Virtual Offices Can Bridge the Gap for Home
Based Businesses
Working from home was a rare situation before computers allowed some of the first
telecommuting in the 80’s.
Now, the number of home-based businesses has exploded, thanks to the
Internet....
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Virtual Offices Can Bridge the Gap for Home
Based Businesses
Working from home was a rare situation before computers allowed some of the first
telecommuting in the 80’s.
Now, the number of home-based businesses has exploded, thanks to the
Internet.
According to Businessweek, more than half of all businesses in the U.
S.
are run from
home.
There are now more than six million of these businesses providing at least half the income
for the business owner’s household.
Cost Benefits
As the benefits of running a business from home become better known, the number of these
businesses continues to climb.
Workers who once spent part of their day commuting now only
travel as far as their home computer when there is work to be done.
And instead of paying for
travel expenses and business suits, they largely pay for little more than their own computer and an
Internet connection.
While studies show that home businesses take in less money on average than their brick-andmortar counterparts, they
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