This is a loaded question but a beneficial one. Many dream of having their own small business or working from home rather than needing to wake up day in and day out to drive and work for someone else. Actually, I know my answer because I asked myself the same questions I will ask you down the page. It's vital that you are straightforward in giving answers to each question because your answers will show you if you should make that bold step and jump into a home-based business or not. The primary reason why a Home-Based Business is pondered upon is the importance of extra revenue streams, but your arguments could be different and these questions might bring them out in the process. Ask yourself these issues before making any step in the direction of your very own Home-Based Business:

• Are you certainly satisfied and really love the job you do at the moment?
• Do you notice there isn't sufficient time in your workday to complete what YOU want to get accomplished? (this is not the same as what's expected of you to carry out)
• Do you end up hoping for morning to come so you can get into gear and go to work?
• Do you think eight hours on a daily basis is sufficient time spent on the job and do you enjoy spending the rest of your hours unwinding on the recliner or doing the things you would like to do?
• Does your supervisor, company or boss have just as much loyalty to you as you have for them?
• Is your salary adequate or more than enough to satisfy your present wants and needs?
• Are you setting a good example in work habits and living a life that inspires your children? (that's supposing you have a family)
• How many years do you see yourself in your current position? Could you look at your entire working vocation being spent here?
• Are you comfortable asking for and getting permission to take time away from work in order to attend to important family events or simply to tackle the needs of your partner and children? (Examples of this involve appointments with the doctor, a best friend's wedding or the dance recital your 12 year old, etc.)
• Are you putting things off into the future because you just don't have the chance to break away or there just isn't enough money to buy you that long-deserved vacation?
• Are you OK with your wage increases being eaten up by additional taxation?
• Are you confident that your long-term savings will be enough for you to retire on?

In case you answered "No" or " Not Really" to any, a few or most of the above questions, then you could be all set to think about getting into your own Home-Based Business. My guess is basically that you responded with a lot of "No's" and found 1 or 2 of the questions painfully knocking on. But starting your own home-based business is never a fairly easy job they say. So, where does one go from here? Where do you start? My advice to you is to get a feel of the entire thing first. If you are currently employed, don't abandon your job straight away to set up your own home-based business. Test the waters, to ensure you don't have any misgivings later on.