Gimme A Break Building a bigger and better business

For many homebased business owners, vacations seem a distantmemory of life in the corporate world where you had people to coverfor you when you took a vacation. But when you're running asolo operation, getting away from the business long enough to relaxand rejuvenate can be a challenge.

Janie Williams, owner and president of Janie Williams andAssociates, a homebased bookkeeping and tax firm in Long Beach,California, offers these tips:

• Plan ahead. Schedule your vacation in advance so you canplan your workload around your time off.