The 60-Second Commute: A Guide to Your 24/7 Home Office Life

ISBN: 013130321X
EAN: 2147483647

Year: 2003
Pages: 155

Authors: Erica Orloff, Kathy Levinson

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Main Page
Table of content
Copyright
Praise for The 60-Second Commute
FINANCIAL TIMES Prentice Hall
Financial Times Prentice Hall Books
Acknowledgments
Introduction
About Erica
About Kathy
About the 60-Second Commute
How This Book is Laid Out
Appendices
Chapter 1. Next StopHome
Is Working on Your Own Right for You?
Do You Have the Right Stuff?
Get on Board
Chapter 2. Creating a Space for Your 60-Second Commute
A Room with a Viewof the Laundry
A Room with a Door
The Kid Zone
Honey, Stop Talking to Me
Work and Play
Equipment Concerns
Ergonomics: Keeping Comfortable in Your Home Office
The 60-Second Office: Your Style
Chapter 3. Technology: 60-Second Commute Essentials
Equipment and Gadgets
Communication Lines: The Net and Phones
Chapter 4. The 247 Lifestyle: Time Management in the Home Office
Time Where Does It Go?
Organized from the Start
Body Clock Blues: Beating Them through Time Management
Java Jolts
Quiet Time
Shutting the Door, Even if You Don t Have One
Time Management in Your Personal Life
Plan B : When a Good Day Goes Bad Very Bad
Bargaining in the Home Office Boardroom
Time Management and Productivity
Only 24 Hours in a Day: Overbooking Time
Procrastination: We Saved It for Last
Chapter 5. Organization: How To Get Your Act Together
How Organized Are You (Really)?
Building a System of Organization in Five Quick Steps
Invasion of the Little People in Your Home Office
Rhythm of the Household
Chapter 6. Professionalism in the Home Office
You Can Fool Some of the People Some of the Time
Letterhead, Business Cards, and Brochures: Make Them Sing
Chapter 7. Get the Ball Rolling: Business and Budget Plans
Start-up Options
Getting the Paperwork Right the First Time
Commonly Asked Questions Regarding Articles of Incorporation
Your Business Plan
Three Ways to Write a Business Plan
Giving Your Business a Name
Employer Identification Number (EIN)
Registering a Website
Disaster Plans for Your Business
Have Map, Will Travel
Chapter 8. Taxes: Don t Get Caught Asleep at the Wheel
Your Accountant
Jumping Off Point
Deciding on Your Tax Year
Which Accounting Method Should You Use?
Keeping It Simple
Taking a Look at Your Track Record
Home Office Deductions
Determining Your Partial Deductions
Business Deductions
Explanation of Typical Business Deductions and Expenses
Erase These Items Off Your Deductions List
Self-Employment Tax
Child Care Tax Credit
When to File Your Tax Return and What Forms to Use
Who Pays Quarterly Taxes?
An Independent Contractor or an Employee?
The Important Month of January
Where Can You Get These Forms?
Flying Below the Radar
Do Sole Proprietors Run a Higher Risk of Being Audited by the IRS?
Commonly Asked Questions
Chapter 9. Legal Eagles: Understanding Your Business and the Law
Hiring Your Lawyer
Making Sure You re in the Zone
Business Licenses and Permits
Intellectual Properties
Trademarks
Patents
Trade Secrets
Copyrights
Public Domain
Nondisclosure Agreements
e-Commerce
Commonly Asked Legal Questions
Keeping Your Eye on the Prize
Chapter 10. Insurance in the Home Office
Health Insurance
Long-Term Disability
Home and Renters Insurance
Life Insurance
Finding an AgentInsurance
Chapter 11. Pink Slip Blues
The Party s Over
Trouble in Paradise
What to Do BEFORE You Lose Your Job
Your First Five Steps After Losing Your Job
Don t Be Bamboozled
Red Flags for a Possible Scam
Turning Lemons into Lemonade
Chapter 12. Child Care: Life on the High Wire
Can You Go it Alone?
The My Time, Your Time, Our Time Rule
How Do You Know What You Need?
The Menu of Child Care Options
The Difference Between a Nanny and an Au Pair
Taxable Nanny
The Difference Between Family Day Care and Day Care Centers
Tot Drops and Mother s Day Out
Babysitting Co-Op
Who s Watching the KidsThe ABC s of Background Checks
Coming Face-to-Face
Crib Sheets
Special Instructions
Making Your Best Choice
Chapter 13. Strategies for Hanging in When the Going Gets Tough
Pep-Talking Yourself When You Only Hear an Echo
Ten Things to Do When Hard Times Happen
Remember These Guys?
Chapter 14. Telecommuting Proposals: Getting into the Home Office
Getting Your Boss to Let You Do the 60-Second Slide to the Office
Flex Your Flexibility
Beware of Backlash
Overdoing It
Chapter 15. Marketing Yourself and Your Small Business
Networking is the Name of the Game
PR Tips
The Success Monster
Appendix A. Government Resources
Appendix B. Organizations And Associations
Appendix C. Start-up Assistance
Appendix D. Web Hot Spots
Business
Child Care
Entrepreneurs
Job Hunting
Legal
Taxes
Talkin Trash:
Trademark and Intellectual Properties
Women in Business
Glossary
References