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The concept of home-based business, as opposed to the previous terminology of "cottage industry", first appeared in 1978. Many home businesses are started off in a much smaller capacity whilst the owner is still employed elsewhere, and then expanded once they are proven to be profitable. This type of home business is still done in some rural areas. Earlier home businesses had been where families lived on the second floor of their house while converting the first floor into a store, where upon close of business they would secure the first floor and retire to the upper floors. High speed internet connections and smartphones help to make a home-based business a reality. It may also be possible to tax deduct some home expenses while running a home based business.
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Home offices compete with small commercial businesses and are cheaper to operate. Such businesses are sometimes prohibited by residential zoning regulations.
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Home businesses generally lack shop frontage, customer parking and street advertising signs. In addition to location, home businesses are usually defined by having a very small number of employees, usually all immediate family of the business owner, in which case it is also a family business. ( October 2011) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Ī home business (or "home-based business" or "HBB") is a small business that operates from the business owner's home office. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. This article possibly contains original research.