Hi @Paul55
Yes, I think that it means that your listing would not be considered for the Business Ready badge if your listing is not listed under the category of "Entire House/Apartment". I know that other hosts have talked about this as well, so it's possible that things will change in the future. When I first started six years ago, I used to think that nobody, or very few, would rent a room in a house while someone else lived in it, and look how wrong I was, I ended up renting three rooms in my first listing, and my husband and I slept in the basement.
Airbnb is trying to steer business travel away from hotels, so it makes sense to me that they'd start off by only recognizing as close to a hotel experience as they can. Hence the laptop friendly workspace and hangers, 24 hour check-in, etc. One thing that I bet is super important to a lot of business travelers who might use Airbnb is their corporate security rather then just personal security. They may not want to be locking up their laptop in their room when they **bleep** out for a coffee or a meeting, and maybe they are thinking the guy in the room next to them will steal some trade secrets. I know that the business people I've had most of have been techies, and I'm sure they are maybe a bit more sensitive to this then say someone in town for a visit to Central Park.
Things change so quickly here, so hopefully the Business Friendly requirements will get fine-tuned as well.