Technology is making it easier and easier to manage more effectively, enabling the entrepreneur, for example, to do expenses, calculate profitability, and track the month's projects all with a few keystrokes. In the past a home-based business was by definition a very small business. This is changing.
Technology now facilitates handling larger volumes of business with greater ease than ever before.
Business owners now use their computer for many tasks. It can answer the phone, and either page them if they are out or announce the call. The computer can also keep track of appointments and pop up a reminder on the screen when it is time return a promised call. The WWW can also benefit a home-based business. In fact, a small business may have an advantage over a larger business because the smaller business can respond faster to a changing market.