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23 July 2012

When is it time to decide to expand your home based business ?

By Kevin P Richards


That is a tricky question to answer depending on your circumstances. Often, it is as easy as looking about your home office and judge how organized it is if you have lots of documents or products taking up too much space.

In an ideal situation have some savings prior to expanding as you will have extra costs to pay out on a monthly basis.

If you have a home business you may save some money with taxes if you consult your accountant. When thinking about expanding, you have to think about the potential side effects on all aspects of your business plan.The extra cost of a lease on an office might not be possible in the short term. You have to seriously consider the extra revenue that could be possible if you outsource more of your non profitable jobs that you currently do.

You have to assess what your new costs are going to be and decide if your business can handle these increases. It is a necessary cost of doing business when thinking of expansion, but sometimes is the way to really start moving forward and being successful. If it is not cost effective to leave the home, consider taking another room in your home and expanding within. It may be just a temporary fix, but it could give you the increase in revenue that you need to break free of your home.

Sometimes you can simply hire extra staff to increase your business. Make sure that you can cover this expense of course . Normally the additional staff will allow you to focus on expanding the business rather than dealing with other jobs. When you can put all your efforts into your business, the company can grow and be even more profitable.




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