I get asked this question all the time.  Someone just asked me about starting a medical coding or billing service at home, and I decided to answer her in a post, so everyone can see the answer.  So here it is:
Starting a Home Business – The Easy Part. It’s easier than you might think.  And more difficult.  The easy part is what I would call the “administrative” stuff.  It is almost as easy as baking a cake:

Find a business name you like. Get someone to do a logo for you (optional).
Decide on a legal form of business. …read more

With the downturn in the economy expected to last a while, it may seem that this is not the time to make your dreams of owning your own business at home a reality.  But if the only reason you are hesitating is fear, then put that fear aside and get started.  If you start now and start small,  your business will be in place when the economy takes off.
It takes time to get started. There are many tasks involved in starting any business, and 10,000 decisions to make.  And you know the rule: everything takes twice as long and …read more