Home Biz Entrepreneurs Unite!
September 27th, 2007
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We, the undersigned members of the fastest growing occupational group in the world, if not the universe, in order to form a more perfect union… or at least keep our friends, family members and business associates from hassling us on a regular basis… do hereby and forthwith, establish this, the Home Business Entrepreneurs’ Bill of Rights.
- Just because we work at home, it doesn’t mean we are sitting around waiting to do favors for our cubicle-dwelling friends and family. In other words, walk you own dang dog and feed your own darn cats.
- We love talking to our friends on the phone. But, if you call during our busy times, expect to get a brush-off. Get over it.
- To our wonderful children: Despite child labor laws, you make excellent temporary workers for our home businesses. Say hello to the real world, kids.
- We don’t have a tech support department. When we talk to our web developers and designers, we expect to communicate in plain language, not post-modern-neo-techno gobbledy-gook, or Klingon, or even Middle Earth elfin. You’ll live longer and prosper more, if you just fix my dang laptop!
- We need to network, too. Don’t call our conferences trips, "vacations," and we promise to refer to your Vegas business trips as, “professional development opportunities.”
- Invention marketers and other firms that scam home business entrepreneurs have a special corner in Hades … and a nice front row seat in a courtroom… reserved just for them. Can you say, “Class Action Lawsuit?” We can.
- Our cars are more than vehicles. They’re buses. Delivery vans. Mobile billboards. Taxi cabs. If they get a little messy…. OK… REALLY messy… deal with it.
Please sign and pass it on!
Stella
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“Startup Stella contributes to this blog from her two-dimensional world, which you can learn more about by visiting this cartoon strip StartupNation created to share Stella’s quirky but classic entrepreneurial epiphanies with you.”
September 28th, 2007 at 3:26 pm
Hello StartupStella,
I like the idea of a Bill of Rights.
I always get the attitude from family that what I do is intangible. I wanted to send this to my mom, but I became a little reluctant to do it. I guess I just wanted more to defend my career choice, is that dumb?
Troy Taylor
sportsguy7 @SuN
September 29th, 2007 at 6:41 am
Not dumb at all!
I think, for some reason, lots of home bizzers and entrepreneurs feel that need. Yours truly included.
It’s just because we march to the beat of a different drummer. While everyone else is goose-stepping to the rigid snare pops of the Office Cubicle Marching Band we just happen to be strolling to the unique drum stylings of Rock-and-Roll wildman, the late, great Keith Moon.
October 3rd, 2007 at 7:02 pm
Hmmm…
Maybe spam posts would make a good idea for my next forum topic.
Anyone agree?
October 5th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
I’m sending this to my ex-husband who thinks I need to get a "real job." To which I reply, "And I would want one because, why?" (Espcecially since I don’t take alimony or child support!)
October 5th, 2007 at 4:40 pm
You go girl.