Workplace moms are having a significant impact on our economy. There was a time when a mother’s only responsibility was to serve at home. It was dad who was the only income generator. Today, out of necessity, that paradigm has changed. Moms are leaving home and working full-time and part-time jobs so their families can make ends meet or so they can have the abundant lifestyle they want. In today’s struggling economy, it is not so easy for a mother to find a job with so many unemployed competing for the same jobs. Those women who are housewives have it even more difficult. Even if they have a college degree, it may not benefit them, because as a mother, her work experience has been limited to that of a home engineer or an on-call mother. Those of us who truly understand the value and expertise of a stay at home mom would be quick to hire them on the spot.

Because the job market outside the home is so competitive these days and there are so few jobs available, instead of working for someone you help make them rich, moms should consider working for themselves and doing it outside of family territory, the home. Moms have the advantage of playing at home working outside the home. It’s family turf; they have worked outside the home their entire adult lives. So if the home-based business is the prudent direction to take, what are some of the possibilities for home-based employment?

1. Create a home-based business with a unique niche

If you are the creative type, create your own work and job description. Over the years there has been a plethora of new home-based business ideas. Maybe it’s a custom glass etching business; Or moms, while raising your children, read hundreds of books and your children read the same number, maybe you can build a used book sales business. Moms are very creative. Bill Gates said of her wife Melinda Gates that if it weren’t for her and her input and her influence, Microsoft would never have existed. She was the mother of 3 children. If you’re not the creative type, consider a second option, buy a traditional home-based business.

2. Buy a traditional home-based business

There’s no need to reinvent the wheel; there are many traditional home based businesses that can be purchased at an affordable price. There are the MLM’s – Multilevel Marketing businesses. If you are going in this direction, being a sociable person is almost essential. Much of this type of business requires you to know and be comfortable with people, and after reaching out to people you know, you must be willing to reach out to people you don’t know. Generating a high volume of income will require very hard work, because not only do you need to find people to get into the business and buy your products, but you also need to mentor them. If they don’t run the business under you, you won’t generate much income yourself. Other examples of traditional types of home-based businesses are, as a personal trainer, you may work out of your home or your client’s home. As a Tutor, you can always find someone who needs help in Math, English, Science. As a consultant, you can help people with their finances, or help them set up a budget, or help them file their taxes, remember all the tax returns you had to do for the family. Or as a web designer: maybe you are artistic and good on the computer, remember to help your kids generate all those school reports or maybe not. There are so many other traditional work-from-home opportunities to choose from, the key is that you choose which one will be the boss. One last option is the popular and lucrative internet marketing home based business.

3. Buy an internet marketing home based business

Someone with some insight said, “The Internet is the last bastion of business opportunity on the planet.” The potential income that one can earn from this type of home based business is staggering. The number of people joining the Internet community on a daily basis continues to grow at an exponential rate. The reality that businesses are open 24/7 and every online person in the world within a three foot radius opens up an unlimited number of job opportunities for people who want to have your own business from home. Start-up costs are relatively low. It’s worth taking the time to find out what the possibilities are in the lucrative Internet industry.

Moms, for whatever reason you are entering the workforce; home based business is something you should look into carefully. Whether it’s a do-it-yourself business, a traditional home-based business, or a potentially lucrative home-based Internet business, you have wonderful opportunities to run a business and generate significant income for yourself and your family.