Question concerning start a home based business (small business, interest, money) - Economics - City-Data Forum

kxh3011 · 06-02-2010, 05:38 PM

I am interested in starting a home based business but could use some input of what resources are out there that could help me get started. Any recommendations of books, websites or someone to contact that could provide this information? Thanks.

KH

Grandpa Pipes · 06-03-2010, 11:48 AM

Start first with city and county offices to check for zoning laws and/or permits needed to operate a business from your home. Then contact your local BBB to get info on business to avoid and/or other help they can give you.

sunsprit · 06-03-2010, 03:10 PM

start with basics ... there's a "small business for dummies" series book out at your local bookstore or at Amazon that spells out a lot of the stuff in detail.

very important to know that your home is zoned for the business you're planning.

IMO, forget the BBB. Worthless self-promoters who simply want your membership money.

kxh3011 · 06-09-2010, 10:54 AM

I am ordering the book, Home based business for Dummies along with a few other such books to help me get started. How would that work if I live in an apartment? Would I need to contact my leasing consultant to get permission or would using my "home" which is an apartment not work out? Any ideas would be great! I would rather not have to lease an office or a space, just do it from home preferably. Thanks.

KH

mango23 · 06-09-2010, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by kxh3011

I am ordering the book, Home based business for Dummies along with a few other such books to help me get started. How would that work if I live in an apartment? Would I need to contact my leasing consultant to get permission or would using my "home" which is an apartment not work out? Any ideas would be great! I would rather not have to lease an office or a space, just do it from home preferably. Thanks.

KH

If you are just talking a home office and you are not manufacturing tires in your living room it probably won't matter. Most cities now have licensing for home offices. Most of the time the person you get when you call AAA for a tow are sitting in their living room and work for themselves. If for some reason you can't hang your license at you residence you can always rent one of the boxes just for this purpose at a mail box place. Usually the one restriction on home office is you can't have employees or see customers there.
Now I am going to say something and I don't want to be giving you bad advice but just something for you to think about.
My experience has been with many things, if I ask about something I may hear a no. If I don't ask no one ever tells me I have to stop. In most any case the worst that can happen is you are told to stop. No one is going to haul you off to jail. I once had a building with a Murial on the side of it. An artist offered to up date it for free just to have his work on a main Hi way.
He went to the city to get the permit and they told him it was too big and he could only cover 20% of the wall.

The current one that was up there covered 100% of the wall. So we decided not to do it. mean time city workers passed my building thousands of times and the current picture (That I painted without any permit) had been there for years. Still no one ever came and told me I was in any violation and as far as I know it is still there. I haven't owned the building for years.

kxh3011 · 06-10-2010, 11:48 AM

Thanks for the advice! I do appreciate it!