So I am going to meet a person next week to discuss about a potential business relationship and I knew right off the bat that this was a sole proprietor type of operation. The interesting thing was in virtually all of the correspondents the person appeared to be insistent in trying to make his business sound semi large. For example, in all of the communications there would be emphasizes on the office building and how it is located in the downtown core, there will be secretaries and assistants to guide me, etc.

Really, I already knew ahead of time that this was like a virtual office setup where people simply pay to say use the location for a mailing address while occasionally using the space. To me I personally wouldn’t care too much if the person flat out just said they are their own boss and run their business mainly at home. I would think nowadays it can be more impressive where you are able to sustain a viable business at the comfort of your own home.

Shouldn’t it all be about the numbers at the end anyways when it comes to a business? Example, one guy that makes a million a year in his living room versus a guy that makes fifty thousand while have a traditional office can be more impressive in terms of your image perception. To me that shows that the person knows how to be resourceful and can think out of the box.

Over the past week I noticed that many of the business owners that I have spoken to run their operations from their house. As well, their employees telecommute from their homes too. Just a few years ago you could say this would not be an ideal situation as many times people go for things like the traditional office setting as that seems like the thing you are suppose to do when creating business.

Nowadays though, it just makes sense from a financial point of view and not to mention the productivity. Example, things like the travel time alone that you would save from working out of your own home can be extremely beneficial. You can use that time to earn more as well as cutting expenses associated with that travel.

Now obviously if you run some kind of traditional operation like a large retail store you aren’t exactly going to hold that at your house. The main challenge is discipline though as working out of your home can often cause people to get lazier.