If you work on your own at home-or would like to—you’re not alone. According to research by the University of Oregon, about 6 percent of the work-force (over 8 million Americans) telecommute to company jobs from their homes on either a part-time or full-time basis—and the number is increasing.
Even during a historically bad economic stretch, fiery new engines of commerce are being created everyday, all across the world, by intrepid entrepreneurs who are driven by their conviction that they can make the world a better place, or at least earn a mean buck.
When employees can have all their personal and work information at their fingertips, it can be a big help—and a major headache—to them and their employers.
The common philosophy amongst small business owners is that if you are doing what you love, you will never have to work a day in your life. While that holds true to some extent, the fact is that starting a business and maintaining it will take a concerted amount of energy and effort out of anyone.