House RulesProposed legislation could ease the current restrictions on homebased businesses.
ByAmanda Poe•
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Antiquated tax regulations and zoning laws have prohibited or severely limited homebased business for the past two or three decades. However, the tide is starting to turn. A friendlier regulatory climate for homebased entrepreneurs is on the horizon, experts predict.
"Many of the laws on the books are outdated, written at a time when the majority of people went to work at major corporations outside the home," saysJim Blasingame, host of weekday radio talk showThe Small Business Advocate Showand author ofSmall Business Is Like a Bunch of Bananas. "The laws have some catching up to do to reflect the new reality, which is that homebased business is a major growth segment for the economy. The good news is that legislators are beginning to realize this."
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