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Military Spouses can get money for your education and help to start a business!

Being a Military Spouse has its hardships.
So its nice to know there can also be perks that can come along with it.
First things first, in case you were unaware, Military wives can get  grants to help pay for school.
Go to MyCAA at MilitaryOneSource.mil

This is an excellent site, especially if you are new to the world of being a military spouse.
This site helps you with deployments, counseling services,parenting and childcare, moving, (the list goes on and on), but most importantly, help with money for your education.

There's a great site I found that can help you find franchises that are"Military Friendly".
They offer great discounts towards the price of buying a franchise.
Franchises are a great way to own a business because alot of the hard work has already been taken out for you.
This is what the site says for military spouses wanting to start a franchise:

"Being a military spouse has taught you skills like perseverance, discipline, tenacity, and the ability to operate independently. These skills are the perfect foundation for a franchise owner. With franchises, you don’t need an MBA, business experience or a killer idea. Franchises are proven business models that come with directions. The franchise concept is sometimes compared to baking: The franchisee uses a proven recipe and, following the step-by-step instructions, bakes a delicious cake. They’re not baking it from scratch – they’re using grandma’s recipe that everyone already knows and loves. If you’re looking to earn extra income on the side and operate a business out of your house, a home-based franchise may be the perfect fit. "

I think This is a great fit for the Military Spouse because you never know when you might be up-rooted  from where you are stationed and required to move again.
An at home business or franchise can be a great option because you will be able to operate it from your home, and for some, any where there is an internet connection.
Visit: http://militaryfranchising.com/
or this will take you to the exact link/page :http://militaryfranchising.com/spouse/default.aspx

Did you know???

If you work out of the home some things may be a tax write off? 

These are a few examples:

Home Office Deduction–  Home based businesses have the opportunity to take a home office deduction for the area in your home where you conduct business (principal place of business). If you meet the requirements then you can calculate a percentage of your rent or mortgage, insurance, utilities, interest, improvements and repairs. The IRS has an excellent guide on how to claim the Home Office Deduction.

Auto Expenses – The mileage used to ship packages, purchase office supplies and travel to trade shows are a few deduction examples. Fuel costs can also be deducted. Be sure to check with your CPA on the standard mileage deduction.

Travel – All expenses for business trips can be deducted. Note that for meals you get a 50% deduction.

Start-Up Costs – The tax deduction you can take during the start-up year is a major benefit to owning your own business so please talk to your CPA about how to claim it.

Other Deductions: A few other deductions are phone and internet expenses, office supplies, education and health insurance.

*All of the deductions mentioned above are available to those who operate an online business. By owning your own business you are able to take a tax advantage and reduce the amount of income that is taxed. For a more detailed analysis please talk to your CPA or Accountant.

Thank you for the information http://pure-ecommerce.com/
A wonderful site if you want to own an at home business, they set it all up for you and give you 40 hours of training:)

Feel free to email me or comment if you would like any help or need to be pointed in the right direction..Best wishes

Money to help Women Start A Business

I was doing a little research and I forgot I get Mathew Lesko's news letter, to be honest I only skim over it lightly because of the silly get up he has I always figured it was spam or similar.

But I came across an article he had sent me and
found it to be extremely helpful, so that's Why I'm writing about it..
I found a useful download for Women to get Government Grants..
I found a particular link to help Women get "free" money to start a new business..
This is what it said:
Help From The SBA, The Office of Women's Business Ownership (OWBO) assists women achieve their dreams and improve their communities by helping them start and run successful businesses, regardless of social or financial disadvantage, race, ethnicity or business background. OWBO promotes the growth of women-owned businesses through programs that address business training and technical assistance, and provides access to credit and capital, federal contracts, and international trade opportunities. With a women's business ownership representative in every SBA district office, a nationwide network of mentoring roundtables, women's business centers in nearly every state and territory, women-owned venture capital companies, OWBO is helping unprecedented numbers of women start and build successful businesses. For more information, contact: Office of Women's Business Ownership, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, Sixth Floor Washington, DC 20416; 202-205-6673;
*Thank you to Mathew Leskos Newsletter and Download, Best Government Grants for busy moms
*I, in no way shape or form, get paid to promote this download, I just personally feel that women entrepreneurs can benefit from it..
So to get started on learning how to get money to get your business up and running you can go to these places...

To Find a Women's Business Center near you can visit  Women's Business Centers Directory or visit the SBA Office of Women's Business Ownership to learn more about their program and how they can help your business.

You might have to do a little research, but I think this can point you in the right direction of where you need to be if you want to get started on your business.

Female Entrepreneurs, Do you need some motivation? Must Read, This Girl Means Business

This is to all the women just starting out....
Times can be very hard, period.
Then when you try to factor in starting  your own business, it can  get even harder.
That's the great part of this though.
You are NOT alone!
Women today have the opportunities that women in the past did not have access to, that is, if they were even allowed to do them.
Crazy how the times have changed.
We owe it to the many women before us, to strive and be great.
We owe it to the young women after us, maybe even our own daughters, to show them women can do anything they set their minds to.
We owe it to ourselves to not just sit back and let everyone else do something great.
We can LIVE out our dreams, not just let them pass us bye.
If you sit down and ask anyone who is at the top if tears were shed in the process of getting to where they are now, I guarantee most will say without a doubt... except for the too prideful ones;)
If you WANT something, GO get it.
Its that simple.
People wait for an opportunity to fall at their laps, then when it doesn't happen they blame it on something, rather it be god, their parents, the rain, whatever..but they never blame themselves.
 People are good at making excuses,myself included, because its what's easy.
 It's what we know.
Its hard to find the inner motivation deep within ourselves.
It gets even harder when the people we care about the most tend  to try and bring us down.
When something doesn't work the first time, its much easier to move on to something else.
But again, who wants easy?
If everything was easy, would you want it as much?
Would you appreciate things if you didn't have to work hard for them?
Its the same as if you never had heartbreak, would you know how to truly love deeply?
There are so many Women out there that are beautiful, and Im not just talking about appearance.
There are so many women willing to help get you started off on the right foot.
To point you in the right direction.
I came across such a women.
Of course I'm in the business of trying to find ways for moms, and any woman, try and earn an income at home or just some extra money.
So I search for things I think will help women entrepreneurs.
I came across a wonderfully inspiring women.
Carrie Green 
She is the Founder of Female Entrepreneur Association
If you are unfamiliar with the FEA and you are a women wanting to start your own business..
Then I highly suggest visiting her site or reading the magazine This Girl Means Business.( BTW, the magazine is free)
The magazine is about REAL female entrepreneurs, and their stories of how they got to where they wanted to be, or are still working on it;)
Get ready to be inspired, just like I was.
Its incredible reading these women's stories.
You will see how you are not alone.
That we are all in this together.
So if you feel alone, or you need some motivation, or even a little push, we are all here for you.
Ask questions, get involved.
 Do what it takes to get you where you need to be.
Don't be intimidated.
Everyone is still learning something everyday that is intimidating.
The key to success is to surround yourself with positive people.
 Uplifting people.
People that aren't going to try and crush your dreams and rather support you and your goals.
So Thank you Carrie for what you are doing!
Thank you for inspiring women to become GREAT .
I encourage all women to visit..
 
www.feaonline.co.uk




 If you agree with me that more woman should be inspired, please vote for Carrie Green!!!!

What is Drop Shipping and How can You Benefit

 What is Drop Shipping???

Drop shipping is a retail method in which merchandise is shipped to the customer directly from the warehouse or supplier rather than from the retailer. When a product is sold, the retailer passes along the customers' order information to the wholesaler or supplier who then packages and ships the product. This process minimizes the risk to you, as a retailer, because you do not need to buy the product until it has sold. Suppliers take care of the warehousing, packaging, and shipping of products, saving you a great deal of money.

*Basically, you ( the retailer) picks the products you are interested in selling/advertising. You sell these products at retail price.
Customers  shop your store and pick their products they want to buy.
The drop ship company does the  shipping etc and takes out the price of the item at wholesale.
This means whatever is left is your commission ( how much you profit).

Drop shipping is not a 'get-rich-quick' scheme. As with any business, it takes dedication and hard work to be successful. However, there are distinct benefits to using drop shipping in your online retail business:

• You can become a retailer without needing to invest large amounts of money.
• You can start a business with very little risk.
• You don't have to carry inventory or pay for inventory upfront—if the product doesn't sell, you never have to buy it.
• You don't have to buy packaging materials and shipping labels, nor will you need a shipping account.
• You purchase products at wholesale pricing and set your own retail prices.

Your next step would be to then find a company that can help you with setting up a store to sell your products online, process and ship the orders for you as well as track your inventory.


If you have any business knowledge at all and are great with Blogger, you can set up a site store completely free. You can do many things with blogger as well as create a shopping cart and many other characteristics you would need for a professional looking store.
It depends on your budget to get up and running.
If you can afford a small fee, I would suggest using a company like BigCommerce. A company like this can take a lot of the headache out of the process, especially for beginners.
They will design your store for you, as well as host your store, and help with SEO ( technical term for getting your site seen in the search engines, like Google).

Info about BigCommerce
BigCommerce is the all-in-one, #1 rated ecommerce service for selling products online with over 25,000 happy clients and growing daily.
Using BigCommerce anyone can quickly and easily create an online store to sell products online, process and ship orders, track inventory and completely customize the look and layout of their store in just a few minutes.

Their software is the easiest-to-use on the market and includes all of the features online retailers demand. Their continued commitment to improving  software and  website has given BigCommerce an industry-leading conversion rate.

BigCommerce makes it easy to sell online. Click here to try it free!

Another pointer...
You can also sell your products on Ebay, Amazon, and other similar websites to start out.
 This article only touches the surface of the possibilities.
For more information you can visit these sites individually and they actually have step by step education courses to help beginners.
 

Moms Want to sell products online?

I found a great site where you can buy and sell things online.
Etsy.com even handles all the hard work of accepting payments and charging your customers.
This is a wonderful site for the crafty moms:)
Now you can profit selling your masterpieces.
http://www.etsy.com/

Here are a few examples of Antiques/ Vintage items for sale on Etsy.com


Some ideas of Home Decor

  

Fashion

Anything in life worth having takes great challenge to achieve it

I believe that anything in life worth having takes great challenge to have it or achieve it.
Im not one of those people who are just lucky, quite frankly I consider myself pretty unlucky.
Things just dont fall at my feet.
Anything I have, I had to work hard for, even if its just my dignity.
My dad use to say, it builds character.
 I use to tell him," Dad, I'm going to have so much character that I'm just going to be bitter."
But he was right.
I look at all the challenges I've had to over come and I look at each one as stepping stones to something great that lies a head.
I dont regret anything Ive experienced because everything that happens , happens for a reason, even if the reason doesnt show its self right away.
Everything a person goes through gives them knowledge.
It gives them strength.
Like the saying goes, What doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
Some people are pushed to there breaking point.
This is when your true character comes out..
You can either let life get the best of you, you can become negative and ugly, or you can keep your head up and welcome all the beautiful things life has to offer as well.
If we didnt know sadness and pain, then how could we recognize and appreciate true happiness and love.
Negativity and misery are like a parasite or a virus, it needs a host to survive. The more it feeds on, the more it thrives.
But the same goes for beauty and love they are like a wild fire, the more you nourish it and nurture it and give it things to breed and grow, the faster it takes over things and consumes them.
So which would you rather be infected by?
If both negativity and beauty takes fertilization, which would you rather spend your life contributing too?
This isnt a  easy choice, sadly.
The people in the negativity circle will have to leave behind habits, friends,a way of life.
To some people, this is all they know. They think that this way of life is all there is.
This is their  reality.
To them, love and beauty and happiness only exists in fairy tales.
But This is a personal choice.
This isnt about pleasing everyone or making everyone else happy. 
This is about what DO YOU want.
Do you want to live the rest of you life being sad and miserable?
Always making up excuses for things that dont go your way?
Some times staying positive and trying to stay happy is like swimming in the middle of the ocean barely staying afloat  .
Its not easy.
But in the end its worth it, because with time you will eventually have other people around you that feed off of positive energy. They want to be better and want you to be better too.
This can be a way of life for you too.
You can have anything in life you want. 
You can achieve greatness