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Home employment
what's the risk ???
In support of the intent of section 806 of Public
Law 99-M5 (DoD Authorization Act, 1986) to'
Increase employment opportunities for military
spouses, private commercial enterprises are
permitted in Military Family Housing (MFH) within
certain guidelines.
Applications to operate private commercial
enterprises (such as tailoring/dressmaking, tax
form preparation, etc.) in MFH must be made in
writing to the installation commander or designee,
via the Housing Office. The request must be
approved in advance of starting the operation. The
Housing Office will ensure that occupants are aware
of all requirements to be met prior to the conduct
of any enterprise.
Overseas Status of Forces Agreements, potential
government liabilities and host-country business
practices should be taken into account as each
request is considered. Legal advice must be sought
if doubt exists concerning these issues. In no case
will activities be authorized or continued at the
expense of military community tranquility or
safety.
Home business combines risks and
adventures
Do you get up early and find yourself at work
while others are 3till getting up?
Do you check your bank statement as soon as it
comes in?
As a kid, did you have a paper route or sell
lemonade?
Do you trust your hunches and find it easy to
make decisions?
Do you keep new Ideas in your head and do you
remember people's names and faces?
Can you separate your home environment from
your work environment even when they're one and
the same?
If you can answer yes to many of these
questions, you may have what it takes to start a
business from your home, according to small
business experts.
The booklet, "Starting and Managing a Business
from Your Home," points out the advantages and
disadvantages of home businesses, and will help
decide the product, how to sell it, to whom and for
how much.
It also has information on establishing a
business, keeping records, laws and taxes.
The phrase "cottage industry" could be changed to
"spare room industry" when speaking of businesses
in the home.
Homemakers, hobbyists, retirees, moonlighters
and the disabled are a few of the groups attached to
working out of the spare room. And the businesses
can range from raising honey bees to making dolls
to computer programming, typing services,
catering, tutoring, photography, market research,
you name it.
Most home businesses are started by one person
deciding that he or she (women are five times as
likely to start this type venture) has something to
sell that does not require a separate shop or
office.
First, an assessment of skills and capital is
necessary. Your family may have less money
currently because vou have left a job or because
money that had gone into fun things in the past is
now going into the business.
The Small Business Administration booklet
advises of the possibility of legal and professional
accounting advice as well as knowing the existing
competition in your field of interest.
For your copy of the booklet, send $1.75 to
Department 146R, Consumer Information Center,
Pueblo, Colo. 81009.___________________________
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