Working From Your Own Home Office
Are you a small business owner? Perhaps you’re planning on starting up your own enterprise? Or maybe you already run a business from your own home office?
Being your own boss can be great – work to your own rules, report to no-one, and YOU choose the direction of YOUR business.
Many small business owners decide to run their business from their own home office, which is an option with many advantages:
• Working from your own home office saves on the expense of renting or buying office space, which saves your business money, and allows for lower start-up costs.
• Not being tied to a long term tenancy agreement allows greater flexibility for your business
• The commute from your bedroom to your home office will be considerably less, saving you money on transportation costs, lowering your carbon footprint, and giving you longer in bed in the mornings!
• Equally, there would be no commute home from your office, meaning that you get more time in the evenings to spend with your family or recreational activities
• An improvement in your food choices – as minor as this may seem, working from home offers a greater choice of food available than the range at your local sandwich shop, and also allows you to choose healthier, organic lunches, rather than cheaper pre-packed meal options
• Running costs of a home office can be tax deductible, including utility bills, office supplies and repairs
• When working in your home office, you have freedom over your own dress code – there is no need to splash out on formal office wear
• Enjoy a flexible schedule by setting your office hours to match your business requirements, rather than standard company policies
• With no office politics to manoeuvre around, home office workers can experience lower levels of stress and anxiety, resulting in less time off work and greater productivity
• A combination of shorter (or non-existent) commutes, and flexible working hours, home office workers can enjoy a closer relationship with their family, especially important if you have young children in the family
Once you have decided to work from home, you will need to arrange a dedicated workspace, which will minimise distraction and interruptions, and allow you to keep your professional life and personal life separate.
How about a garden home office?
Setting up your home office within your house may pose problems such as distraction from family members, loss of tax deductible status, and also may not project the most professional image to any visiting clients, especially if your business outgrows your spare bedroom. The answer to these issues is to set up a garden home office.
Greenacre Log Cabins supply a range of log cabin kits to be used specifically for garden home office use.
Our log cabins range begins with the Home Office Director Log Cabin, which, at 4.5m x 3.5m or 5m x 4m, provides a garden home office option at a considerably lower price than other log cabin suppliers, with the range starting at £2099.99.
At the top end of our log cabin range is the Home Office Executive Plus Log Cabin, which, at 6m x 5m and inclusive of a veranda provides a spacious, luxurious setting for you to run your business from home.
The Home Office Executive Plus has a RRP of £3349.99, which works out considerably cheaper than renting an office space for one year.