A survival kit for home-based professionals and a start-up guide for anyone considering setting up shop at home. Nearly 15 million businesses now operate out of private homes. Shows how to base a business at home, covering legal, insurance and tax issues, marketing and sales aspects, and networking. There is a section on computers and telecommunicatons--including new software that brings corporate and technical capabilities into the home-based office. Also describes highly sophisticated direct-mail and telemarketing strategies.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
0471510378
ISBN-13
9780471510376
eBay Product ID (ePID)
4459891
Product Key Features
Author
David R. Eyler
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Home-Based Businesses, New Business Enterprises
Publication Year
1990
Type
Textbook
Genre
Business & Economics
Number of Pages
241 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
2.2in
Item Width
1.4in
Item Weight
19 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Hd62.5.E95 1990
Publication Name
Starting and Operating Your Home-Based Business
Table of Content
There Has Never Been a Better Time. Pluses and Minuses of Working at Home. Adjusting to Working at Home. Telecommuter or Entrepreneur'. Planning and Furnishing a Home Office. Computers and Telecommunications. Sales-Related Home Businesses. Providing Professional Services from Home. Producing Something at Home. Marketing Yourself as an Independent Contractor. Getting Organized: Legally and Personally. Satisfying the Regulators. Tax Obligations and Opportunities to Save. Insuring the Home-Based Business. Success, Failure, and Finding Help. Appendix. Bibliography. Index.