WORKING SPACE

of a cupboard to store supplies, or completely strip the guest room of bed and such to make a business room. Consider taking over a seldom used room. A guest room that is used twice a year isn't as important as business space when considering potential income. A guest can sleep on the couch, or you can sleep on the couch and let the guest have your bed. Set your priorities.

When a whole room can't be taken over for business, adapt! Put your business on rollers. There are rolling carts now of every size that will hold equipment and supplies. A computer work station with wheels will hold a whole computer system and give you work surface. Folding tables are available in different sizes and strengths, some filing cabinets have wheels. Think portable if you have to. The work area will be just that when all business furniture is in place, but can be pushed into a closet or another room when the room is needed for its regular use.

When you know clients will be coming into your home-based business, it can also change the picture. Will you be comfortable meeting with a client who has had to traipse through a bedroom to get to your office? If possible, the client should be able to walk directly into the business portion from outside. When there is no alternative but to have customers walk into the front door, through the living room, down a hall to a back bedroom/office, the house must be organized and appear to be neat - not cluttered.

An eye-opener for both men and women is The Realities of a Work-at- Home Dad

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