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Starting a Home Business?
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Be Sure to Keep It All Business
ith the economy and the dynamics of the work world in a flux— and the increasing need by many people to get closer to their families—many are opting to start home businesses that will enable them to make a good living while connecting more closely with day-today family life. But since a home business is a business, after all, it’s best to follow some guidelines to make sure your home office time doesn’t turn into all play and no work.
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• Get up, get dressed, and go into the office. • Don’t live in your sweats, or, worse yet, your underwear. • Put on a nice shirt, pants, or skirt. • S et up a separate office space in your home, preferably with a door, where you can quietly work apart from household hubbub. • Outfit your office. Invest in a good-quality copier, computer, and other office conveniences. • Don’t do housework, watch television, exercise, or gab with friends during your home work hours. • Act like you’re in a business—and you will be. If you wouldn’t do it in your office at a Fortune 500 company, don’t do it during your at-home workday.
~ January 2016 | BUSINESSWoman
--Adapted from Home Business Magazine