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Home Based Business - It Can Cost Less Than You Think

You have heard about the success stories about people making large amounts of money by being their own boss.
You want to work from home.
You would like to see if this is your ticket to your dreams but you don't think you have enough money.
How much does a home business cost to start up? It's actually a lot less than you probably think.
Most home based businesses can be started for under $200.
While the term home based business covers a wide variety of topics, we will concern ourselves with network marketing based businesses in this article.
Why network marketing? In my opinion, it's the best model to allow you to create a significant income while reducing your risk.
Typically, you buy into a system.
The company, support staff, products, marketing material and training are all there.
It's like a franchise without the hefty franchise fee.
You don't have to start from scratch.
You also get to enjoy the benefits of leverage.
You will be able to leverage other peoples' time, money and effort.
As they build their business, it builds yours.
With all the different businesses and products out there, it's best to start with you.
What do you feel good about? It's best to start with what you would be selling.
If you can't get excited about what you are selling then I suggest you look elsewhere.
Your enthusiasm about the product or service will be a major component in making your business a success.
A typical startup kit will cost less than $100.
Sometimes the company will require a relatively small product purchase of $100-$200.
These are usually to get the distributor familiar with the products.
Beware of companies that try to get you to purchase large amounts of a product such as $2,000 or more with the intent to retail that product.
The time commitment cost is also relatively small.
It's usually 5 to 10 hours per week.
That's about an hour or two each week day.
And it does not have to be at one time.
Many people have built successful businesses in the "nooks and crannies" of their day.
Stay at home moms have done it during nap times.
Successful busy businesspeople have done it on their lunch hours.
It's all up to you when you want to work.
You may have many excuses why you don't have your own business but not having enough money should not be one of them.


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