The briefing paper shows that

• Home-based businesses in cities are more likely to display turnover growth and are more likely to become an employer than those in commercial premises.
•  The majority of microbusinesses are, or have been, run from the owner’s home.

It argues that measures to ease planning and tenancy restrictions on running businesses from home may be beneficial to city economies.

Darja Reuschke gave a seminar on home-based businesses in regional development at the Centre for Economic Development Research (CRED) at the University of Cumbria on 24th February 2015 in Carlisle.

https://twitter.com/dianecox61/status/696753052708159488

@JardineFinan @DarjaReuschke Thanks! Am impressed by the concept of the #CarlisleBusinessInteractionCentre & interest in #homebasedbusiness

— Darja Reuschke (@DarjaReuschke) February 26, 2016

Launch of the Microbusiness Portal on 21st January 2016 in Edinburgh at St Andrews House, Scottish Government

Launch @Microbusiness15 website https://t.co/lefwPdykfb Source of research evidence for policymakers & practitioners pic.twitter.com/hZgnsT2fq0

— Maarten van Ham (@maarten_van_ham) January 22, 2016