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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Matthew Jenkin

What is stopping you expanding your business beyond the home?

Alice in wonderland
Has your small business grown too big for your home? What's stopping you moving out? Photograph: Disney/Everett/Rex Features

While half of home startups have more business confidence now than this time last year, almost the same amount are scared to expand out of the house.

A recent study revealed that 48% of home-based small businesses are in better spirits than they were last January, but 41% remained nervous about moving out of the home due to costs, inflexible contracts and location. That's despite 38% admitting they have now outgrown their working space.

Do you have plans to expand your business out of the home? What are your concerns about doing so? What are the challenges? Share your thoughts by commenting in the thread below.

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