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WELCOME!
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How much time do you spend WORKING AT HOME?
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More than 35 hours per week
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21 to 35 hours per week
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11 to 20 hours per week
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5 to 10 hours per week
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Less than 5 hours per week
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WHY do you work at home?
(Please check all that apply.)
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I own my own home-based practice.
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I moonlight at home from a full-time job.
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I take extra work home with me from a full-time job.
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I've arranged with my firm to operate from an at-home office.
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Other, please specify
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How do you LIKE working at home?
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It's Great.
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It's Okay.
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It's Lousy.
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Please explain: What's so "great/okay/lousy" about it?
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How much of your "WORK TIME" is actually spent "ON THE GO," i.e.: running errands, commuting, traveling, time with family, etc.?
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None. (I do all my work at my desk and never even take a business call anywhere else.)
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Up to 1 hour a day. (I check my voicemail and email.)
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Up to 2 hours a day. (I return voicemail, email and do some work-related reading or study.)
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Up to 3 hours a day. (I'm definitely not tied down to my desk.)
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Up to 4 hours a day. (I can work anywhere and often do.)
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Up to 6 hours a day. (I think I've forgotten where my desk is.)
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More than 6 hours a day. (Office? What office? I'm totally mobile!)
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Other, please specify
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WORK-AT-HOME WISH LIST
If you had A MAGIC CREDIT CARD, what would you want for your home office?
(Please check all that apply.)
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New office furniture (chair, desk, cabinets, etc.)
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Printer/copier/scanner/fax
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Laptop or Notebook PC
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Desktop PC
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Data Storage (Hard Drives)
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Remote, online data storage
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PC Monitor
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Entertainment equipment (Audio, TV, aquarium, lava lamp)
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New smartphone (i.e., BlackBerry, Treo, etc.)
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Web-based applications (i.e., VoIP, teleconferencing, web-conferencing, etc.)
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Other, please specify
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In your opinion, what are the MOST CHALLENGING issues about working at home?
(Please check all that apply.)
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Meeting clients, colleagues in professional setting.
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New business development (sales and marketing).
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Isolation from peers.
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Lack of admin/support personnel.
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Equipment/technology breakdowns.
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Time management.
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Technology resources.
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Lack of collaboration.
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IT Security/Privacy.
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Backup/Disaster recovery.
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Reliable benchmarks for comparing my performance with my peers/competitors.
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Other, please specify
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In your opinion, what are the essential elements to working well at home?
(Please check all that apply.)
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The right technology setup.
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Good communications with co-workers, clients.
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The right attitude and self-discipline.
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A quiet, dedicated work space.
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Experience and maturity.
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The appropriate kind of work or tasks.
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A corporate culture of support.
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Regular face-to-face meetings.
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Get out of the office and meet new people.
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Time Management: Balancing the need for new business vs. getting the existing work done.
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Other, please specify
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TIPS and HORROR STORIES
What would you tell others?
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PLEASE TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT YOURSELF...
In what type of business do you work?
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Public accounting
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Business or Industry
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Government
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Not-for-profit
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Education
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Vendor/Supplier to CPAs/Financial Executives
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Other, please specify
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How many people work in your office or location?
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1 to 10
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11 to 50
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51 to 100
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101 to 500
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More than 500
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Which best describes your position?
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Managing Partner/President/CEO/COO/
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Partner/Senior Executive/CFO/Controller
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Senior Staff/General Management
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Mid-Level Staff/Internal Auditor
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Junior Staff/Accountant/Administrator
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Other, please specify
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OPTIONAL: Can we quote you? Thanks!
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