An interesting piece here from the TechRepublic blog about working from home as many early stage entrepreneurs do. Here's is the list: 1: Dress the part 2: Keep a separate office 3: Discipline yourself regarding break times 4: Discipline yourself regarding snacking 5: Check insurance 6: Educate and set guidelines for the family 7: Establish start and stop times 8: Use a separate phone line for business 9: Clarify computer ownership and policies 10: Check zoning if necessary 11: Keep in touch with the boss So #11 may not apply when you work for yourself, but it's equally important to keep in touch with partners, vendors and customers.  Working from home can be a cocooning experience and these rules do help.   Still, co-working spaces are a decent alternative, even if you only do so part of your working week. Here is the full version on TechRepublic.