When things went sour in my small office job, I went seeking alternatives. The trouble was I felt burnt out by office politics and personality crises. I just could not see myself shifting to a similar position, with slightly better pay, always sacrificing what I wanted in life because I could not afford it. I turned to the internet to see if I could come up with a viable working alternative.By reading this article you will gain insight into the Home Based Business industry and what it means to move your income producing activities out of the office. You will learn the difference between the terms ‘Home Based Business’ and ‘Work at Home’. By taking the time to sit down and define what you really want for your working life, you will be able to decide whether to re-skill to increase your income, or to up-skill to increase your knowledge and understanding and change your profession.Most people’s work is now firmly connected to the internet. So why not consider it as an actual workspace. A workspace where you decide when, where and how you will work, using the mechanisms and structures already in place on the internet. The Home Based Business Industry is booming simply because more people are taking advantage of the internet. Most people already have the tools necessary to work from home; a computer, a telephone and an internet connection.There is a big difference between a Home Based Business and a Work at Home job. A job means working for someone else, getting paid for the time that you spend doing the work. Working from home spares your boss the cost of renting space and buying the equipment you need to do the job. A Home Based Business means that you take on the set up costs and are responsible for getting your business running. The risks are greater and usually the profits are higher. A good Home Based Business should have leveraging in place so that as your business grows you take a bigger percentage of the profit.Now that you understand the difference between a Home Base Business and Working From Home, it is time to decide which direction you want to go in. Using the internet to search for Home Based Business will bring you a different set of search results compared to Working From Home. The clearer you are about what you want the better your search results will be. The same is true for the kind of work that you are seeking. So spend the time to define the exact criteria of what you are looking for.Re-skilling, up-skilling, studying, or going to university to improve your job prospects and your financial earnings seems to be part of everyone’s agenda these days. The unfortunate thing about it is that it does not help you change your mindset about how you earn money. Improving your skills will get more job satisfaction and better pay, but the pay structures always seem capped. To earn more you will always have to work harder. If you are going to work for someone else, the profits will never be yours. This is why many people set out to run their own business, they want a bigger slice of the profits for the work that they do. And isn’t this fair enough? The joy of Home Based Businesses is that the set up costs should be relatively low. They should remain low while you are learning about the industry and getting the infrastructure set up for yourself. A good Home Based Business will have training and support structures in place so that you are gently guided through the set up process and begin making money within a relatively short period of time.Get real about starting a Home Based Business. No matter which company you decide to go with chances are you are getting involved in direct sales or multi level marketing. Whichever it is, there will be a learning curve, no matter how easy the company appears to make it. Remember, learning plus action gets results. If you get stuck on the learning curve, chances are there is not much money coming in. Working From Home requires that you do the work asked of you and you get paid your hourly rate. Whatever direction you decided to take make sure you do your due diligence to ensure that you are working with a viable company. Working from home should provide you with the environment you want to work in and the lifestyle you want to live.I have always striven to be creative in my work. An artist at heart, I believe my creativity wants to exist in more places than just on the canvas. Working for someone else was never going to make me completely happy or wealthy. After much research I decided to be a part of a Home Based Business and I have been enjoying the rewards ever since.