HOME BUSINESS
1. Albertafirst.com,
http://www.albertafirst.com/
Business Information. Small Business Guides.
Starting a Home-Based Business.
Introduction.
- What are the 3 main factors driving the trend to HBs?
- Of the advantages/disadvantages which 3 of each are the
most significant?
Is running a home-based business for me?
- Personal challenges of a home base. What are the 4
challenges?
- Home-based entrepreneurial checklist. Is this quiz about
"entrepreneurs" or "enterprising SB owner-managers"? Explain (refer to chapter
2 of the USB text). Complete each item of the quiz yourself, and then the
Checklist Summary. Are there any areas that the Quiz should have covered but
has not. To what extent are any of the items more important to the HB
operator than the on-site SB operator?
What business is right for me?
- Finding business ideas. How could business ideas be
generated from the 9 sources?
Just for homebased business.
- How will you project the right image? How can a HB owner
project the right image?
Getting started. Startup checklist.
- Evaluate the list for Australian conditions. Which items
could be omitted and are there some to be added?
2. Small Business Victoria,
http://www.business.vic.gov.au/
Resource Centre. Fact and Information Sheets.
Accounting and Administration. Working from Home.
- Evaluate the "Planning Law" for home-based businesses in
terms of maintaining the amenity of the community, and in terms of hindering
home businesses.
3. Small Business Web Site,
http://www.smallbusiness.gov.au/
Running Your Business. Finding the Right Employee.
"....... the difference between contractors and employees ......"
Unravelling the Threads - Who is or is not an Employee.
For your State answer the following:
- Common Law. Explain the two extreme views as to who is an
"employee". Explain four other factors that could be relevant to the decision
as to who is an employee.
- Long Service Leave. Who must receive LSL? Is the
recordkeeping onerous for employers? Explain.
- Occupational Health and Safety. Who has general and
specific duties relating to OH&S? With regard to ‘particular additional
duties’, explain to what extent they could affect a HB operator who has paid
employees.
4. Office of Small Business,
http://www.industry.gov.au/
Media and Publications. Small Business.
Reports. Home Based Business
in Two Australian Regions.
- Compare the findings of the report regarding the profile
of home business to the summary of the profile in Chapter 13 of the
text. Highlight new findings and any that differ substantially from the
summary.
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