Video: Working at Home!

Did you know that according to a recent survey, 55% of small business employees work from a home office?
For many small companies, brick and mortar offices are a thing of the past since technology has paved the way for employees to work from a home office.  Also, due to job uncertainty, downsizing and layoffs, Americans are launching part-time and full-time businesses on a shoestring from their basements, garages, spare bedrooms and kitchen tables.  TLC Network's Jodie Watson knows the essentials for how to succeed in a work-at-home environment. Not only does she regularly help entrepreneurs organize their home businesses on Real Simple, Real Life, but she has her own home based business. Jodie has a checklist for success:

WORK AT HOME STATISTICS:
- 84% of employees plan to look for a new position in 2011 or are looking into a "Plan B."  (Money Magazine)
- There are over 18.3 million home based businesses in the United States. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)
- The number of U.S. households that operate a full or part-time home-based business exceeds 12 percent (Office of Advocacy, Small Business Administration).
- 50% of households in the United States are involved in a home-based business. (Home Business Magazine)
- The number of self-employed that work exclusively from home increased 25% from 1999 million in 2005 (the most recent data available from the Census) and in the last six years, trends indicate this number has increased dramatically with the economic downturn.   

Jodie Watson is an organizational expert and the Founder and President of Supreme Organization.  Jodie can been seen regularly on Real Simple, Real Life, a lifestyle make-over show on the TLC Network where she helps women identify their day-to-day organizational challenges and offers realistic solutions that save them time, clear the chaos, and make their lives less stressful and more manageable.  After working in the entertainment industry for many years including Joan & Melissa River's Rugby Productions, she launched Supreme Organization in 2005.  Jodie is a member of the National Association of Organizers (NAPO), Vice President of the Los Angeles Chapter of NAPO, and has a roster of celebrity clients.

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