How to Create a Portable Office

Written by Elizabeth Wilson of Entrepreneur.com

With more and more people working from home, Jeff Zbar spotted a potential new trend: The portable office. A Florida writer who loves travel, Zbar says every entrepreneur should find time to set off on the open road with family in tow.

But must business skid to a halt the second the door of the RV slams shut? Not when most of what can be done in a home office can easily adapt to the highway.

"I'm taking my office with me in an 18-inch-by-18-inch cube," Zbar, 43, says. "It's not about replicating your regular office -- you can't sell it as a vacation and then work the entire time."...