| Being a home-based business owner is a tough | | | | organize a protest to get the message out there |
| gig. You have to deal with your competitors but | | | | about the issue and how it will affect you. |
| sometimes you also need to deal with | | | | Don't get angry with the politicians and their staff- |
| government. Government departments often look | | | | Anger will not get you anywhere. No matter how |
| at introducing new legislation and sometimes this | | | | frustrating things get, you need to make sure |
| legislation can have a negative effect on you and | | | | that you do not let your frustration boil over. Do |
| your business. | | | | not get angry at the politicians and their staffers; |
| If you are not happy with this new proposed | | | | don't antagonize them. If you lose it when dealing |
| legislation, you need to get your voice heard. You | | | | with these people there is no way that you will |
| need to lobby government. It doesn't matter that | | | | achieve your desired outcomes. |
| you are a home-based business. It is your | | | | Make sure you actually know all of the issues- |
| responsibility to get your voice heard and to | | | | Chances are that a politician or political party is not |
| make sure that you fight hard. If legislation is | | | | introducing policy and legislation just for the hell of |
| going to have a negative effect on you chances | | | | it. You need to make sure that you are properly |
| are that there will be other businesses and | | | | educated on all the facts and surrounding issues |
| business people who will be negatively affected. | | | | before you go and try and change their mind. You |
| Below I will outline 3 tips on how you can lobby | | | | need to know why they are trying to introduce |
| government if you want to try and get | | | | legislation so you can show them how their ideas |
| something changed but are not sure what to do. | | | | will not work. |
| Get together with like-minded businesses- As I | | | | I know that many people just wish that |
| mentioned earlier, you are not the only person | | | | government would leave them alone and think |
| who is going to be affected by any proposed | | | | that in many ways that life would just be easier if |
| legislation that is going to be introduced. You need | | | | they weren't there. Unfortunately it is not that |
| to get together with these business owners and | | | | simple and sometimes you will have to deal with |
| you need to formulate a plan of attack that | | | | government. This article gives you a great |
| benefits all of you. You should organize petitions, | | | | starting point on what you need to do. |
| email and letter campaigns and, if need be, | | | | |