By Richard Henderson, Publisher of Home Business Magazine
Younger Entrepreneurs are Overcoming Barriers that have Held Back Virtual Business Structures
Home-based business owners are typically viewed as independent operators who work their business endeavors alone. Although this description fits a large segment of home-based entrepreneurs, a growing number of them are operating as parts of larger business organizations. One term to describe these organizations is “Virtual Companies.”





No matter what the business or challenge, common success factors will help integrate social media into your business. First, manage your time. The biggest challenge with social media is how time-consuming it is. Like sales, where you must force yourself to spend time each day prospecting, you should also budget time each day to social media market. Interact with this universe. Respond to Facebook posts, send Tweets, post blog comments, compile email addresses, send electronic newsletters, etc. These all take time.
business! It’s a great way to get FREE publicity!” This is true. Good publicity can really make a world of difference in your home business, so it’s well worth the time and effort involved to get information about your home business to the media.
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cember 2011 issue of Home Business Magazine. Includes "The Key to Small Business Survival", “I Don't Have Time" is a Lie!", and "Are You Executive Level Material?"
on steps.” Starting a home-based business is not a big thing, but a lot of little things, or steps! One action step to definitely research further is social media, and how it fits in with a new business launch. At a minimum, your new business MUST have a Facebook page.
se are just a few of the letters to the editor printed in the October 2011 issue of Home Business Magazine.