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10 Steps Before Starting a Small or Home Business

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Step 4: Make a List of What Needs to be Done to Prepare Your Home for Business

Prepare your Home Office Photo by Bryan Fenstermacher

Create a Home Office

Bryan Fenstermacher
With the product or service you have in mind, can you handle the business from your home the way it is right now? If not, what do you need to do to get it ready?
  • Will you need space for inventory, supplies, records and/or equipment?
  • Do you already have an area you can use for your office or will you need to bargain with another member of the family to give up some space?
  • Is the nature of your inventory or equipment such that special climate needs must be accommodated?
  • Do you need to add a room, enclose a patio, convert a garage or basement, or stake out the attic?
  • What kind of power needs will you have and will you have to make any alterations to accommodate them?

As you determine what you'll need, keep track of your estimate costs because you'll need them later in this exercise.

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