Thing,The,Past,Wave,Future,amp DIY A Thing of The Past or The Wave of The Future?
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The world of small businesses started crashing down in therecent past and continues to do so. Not long ago many homebusinesses were thriving, but now they're caving in to afaltering economy.Let's take, for example, handmade crafts. While craftingwas a lucrative home-based business as little as two orthree years ago, it's seen nothing but a decline in salessince then. Many crafters have gone completely out ofbusiness in the past year alone.Why? Because the average American has less money to spendon luxuries and unnecessary items. The "down-sized" worldwe live in today has caused a snowball effect in manyaspects of our lives.Let's continue to use the example of handmade crafts. Craftsupplies are a necessary expense, of course. And for thosewho travel each weekend to sell their wares at out-of-towncraft shows, there are other expenses to take intoconsideration. The average cost for one craft show caneasily run $75-$100, not including the cost of the supplies.And so the crafter starts a vicious circle. S/he spendsmoney trying to make money, but doesn't make enough tocover the expenses, let alone turn a profit.On the other hand, many other small businesses are booming.The Internet has given many people the opportunity to startand build successful home-based businesses, with very fewoverhead costs.There are plenty of businesses that can be operated fromhome using little more than a computer and the Internet.While the craft business used to require the "personal"approach, it can now become less so.Crafters who can no longer afford to travel to sell theirproducts, can sell via a website instead. More people areshopping online than ever before. Now they don't have towait to attend the local craft show to buy their handmadegoodies. They can simply visit their favorite website attheir convenience.I used crafts as one example only. There are many otherbusinesses in the same boat. But with a little effort andknow-how, small business owners can turn their failingbusinesses into successful Internet businesses.Business owners who currently rent office space caneliminate that expense by turning a room in their home intoan office. Naturally, if clients need to be seen personallyfor services, that wouldn't work. But if it's possible,changing the location of the office will put more profitsin the pockets of the business owner.Small businesses *can* still survive. They just might haveto adapt to changing times. So go with the flow!
Thing,The,Past,Wave,Future,amp