Working From Home

 

 

Working From Home
Home working - what's it like?
If you're starting a business you may be working at home

Here are some advantages and disadvantages of undertaking work at your home marble flooring

 

Advantages of Working From Home
Low investment - as you already have your home you need not go out and rent or buy additional premises
Low investment - as you don't have new premises you won't necessarily need to invest in new telephone lines, internet connections or other costs
You can start straight away
You won't need to spend hours each day communting to the office
You won't be distracted by your work colleages or constant telephone calls

 

Entering the export market

Free assistance for first-time exporters or those wishing to break into new markets.

 

Improving your competitiveness

Help to review your activities and draw up plans for improvement.

 

Bridging the skills gap

Wage subsidies and staff training to overcome skills shortages.

 

Getting new products to the marketplace

Help for inventors and smaller companies to turn their ideas into products; a host of ideas for companies seeking new products to market or manufacture.

 

Cutting costs by going green

Showing companies how to save money by environmentally friendly manufacturing.

 

Home working uptake set to rise in public sector

 

There is likely to be an increase in home working in the public sector, it has been suggested.

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  According to Ken Eastwood of Public Sector Nomads, speaking at the SmartGov Live conference, a need for further savings to be made in accommodation costs will increase the mobile workforce in the public sphere, reports the Guardian
  
  He said the public sector will need to adhere to government spending cuts and reducing the amount of office space they occupy will be one way of doing this.
  

 

Disadvantages of Working From Home
It can be too easy to undertake more work as the office furniture for hire is close by
You'll miss the interaction with your colleages and it can be lonely
You won't have access to all the equipment at the office (eg: photocopiers)
You may be distracted by home issues (children, DIY and the like)
It may be difficult to get motivated some days

 

Home Based Business Opportunities
If you want to stay at home here are some home based business oppportunities that you can undertake: