A recent business development poll from Staples Advantage revealed that employees from a variety of industries who work from home at least one day out of the week are happier than those who do not. According to this survey, these telecommuters were even happier to work longer hours and felt a greater sense of loyalty to their companies.

They also reported less stress and better diet, as well as increased productivity when working from home. Telecommuting is a growing trend in the US as companies see the benefits as well. With most workers unable to take proper breaks for lunch and a way to relax, working at home provides employees the opportunity to take their manage time wisely while have the perks of being at home. The comfortable state of sleeping in and not traveling to work has also been a bonus, which many employees always look forward to.

The flexibility of working from home and avoiding long commutes is the basis of the improved morale among telecommuters, according to the survey. Having a comfortable office chair and an organized desk space at home are key to increased productivity, but most companies don't provide furniture or equipment to support telecommuters.

For many clothing retail stores, the growth can be unpredictable. Business development is always changing particularly with the growth of new technologies that emerge making it more difficult for retail business to sell products in stores rather than online. This has been the case for retail chain store Metropark, which has once a very popular and booming store.

Metropark was not so long ago a high-flying retailer selling men's and women's high-end club clothes, including designer denim lines. The chain, which targets the 25 to 35 year old demographic, has cited the recession, unemployment, decline in credit-card availability and the glut of premium denim at reduced prices as factors that have forced it into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

The chain, which was founded in 2004, has begun the process of closing all 69 of its stores in 21 states, including locations at the Westfield MainPlace in Santa Ana, Brea mall and Irvine Spectrum Center, which was its first Orange County store opened in September 2005. Many items will be discounted up to 20% in an attempt to get ride of merchandise prior to store closings. Some of the premium denim brands sold at the store, such as Rock & Republic, have also filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

The new Hampshire Business Development center – DURHAM has launched a new online free course, "sites that sell: Building your E-commerce Business. This site provides how to develop small business and how to increase their profitability, giving their small business and edge to lift up their business to some next level.
Patrick quoted "This new course will help small business to develop and also connect with the NH SBDC and to build via Internet. New Hampshire Entrepreneurs can search all of the N.H SBDC's e learning courses at www.nhsbdc.org/e learning entrepreneurs.
The goal of NH SBDC is to help the small business develop through e-commerce and through the new courses which they have started which will help them develop.