[Jewelry making - Article 01368] - Re: [Orchid] Starting business from home

[Edith Schneider]

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Hello Nan,

    as far as I know the zoning laws regulate the amout of "customer
    traffic" you will have and if you are allowed to make advertisements
    at your house and such. It is also about other inconveniences for
    your neighborhood like noise, smell and such. 

    I started my business at home, I still work from a studio in my
    house. When I sat this up I had the same questions as you do, so I
    asked my local Chamber of Commerce and a lawyer friend of mine. Both
    told me that everybody can work from home, but when you live in a
    residential area you are not allowed to put signs of any kind at
    your door or entrance (which I wouldn't do anyway for security
    reasons), you are not allowed to have customers coming and going
    (which I avoid to do anyway for security reasons; I have a P.O.Box
    for my customers and when I want to meet somebody I arrange
    something at a cafe or at one of "my" Galleries). You have to keep
    noise in a "normal" range, meaning that you are not allowed to run
    heavy machinery 8 hours a day (for example you are a carpenter and
    run your circular saw several hours a day). Both my lawyer friend and
    the woman from the local Chamber of Commerce told me that running a
    jewelry business from home is not a problem at all if I follow the
    above rules. Those rules are different in each state, in each county
    and from city to city. So best is to check with your local Chamber
    of Commerce and get the rules that you have to follow in your city. 

    I made the experience that those people are very helpful and you
    shouldn't be scared to ask. That is what they are here for. And they
    want people to work and start a business! 

Good luck,
Edith
Edith Schneider Jewelry
P.O.Box 52001
Palo Alto, CA 94303
es AT edithschneider.com
www.edithschneider.com
(650) 813 9755


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