Internet Business Tip Number 3 - Are You Greener Than You Thought?
by Ray H. Brock
Have you been working at home on your own internet business for a while?
The home has now become the UK’s most popular start up location. More than 60% of businesses are started from home and over 1400 new home businesses are launched each week (source: Home Business Report, October 2007).
Apart from the more obvious benefits a home-based internet business brings such as more time with the family and friends and being part of the local community, one of the key benefits I can see myself is the slump in car maintenance and fuel costs. I now have a 30 second commute to my office (upstairs and turn left). Which means the car can sometimes be left in the garage for days because I’ve taken to walking to local amenities now that I have more time in the day.
Admittedly my home electricity bill has increased slightly but it’s no where near the level of fuel savings I’m making with the car.
So, without even thinking this issue through, it seems I’m already a friend of the environment. How about you?
According to the RAC Foundation, an increase in home working contributes to a reduction in CO2 emissions and could cut peak traffic by up to 10% within 5 years here in the UK. And it’s surprising to know that new business owners can gain up to 20 extra days per year through giving up the daily commute.
I just wish I’d discovered this business opportunity before so that I could have spent so many more hours with my children as they were growing up. Not only that, but they would have grown up with a more entrepreneurial mindset and become involved themselves. Still, there’s time yet.
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