In the spirit of being prepared, organize your inventory. Create a space for it in your office or storage area. If your business ships orders, necessities like envelopes, boxes, tape and labels should always be on hand.
If you’re retailing other people’s products, you might also consider drop-shipping. Drop-shipping simply means that you never take physical possession of the goods, but instead simply have product shipped directly from the wholesaler to your customer. But as elegant and efficient as this seems, the drop-shipping strategy has a rub – you’ve got to have technology to track shipments, since you’re ultimately responsible for purchases, warrantees and returns. And you also have to establish trust with the wholesaler to ensure that they won’t poach your customers once they have their addresses.
Keep in touch with other professionals
Staying plugged in with other professionals in your area or online is a great way to keep your business dynamic and up-to-date. Join associations, attend seminars, be part of the StartupNation forums and keep in touch with others in your field.
You have to know what’s going on in your field and in the business world in general. The best way to do that is to keep in touch with other professionals and read about other successful business owners.
Many of the happiest entrepreneurs are those who are running their companies from home. But the “best” home-based entrepreneurs are those that keep a professional edge to their business. With the right organization, presentation, resources, techniques and attitude you’ll never have to make an excuse about being based at home. In fact, you’ll have the best of everything.
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