First let's take a look at telecommuting and what it really is. Telecommuting is becoming a popular option for the modern day workplace. Telecommuting is when you still work for the company that you were previously working for but you can do it from a different location then the usual workplace whether this be home or the coffee shop down the street. Telecommuting has grown by 15 % every year since 1990 and is expected to keep growing. Fortune 500 companies are using telecommuting more along with traditional working offices.

Telecommuting can also be referred to as nomad workers or web commuter. People that telecommute use the advances in technology in order to work from their homes or a separate location then the traditional offices of the company. Because technology has become so advanced this is a much better option for many American workers. The workers can use the internet, mobile phones and teleconferencing to still be a part of the traditional office work but can do so with more flexibility.

Let's take a look at home business and what it really is next. A home business is usually any type of business that is based out of your home and employees very few people. Most home businesses are privately owned by a single person and will have employees from the home business owner's family if there are any other workers for the home business. The home business usually does not usually have a store front but can actually be worked from anywhere you want. The main definition of a home business is one where only the main office is located in the owner's home.

Home business ownership is growing every year. It may be easier to work from home while you have little kids at home or to have a schedule that you can work for yourself in order to fit your lifestyle even better. However, it may be hard to get insurance for your home business or for any type of health coverage. You may need extra home insurance to have the business base in your home.

Telecommuting and a home business are different because with telecommuting you will get paid for the same work you were doing while at the office. This is usually true unless you take a cut in hours in order to telecommute. Telecommuting for the most part will not require you to find your own work but has you do the work for the company that you were most likely doing beforehand. A home business differs from telecommuting in that you are the owner of the business with the main office being in your home.

How telecommuting and home business are different will also have to deal with your insurance policies. Home business's may be harder to find insurance while a telecommuting job will still carry insurance through the company you are telecommuting for. Telecommuting and a home business will most likely both require extra home insurance for working at home or on the road.

Both telecommuting and a home business will offer you flexibility in your working hours. However the difference in these hours could be a lot when you are starting your own home business and looking for clients. For a telecommuting job the difference is that you are given the work by the company and do not need to seek it out. Both telecommuting and home business ownership is growing and have become a modern working force option.