Keeping Home Business Costs Down
Reprinted and adapted from Business Know-How: An Operational Guide for Home-based and Micro-sized Businesses
Years ago, it seemed like the only people who ever worked at home were novelists, babysitters and artists. Today, business owners and telecommuting employees in a wide range of professions work from home some or all of the time. And with them at home are many of the same types of business equipment they would have in a corporate office.
Buying so much new equipment and merchandise during your startup days can put your new business (and maybe your family) into a big credit crunch. But starting a home business doesn’t mean you have to go broke. Here are several ways you can control costs as you start your home business.
Let necessity dictate what equipment and supplies to buy
There’s never any shortage of cool new things to buy when you’re in business or starting one. New tools, supplies, furniture, equipment, software, training materials and books are all appealing, and potentially useful. But they all add to your cost of doing business. Before you buy new supplies, equipment, inventory, books or software make sure you really need it. Although that sounds like common sense, overbuying and buying on impulse are common mistakes and sometimes put small businesses into a big financial hole.
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