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Telecommuting / Work-at-Home Info & Opportunities
Suggestions for Home Businesses You Might Try

Please check out our information on Work-At-Home Scams and Considering Self Employment

Telecommuting / Work-at-Home Information and Opportunities

Most telecommuting opportunities are arranged after employment is secured, not necessarily advertised as such. Any other situation should be considered contract work where you must supply your own office and use your own equipment. If that's the case, then you might as well declare yourself self-employed and establish your own business in the basement or spare bedroom.

I am only listing these resources as a service to you. I have no interest in nor any relationship with these sites, I have not received any money in exchange for providing these listings, and I have not done background checks on them. Use these services at your own risk. I apologize for being forced to take this stand, but some persons have accused me of collusion with problematic sites formerly listed here. I find I am forced to begin protecting myself in some way.

If you have problems with any site or service listed in the guide, I want to know so I can remove the listing and post a warning to others. Please

Please take a few minutes to read the articles I have listed under Work-at-Home Scams to learn how to protect yourself.

Home-Based Working Moms

..."The association that helps bring working moms closer to their children. "Home-Based Working Moms provides its members with support, networking, information, resource guides, a monthly (print) newsletter, email discussion list, membership directory, free listing on the Member's Home Business Showcase, free ads in the newsletter, and discounts on various products and services." Not everything here requires you to be a member. They list home business and work-at-home opportunities, some of which require you to pay fees but many which don't.

Telecommuter's Digest

I have removed the link to this listing after receiving a complaint from a user about it, but I am leaving the warning here for you to see. The user paid for but was not given access to the digest, received no assistance from their technical support through email, and found the company's phone number disconnected. Sorry folks, but that's three strikes and they are out. Fortunately, the user was able to recover the fee from the billing service used, so at least someone was honest.

Gil Gordon Associates

...consolidates a wide variety of telecommuting information from around the world. This organization helps companies implement telecommuting and telework programs. Excellent source of information and advice for those wanting to telecommute or work from home. Highly recommended!

ITAC, the International Telework Association and Council

...a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the economic, social and environmental benefits of teleworking. Formerly the Telecommuting Advisory Council, group offers information on telecommuting, resources to aid employers and employees, national conferences, and even local groups for supporting their membership.

You may also want to review our information on Self-Employment.

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Suggestions for Home Businesses You Might Try

Pet Sitter & Trainer

You work all day, your dog sits at home just waiting to bowl you over as you come in the door. Or you must go away on a trip for a couple of weeks and need someone to come over and care for the cat while you are gone. Enter the professional pet sitter, an animal lover who will shower your pet with love and yummies while you are away. Many pet sitters even offer playgroups and pick-up/drop-off service. Learn more about this business from our resources under Animal Sciences: Pet Sitting & Training, but also remember you can start something quite simple like a local dog-walking service.

Personal Chef

Here's an idea that is growing in popularity. Rather than eat out every night because they are too busy to cook, people are hiring personal chefs to come to the house once a week and prepare a week's worth of food! Doesn't this sound like an interesting business to get into? Of course, you have to be interested in cooking and be willing to work in someone else's kitchen and cook to their standards, but it could be interesting. The resources we have listed under Hospitality: Personal Chef will tell you more about this career choice and how to get started.

Professional Organizer

A quick review of any home magazine will tell you about the current popularity and growth of this field. You don't work in your home, you work in your client's. Check out the The National Association of Professional Organizers on our page for Personal Services to learn about educational opportunities or to find a professional organizer you can speak with about this work.

Child Care Provider

My neighbor operates a licensed program from her home, and she has a waiting list of people wanting to bring their children to her because she is so good with the children. We have all heard the reports about shortage of Child Care Providers. Most states have programs to allow you to operate a licensed day care program with a limited number of children in your own home.

Be aware you will have to make an investment in training and you may need to make some changes in your home to prepare it for such a program, like adding more smoke alarms, but in some states there may be financial assistance to help you pay for this. You will be subject to a criminal background check and will be required to pass an extensive medical exam, but if you truly want to run a business from your home while you care for your own children, this is probably the best one you can run and one that is in high demand.

The resources we have listed under Personal Services: Becoming a Child Care Provider can help you find out how to get licensed and registered in your state. While terminology may differ from state to state, in most cases the day care center you want to operate from your home is a Family Care Center, not a child care center. However, read the information carefully and contact your state agency for the most up-to-date information.

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