The Perfect Home Office: Thriving and Making It Work

By Irvin V. Cantor

Deciding to Set Up a Home Office

• Will it promote the lifestyle you desire?
• Limitations of home office—zoning laws
• Do you have room for it?
• Can you afford it?

Planning and Design of Home Office

• Purpose for home office
• Zoning compliance
• Infrastructure
  • Space design
  • Electrical design
  • High-speed Internet
  • Telephone system
• Equipment
  • Computer
  • Copier
  • Telefax
  • Scanner
  • Printer
  • Remote office technology
  • Software
  • Filing system
  • Furniture
• Library/resources

Making It Work

• Adapt office to your lifestyle
• Maintain office boundaries
• Do not disturb your neighbors
• Avoid workaholism—remember why you started your home office in the first place.

Irvin V. Cantor practices with Cantor Arkema, P.C., in Richmond, Virginia. He can be reached at icantor@cantorarkema.com. This outline originally appeared as a presentation at the First Virginia CLE Solo and Small Firm Institute, © 2006 Virginia CLE. Reprinted by permission.

Copyright 2007