Why are home based businesses becoming so popular? Home based Business Facts: 41 million people now run their own businesses from home. The at-home professional market now represents a $427 billion industry. Close to two million of these professionals make six figures from home-based businesses. What benefits of a Home-Based Business sound good to you? Be Your Own Boss Family Involvement Low Overhead Tax Advantages Entrepreneur Magazine estimates that, "By the year 2001, 50% of all American households will be involved in a home-based business." Of all home-based businesses, what do you think is the most popular?