Reg Ofori asked:


A lot of people would like to create their own home business, for many different reasons. Regardless of the business, they should all begin with a business plan. However, potential business owners will usually run out to start their business without a plan in place.

It can seem tedious, but a business plan will help your business to stay on the right track. Without a business plan, it’s easy to forget to complete tasks that you will need to finish. You can also lose all of your money by not having a budget. This will often lead to business owners borrowing from their personal accounts to keep the business afloat and pretty soon, all of your money has been put into a bankrupt home office.

A good business plan should also include personal goals that you hope to reach in a certain amount of time. This will help you make changes if your business has flat lined or gone downhill. You will also be able to keep an eye on any advertising that you have in place.

1. The points that you should know while you are creating and zoning office business are as follows:

There needs to be some kind of space in your home

You need a proper place according to your business

The place should be enough for the equipment according to your business

There needs to be a customer relations desk in your house for keeping the contact with customers.

Allocate some space for customer relation desk as well

2. There has to be a business phone number from which people can contact you in case of inquiries.

That phone number should be turned to voice mail when you are not available

There has to be a personal mobile phone for everyone who is in your firm

The last thing is a short messaging service device with everyone in the firm

3. You have to choose your computer and other necessary equipments for your business use. You can either buy them once or you can also purchase them on installments of payment.

Buy a printer

A backup hard disk for your important business data

Keep an open fax machine in your house

A scanner is also a good choice

If you are comfortable with photocopiers, that would also be a good idea

4. You need to have a good marketing plan

You should have a direct mailing address. You can also book a P.O. Box number

Also advertise on some other stuff like internet and direct mailing service

There has to be a payment and invoicing service for the customer

That will also help you to track your record of sales and purchases

There needs to be some credit card processing machine and a cash counter

5. Hiring a personal secretary

When you think that you are too busy, then you can hire a personal assistance or some secretary

Whoever you hire, just be sure that they are good to help you in anything that you might need and handle the whole setup if you are busy or away for some days

6. How to be a good boss

Keep a track of all pay that you give to your employees

Make a good environment in your business area

If you think that you are not able to do something right, then ask some friend or some sectary when there is a big problem dealing them

7. Also make good property insurance

The property insurance needs to be reliable according to your business

Make a policy to make your home business

When you are going for insurance, make sure that you are not going to a broker

8. A course will have the following key points

There would be some training sources for you to tell you how exactly you can do what you want

A folder that has everything that you are going to be taught

An index of course

A summary of course

A Skill Assessment method



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