Home based businesses are much like multi-million dollar businesses in that change is very essential and healthy for any type of business. Being static in one’s business approach will not yield any benefits and will in fact, cause the business to fail. Customer needs are continually changing and so must your business tactics. As a business owner, it is your duty to manage change just as you would any other business function. This article will discuss the significance of change management and how it is beneficial for home based business ownersChange in business terms means adopting new techniques or strategies in order to take your business to newer heights. In simple terms it basically involves 3 stages:The Warm up Stage:As a home business owner it is critical to the success of your business that you adapt to change. Change can take place based on many factors. Generally it is due to the frequent growing demands of the customers, product modifications, service changes and possibly simply your desire to expand your business opportunities or etc. Change management is not an easy task. You need to analyze the reason for the change, develop a plan to manage the change, and then implement the change in a manner so as not to jeopardize your existing business fundamentals. You need to properly plan the type of change you want to implement in your business. The warm up stage basically revolves around getting ready to accept and adapt to the changes.The Transition Stage:In this stage, you have identified the needed changes and you are already making the necessary modifications in your business. Customers like new and innovative products and services. In addition to this, many of your competitors are already introducing new products and services on a continual basis. If you fail to do the same, your customers will soon be their customers. In short, we can say that competition is pretty tough, so you’ll need to be one step ahead of your competitors to survive.The Embedding Stage:This is the final stage which revolves around sustaining the changes that you have made in your home based business. Changes help you to get familiar with your customers demands and needs and also makes you aware of the variety of options available for you to attract new customers.How To Make Change Last in Your Home Based Business?Changes in any business environment are generally made focusing on the future. Sometimes changes in your home business have to be made because customers may not be satisfied with your services, the quality of your products, or because you have not maintained good customer relations. Always remember that the primary objective of any business is customer satisfaction. If you fail to maintain their needs, wants and desires or if you fail to maintain good customer relations, you will lose them as a customer and a business without customers is not a business.Change management can also refer to different marketing strategies adopted by your business to promote the services and products that you provide to your customers. Often times it is difficult for business employees to adapt to changes thereby causing you additional frustration because of the extra time needed to retrain the employees and to resolve conflicts caused by the change. It is always wise to get the employees involved early in the change process of identifying the need for the change, developing the change plan and the implementation process. This allows them to get their finger prints on the knife and thereby have some responsibility for the successful management of the change. Plus this will improve employee moral because they will appreciate you for allowing them to become a part of the decision process.Change management can help you get better insights in regards to your competitor’s strategies and plans as you research remedies for your business upgrades. Certainly, part of your research will involve finding out what your competitors are doing and how you can implement their successful processes into your business changes. Change will not only increase the demand for your products and services, but will also help you reach newer heights in your home based business.

We’ve all heard the horror stories. Many of us have experienced it personally. Getting excited about some fantastic home-based business that will make us millions…only to actually end up losing hundreds, (sometimes even thousands!), of dollars!Yet there are countless numbers of people who have started businesses from home – and now make a very good living doing so! So the most important question of all becomes…”How do you go about choosing the right home-based business?”With so much information on the internet, (not to mention the fact that we all have at least 5 friends who are dying to give their input on the subject!), it can all seem slightly overwhelming, or just downright confusing. There are actually just 3 main things to consider when choosing a home-based business.First things first…the product. (Or products). Keep in mind – excitement is contagious! Many a person has started a home-based business because a Sales Rep, or a company video made it all sound so exciting! As a rule of thumb – it’s best to start with the product and ask yourself a few key questions….o Is the product something I currently have or use?
o Do most of the people I know have or use the product or service?
o Is the product priced so that customers can immediately see a huge value?Asking these 3 questions about the product are extremely important. Too many times people end up trying to sell something that very few people want or use. A home-based business can only be successful if you are offering a product or service that is in demand.Another thing people don’t consider, but has a huge impact on your home-based business success, is timing. The timing of the product and company is crucial. Now is probably not a good time to start a business selling cassette tapes! And the time for selling VHS tapes has probably passed too!
You get the point…o Is the product or service you will be offering being replaced by something newer or better?
o How long has the company been around?Though you want to be sure that the company is going to be around, choosing to work with a ground floor opportunity can mean big bucks for your home-based business! Microsoft stock is still valuable. But some of the original stockholders are millionaires now because of the timing!
You get the point…Lastly, you have to look carefully at how you will make money.Oddly, many people don’t pay this enough attention. How you will make money often determines if you will make money. There will always be promises of you being able to make a million dollars. So you want to consider…o According to the compensation plan, how long should it take the average person to get their investment? (Notice I said, “the average person”. Often times they only will answer about what the super-producers will do!)
o For the dollar amount that you want to make a month, exactly how much product or service needs to be sold each month?
o If you decide that you do want to make the big bucks, what does it take? (Is the compensation plan set up so that only the heavy hitters can make the heavy money?)These questions need to be asked before you start to invest time and money. Asking these questions before you start can save you a lot of headaches.Owning your own home-based business can be a fantastic thing. Time flexibility. Great tax benefits. The power of being your own boss. Just to name a few of the perks. It can also end in disaster if you aren’t careful, and make your decisions too hastily. Just remember that you can make it a success story taking your time. Asking the important questions before you start. And being sure that your decisions in starting a home-based business aren’t based solely on an exciting sales pitch.Following these simple steps will go a long way toward ensuring your success!