The number of people opting to run their own business is higher than ever before. For a number of socio-economic reasons, many graduates (university and trades) are choosing self-employment. With the recent economic downturn, many people have started businesses because they couldn't get work in their fields. The range of services and products being provided by small operators is wide, but all of them have one thing in common: no matter how small the business, its office must be as organized as large offices. The same business practices apply, and those practices must be built into the business from the ground up in order for that business to thrive and grow. But individuals fresh from school (university or otherwise), or those who have worked in offices with established systems in place, are unprepared to set up an office in a professional manner. Based upon research I found, there is a dearth of recent information on the subject. The goal in writing Office Organization for the Self-Employed: Managing Your Office to Increase Your Profits is to provide organizational and office management basics that will allow an entrepreneur, in whatever field, to position him- or herself to grow their business and increase profits.