Emma Jones based at Redbrick House, Shrewsbury

Working from home is one of the UK’s fastest growing business trends and this big trend is served by the UK’s biggest website for people starting a home business: www.enterprisenation.com. Emma has been kind enough to feature some of my posts on her site recently and I’ve become an avid reader of her site. I was thrilled when she accepted my offer of the 5Q Interview recently because it’s quite justified to name her as a ‘Pro-Blogger’, her talent is undeniable and her interview is full of valuable tips. Emma has recently authored a book called Spare Room Start Up – how to start a business from home that was Waterstones business book of the month on publication and is a best-seller on Amazon.

Enterprise Nation can be found here:

www.enterprisenation.com

1. Who is Emma Jones and what is www.enterprisenation.com all about?

Emma Jones is a former accountant who started her first home business at the age of 27 and sold it 15 months later. She then spotted a gap in the market to offer an online resource to anyone starting and growing a business from home.

2. When and why did you start blogging?

I launched enterprisenation.com in January 2006 and have written content for the site every day since (with the exception of one day when there was no internet connection to be found from a beach in Lisbon!)

3. Is your blog also your day job?

It’s my ‘first thing in a morning job’! Enterprise Nation is a company that offers services beyond the home business website. We advise Regional Development Agencies and provide consultancy services to corporates – all on the topic of starting and growing a business from home. Our business plan was always to launch the site and build our content and community before taking advertising. We followed that plan and are now at the point of increasing our online ad revenue. We’re running campaigns for companies such as Orange, Brother, Hiscox and Travel Counsellors.

4. What challenges did you face and overcome when you set up Enterprise Nation?

No challenges, just opportunities! The journey so far has been amazing. We’ve launched and developed what is now the UK’s most popular home business website. We’ve done this with an expert team of contributors and we’re working on bringing more opportunities to them – and our members – in 2009 through an event and new partnerships. The home business market is an exciting place to be right now.

5. What is your one killer piece of advice for a new blogger?

Post daily with content that informs and inspires your reader.