[nabentre] accessible work from home

[Jordan Gallacher]

I agree that running your own business takes a lot of work, and it does take money to get your business off the ground as well as patients and determination.  
Jordan

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> On Mar 31, 2018, at 2:47 PM, Nicole Valicia Thompson-Andrews via nabentre <nabentre at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Yes, even passive income requires work. I'm working on my business
> plan too with templates etc and taking Hadley courses, then there's
> the books I get from Audible. The only cost to me was the domain and
> hosting fees and some wordPress plug-ins.
> 
>> On 3/31/18, Leslie Fairall via nabentre <nabentre at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> I understand why the idea of working from home is very attractive to blind
>> people. You don't have to worry about a possibly long job search and
>> explain to employers that you can do the job just as well as a sighted
>> person. Transportation is less of an obstacle, especially in rural areas.
>> 
>> There are two ways of working from home:
>> 
>> 1. Working for an employer who allows you to telework for several days a
>> week
>> 2. Starting your own business
>> 
>> Right now I'm using the first option. However, I did not start out with
>> the privilege of working from home. You have to be in a certain type of
>> position where your location is immaterial to your job performance.
>> Information technology is one good example, but there are certainly other
>> positions that meet this category. On the other side, working as a
>> counselor or instructor isn't as conducive to a work from home situation
>> and may not be permitted by most employers.
>> 
>> The second option is starting your own business. In my opinion, it's one
>> of the hardest things to do. In most (if not all) cases, it does take some
>> outlay of cash for startup costs. You need to know what you want to do and
>> have a business plan, even if it's just in your head. Your business may
>> also take some time to get off the ground. Sometimes I hear blind people
>> say they are looking for a business opportunity that takes no work. In my
>> opinion, that doesn't exist. You have to be willing to put in the time and
>> effort required in order for a business to succeed, even if it is from the
>> comfort of your own home.
>> 
>> As I said earlier, I'm utilizing option #1 approach to work from home
>> right now, but that's not what I really want. Since I have a 40-hour job,
>> I'm working on option #2 in baby steps and in the middle of completing the
>> first step. There's definitely a lot of work ahead of me, but it will be
>> worth it in the end.
>> 
>> 
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