is fundamental to their businesses and practiced at all levels of their organization. That’s the kind of HARO Family Member we love!

Feeling underwhelmed by the slow and limited QuickBooks Online product? Need your accountant to be able to easily review your QuickBooks file without having to send huge files back and forth? Need to connect remotely? Mac and PC? Here’s the solution that CPAs, accountants and business owners across the country have chosen to save time and money. Swizznet makes it easy to connect with your accountant or remote employees and takes the hassle, time and expense out of business IT.

With Swizznet you get the convenience of secure online anytime, anywhere access to all your applications - including multi-user access to your full version of QuickBooks (Pro, Premier or Enterprise) as well as MS Office, Adobe Reader and unlimited data storage with continuous backup and seamless printing.

Sign up today at http://swizznet.com for your free 30-day trial and get a free document management premium package upgrade for six months (a $60 value) - just enter the promo code: HARO

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I Won a Mompreneur Blog Award!

Cheryl Henderson-Khalid — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:51:13 +0000

A couple of days ago I mentioned that I entered this blog into a contest hosted by Homeschool Entrepreneur. And guess what — oh yeah, I kinda gave that away in the title — but I Won! I’m so excited. This is my first Blog Award, so you have to excuse my outburst.

Anyway, there were a lot of great blogs entered in this contest and I recommend that you check them out at Homeschool Entrepreneur. I’ve listed the winners below:

Congratulations to all the winners:

Youth Category (under 18)

Sweet Tea {Jesus} and Me

Homeschool Blogs:

Katie’s Homeschool Cottage

Mom Blogs:

For Such a Time As This

Mompreneur Blogs:

Homeschooling WAHM

Brand New (Baby) Blogs:

Gardening For My Family

The Reader’s Choice Award…

. . . will be announced on our blog, HomeschoolEnt.com on Monday.

Thanks to everyone who voted for and encouraged me. I really do appreciate it!

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Real World Education for the Next Generation

Cheryl Henderson-Khalid — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:38:56 +0000

I’m so excited to be a part of Rhea’s Beach Retreat! Why? Because I want to give my children a real world education that will prepare them, as the next generation, to thrive. They need to know that they have options beyond the traditional “Go to School — Get a Job” mantra. My prayer for them is that they’ll take their unique talents and use them to enrich themselves while helping others.

Dabbling with home businesses gives young people of all ages many wonderful opportunities to experience Entrepreneurial Education. Plus it gives them the experience they need in case they ever decide to work for someone else but need a work history to land a job.

Ever wonder how you’re supposed to get a job if you’re just out of school and the company requires “work experience”?

As Rhea says:

Not only does having your own small business incorporate reading, writing, spelling, practical math, and relevant skills into your day but it also helps you think creatively and independently while learning to follow the rules.

It seems that so many adults don’t always make wise decisions because of their fear of failure. Our society is so perfectionist-oriented that making a mistake is considered by some as failure. That is not always true.

And anyone who is anybody has made more mistakes than their peers. They just learned from their mistakes and continued on when others let one mishap steal their success.

Robert Kiyosaki says, “The main cause of poverty or financial struggle is fear and ignorance, not the economy or the government or the rich. It’s self-inflicted fear and ignorance that keeps people trapped.”

“We all have tremendous potential, and we all are blessed with gifts. Yet, the one thing that holds all of us back is some degree of self-doubt… Often in the real world, it’s not the smart that get ahead but the bold.”

Incorporating home business into your daily school routine helps students learn skills that others never value. They won’t believe how much they have learned while having fun AND while making money!

If you want to learn how to motivate your students to strive to develop their potential and learn concepts such as “Passive Income,” find out more about the only live 3-day event of its kind designed to help families develop the mindset of success - Rhea’s Beach Retreat.

Click here for more information.

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It’s time to best for the best homeschooling summer blog!

Cheryl Henderson-Khalid — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:14:56 +0000

Hi everyone,

Deb just sent this reminder out to make sure that you vote for the best homeschooling blog this summer. Mine was nominated, so if you’d click on me I’ll be your bestest friend! And be sure to check out the great blogs that are listed at this link:

http://homeschoolent.com/2009/08/win-a-prize-by-helping-us-find-the-best-homeschool-blog/

Here’s Deb’s note:

Just a quick reminder that you have until midnight tonight to vote for the ‘Reader’s Choice’ winner of our Summer Blog Contest.

Don’t forget, by voting you are eligible for a drawing for your choice of a f*. ree book from Benjamin’s Book Shoppe-and there are quite a few great homeschool books there to choose from. Your chances of winning are really good, so far there aren’t too many entries.

All you have to do is make a comment on which blog you like best out of all the entries. It doesn’t have to be one of the finalists, ANY of the blogs listed in this post are eligible:

http://homeschoolent.com/2009/08/win-a-prize-by-helping-us-find-the-best-homeschool-blog/

That’s it! Just wanted to remind everyone so you didn’t miss out on an easy way to win a free book. Winners of all the blog categories and the Reader’s Choice will be announced in the newsletter set to go out at noon tomorrow,. 9-12-2009 See you then!

Here’s the link again to vote and get your name into the drawing:

http://homeschoolent.com/2009/08/win-a-prize-by-helping-us-find-the-best-homeschool-blog/

Blessings,

Deb

HomeschoolEnt.com

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might. ~Ecclesiastes 9:10 KJV

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Calling all Bookkeepers …

Cheryl Henderson-Khalid — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:52:17 +0000

Just a quick note today. I’m not a bookkeeper (and everyone should rejoice at that fact!) but I did receive an interesting email today that I thought might be of help to freelance bookkeepers who are looking for ways to attract clients. I hope the information proves useful.

Quick question…

…. What’s the one thing your bookkeeping business needs to be
successful?

If you answered accounting software…you’re in a world of trouble.

The answer is…

…Clients. I hate to say this but without clients, you don’t have a bookkeeping business!

But if you’re like most freelance bookkeepers, your biggest challenge is finding clients for your bookkeeping business. You know once you have them, you’re on a roll, but you don’t know how to go about finding them in the first place, right?

But the good news is that there’s a new website that focuses entirely on finding you bookkeeping clients and you can test it out at no cost. Keep reading to find out how…

As a member you’ll get:

-       Your own custom bookkeeping website
-       Your own domain name
-       Hosting and email for your bookkeeping website
-       Your own bookkeeping listing on GetBookkeepingClients.com
-       An e-course and monthly ezine to send out to potential clients
-       A new sales letter each month for you to mail out to new businesses
-       5 new “why hire a bookkeeper” type articles that you can use each month in blogs or other promotions
-       250 personalized business cards
-       A new report each month on unique ways to promote your bookkeeping website
-       PLUS: A resource section jammed with over 20 great ways to promote your bookkeeping business

…Sound good so far?

Here’s how you can check this out at no cost …

…GetBookkeepingClients.com will be launched in the
next few weeks. But before I launch it, I need a few people to
test the waters and give me their honest opinions.

So here’s the kicker…

I’m looking for 5 freelance bookkeepers who are willing to spend some time going through this membership site and check out the mountain of bookkeeping promotional resources that’s there.

Let me get right to the point…

The simple fact of the matter is that I only want people who are truly serious about their bookkeeping business. So I’m looking for freelance bookkeepers who need to find more clients this fall, but are simply spinning their wheels.

So, if that’s you…

…Just hit the “Reply” button up top…

…Fill out the short questionnaire below and send it to me along with your name.

If you’re one of the 5 lucky early bird bookkeepers selected to Beta Test GetBookkeepingClients.com, you’ll get a one week pass to this new membership site at no cost.

Plus…

…You can use all the resources you see there to promote your bookkeeping business and get clients fast. (Note: the custom bookkeeping website is not part of the Beta Test).

All that I ask in return…

…Is that you write a paragraph or two about the site and send it to me. If you don’t have time to check out the site or do an evaluation, please don’t respond because I’m looking for serious freelance bookkeepers only.

Here’s the questionnaire:

1.      How long have you been running your bookkeeping business?

2.      How many clients do you currently have?

3.      How many clients would you like to have in six months time?

4.      Do you have your own bookkeeping business website?

5.      What methods are you using to promote your bookkeeping business?

The 5 winners will be selected based on the best answers received and will be announced on September 15th.

If you are selected to Beta Test http://www.GetBookkeepingClients.com, I’ll contact you personally by email and send the login information for your one week pass to the site.

Talk to you soon,

Sylvia Jaumann

http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=N4Pnx&m=1dT9szZjNQZAqz&b=wnf2Hw5euOr8mKeOSI4Hpw
http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=N4Pnx&m=1dT9szZjNQZAqz&b=LlZmwRmS8z.FsO.j4cicHA

P.S.: The deadline to get in on this is 12:00 PM Saturday, September 12, so time is running out.

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