附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword by Jay Conrad Levinson -- Introduction -- Trading your suit for a bathrobe: how to get started -- Getting into the zone: complying with zoning regulations -- Keeping it legal: dealing with licenses and taxes -- Mapping out your route to success: how to write a home-based business plan -- Piggy banks and mega-banks: options for financing your business -- A corner office or a corner of the dining room: setting up your home office space -- Outfitting a high-tech home office: choosing the right technology for your business -- Starting at the top: making the leap from employee to CEO -- Managing your time, managing your life, managing your sanity: how to get (almost) everything done without going crazy -- Getting the world to beat a path to your door: how to market your business without a huge budget -- What happened to the water cooler??!! dealing with the isolation of being home alone -- Making it a family affair: how to work with and around your family -- Where do I go from here? Planning for growth -- Employees or independent contractors? How to determine which is right for your business -- But wait, there's more! additional home-business resources to help you and your business thrive.
摘要:From the Home Business Advocate of teh year comes the complete guide for starting and running a home-based business. Including advice for selecting the right business, setting up the business, dealing with lifestyle and family issues, and most importantly how to succeed financially, Beverley Williams and don cooper help everyone considering starting a home-based business and those who have already started a business and find themselves struggling. There are approximately 24 million people operating a registered business from home. It is an area growing every year.; Beverley and Don are increasingly called upon to speak to groups ranging from chambers of commerce all over the nation to major corporations such as the World Bank. When a corporation lays off workers often they will offer out placement training for those affected, which can include entrepreneurial training for working from home. In fact, this is exactly what happened to the author's husband who now runs a successful home-based business. Divided into three parts, The 30 Second Commute truly covers every issue unique to creating a home-based business. Part I includes determining exactly what kind of business is right for you. Beyond simply identifying what you like to do there are several other considerations. For example, before starting the next Mrs. Fields from home, one needs to consider the obvious, if there is a market for cookies in their area, if their kitchen is large enough, to the not so obvious zoning, licensing, and tax laws.; Part II is the nuts-and bolts of setting up a home-based business, from securing financing to developing a marketing plan and everything in between. Not only will entrepreneurs need to focus on writing a business plan, setting up workspace, marketing, and tax issues, they will have the extra burden of dealing with family issues and possible isolation. Part III explores strategies for conquering the problems that are unique to a home-based business. The authors also di
