How to Start a Small Business at Home

• Write out your business plan.
• Identify your small business idea.
• Start as a side business or hobby.
• Decide on your software.
• Create a business plan.
• Decide whether you'll be an LLC or sole proprietorship.
• Create a business bank account.
• Determine if your business idea works well from home.
• Set up an office.
• Get to work!

Home Business Ideas

These home business ideas give you a few more business options that are either based at home or online.

Business Ideas for Anyone

Best Small Business Ideas

How to Start a Startup

9 Steps to Help You Start a Startup

If you’ve never started a business, the first time can be a little scary. Especially because it takes a lot of hard work and planning. On top of this, only about half of all businesses survive five years or longer.

What is a Proforma Invoice? How and Why to Use It

Imagine facing this question on a game show:

How to write an invoice: what to include in an invoice template

You’ve set up your business and sold goods or services to clients and customers, which means you need to send them an invoice. But how do you write an invoice?

How to write an invoice email

Once you’ve provided a product or service to a client, it’s time to get paid. But before you do that,

What is the Difference Between an Invoice and a Bill?

Business owners have an obligation not only to their customers, but to themselves, to develop literacy with the financial instruments they will use every day.

How to Create an Invoice in Excel: Invoicing Solutions for Small Business

Small businesses can create their own invoices in Microsoft Excel to start billing clients for their services. You can either use a customizable Excel invoice template or create your own professional invoice from scratch.

How to Get a Business Grant for Your Startup

Who Should Apply and How to Do It

What is a virtual debit or credit card?

Virtual debit and credit cards do everything that a standard card does—they just live in your digital wallet instead of your physical one. Secured by encryption, they are safe and easy to use, making electronic payments quick and effortless.

How to transfer money online to friends and family

Maybe you need to send funds to a child in college, pay your son’s piano teacher or split the cost of dinner with a friend. Whatever the reason, at one time or another, most people need to send money to a family member, friend or someone else. There are several ways to send money online, each with its own advantages.

How to Do Bookkeeping: Basics Every Small Business Owner Needs to Know

Create a new business account, set budget aside for tax, keep your records organised and leave an audit trail. This blog will highlight even more useful bookkeeping tips and terms that you should be aware of. 

15 Common Tax Deductions for Small-Business Owners

We don’t have to convince you that taxes are complicated—especially for small-business owners. You know it. We know it.

How Can I Get Cash Back From My Credit Card?

You generally can get cash back from your credit card by making eligible purchases and then requesting your rewards as a statement credit, check or transfer to an eligible bank account. Depending on your card and the rewards program, you may also be able to set up automatic redemptions. However, you may need to earn a certain amount of rewards before cashing out.