In the aftermath of the global credit crunch and the years of decline in the old job-for-life culture at most large companies, more and more people are leaving behind traditional fixed employment and setting up their own businesses. Whether they run a small company or work in the contracting sector, most self-employed workers will start off working from home. And at a time in their business life when they will probably need to be working harder and concentrating harder than they ever have before, working from their home can often be a less than ideal atmosphere.  It is one of the ironies of moving to freelancing or contracting that you have escaped the structured routine of office life, but then find it difficult to work at home without that same structured routine. Most home workers find it very difficult to maintain discipline and not get distracted from their work once they are in a non – office environment.