Home business who sells tangible or non-tangible products or services can never learn too much of sales tips.

I discovered four ways to prepare for accidental sales opportunities from entrepreneur magazine:

- Network outside your circle
Getting out of your sales contact comfort zone is the way to go if you want to expand your business' reach. Going out of your way might not just lead to accidental sales but also to new biz opps.

- Expand you intellectual horizons
Learning new skills or even a simple hobby can bring fresh perspectives to your business. You'll never know when one so deviated skill can help in improving your business' weak points.

- Do the grunt work that keeps your business running
No business is easy, nuff said!

- Don't let your expectations rule your actions
Change is the only permanent thing in this world. If your ideas today don't click it doesn't mean they will never be of any good use tomorrow. Just keep on trying to make things work well. Sometimes misfortunes can help one discover new things that can be of great help to one's business.