Family-friendly bosses who offer employees the opportunity to work from home are to be showcased on a new online platform.

The rise in the number of Britons setting up businesses from home is being documented in a film that will be shown on the UK's first-ever Home Enterprise Day, November 29th.

Working from home can become "much more effective" if individuals install an office, either as a standalone building or as a shed conversion, it has been suggested.

Ideal for people working from home in small offices, Brother has launched a new range of three inkjet all-in-one printers aimed at people with limited space.

A recent survey carried out by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has suggested that businesses around the country are backing the growing trend towards having a home-based workforce.

Companies in the north-east of England have been urged to introduce more flexible working practices in order to compete more effectively with rival firms around the world, according to reports.

Being able to spend more time with your family is the biggest single perk associated with working from home, according to one expert on the subject.

Trends towards homeworking within businesses around the world have been boosted considerably by the continuing advance of communications technology, it has been suggested.

A man diagnosed with multiple sclerosis has been able to maintain the business he helped to found by working from home, according to reports.

Mothers who are looking to re-enter the workplace or who are already there ought to be given the flexible working options that could make their life easier, it has been suggested.