About 50% of businesses in the U.S. economy are home based. So it's a sector that's growing in number that cannot be ignored. Apple computers, Mary Kay cosmetics, and others started out as modest home based businesses for beginners and look where they are now. If you're seriously considering about working from home, there are many options available for you that can be a bit daunting, to say the least. However, it needn't be that way. So, here are some guidelines to help you realize your dream of becoming an entrepreneur.
Questions to Ponder
Ask yourself questions like: what are my interests and skills? Am I interested in providing a service or a homemade product that will interest people? Is it feasible to provide the service or product from home without necessarily going to the office every day? What product or service can match the available cash for investment? Which home based business stands a good chance of succeeding in these cash strapped times?
Start Small with Your Interests
For starters, you can list down your interests or hobbies. For those who love to cook, the hungry customers and foodies await you. From baking homemade products like pies, tarts, biscuits and cakes and selling these in the area where you live, you can branch out to providing home cooked meals to running a meal truck where the food you serve is fresh every day. You could even start a small catering business, which is not really hard to do nowadays considering there's free catering software you can use to get you started.
The Benefits of Working At Home
1. Flexibility and convenience.
Definitely a winner for you. You work at your own pace and you are the boss.
2. No more long commutes to and from the office, thus saving on gas consumption.
3. More time for the family enables you to supervise your kids as they grow.
Just make sure that you have a separate time schedule for your work.
4. The government actually encourages people to work from their homes by allowing tax deductions of the total tax you pay for your house.
5. A quieter environment.
Most people are more productive when working from home because they have more time to enjoy the flowers free from stress.
Moreover, if you have a computer at home, it makes business transactions all the more easier to handle. Using a catering software will make everything so seamless, from taking online catering orders to managing your catering operations right from the comfort of your own home.
Having a home-based catering business is a good idea especially if you don't want to spend too much on overhead expenses. Without a space you need to pay for regularly, you can dedicate much of your capital to catering equipment and the software you'll use for the business.
These are just some of the benefits you will get by starting a home based catering business. Are you now ready to plunge into the world of a home based business and start making your dream a reality?
