http://www.successful-home-based-business.com/home-based-business-blog.html The Successful Home Based Business Blog keeps you up to date with all changes and additions to the successful-home-based-business.com web site. Subscribe here. en-us home based business Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:05:05 GMT Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:05:05 GMT successful-home-based-business.com http://www.successful-home-based-business.com/dan-kennedy-marketing.html Dan Kennedy marketing books and courses are a great place to learn what works - and what doesn't work - in attracting customers to your small business. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 15:05:05 GMT http://www.successful-home-based-business.com/how-to-become-a-bookkeeper.html Sylvia Jaumann, author of Secrets to Starting & Running Your Own Bookkeeping Business, gives advice on how to become a bookkeeper. 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Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:14:47 GMT http://www.successful-home-based-business.com/small-business-start-up-loans.html Rob Warlow provides great advice on small business start up loans in his interview with Successful Home Based Business.com Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:15:08 GMT http://www.successful-home-based-business.com/starting-a-courier-service.html Is starting a courier service a good home based business idea? There are differing views as there is good customer demand but it is a competitive small business idea. Fri, 04 Mar 2011 12:57:17 GMT