Working from home?

[vvaannmmaann]

My neighbour has just been to see me.After 25 years at the same company,he was made redundant this afternoon.He is of course gutted.But he did see it coming,not that that made it any easier.
A few months ago,he started looking at some work from home schemes.Of course all the ones he saw were hopeless or scams.
Has anyone started one of these things,if so what? And do any of them actually work?

 

I hear so many people who think 'work at home' schemes are the way forward, and I'm sure there are some good ones out there, but I've never actually heard of one.

One person I know makes a very nice living out of Kleeneze, though they cover a large area, another writes & stuffs envelopes (the envelope lady works a lot of hours though afaik).

After 25 years, your neighbour must have a skill of some sort that they could pursue self-employed?

 

[vvaannmmaann]

Thanks Com.He was doing a very specialised job.His ex-employers have the national market to themselves,and he could not compete with them.And knowing how they operate,they would probably jump up and down on him if he tried that!

 

[InternetMarketingPlatinum]

Thanks Com.He was doing a very specialised job.His ex-employers have the national market to themselves,and he could not compete with them.And knowing how they operate,they would probably jump up and down on him if he tried that!

Are you sure he can't find a gap in the market somewhere? Have they really got a monopoly?

Remember, with one door closing there's another one opening.

 

[Tej]

Thanks Com.He was doing a very specialised job.His ex-employers have the national market to themselves,and he could not compete with them.And knowing how they operate,they would probably jump up and down on him if he tried that!

What was the job?.. is he employable?.. or is he set on starting his own business, and working from home?

 

I agree, with 25 years experience this guy should be able to find a foothold for himself somewhere.

If he has done a specialised job for that length of time, he should be able to offer a consultancy service at least, whereby he could visit potential customers and save them dosh.

It seems a shame that someone who has worked in a specialised industry for 25 years gets dumped and is barred from setting himself up in that very industry.

 

[vvaannmmaann]

Due to family reasons,working from home would suit him and his wife the best.

 

[Tej]

If he has been made redundant.. surely he cannot be barred from being able to earn a living in his specialised trade?

 

[vvaannmmaann]

I don't know the finer details of the contract etc.He is such a nice guy,I said I would ask the brains on this site for some help.I did suggest him joining,and he will do that.

 

[Acorn BusinessPerformance]

Your chap will be elligible under a fund called Response to Redundancy. This allows individuals up to £1200 to train or re-skill themselves so he needs to find a contract holder depending on where he is based.

This could be a local College or someone like JHP, Standguide etc...

If you need more info then PM me and I can point in the right direction. It's free training after all and it may lead to a change of career.

Alternatively contract Network Publishing/Tribal PLC as they always require distance learning tutors.

Regards,

Alex
Acorn Business Performance

 

[Willself]

On the other hand, if he is skilled on the phone, he might consider selling a service or product that way!!

 

[Bes]

What kind of service or product might that be Willself?

 

Thanks Com.He was doing a very specialised job.His ex-employers have the national market to themselves,and he could not compete with them.And knowing how they operate,they would probably jump up and down on him if he tried that!

Red rag to a bull for a googlist.

Earl

 

[Bri]

Here I am...........oopps sorry thought you said Brian but it was brains.

I was also told about the funds available for redundancy, its called REACT here. Tell him he's got our support here not a nice time of year to be made redundant.If his company have got the UK market surely its ripe for a bit of competition.

 

[jasonnoguchi]

There are many ways to work from home. Things like freelance editing, writing a book, web design etc... you don't have to join any schemes to do all that.

 

[Willself]

BES.....One idea might be Appointment setting!!lol..Another could be
selling Advertising Space, and there are home Travel Advisors, like Freedom Travel, Travel Counsellors and several others. Plenty of folks make a nice living from e-Bay!!lol

 

[Bri]

Plenty of folks make a nice living from e-Bay!!lol

I've currently got a holiday to Portugal on there, bids up to £300 so far(only joking Mal.Intended to ring you yesterday until I received some sad news that a close friend passed away, will ring you before week is out)

 

[ICU_Clean]

Christmas is not a great time to hear you're losing your job, though is there ever a good time?

 

[payitforward]

Hi vvaannmmaann, if your neighbour is still 'in the market' for an alternative career path I'd be very happy to show him around the Kleeneze opportunity and the potential there in... and to answer any questions he maight have... without obligation or pressure.

Do get in touch if you think I can help.

 

[jaffab]

I have had a couple of friends in the same boat, who have tried work at home schemes and have asked me what I think. the 4 or 5 I have been asked to look at have all been the same - pryamid schemes which ask you to pay for some money, then you job is to find others to join, with the promise of real work/sales in the future, which never actually appear.

Good for the guy at the bottom, very bad for the people who are last in.

 

[payitforward]

Hi Jaffab,

You are quite right to be very sceptical of any venture that only fouses on 'recruitment' which is why all reputable companies are now part of the Direct Selling Association - where it is illegal for a promoter or participant in a trading scheme to persuade anyone to make a payment by promising benefits from getting others to join a scheme.

You need to look for a company where it is possible to make money simply by moving the products alone... and decide after that whether you wish to become involved in the 'business building' side of things.

Take a look at www-dot-firstclassmlm-dot-com - there are some excellent articles and videos explaining the differences and what you should be looking for.

If you then want to explore something that works - I've been doing it for 9 years now (same company - same products) get back to me.

 

[jaffab]

Sorry if I painted a picture that all the 'work from home' companies are bogus - they may or may not be some ones out there. Its just the ones that I have seen have been too dodgy for my tastes.

 

[payitforward]

May be you need to look elsewhere. Don't let others steal your dreams - worse still, don't be guilty of stealing the dreams of others through lack of reasearch and knowledge!

 

[Herandu]

I got made redundant about four years ago, and at my then age of 48 not one person granted me a job interview. So I decided to set up my own electronic retail business from home. Since then I have won a few audio magazine awards, have had several forum devote numerous topics on my product range, and I have no need to look back in anger.

My next door neighbour got laid off when he was 62. He started buying and selling cars and is now a multi millionaire. He can't drive by the way, which amazes me till today. Many a time he knocked on my door for help in moving one of his cars.

sometimes it takes blind faith and guts to set up a business from home, but I have now met quite a few people who have done the same like me and they are doing OK to extremely well. None of them are failing.

 

[BusinessIdeas]

Well there is only one startup business that you can work from home that I would recommend, but have a good look round before you decide what to recommend to your friend - Gina

 

[bookluver321]

I have always been skeptical about working from home for others. I know there are some good ones out there, but am not quite sure how to find them. I am sticking to my own thing... trying to start my own business (can't say what I am doing because it is a pretty unique thing that I am doing and it is still in the works),

 

[willitbe]

I got made redundant about four years ago, and at my then age of 48 not one person granted me a job interview. So I decided to set up my own electronic retail business from home. Since then I have won a few audio magazine awards, have had several forum devote numerous topics on my product range, and I have no need to look back in anger.

My next door neighbour got laid off when he was 62. He started buying and selling cars and is now a multi millionaire. He can't drive by the way, which amazes me till today. Many a time he knocked on my door for help in moving one of his cars.

sometimes it takes blind faith and guts to set up a business from home, but I have now met quite a few people who have done the same like me and they are doing OK to extremely well. None of them are failing.

Am I the only one here that thinks that one or 2 segments of that paragraph are perhaps stretching the truth a little bit?