| With all of the information and commercials | | | | other employee. They are given assignments, |
| out there for ways to make money from home, | | | | and they are told what they need to do and |
| the phrases "home business" and "work at home | | | | when. They have to abide by their company's |
| job" have become virtually interchangeable. | | | | rules and have to work within a schedule and |
| This can be misleading, though, since these | | | | set limitations. They cannot hire their own |
| are actually two distinct things that are | | | | employees, and are responsible to a |
| unique in themselves.A home business is like | | | | supervisor. They can complete their work from |
| any other business. The person running it is | | | | the comfort of their home and then usually |
| responsible for customers and the running of | | | | submit it to their company through the |
| the business. A home business can be based | | | | internet. Many times people working from home |
| around a unique product that the owner has | | | | are independent contractors. This means that |
| created themself, or they could be selling | | | | the company they are working for retains them |
| products from other companies. Often home | | | | for a certain amount of time, but does not |
| business owners will buy products wholesale | | | | guarantee continuous work, or a continual |
| directly from a manufacturer. These | | | | income.The confusion about the differences |
| manufacturers sometimes offer drop- shipping, | | | | between a home business and work at home jobs |
| wherein the home business owner is simply an | | | | is common. However, it can lead to home |
| intermediary and doesn't have to worry about | | | | business owners getting into situations where |
| stocking inventory or sending out the | | | | they find themselves overwhelmed by the |
| products themselves. They simply sell the | | | | amount of work they need to do. It can also |
| products, then give the order info to their | | | | be frustrating for people working stay- |
| supplier. The supplier then ships out the | | | | at-home jobs because they may be expecting |
| product directly to the customer.The | | | | more freedom. That is why the difference |
| fundamental difference between a home | | | | between these two types of employment is |
| business owner and someone working from home | | | | important to grasp.Chase Davenport is an |
| is that the home business owner is not | | | | Associate Partner at Madison & |
| assigned work. They are responsible for their | | | | |
| own actions and handle such things as what to | | | | Monroe, the internet's premier source for |
| do, when, and how. They also handle their own | | | | online |
| pay and are fully responsible for managing | | | | |
| their own business.On the other hand, people | | | | moneymaking information, products, and |
| who work an at-home job are just like any | | | | reviews. |