| Home Business Magazine Australia | | | | 500,000 per year (that is, just over 10% each in the |
| Did you know that more than 1,000,000 Australians | | | | whole spectrum). The other 80% earns less or |
| work from home? According to a recent article by | | | | somewhere in the middle, and the average is |
| BRW magazine (February 2010), there are | | | | somewhere around 220,000 per year. Home Business |
| approximately 700,000 home businesses in Australia. If | | | | Magazine Australia |
| you're considering a home online business opportunity, | | | | Running a home business can present challenges, for |
| you'll realise that you are amongst a huge group of | | | | instance isolation, difficulty to divide work and personal |
| home entrepreneurs who have decided to seize the | | | | life, having too many decisions to make, and being |
| advantages of working at home. The number of | | | | distracted. Interestingly though, more than 45% |
| individuals working from home or operating a home | | | | surveyed people working from home felt that they had |
| business establishes one thing: people need more | | | | a better work-life balance, as opposed to 5% who |
| freedom, less commute, more control, more disposable | | | | found it difficult to separate their work and private life. |
| income, and more time with their family, and working | | | | In addition, most of the surveyed individuals didn't feel |
| from home can be the solution. | | | | isolation was an issue they personally experienced, in |
| Small home business opportunities online typically offer | | | | particular those in contact with large consumer bases. |
| a great income potential. The interesting reality | | | | There are currently countless opportunities to network |
| regarding the actual profits generated by home | | | | with team members or partners and get in touch with |
| business owners is that there can be a huge gap | | | | more customers online, which makes isolation a |
| between low- and high-income earners. While many | | | | personal choice rather than a hardship. When choosing |
| don't make over 40,000 dollars per year, the number | | | | a home business opportunity, one should take into |
| of business owners making a greater income | | | | account the income potential and personal income goal, |
| diminishes as revenue goes up. However, even more | | | | building networks and working with partners, and |
| astonishing is the actual fact that about the identical | | | | separating personal and professional commitments. |
| proportion of individuals make 40,000-60,000 and over | | | | |