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

ome 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.

Home Based Businesses

What do Apple Computer, Hershey Chocolate, Mary Kay Cosmetics, and the Ford Motor Company have in common? They all started out as home based businesses. Over half of all U.S. businesses are based out of an owner's home. Starting a home based business has many rewards and challenges. This guide provides resources that will help you learn more about working out of your house, starting a home-based business, and managing your business within the law.