Finding Additional Support for your Home Business

You might wonder although you really want to start a business, where could you find support for your home business when you have limited start up costs to begin a whole new business? There are many ways to work around this. Here are a few options you can consider.

Consider a loan from a family member. While all family loans are not created equal, you never know who will be your biggest supporter in your new business venture and would gladly loan you a small amount of money for your business start-up.

It is also a a good debt to borrow money to start a well-researched home business.  If you are in South Africa and earn a salary, I can assist you with a start-up loan - you can email me at [email protected].

Another consideration is to get a bank account or debit card that you can use to pay for joining an international online or network marketing company or even to pay for website hosting, if you do not want to make use of a FREE hosting and website service such as the one we provide through http://www.FreeWebHost.co.za or even for your Autoresponder etc.  You can also use a very good resource that will provide you with all the tools you need to start your online business at NO COST at:
http://www.12secondcommute.com/rep/3Steps2Freedom.html  (you can now upgrade to the Advanced 10 package for only $10 for your first year).

You can get a Bidvest Bank Reload VISA Debit Card for R30 at any Caltex Service Station Fresh Stop store or at any Waltons Store in South Africa.  This is the best bank account and vehicle you can use at very low cost and with no credit related requirements:

Another great program you can start at no cost that will teach you to advertise and where to advertise, that will pay you weekly and guarantee you get paid even when you join for FREE is Argent Global Network, that we market through: http://paidweeklyrevolution.com/completeza

Investigate small business loans that cater to women and home businesses. Some grants are also available (and you don't have to pay them back!) You must be prepared to undergo credit and reference checks, attend business classes, and disclose financial aspects of your personal and business life.

Try and save in other areas of your life. Not a coupon person? Start using coupons and put the total amount you save with each grocery trip into a special "new business fund". Do you order takeout a couple times a week? Cut back to once a week or once every other week, and put that money into your "new business fund" too.

In addition to financing of your home business you need a bit of advice and tips to get you going. Operating your business without a computer will put you at an immediate disadvantage. They are simply too valuable as a time-saving tool. There are plenty of resources on the internet offering support for your home business. These provide handy information with tips and advice, ideas and many more�.

You cannot be an expert on everything. Get assistance early from as many sources as possible. Talk to people who have similar experiences on doing a home business. Talk to your friends, family and who have succeeded in doing home business. Start networking now! The friendships and alliances you build now could become extremely useful in the future when you launch your business.

Seminars dealing with "special topics" have actually been around for decades, and are an older form of marketing and information exchanges. Seminars are simply a group of people coming together for the discussion and learning of specific techniques and topics. There are a wealth of knowledge usually, presented by many speakers at one time in one place. A lot of "learning" at one clip, with most material compressed into two or three days' worth of time.

So don�t put off starting your own home business - by investigating some of these alternatives, you may discover that you really can afford to start your own business!