The Hub November 2015 | Page 28

When you support these entrepreneurs you are validating someone’s dream Real life observances tell the story more clearly. Almost everyone knows someone who makes wedding cakes in their own kitchen, sells handmade soap through a Facebook page or serves accounting clients from a home office. Chances are, you have patronized a local home-based business at some point in the last year. When you support these entrepreneurs, you are doing more than purchasing a product or service - you’re also contributing to a family’s income and validating someone’s dream. The road to working successfully from home is not without its challenges. “When my mat leave ended, I had to go back to my full-time job,” says McDonald, who’s still selling her treats and meals via Fa