Running a Good Business, Book 5: Setting Up Shop

by Claude Whitmyer

Overview

Book 5 in a collection of short, hands-on guides to managing the ins and outs and ups and downs of starting and growing a small, micro or one-person business driven by personal values and offering the unique lifestyle of self-employment.

In this book, we go over the planning and setting up of your business "cockpit" -- the control center of efficiency and effectiveness for the everyday management of your good business.

Table of Contents
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Setting Up Shop
Chapter 1: The Choice -- To Work At Home Or Away Chapter 2: Office At Home, With Family -- Special Considerations
- Spillover
1. Reducing Noise.
2. Avoiding Interruptions.
3. Providing Adequate Child Care.
4. Maintaining Good Communication.
Chapter 3: Office Layout
Chapter 4: Rules For Organizing Your Space
Chapter 5: Furniture And Fixtures
- Lights
* Placement
* Quality
- Chairs
- Desks and Working Surfaces
- Storage Systems
* On The Wall
* Knock Down Cubes
Resources
About the Authors
What Should You, The Reader, Do Next?

Product Details

BN ID:	2940011392276
Publisher:	Claude Whitmyer
Publication date:	06/07/2011
Series:	Running a Good Business , #5
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	269 KB

About the Author

Claude Whitmyer is the co-author of Running A One-Person Business, and editor of two anthologies, Mindfulness and Meaningful Work: Explorations in Right Livelihood and In The Company of Others: Making Community in the Modern World. As a business consultant with more than 30 years of experience, he has provided resources, training, and guidance to many hundreds of individuals seeking creative and meaningful work in both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors. He has also worked with managers in such corporations as the American Hospital Association, Apple Computer, Hewlett-Packard, Fujitsu America, NASA, Pacific Bell, and Southland Corporation.