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EXPLORING YOUR OPTIONS

We’ve already established you’ve been working in a professional career for
some time. This gives you a bit of an advantage when it comes to
exploring your options. You have skills in place that very likely could
translate into a telecommuting career or a whole new business venture
that’s all your own. Now is the time to really explore your options and
decide how you can make working at home work for you.

If you don’t want to take your current skill set into a new business
venture, don’t sweat it. There are options out there that will require only
very little retraining time. Some business ideas are rather intuitive, too,
so don’t think you have to be pigeon-holed into doing what you do now.
Unless, of course, you want to!

Let’s take a look at a few of the options that you can open the door on.

TELECOMMUTING FOR YOUR EXISTING

EMPLOYER

If you’ve been working for your existing employer for a time and love the
job, but want to stay at home, telecommuting just might work for you.
Should your employer already use telecommuters, you’ll have a leg up. If
not, take the time to discuss this with your supervisor and his or her
superiors.

Telecommuting is becoming more accepted in major workplaces. There
are even a number of Fortune 500 companies that allow their employees
to work from home all the time or part of the time. The benefits of taking
your work home and staying with your existing company can be
extensive. They include:

 No Learning Curve
If you do at home what you already do in the office, the learning
curve will be non existent. This is a great way to have your cake
and eat it, too.

 Extension Of Benefits
If you do stay employed with your present company, you won’t lose
out on any benefits offered. This can be a very big deal for some
families, so don’t discount the value.

 Guaranteed Income
Your family won’t lose a dime if you telecommute. In fact, it could
end up making more thanks to the cost savings of working at home

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