Emma Jones
http://www.enterprisenation.com
Emma Jones is Founder and Editor of Enterprise Nation, the home business website. She has successfully started two businesses from home offices in London, Manchester and rural Shropshire. Following a career with an international accountancy firm, Emma started her first home based business at the age of 27 and successfully sold it just 15 months after launch. Redbrick Enterprises Ltd was founded in 2002 to advise the public sector on effective homeworking. Spotting a gap in the market to provide information and inspiration to homeworkers, Emma launched Enterprise Nation [www.enterprisenation.com], the home business website, in January 2006. The website is a free resource for people starting and growing a business at home and has a readership of more than 390,000 people. As well as site content, there is also a free fortnightly e-newsletter and podcast. Emma’s first book on how to start a business from home Spare Room Start Up: How to Start a Business from Home will be published by Harriman House in May 2008.
Articles contributed by Emma Jones
Five tips on how to make the most of a business break
July 30, 2010 by Emma JonesWhen you start and grow a business, you’re involved each day in the detail of running the business; perfecting customer service, ensuring positive cashflow, making new products, and so on. This is all... read more
5 Tips for Graduates Going Self-Employed
July 20, 2010 by Emma JonesA recent feature in The Guardian ran with the headline: ‘Graduates warned of record 70 applicants for every job’ The next line went: ‘Class of 2010 told to consider flipping burgers or shelf stacking... read more
Five questions to come up with one idea
July 5, 2010 by Emma JonesWhether you’re thinking of an idea to start off in business or mulling over how to grow, Emma Jones suggests ideas will come from asking five straight questions. Starting out If you’d like to... read more
5 businesses you can start for/with the neighbours
June 21, 2010 by Emma JonesA recent report (Co-operative Streets report) reveals the UK is less than half as neighbourly as it was three decades ago with 49% of Brits saying people know more about their favourite celebrity than... read more
4 ways to grow your business
May 26, 2010 by Emma JonesAre you wondering how to grow your business and develop it in a way so it’s not wholly reliant on you? Have you considered outsourcing/franchising/productising as a way to achieve that growth? Emma Jones... read more
8 steps to becoming a 5 to 9’er
May 10, 2010 by Emma JonesThere are over 5 million people doing it and today a book is launched to help many more follow in their footsteps. We’re talking about ‘Working 5 to 9’ which involves holding down a day job and building... read more
Ten applications to connect your home office with the world
April 19, 2010 by Emma JonesWith flights grounded and international travel on hold, serviced office company Regus, is expecting a rush of people to its centres from where they will video-conference and tele-commute with the world.... read more
10 sites for selling your wares
April 12, 2010 by Emma JonesWhether you’re selling knowledge from your head or products crafted by your own hands, there are online platforms to help you reach an audience of customers and make sales. Emma Jones of Enterprise Nation... read more
The art of PR
March 29, 2010 by Emma JonesYou have a new project to launch, a new product coming to market, or something to tell the world. The plan is to communicate through PR but first off, you need a plan! Emma Jones of Enterprise Nation sets... read more
Is party planning the right opportunity for you?
March 25, 2010 by Emma JonesIf you would like to start your own business but just don’t have an idea of what that business could be, why not consider a home business franchise/party plan opportunity. Emma Jones of Enterprise Nation... read more
