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Working and Living in the Same Space
Can You Live Where You Work…
And Work Where You Live?
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Three Step Process
• Business Demands• Family Needs• Integrate into a management plan
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Conflict Issues Found In Virginia HBB’s Include
• Intrusion of home-based business into family areas
• Intrusion of family activities into the business space
• Overlap of space useOne-third of the participants had a designated
area or schedule for the HBB.
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Successful Home Based Business
Plans Include
• Designating separate spaces• Having a time schedule• The “on-demand” or “whoever needs it now”
system of sharing business and family spaces seems to result in more conflict
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Family Family
Space + Business =
Business
What are the Issues?
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What you describe your business as…
• Production?• Service?• Consulting or counseling?• Sales or marketing?• Mail order?
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Business Space Use
• Storage• Tools and Equipment• Production• Meet Clientele• Access – Pickup/Delivery• Office
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Analyze Space Needs
• Type?• Quantity?• Variability?• Future Change?• Where?
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• Lack of storage is the greatest dissatisfaction of home based businesses
• Perception of clutter magnifies storage needs
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Family Space Needs• Number of members• Age, sex, and size of members• Time spent at home• Activities conducted in the home• Number of size and possessions• Past experience• Social and cultural norms
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You Don’t Work Alone!
How will you accommodate…• Parking?• Pick-up and delivery?• Conference space?• Safety and security?• Image?
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The Business Outside the Home
What About…• Your location?• Traffic?• Parking?• Access?• Accessibility?• Signage?
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List Problems: List Solutions:
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What’s the Law?• Local zoning• Restrictive covenants• Subdivision regulations• Homeowner’s association covenants• Local Business ordinances• Homeowner’s insurance
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