me-base impact

Thesis sheds light on growing sector

_ HOME-BASED BUSI-.
“-NESS“is a healthy yet
invisible ; area of economic
“activit

_ HOME BASE
:. ‘By Michael Becker

‘Commission
economic development officer
Bonnie lacz. prepared a

ttending. . the
University ‘of Oklahoma, in.
which she attempts to. quanti-

unquantifiable impacts of
home-based business within
the context of West

. Vancouver.

Among the unquantifiable
-. positive points of note to con-
sider:
ithe elderly, disabled, and
parents at home can be active
within the economy;
‘4, people ‘living. in isolated
_areas can work without having
to. move or conduct lengthy
commutes;

fy'the im pact Promebesed" ee fey an pol se

updating the relevant num-
and‘ developing’ a
database: of home-

‘rity, of ‘neighborhoods _ are
“enhanced when adults are pre-
‘sent at home during the day;.
ago and is ‘now in the process .”.
~ allows entrepreneurs with lim-,
ited resources to try out some-

8° a home-based business

thing without risking a huge

; investment. ,

Ai nuisance coca within

a neighoorhood:
a ome in rare income

eraployed population.
na: 991 census num-

nesses within them.

WM the average home-based
business provides work for 2.1
people. Given the estimate of
1,521 home-based businesses,
3,194 people found employ-
ment full or part-time at
home;

M@ the average home-based

business brings in an income

‘of $37,000.

Given the estimate, home-
based business income in
West Vancouver totals $56.3
million.

Pyplacz recommends that
the business licensing process
covering home-based business

is in need of a revamping.
Existing. regulations treat

home-based business as a’

land-use issue rather than as a

integrated sector of our local

economy.

She believes that as corpo-
rate downsizing and restruc-
turing continues, the trend of

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home-based business growth

will continue as well... :
Pyplacz: ‘advocates. more :

investigation of the: isstie of

_ Unfair competition and ‘equi-

table municipal tax solutions...
’ She also calls for the regu-
lar review of. regulations cov-
ering home-based. business ..
with an eye to keeping on top

‘of the i pect of technological as