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Home Business: Become an Everyday Entrepreneur
Homeschool families can start home businesses!Here is how you can learn, work, and earn together.Independent learners often become entrepreneurs -- it seems that the same character traits that lead some to pursue non-traditional education are the same traits that allow them to enjoy working from home. Independent learners enjoy a certain degree of intellectual autonomy, they value the space to follow their convictions, and they take delight in having the time to pursue personal interests. It's not surprising that these values often lead naturally into a variety of small and microbusinesses.
The common thread I see in these stories is common sense, coupled with vision, and the willingness to be different. Each of these people decided to leave college or the traditional 9-5 work world, and pursue a dream. Each started small, learned by doing, and each prospered and grew. If you've read any of the Rich Dad, Poor Dad books (I particularly recommend The Cashflow Quadrant-- see below), you know that becoming a business owner is the way to create financial freedom. Financial freedom allows you to do what you need and want to do in life, and to serve abundantly. It's a privilege and a joy to be able to serve by meeting the needs of others, and you have many opportunities to do this if you are financially free.
While you may not be aiming to be the CEO of a mega-business, you can use the 'start small and grow' principle to create the kind of business that fits your life. You may even decide to incorporate a small family business into your family's homeschool, thus providing your children with the opportunity to learn valuable business and entrepreneurial skills before they reach college age.
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Entrepreneurship is a viable alternative to college as well as a great way of funding it. Think about it--how many times have you heard the stories about someone who started a major corporation from their kitchen table or garage? Think of Steve Jobs and Apple Computer, Bill Gates and Microsoft, Lillian Vernon and her catalog empire, and many, many more. Zimmytws-dt_5835787.jpg)
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