Testimonials - Benefit of a Home Based Business - Arise

"As far back as I can remember I have always been an entrepreneur. In college I ran a home painting business. A few years ago I started tutoring people in computer applications. When I heard about Arise, I knew it was a natural fit.

My full time job is with an international shipping company, but when I get home I take calls as an Arise Certified Professional. Working in a T-shirt and shorts in my home office allows me to feel relaxed. As a benefit for incorporating as a business, I was able to write off my computer, supplies and training on last year’s taxes. The best part is that I can supplement my income from my full-time job and get experience in sales and tech support for a nationally recognized brand, skills that I intend to use later on in my career."

"When I first heard about Arise it sounded too good to be true. As a Latin immigrant, I was looking for flexible bilingual work opportunities that would allow me to improve my English and, at the same time, demonstrate my Spanish skills.

Arise is a plus. I can work from home, chose the hours I work and my language skills, like pronunciation and writing, have improved a lot. Besides, you get rewarded if you are blingual: you get more calls if you are in both queues, and that means more occupancy that translates in more income and even some clients pay you more for the calls taken in Spanish.

I have more than a year working with Arise and the balance is positive. I have earned a decent living, I have learned new skills, I have helped people in need of service, and I get to be my own boss and take short vacations more often!!! Yes, it is too good but it is true..."

"Seeing my old friends from my previous career as a banker reminds me of the way I used to be: tired, worn-out and desperately in need of a vacation. After 17 years in the field, I knew I was ready for a change. I was bored, tired of office politics and bad traffic, and most of all I was ready to take on new challenges. So when my husband and I relocated to Texas last year for his job, I relished the opportunity to start fresh in a new career.

My husband showed me a news segment about Arise. The Arise Certified Professional that was interviewed talked about how Arise fit into her lifestyle, rather than changing her life to fit her career.

I knew right away that this would work for me. I especially liked the idea that I could become certified for multiple clients and switch between them, never having to do the same thing two days in a row. Since my husband also has a flexible schedule, we can get lunch together, go shopping or take day trips. If he is relocated again, I can take my business with me practically anywhere in the U.S. I am thrilled with the opportunity to learn something new and work on my own terms."

College Student Fits Arise Into Busy Course Load and Discovers a Career Path

"My schedule as a college student at the University of Central Florida is unpredictable. Some days I have tons of free time, other days I’m cramming for a test, writing two papers and catching up on hundreds of pages of reading. I thought about taking a job waiting tables or working at the library, but a firm schedule was not ideal for me—I didn’t want to waste time commuting or worry about missing a shift if I had an important test to study for.

Two years ago my mother and grandfather started providing service as Arise Certified Professionals. I had worked in a call center previously and therefore was familiar with the work. But Arise was different. Instead of commuting to work, I could work out of my home. Instead of dressing up, I could work in my pajamas. Since my mother had already established a Virtual Services Corporation affiliated with Arise, all I had to do was become an Arise Certified Professional and provide service as an employee of her company.

Once I started receiving my paychecks from my mother's Virtual Services Corporation, I realized that since I was being paid for my performance rather than per hour, I was making twice as much as I was at the call center. Once I graduate and start working in the ‘real world’, I will continue as an Arise Certified Professional to accommodate my career and earn extra money on the side."

"Almost two years ago I was out of work and searching for work that seemed impossible to find. As a military spouse, I need the flexibility to work around my two young children’s schedules, take vacations on short notice if my husband-who is on active duty-has time off, and enough compensation to justify expenditures such as gas prices and childcare costs. During my search, employers would lose interest in hiring me as they knew I might leave on short notice if my husband was re-stationed.

When I started as an Arise Certified Professional, all of my work requirements were fulfilled. Now I schedule my own hours and earn more than enough to help support my family. When my husband was sent overseas to Iraq, I set my schedule with a few extra days off to accommodate my family and focus on more important matters like my husband's safe return."

"My father lived a long, full life but a few months ago he lost his battle with lung cancer. While he was sick, I made it a priority to fly up from my home in Florida to visit him frequently at a nursing home in New York to provide some peace and comfort in his final days.

Under normal circumstances, taking so much time off would be difficult to negotiate with an employer, even with a sick parent to care for. As an Arise Certified Professional, it was simple. I could set my schedule around my visits, even taking time off on short notice, or I could bring my computer with me to New York and work for a few hours from a remote location. Getting to spend time with my father was an incredible benefit of my flexible schedule."

"My experience as a traditional tech support professional will be familiar to others in my field. Working in a corporate office setting, I often put in 90-hour work weeks but was only compensated for 40 of them. As a call center agent, I was glued to the phone for hours on end trying to sort through angry callers’ situations without adequate training or supervisor support. When a fellow techie told me about Arise, it almost sounded too good to be true.

I’ve been working from home since March 2005. I’m paid for the time and quality of my work and with Arise’s certification programs and mentors, I’m never stuck not knowing what to do. Living near the beach it was always tempting to play hooky from work. Now, since I set my own schedule, I often work the early morning and late evening shift and spend the day in the sun. The Arise service model offers freedom, flexibility and support that are unmatched anywhere else in the tech support industry."

"To get to the nearest shopping center, it takes 45 minutes and costs $17 in tolls. Even the Kmart close to us had to shut down for lack of business. But for my husband and me, the location is perfect. We’re close to his parents, who are in their 70’s, and my mother, who is in her late 80’s. Best of all, we live on a 60-acre farm with pasture for our eight horses.

We also live in the poorest county in Virginia, and the economic opportunities for retirees are few and far between. It is virtually impossible to work for a well known company without having to travel, and even then the gas and tolls are not worth the trip.

When I heard about Arise on television, I knew this was the opportunity I had been searching for. As an Arise Certified Professional, I can supplement my retirement with extra money, ride my horses whenever I want and keep myself busy so I won’t get bored. I spent many years in the workforce on someone else’s schedule; now I’m free to work on my own time."

"As a working mother of four, I’m constantly on the go picking my kids up from school, shuttling them to soccer and gymnastics or cooking dinner for my family. But while most busy moms are fast asleep at 3:45AM., I am often wide awake taking a steady stream of phone calls from customers on East Coast time at my home in Arizona.

For me, the early morning hours work perfectly. By the time my kids wake up around 7:00AM, I will have already worked more than three hours uninterrupted. The flexible scheduling even allows me to pick up short 30-minute shifts while my daughter takes an afternoon nap. It means a lot to me that I can afford the ‘extras’ for my kids: the Playstation games for my son, new backpacks in the fall or family trips in the summer. I have the best of both worlds. I am able to provide an additional income and still be at home with my family."

"Twenty years ago during basic training for the military I suffered a hip injury. To this day I live with chronic pain. I am unable to sit in one place for more than an hour and a half. Finding a job flexible enough to accommodate my injury was difficult. For a while I worked as a file clerk at a car dealership where I was able to sit and stand as often as needed. But at $8 per hour, my take-home pay after covering my expenses was not enough.

Today I have been with an Arise Certified Professional for more than five years. My service shifts last from an hour to an hour and a half, but flexible scheduling allows me to work in as little as 30-minute increments. In between shifts I take breaks for swimming or therapeutic soaks in the hot tub. My income from my Virtual Services Corporation is far more than minimum wage, and I am rewarded for the quality of my work, not just the quantity.

Living with chronic pain is an enormous challenge that can significantly diminish one's quality of life. But I believe I found an opportunity that makes it easier to cope with."