This is interesting. I worked at home for 14 years and now at an office for 16. While I liked working at home for all the usual reasons--set my own schedule, no dress code, no rent expenses, Sched C deductions--I have to say I love having an office. Despite the fact that it is a 30-minute drive, I have to dress pretty, and I have the overhead of 2200 sq ft of Class A office space and 5 employees, the single best thing about it is that I can LEAVE WORK. When I worked at home, I worked at my own schedule--that is I picked which 12 hours of the day I worked. These days, I bring work home, but it is a finite thing, not a constant reminder. Still, I do miss jeans, taking the afternoon off to run errands, and being able to hop on my bike after work and still be back in time to make dinner. Don Lesser Pioneer Training, Inc. 14 Bobala Road Holyoke, MA 01040 (413) 536-1030 (413) 552-0472 www.ptraining.com dlesser at ptraining.com -----Original Message----- From: hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net [mailto:hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net] On Behalf Of Steven G. Caron Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 1:12 PM To: hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net Subject: [Hidden-tech] The Impact of Location on Net Income: A Comparison ofHomebased and Non-Homebased Sole Proprietors ** Be a Good Dobee and help the group, you must be counted to post . ** Fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. Interesting info. Best, Steven G. Caron Managing Director Old School Capital LLC 319 South Main Street Andover, Massachusetts 01810 Telephone (978) 430-8260 Telefax: (978) 418-0797 www.OldSchoolCapital.com -----Original Message----- From: Office of Advocacy , Economic Research [mailto:advocacy at SBA.GOV] Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 11:38 AM To: ADVOCACYRESEARCH at newganges.sba.gov Subject: The Impact of Location on Net Income: A Comparison of Homebased and Non-Homebased Sole Proprietors America's homebased sole proprietors generate $102 billion in annual revenue, according to a study by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. The study details revenues, expenses, and income for both homebased and non-homebased sole proprietors by industrial sector by examining federal income tax data from year 2002 sole proprietorship returns (Schedule C). The report presents a comparison of homebased and non-homebased sole proprietorships. For example, it finds that the average homebased sole proprietor earned $22,569 in net income while their non-homebased counterparts earned $38,243. Nonetheless, due to lower expenses, particularly in rent and labor costs, the average homebased sole proprietor consistently gained a higher return on gross revenues at 36 percent, versus 21 percent for the non-homebased. The findings also show that the greatest percent of homebased sole proprietorships was in the Administrative, Support, and Waste Management; Information; and Construction sectors. For the non-homebased, the percentage was greatest in the Accommodation and Food Services; All Other Services; and Finance and Insurance sectors. The report 'The Impact of Location on Net Income: A Comparison of Homebased and Non-Homebased Sole Proprietors,' was authored by Joanne H. Pratt with funding from the Office of Advocacy. For a copy of this study visit: http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs275tot.pdf and the research summary can be found at http://www.sba.gov/advo/research/rs275.pdf. Should you need further information, please feel free to contact Ying Lowery at: (202)205-6947 or by email at advocacy at sba.gov. ** To sign up for Advocacy updates RSS feed, visit http://www.sba.gov/advo/rsslibrary.html ** ** In order to receive e-mail notices of Advocacy's news releases, monthly news letter, small business research, statistics, and regulatory news visit http://web.sba.gov/list. ** >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To UNSUBSCRIBE >>>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from the list send an email to LISTSERV at NEWGANGES.SBA.GOV The body of the message should read SIGNOFF ADVOCACYRESEARCH A subject is not required. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members page on the Hidden Tech Web site. http://www.hidden-tech.net/members