Home business

A home business (or "home-based business" or "HBB") is a small business that operates from the business owner's home office.

In addition to location, home businesses are usually defined by:

• Having a very small number of employees, usually all immediate family of the business owner, in which case it is also a family business.
• Lacking a shop frontage, customer parking and street advertising signs.

Examples of home based business

Some examples of companies started as home-based business are: Microsoft, Disney, Apple, Xerox. Some home based business utilize the internet. Examples of these include internet site building, search engine optimization and tailor made travel services.

Government Resources

Home Based Business Resources on business.gov provide free information on every aspect of the home business.

See also

• Homemade
• Telecommuting
• Work at home parent
• Work-at-Home scheme

External links

• Home Business Scams An FTC Alert on work-at-home schemes
• Internet ScamsAvoiding Internet Scams- Sources to find about scams
• Home Business Reference Library Articles relating to home business
• WidgetWoman on Home Businesses What's hot and what's not. Good home businesses vs. scams and Ponzi plans
• Home Business Articles