Purchase of a new computerInternet accessPortion of your rent/mortgage for your home officePortion of your electric bill for your home officePhone bill (not primary line)Cell phone bill Car expenses (by mileage or itemized gas, maintenance, etc)Anti-Virus software These are just to name a few. The average person could save two thousand dollars or more on their taxes simply by starting a home-based business – just tax savings. I firmly believe that if people were aware simply of the tax implications of having your own business, the majority of them would seriously look into starting a business of their own.

Security: I’m sure I’ll get a lot of strange looks and crossed eyes for this, but security is another great benefit of starting your own home-based business.

What?? Security? Yes, security.

One great misconception that we have in our society is that starting your own business is a risky venture, and that holding down a steady job provides financial security. Unfortunately, more and more people are finding out the hard way this is false. Job security is a thing of the past, popularized by the Industrial Revolution in the early part of the last century. That time has come and gone, and it’s to your benefit to wake up and be honest with yourself about where we are headed as a society.

The average person stays in a job 2 years before changing. Companies are outsourcing, automating, and continuously cutting dead weight in an understandable effort to keep business moving.

On the other hand, those that have their own businesses – done the right way – are not at the mercy of the job industry. They are free to write their own checks, and should they run into a financial bind, they know how to generate income on demand through their businesses and contact