The at-home work force
is increasing exponentially every year. As more and more people begin
working from home, the lines and definitions between jobs and a business
are beginning to get blurred. But, there is a difference between a home
business and a work-at-home job. Keep reading for a clear outline of
these basic distinctions.
Basically, a home based business
is any business where the primary office is located in someone’s home –
usually the owner’s. In fact, most companies start out this way – from
simple tinkering in the garage to typing away in the spare room. From
Microsoft to Ben & Jerry’s, many successful business got their start
the home-based way. If you are planning on launching your own home
business and being your own boss, make sure that it’s legal. While most
zoning laws won’t crack down on a basic home office, they will lay down
the law when it comes to a noisy auto repair business, illegal daycare
or opening a store-front on your lawn.
Once your home-based business
begins to earn income, you will need to begin thinking about
registering your business, filing business taxes, and essentially
running your home-based business in a legal and professional manner.
Meanwhile, a work-at-home job
is a little different. Unlike a business where you manage yourself, in
an at-home job you are responsible to a supervisor. Whether you do legal
transcription, bookkeeping, fund raising, customer service,
programming, or web design – if you are working solely for an outside
business, a business with offices outside of your home, then you are
working an at-home job. A work-at-home job
may allow you to direct your hours and workspace, but the essential
control and direction of the business will be out of your hands and that
is the primary difference between a home business and a work-at-home
job.
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