Home Based Business

Overview

Pros and Cons

Managing A Home Based Business

Using Technology

Opportunities

Moving Out

Summary

Discussion Questions

Worksheet - Is a home-based business right for you?

Worksheet - Is your idea right for a home-based business?

Worksheet - Building an advisory/support system

Worksheet - Technology and equipment checklist

Small Business Bookshelf

 

 

 


Home-based Business Worksheet
Technology and Equipment Checklist

 

Check which of the following you have:

___A separate phone line from your personal home phone.

___A personal computer with sufficient memory to run accounting software and maintain a data base.

___A letter quality computer printer.

___A modem. (If you intend to do a significant amount of networking or accessing on-line computer information during business hours, a separate phone line for the computer may be warranted.)

___A telephone answering machine from which you can access messages outside of the office.

___A power surge protector for your computer system.

___A fax machine or modem with fax capabilities

___A copy machine

 

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