Stay At Home Mom Businesses

Stay at home mom businesses can offer a great alternative to moms who want to contribute to the household finances, but don't want to, or aren't able to enter employment. It may be the case that you really don't want to leave your child with someone else; or it could be that low pay and high childcare costs make the proposition non-viable. Here I share my ideas of the various options available.

When considering businesses that can be worked from home, there are three basic categories to think about:

start-up, franchise or going concern.

Now each of these types of businesses have their pros and cons, so I'll outline them briefly.

Start Up

A start up is a business that you start from scratch to your own specification. The advantages are that there is infinite flexibility as to the form and style of your business, you have total control over your business and, depending on the business model they can have lower start up costs. The disadvantage is that start ups have a high failure rate and it can be a long time before you see any return on your investment.

Franchise

There are many stay at home mom businesses that are franchises. These have the advantages of being a ready made business model, with support from the franchisor and are often well known brands that you can have instant credibility with. The disadvantage of a franchise as they usually have a fairly high investment, though some multi-level marketing companies demand only a relatively small investment.

Going Concern

The other option is to buy an already established business. This of course should be easier, but will also be significantly more expensive. There are many sites online where you can browse business for sale, and many of them can be run from home.

I have personal experience of both start up and franchise business, and have had more success with start up!

Some Stay At Home Mom Business Ideas

Different businesses that can be run from home are:

some types of services to consumers and businesses,

direct sales/party plan

internet marketing

Running a Service Business From Home

Here are some ideas to inspire you:

virtual assistant-the offering of professional administrative, technical, or creative support to clients remotely.

freelance writer

caterer-anything from full buffets to home baked cookies.

child in-home daycare-totally child friendly but not very well paid.

artist-use your creativity then sell at craft fairs or online.

seamstress-dressmaking and repairs service.

pet sitting

therapist-there are so many complimentary therapies to choose from.

transcription-providing a written or electronic text document from recorded speech.

proof reading-reading through written work to check for grammatical and spelling errors.

coach-working with clients, usually over the phone, to help them formulate plans and goals for life improvement.

bookkeeping-doing basic accounts administration for small business clients.

webmaster-web design services.

photography-traditional photography services and sell photos to stock sites online.

Running a Direct Sales Business From Home

jewelery-make your own and sell online or at craft fairs.

crafts-ditto!

candy wrappers franchise-personalised chocolate wrapper business.

Avon etc-direct selling franchise, you earn commission on sales made.

Homeworker jobs-envelopes etc.

Baby signing franchise-weekly classes for moms with babies.

Sell on online auction sites

Running an Internet Based Business

Content website -find a subject you're passionate about, and write lots of content for a website, then monetize.

Blogging

Internet retail business-build a website to sell hard goods.

Selling information products-Create and sell your own how-to CD's, DVD's and ebooks.

Multi-level marketing-a type of francise where you earn commission on product sold and also on the sales of your team members.

There are so many ways to earn money working from home, some will be more or less suitable for you depending on the age of your children. Personally, I believe that stay at home mom businesses offer a fantastic solution to the problem of moms needing to bring in the dough! Best of Luck!