Oh to work from home, where the deer and the antelope play; where never is heard a discouraging word, and the sky is not clouded all day! Many people entertain the possibility of starting a new home based business, especially in today's day and age. In fact, sociologists tell us many people are doing precisely that: returning to the homestead as a primary or secondary source of income. This is not a surprising phenomenon and is really a sign of the times. In the larger perspective: hostile corporate takeovers, increasing profit margins, downsizing, outsourcing of jobs to multi-nationals, etc... all play a role in the deisre to start a home based business.
This is not to suggest that these are the only reasons for this exodus to domesticity: personal factors also play a significant role in the desire to work from home. The idea of being your own boss and being in control of your own destiny will always be appealing to the more entrepreneurial segment of our society. The increasingly long commute, corporate disloyalty, mothers and fathers not being able to witness the most significant events in their own children's lives must also exert a strong pull to the homestead. My wife, Julie, a math major in university and a one -time Senior Financial Analyst for Bank of America is a case in point. She chose to leave that prestigious occupation to be a stay at home mom for the sake of her 3 children and start her own math tutoring company. Let's go down memory lane: who hasn't had a boss or co-worker for that matter, whose prime goal in life (or at least it seemed that way at the time) was to find new and ever more sinister ways to get under our skin? Last but certainly not least, the tax advantages to working from home, being able to write- off expenses due to work place consumption have always been well documented in financial circles.
Yes, the "Work From Home" shift is indeed a sign of the times but in more ways than one. Technology has also made the home based businesss an increasingly viable alternative. The Industrial Revolution of the late 18th and early 19th century that began in Britain and spread throughout the world, has given way to the Information Technology Revolution. Computers, software, the Internet,cell phones, and Networks are the new tools of the trade for today's home based worker. With approximately one billion people presently online in 2006 and yet another billion anticipated to be online by 2011, who can reasonably argue that this is not the wave of the future when it comes to a significant portion of our working population.
Network Marketing has truly come of age. In fact many companies which buy and sell through a series of networks are publically traded on the Nasdaq and are listed on The Inc. 500 of fastest growing companies. These are credible, rock-solid companies whose reputation is beyond repute. Want more proof of this growing trend to network marketing? Do a simple search for "home based businesses" online using any major or minor search engine and you will be flooded with pages of information. And the real beauty of an online business is that you don't have to quit your present job in the real world to be a part of it, although many people do precisely that at a certain point. In any event, more and more people are beginning to realize that the State may not always be there to help us and that there's nothing wrong with wanting to improve the financial lot of your loved ones. if you're thinking of getting involved in a home based business, I say Go For It!
