A home based business is a small business that operates from the business owner's home office. Home businesses generally lack shop frontage, customer parking and street advertising signs. Home based businesses can now compete with small commercial businesses and save on rent in the process. Faxes, high speed internet connections, dedicated home telephone lines, and cell phones help to make a home-based business a reality. Many home businesses are started off in a much smaller capacity whilst the owner is still employed elsewhere, and then expanded once they are proven to be profitable.

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 B

C

Collectibles Broker

Concert Promoter

Consulting Engineer

 D

Disability Consultant

Disc Jockey

Dog Trainer

Dog Walker

Doll Repair Service

Drafting Service

 E

E-Book Publisher

Efficiency Expert

Electrical Contractor

Embrodiery Instructor

Employee Benefits Consultant

Employee Leasing

Engraving Service

Envelope Stuffing Service

Etiquette Adviser

Event Planner

Executive Search Firm

F

Fan Club Management

Fax-on-Demand Service

Feng Shui Consultant

Financial Aid Consultant

Financial Planner

First Aid Instructor

 Fitness Trainer

Food Item Manufacturer

Framing Service

Freelance Writer

G

Gardening Consultant

Genealogical Service

Gerontology Consultant

Gift Basket Business

Government Contract Consulting

Grant Writer

Graphic Designer

H

Hairstylist

Handbill Distribution

Handyman

Handyman Network

Home Business Consultant

Home Entertainment System Service

Home Heath Care Service

Home Inspector

Home Preparation Service

Homeschooling Consultant

 I/J/K

Image Consultant

Incorporation Service for Businesses

Insurance Agent

Interior Designer

Jewelry Designer

Knitting Instructor

 L

Lactation Consultant

Laundry Service

Lawn Care Service

Lawyer

Licensing Agent

Literary Agent

Litigation Management Service

M

Magician

Mailing List Service

Makeup Artist

Management Consultant

Manicurist

Manufacturer's Representative

Marketing Consultant

Massage Therapist

Meals to Go

Mediator

Medical Claims Processing

Medical Transcription

Meeting Planner

Message Retrieval Service

Messenger Service

Mobile Paper-Shredding Service

Modeling Agency

Monogramming Service

Mortgage Loan Broker

Mover

Multilevel Marketing

Music Instructor

Mystery Shopper

 N/O

Nanny Service

Newspaper Delivery Service

Notary Public

Online Auction Consignment Service

Online Marketing Specialist

Online Message Board Manager

Online Retailer

Online Services Consultant

Outdoor Adventures

Outplacement Services

 P

Paging Services

Party Planner

Personal Assistant

Personal Development Coach

Personal Instructor

Personal Publisher

Personal Shopper

Pet Groomer

Photographers' Agent

Political Campaign Manager

Pool Maintenance

Printing Broker

Private Tutor

Product Designer

Professional Organizer

Property Management Service

Public Relations Consultant

 

Q/R

Quality Control Expert

Rare Book Dealer

Real Estate Broker

Relocation Consultant

Repair Services

Resume Services

Retirement Planner

Reunion Organizer

Roommate Referral Service

Rubber Stamp Business

S

Sales of Novelty and Promotional Products

Sales Representative

Sales Trainer

Seamstress

Secretarial Service

Seminar Service

Silk Flower Arranger

Small Business Consultant

Standardized Test Preparatory Services

Stock Photography Service

Systems Integrator

T

Tax Preparation Service

Telemarketing Service

Temporary Employment Agency

Ticket Broker

Time Management Specialist

 Trademark Agent

Translation Services

Travel Agent

 U/V

Upholsterer

Used Computer Sales

Vacation Rentals Broker

Vacuum Cleaner Repair

Vending Machine Service

Videographer

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Web Site Developer

Window Treatment Specialist

Word Processing Service

Workers' Compensation Consultant

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