As the economy takes its toll on small businesses, many are finding it economically difficult to continue to support retail stores, so they are moving back home to avoid rent and overhead.  The Wall Street Journal recently profiled several such small businesses which found that moving home with their businesses also caused some issues to be uncovered.
Checking For Moving Home:

Zoning regulations. Check on zoning regulations for your home. If you are running an online business, it shouldn’t be a problem, but if you want your current customers to come to your home, you might have to get a variance.
Announcements. How …read more

Desperate times mean that people are desperate.  And desperate times also bring out the people who prey on those desperate people.  Pyramid scheme offers are increasing, as Sandy Mitchell writes, even with the huge amount of publicity for the Bernard Madoff scam.  Work from home / home business opportunity scams are also coming out of the proverbial woodwork.  How do you know if the offer is legitimate or a scam?  The best people to ask are the folks at Undress4Success.com.  They have a great blog that helps you sort out the claims.
Undress4Success says you can spot a scam by looking …read more