Small office/home office: Difference between revisions

Before the 19th century, and the spread of the [[industrialIndustrial revolutionRevolution]] around the globe, nearly all offices were small offices and/or home offices, with only a few exceptions. Most businesses were small, and the paperwork that accompanied them was limited. The industrial revolution aggregated workers in factories, to mass-produce goods. In most circumstances, the [[white-collar worker|white collar]] counterpart—office work—was aggregated as well in large buildings, usually in cities or densely populated suburban areas.

The small office home office has undergone a transformation since its advent as the [[Internet]] has enabled anyone working from a home office to compete globally. Technology has made this possible through [[email]], the [[World Wide Web|World-Wide Web]], [[e-commerce]], [[videoconferencing]], [[remote desktop software]], [[Virtual private network|VPN]], [[Virtual LAN|VLAN]], [[webinar]] systems, and telephone connections by [[VOIP]]. Due to the increase in small and home offices, web services and standard business software have been created to directly assist smaller businesses in standard business practice <ref>{{cite news |last=DeBaise|first=Colleen|title=Accounting 101: How to Keep Financial Records|url=https://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052748703399204574505840252287928 |publisher=Wall Street Journal|access-date=10 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.siliconrepublic.com/start-ups/item/24877-billfaster-raises-330k-to |title=Billfaster raises €330k to scale up online accounting globally |date=12 July 2011 |newspaper=Ireland's Technology News Service |first=Carmel |last=Doyle |access-date=2 February 2014}}</ref>