Most would prefer to work at home.

• Position: Employment - Brief Article

"Home sweet home business," might be an apt motto for some 32,000,000 American workers who have traded in their nine-to-five worlds and hour-long commutes for offices that are a room or two away from the kitchen. Link Resources, Fresno, Calif., predicts that as many as one of every two workers will be engaged in a full- or part-time home-based business by the end of the decade. According to the book Home-Based Business, over 250 businesses already are being successfully operated from homes.

Repeated surveys have found that two-thirds of workers would prefer to earn their livelihoods in this manner. They often become excited about a new idea, a business opportunity, or turning a hobby into a profitable enterprise. Among the advantages listed are zero travel...