How We Became a Nation of Homeworkers

The last ten years has seen a huge shift in how businesses are conducted and how people make money for themselves. In years gone bye, the nine to five working day was pretty standard for most people, and there was few ways to escape this formal ethic. However, this is the 21st Century and advances in communications and employee powers have meant that more people than ever are enjoying the benefits of home-working.

The first move really came when employers began allowing their employees to work from their home. This was mainly available due to improved and more widespread internet connectivity, but also as a result of a change in legislation that allowed staff more flexibility in working hours and location. Initially this was instigated to help single parents and those with disabilities, but it soon became common place within many organisations for all staff.

People, like the founders of IWOOT, soon realised that they could work just as efficiently from home, and it gave them a great deal more freedom in their social life due to the loss of commuting time. They also found that they could run whole sections of a business very well from home and this inevitably gave lead to people setting up their own business. The work from home business was born.

After some high profile home-businesses like I Want One of Those.com become a succes story, millions of others followed their lead. There is no denying that running a business from home can be very hard work and still requires well developed business skills, but many find that it offers a better quality of life.Indeed, many of the countries top business brains have ceased their 9-5 jobs in favour of home working, and a great many of them are doing very well indeed. The popularity of home-based business has become such that there are now even services that train people in how to run one and point out all the pit falls that one could fall into. The home working idea is still in its infancy really and as technology & communications continue to improve, it is likely we will see the movement grow and grow.