Home Based Businesses Detroit MI

Little three year-old Austin walked around the corner to his garage. Inside, the walls turned purple and 320 pairs of little black eyes were looking down at him. “Wow, Daddy! That’s a lot of Barneys,” he exclaimed. His Dad ran over and gave him a big hug. For Mike Enos, storing hundreds of stuffed dinosaurs in his garage is just part of being an eBay Power Seller. Mike left a corporate career behind to follow millions of other Americans who are starting home businesses.

Morning rush hour, useless water cooler chatter and harried goodbyes to family members are a thing of the past. Now Mike starts his day preparing oatmeal for his children and doing what he loves in the comfort of his own home. However, it’s not all fun and games.

Like Mike, we ran our business out of the basement for eight years. Just because you’re home-based, it doesn’t mean you can don the fuzzy slippers, blast your favorite CD, or watch the soaps all day. “People think you can have a home business and twiddle your thumbs,” states Enos. “It’s not like that. You’re very, very busy. A home business is a real business, and you’ve got to treat it like one.”

In fact, if a home business is your way of putting food on the table, you’ve got to be more disciplined than ever. Here are some tried and true tips that can help you.

Create a space

To facilitate focus, set aside a dedicated workspace. Let’s call it your own “personal productivity sanctuary.”

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