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NEW PALTZ
REGIONAL
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COMMERCE
TOURISM
REGIONAL
REPORT
WINTER 2010
A QUARTERLY BUSINESS NEWS MAGAZINE OF THE NEW PALTZ REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
DOMESTIC PRODUCT
IN THIS ISSUE
Enter the Era of Home-Based Business By Kelley Granger
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Wellness in the Workplace
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The Bottom Line
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Establishing an Eco-Office
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Member Profiles: Sustainable Businesses
ach day, more than 25 million people can be found working from home, whether telecommuting for a company or forging an entrepreneurial path of their own. The home office is no longer considered the strict domain of mom-and-pop-operations, hobbyists, or those less professional than their commercial-rent-paying peers. New research suggests that “homepreneurs,” the label given to these home-based business owners, have a critical role to play in the economy. Emergent Research, a consulting company based in California, examined a variety of data from sources such as the U.S. Census and Small Business Administration and chronicled survey responses from 1,500 companies to prepare a recent study. The results, in short: home-based operations account for more than half of all U.S. businesses and they’re shaping up to be a force to be reckoned with. Continued on p. 12
Making sure employees stay healthy not only benefits workers but is also a boon to a company’s balance sheet.
Gov. Paterson’s budget cuts, local affordable housing shortage, and more.
Green-living leaders weigh in with sustainability tips for the workplace.
Craig Thomas Pest Control, MyStudio Designs, Uptown Attic, Wallkill Valley Land Trust.
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