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Home Based Business : A Business

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Home Based Business
There was a time when a homebased business was considered a hobby. In recent years for many small businesses, a home based business has proven to be cost effective and hasz become more respected. Many service oriented businesses do not need a store front if their major contact with their customers is at the client site. Here are some items to consider when setting up a home based business

1. Where will most of the customer contact occur? If most of your time is spent on items which do not require customer contact or your contact is on the customer site then a home based business might work. The more contact you have with the customer in your home the more things that need to be considered and possibly changed. When I worked as a private consultant, I had a home office. Most of my face to face contact was at the client site. Reports, follow up questions and emergencies were usually taken care of at my home office by phone or email to be followed by a visit to the site at appointed times. There was no need for a store front, so overhead was low.
2. Make sure your home is zoned properly for the type of business you have. Many people start the process thinking “It’s my home - I can do what I want.” Be aware that in many county, and city areas there are zones set up for residential, business, industry, recreation, and others. Check with your city or county zoning to see if you can have the business in your home. If it is disallowed see if there is a cost

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