European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The trend to telecommuting by John m. Leighty United press International More than 18 million americans have shucked commuting eight hour workdays and even Bosses to join a work at Home revolution that encompasses both Low brow and High tech occupy liens some people run Small Lime mail order businesses from a spare room. On a larger scale companies like Apple computer and discovery toys were Given birth in converted garages. Although predicted self contained electronic communities Haven t arrived there is a slow bul steady trend in telecommuting where at Home technicians do their word processing or programming chores on personal computers connected to a Central Mollico. The real explosion in Home businesses however has occurred in the area of services everything from training dogs and giving singing lessons to running a recording studio providing investment counselling or doing equipment repair. Susan Pinsky and her husband David Sparkman turned their Hobby of 3-d photography into a lucrative at Home business that provides information and equipment to some 9,000 customers. Starting in 1978 Wilh a newsletter hey printed Lor fun. To couple soon found themselves manufacturing a few hard to gel accessories Lor the Hobby and the business rapidly evolved we started wild one Small bedroom used As an office said Pinsky. Ii grew into iwo Small bedrooms and the entire House and every closet and the  the recently had to sell their outgrown Home in Duarte. Cahl., Tor a larger House in Culver Gly now we have one very Largo room for the office plus one Small bedroom for storage room " their licensed company. Reel 3-d enterprises. Inc., Puls out an Illus rated 24 Page Catalon of several Hundred products which they sell on a strictly mail order basis along with books viewers and camera accessories. They also belong to several stereo photography clubs and organizations nationwide. We love working at Home said Pinsky there s no commute. We Don t have to be dressed up. We Don t have to get dressed bul we do work All the Lime. We work a lot we get Calls at All hours from All Over the world " she said they have to Pul on their answering machine Al Ghl in order to get an uninterrupted sleep having a Home business is much More Etc enl far  the said we get to work a lot More and Don t Iva Ste time on the freeways or going but to lunch to Lake a lunch momcnl1 nol a lunch  she said wooing in the place you live lakes a lot of sell discipline but thai the rewards Aro Woith in on inc Oiler u�1reme, she adds in order to gel away Irum work to have to leave Home " the u s department of labor est Moil a in a Survey released last year that 18 million americans have a Home business or use their Home Lor business on a regular basis Lor at least eight hours a week Paul Edwards who has Slud cd the phenomenon says the figure is probably much higher since Many part time and unlicensed collage industries Aren t counted in the official estimates ii is an age of entrepreneurship. Said Edwards who Wilh his wife Sarah Edwards runs a firm called Here s How irom their Southern California Home m Santa Monica. They be also just moved from a smaller House in Sierra Madra near Pasadena in order to expand their workspace and be close to the Ocean. It s a Lime of Opportunity because the Economy is changing from manufacturing and Assembly line jobs to service oriented occupations. There s a new Home business starting up every live seconds the Edwards have become bos style gurus of the work at Home movement giving seminars and lectures on the practical and psychological aspects of self employment and publishing the ultimate source Book on the subject working from horns. Jeremy p. Tarcher inc., Loa Angeles. $11.95 Edwards said a major Boom is in the area of consulting with opportunities abundant in such Fields As computing party planning informational services financial advice and organizational strategies. On another level he said there a o millions of Home based artists craftsmen and sculptors. They be Boon working Al Home for a Long time and Are very much there  the computer revolution said Edwards has provided a Strong work at Home incentive Lor people in a wide variety of occupations technical equipment is now available in the growing Field of de Klop publishing for example that a tows a person to do typesetting Quality of work in their backroom office using graphics and special Layouts. Two career couples with children said Edwards Are among the largest group of people Starling Home businesses such a Slop is often needed he said to spend More time Wilh the children White increasing the family income in order to Purchase a Home or save for education. The e Are also Signi Lical lax advantages in having an office at Home on a Lull Lime basis since a percentage of the rent or mortgage and Utility Bills can be deducted Edwards Laid that to be successful in a Home business it helps to develop what he Calls a sell management muscle thai allows a person to get started Sel goals and priorities Slick to it and also i t Aljy irom in when needed. It s nothing you re born with it has to be developed says Edwards the Era Calion system has t trained people to be Good sell managers. It s a set of rules and Kiili a person must learn on their own Tor people wanting to work Al hoi Edwards suggests studying time  techniques and Oulu r a Crews us Sci Esa that Are available ins  i i i education programs the  of  increase Wilh such knowledge and Edwards adding thai most people will wild have in Clra month s Worth of hmm 1  oar that would Ole wisc be up jul commuting ency la be Able to spend More Lime Wilh Ihei family and avoid the stress and Ani Octy of Lillic said Edwards a s not All fun and frolic he adds but it s More Tun and a ionic " in 21.1987 the stars and stripes Page 15