Home Business News: Business and Marketing Tips May 2010

RingCentral Virtual Phone and Fax Starting at $9.99/month
RingCentral Office is a complete, hosted phone and fax system that combines virtual PBX and VoIP phone service with unlimited calling and full-featured IP phones ready for use. You can also get fax only or RingCentral Mobile (for businesspeople on the road)

iTeleCenter Starting at $9.95/month
iTeleCenter provides what you'd expect from a high-end, robust phone system

- private toll-free number
- voice mail
- multiple extensions
- send/receive faxes online
- enhanced call forwarding
- music-on-hold
- and lots more

COOL: Your existing phones - whether home, office, VOIP, or cell - and current Internet connection provide everything you need to put iTeleCenter to work for you. No hardware to buy, nothing to install, and very simple to set up.

For anyone who uses and loves Skype - now you can send an receive faxes online too!

This is an international service available in many countries. You can buy your own personal fax number or you can send and receive faxes without a monthly fee and pay-per-fax (super cheap either way).

This all happens over the internet, so of course you don't have to buy a fax machine, just a simple software download. Very cool.

If you are looking for a cheap business start, something that you can run from home or online, starting a business just got easier.

Two start-up programs offer a means for you to sell stuff online and make money - and they don't charge you money to start.
Zlio.com

Set up a store for free - they claim in 5 minutes. You don't even need to have your own products to sell, because you can re-sell them from online retailers like Amazon, etc.

Tinypay.me

Their simple 1-page online submission form lets you set up pages with products that you're selling - without even registering with the site. You can then link to these pages from your Twitter or Facebook pages - or any website for that matter. All payments are made through PayPal. Tiny.pay.me doesn't charge you money to submit your pages, just 5% when your product sells.

Boostability helps small businesses manage their search engine marketing campaigns. They have simplified this process into steps, enabling entrepreneurs who are interested - to take the "Do-it-Yourself" approach.

You can try their free Website Analysis to see how you rank on Google, Yahoo, Bing and other search engines. How do you compare with your online competition?

Boostability sells online software that they want to let you know about, but in the process, you can get more traffic and customers with free submission tools and tips.

Although starting a business is fun and exciting, it also comes with unexpected challenges and risk.

At HomeBusinessCenter.com, we strive to provide you with the best information to "do-it-yourself" and launch a successful company. This strategy works well for many entrepreneurs who prefer working independently.

If you want additional guidance and instruction during your business start-up and first year of business, this is not a bad thing. Expert instruction can be a great asset to your business, as it can lower your risk and increase your speed of success. Up until recently, there has been little start-up coaching available. Now, you have an affordable option.

Entrepreneur Jayson Orvis is a Micro Business Fanatic and has launched over 30 small businesses. You can use his start-up experience and knowledge to successfully launch your own business - and you won’t pay an arm and a leg.

See if start-up coaching is something that could help your business

As our aging population grows, so does the health industry. As you may have guessed, there are numerous opportunities in this field - but not for just one type of job. A medical billing specialist can work in Medical Billing Management, Medical Transcription, Health Care Administration, Data Collection, Medical Office Management or Health Information Technician.

Not only are there lots of options, a home-based medical billing business does not require a lot of training or education to get started. You can start with minimal financial investment and enjoy a convenient work-at-home business without having a boss.

A good way to find medical billing clients is through medical billing networking sites and organizations
online, like the American Medical Billing Association job board. You may also be able to land contract work through online job websites dedicated to medical billers, like the Medical Association of Billers online forum.

More information: How to Start a Medical Billing Business

Home Business of the Month:
Become a Social Entrepreneur

Home Business Expert

Social entrepreneurs are those who have goals to make some sort of social change - in order to solve a social problem. Typically, social entrepreneurs work in the non-profit sector, but this does not mean that you must start a non-profit business in order to become a social entrepreneur.

Social entrepreneurs are involved in a variety of different areas, such as protecting the environment, increasing education opportunities for children, raising awareness and funding for disease prevention, helping the poor, assisting in emergency situations or providing shelter for abandoned or abused animals. Focus on a social issue that you feel passionate about, and your work as a social entrepreneur can be extremely rewarding.

Running a non-profit business is a little different than a regular for-profit company. How do you raise money? How do you find volunteers to support your activities? Are the special government grants for non-profits? How do you organize successful fundraising events and get free publicity?

Find out more: How to Become a Social Entrepreneur

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Home Business Center Newsletter May 2010