Typical Home Businesses

Types of Home-Based Businesses
Typical Home-Based Business Industries

Types of Home-Based Businesses

There are many types of home businesses, whether they are run from home or at home.  The definition of a home business varies depending on who you talk to.  Each local government council also defines home businesses differently.  Quite simply, the different definitions of home-based businesses often reflect how you run your business from home.  Some broad definitions of home businesses include:

• Home Office - whereby the business is limited to activities conducted within the home and does not involve clients visiting the home.
• Home Store - whereby the business operates similar to a shop, with clients visiting and buying products or services from the home.
• Home Industry - whereby the business manufactures or repairs products in the home.
• Trades Business Run from Home - whereby services are performed at the client's premises, though the business is managed at home.

These definitions indicate the diversity of home-based businesses, though this list is by no means an extensive list of types of home-based businesses.

You can successfully start a home-based business in almost any industry, including arts, manufacturing, retailing, services such as business, domestic and personal services as well as trade.  However, be aware that some legal and social/personal requirements may limit your ability to run your business from home.

The list below displays a variety of businesses that can be successfully operated from home.  

Accommodation	Accountancy	Adventure Tours
Aromatherapy	Art and Craft	Animal Grooming
Beauty Therapy	Bed and Breakfast	Boarding Animals
Bookkeeping	Car Maintenance/Detailing	Catering
Child Care	Cleaning Clothes Alteration	Computer Repairs Counselling
Dealing in Collectibles	Debt Negotiation/Collection	Desktop Publishing Editing
Entertainment	Event Management	Errand Services
Facilitation	Financial Advising	Furniture Restoration
Gardening	Genealogy	Gift Services
Graphic Design	Grooming	Hairdressing
Image Consultancy	Indexing	Interior Decorating
Ironing	Journalism	Life Coaching
Mailing-list Broking	Manufacturing	Market Research
Marriage Celebrant	Massage	Mediation
Medical	Transcriptions	Naturopathy Nutrition and Dietetics
Organising	Pet Care	Photography
Picture Framing	Personal Training	Podiatry
Portraiture	Private Investigations	Proof-Reading
Property Management	Property Renovation	Publishing
Real Estate	Resume Writing	Reunion Planner
Security	Sewing	Stylist
Translating	Travel	Agency Tours
Tutoring	Typing	Upholstery
Valuations	Web Designer	Wedding Co-ordination
Wedding Make-Up Artist	Writing

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