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Why Was
Home Based Business Australia (HBBA) Created?
 Why is
it necessary to have a website designed specifically for Home Based
Businesses? What makes them different enough to warrant their own
site?
The answer
is simple…..to give them the reward and recognition they deserve.
In a community where many consider Home Based Businesses are
‘backyard businesses’ it is important that they are seen as the
‘front runners’ that most are.
With 67.5%
of all small business in Australia being run from a home base, the
importance of this sector to the economy cannot be
underestimated.
Home Based
Businesses are more innovative and creative than many other small
business operators are – they have to be, to survive and thrive.
The sector often does not have the resources to be competitive and
this site is designed to make their choice easier and less
stressful.
Special
Support
Home Based Business operators often comment on the sense of
isolation they experience when working on their own from home.
Subscribers to Home Based Business Australia (HBBA) will now be
able to communicate with fellow members via a forum restricted to
those members. Not only will they be able to build relationships
online, but they will be able to create localised
Prospect Clubs where they can receive
leads and referrals from fellow members.
Home Based
Business operators will be able to receive information that is both
relevant and helpful; they will be able to network and build
relationships with like minded people; and they will be able to
take up the opportunities offered to increase their sales and grow
their customer base. Home Based Business Australia (HBBA) provides
a powerful platform for the HBB sector.
Founder
of HBBA
 The
founder of Home Based Business Australia (HBBA) is Barbara
Gabogrecan who has been championing the cause of Micro and HBB
for the last 11 years. Barbara is a HBB herself – she is an author;
an artist; a Government lobbyist; a trainer; an international
speaker; and an entrepreneur. A former secondary teacher of Art
(also teaching art at the National Gallery of Victoria for 13
years), Barbara developed her own Art business and won 7 of the
Gift of the Year Awards for her product; her work was displayed in
Birmingham, Dusseldorf, Osaka (x2), Jordan and Nagoya; she had
fashion accessories and tourist product produced under 16 licenses;
and held 6 successful art exhibitions.
For the
past 11 years Barbara has been assisting the Micro and HBB sector
and developed Biz-in-a-Box (a programme for start up
businesses) and Micro Biz
Navigator (a programme to give businesses a ‘star rating’ to
give them a competitive edge and increase sales).
For more
information on Barbara and to view some of her dynamic art work, go
to http://tinyurl.com/jwc83
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