Written by: Yevette McArthur
BAWAHM.com owner/Webdesigner/Independent Tupperware Consultant

Congratulations on your decision to start your own home business! The rewards of working at home are wonderful and with a little organization, patience and committment your new home business will be a great success!

You should designate a part of your home to be used strictly for business purposes. A spare bedroom would be the ideal thing! If a spare room is not an option, designate a corner of your den, kitchen or bedroom. Your business space will be your home office, allow plenty of room for your computer, filing system, product space and supplies.

Set a schedule that you will work your business. This is a must! Just because you are now working at home, does not mean that you are available to your business 24/7! That defeats the purpose of working from home. Think of your home business as a real brick & mortar business - set strict hours you will work! Be sure your customers know what your business hours are!

Open a separate checking account for your business transactions. You need to keep your personal and business money separate - if you are using one checking account for business and personal use it will be hard for you to track your profits. Use your business account to pay for your orders and any other expenses that are related to your business. If you want to spend your profit, withdraw it from your business account and deposit it into your personal account - write yourself a paycheck!

Be sure your family understands that you are running a business and you need their support! When mommy is working the kids need to understand that just because you are home does not mean you can run to their every need - unless of course it's a dire emergency! It's a good idea to work your business during school hours when you won't be disturbed.

Get yourself organized with your housework - get up an hour before anyone else does and take care of the housework - last night's dishes, a couple of loads of laundry etc. Better yet, if your kids are old enough to help out - assign them chores to do after school.

Check with your local tax agency to get the necessary tax id to operate your home business. Some of the major home business companies take care of the taxes for you, but the smaller one's do not. Find out what tax liabilities you have for your particular state.

Here's to your success!