Speaking to Truth electronic newsletter – July 10, 2020
Paul Edwards Blog: Relinked: They’re Killing Us Off
My comment: Back in March, I posted the link to this blog. Little did we know at that time how prescient it was.
Author’s Show
I was interviewed by Linda Thompson about the best home businesses for people 50+.
Recharge Magazine
“Locally-Owned Businesses a Key to a Community’s Sustainability”, is posted on the Recharge365 Small Business portal.
Fox Business News
For tips on Tips for Boomers Looking to Launch their Own Business in Retirement
Read more at
Costco Connection
Many of our columns from Costco Connection are available.
Business Info Guide
We have an interview posted at BusinessInfoGuide.com
Recent Radio
Paul was a guest and on the Lou Vickery show on March 7 andon the Barry Moltz show on April 20.
Business Authors Show
Paul and Sarah appeared on the Business Authors Show on February 22 and 23. Click the link to hear the show.
Drowning in Debt
Change in lifestyle was the approach Paul and Sarah took on the Money, Money, Money show on Voice America, Thursday, December 14. The theme of the show was “Drowning in Debt.” Click the link to hear the show.
Transitioning to an Elm Street Economy – Peak Moment TV
In a world of decreasing resources, Authors Paul and Sarah Edwards ask, how do we financially support ourselves while moving towards sustainable lives? Emphasizing independent income sources, they consider dozens of possible careers from basic services to local-scale technologies. Life choices include lowering costs through simplifying, getting out of debt, and demonetizing (e.g., bartering). Or one can consider an “off-the-map” lifestyle like living abroad, off-grid, or an intentional community. This downturn is not just a cycle, they emphasize: it heralds a sea change.
A Life of Collaboration and Creativity is the subject of an interview by Karen English of Paul and Sarah Edwards about pioneering efforts for more balanced and sustainable lifestyle in the UMKC QUAD.
CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/07/19/paul.sarah.edwards/index.html
Zoning for Home Offices: Recognizing Reality
Excerpt from this article written by Paul in the Planning Commissioner’s Journal:
Regulation of home occupations often fails to take into account the changing nature of home businesses, impinging on the needs of many citizens.
Relaxing zoning to allow people to work at home simply recognizes reality. Prohibitive or overly restrictive zoning results in people hiding their businesses, which:
– Turns law abiding citizens into violators, undermining respect for law and
government.
– Causes people to hide what they do. They don’t select a business name
which may draw business to them, they don’t list their business in the Yellow
Pages, and, in other ways, simply don’t fully market their business.
– Adds unnecessary cases to crowded court dockets and deepens
neighborhood enmities by giving neighbors the ability to extend grievances
by reporting their neighbor to the authorities for working at home.
Communities Will Gain
Self-interest is a second reason to interest communities in updating their zoning. Few local governments today are not pressed for funds. Someone operating a home business that violates a zoning ordinances is not apt to buy a business license. This deprives local governments of needed revenue that would come from many legalized home-based businesses obtaining business licenses. Localities with gross receipts taxes can figure they are losing substantial revenues from unlicensed home businesses.
Looking beyond the immediate impact on revenue, homes have traditionally been the incubators for businesses which eventually expand and move into commercial office space
… Relaxing zoning to allow people
to work at home simply recognizes reality. Prohibitive or overly restrictive
zoning results in people hiding their businesses, which:
- Turns law abiding citizens into violators, undermining respect for law and
government. - Causes people to hide what they do. They don’t select a business name which
may draw business to them, they don’t list their business in the Yellow Pages,
and, in other ways, simply don’t fully market their business. - Adds unnecessary cases to crowded court dockets and deepens neighborhood
enmities by giving neighbors the ability to extend grievances by reporting their
neighbor to the authorities for working at home.Communities Will GainSelf-interest is a second reason to interest communities in updating their
zoning. Few local governments today are not pressed for funds. Someone operating
a home business that violates a zoning ordinances is not apt to buy a business
license. This deprives local governments of needed revenue that would come from
many legalized home-based businesses obtaining business licenses. Localities
with gross receipts taxes can figure they are losing substantial revenues from
unlicensed home businesses.Looking beyond the immediate impact on revenue, homes have traditionally been
the incubators for businesses which eventually expand and move into commercial
office space. -
Zoning for Home Offices: Recognizing Reality
by Paul & Sarah Edwards- this article is currently only available by mail as part of Issue #12.
Regulation of home occupations often fails to take into account the changing
nature of home businesses, impinging on the needs of many citizens.
- this article is currently only available by mail as part of Issue #12.
