So you want to start your own home based business. Would you be interested in knowing what are the hottest trends for 2006? Well, here are some of the most popular home-based business ideas for 2006. These are all the trendy ideas for this year and would make great investments for a home business.

Making meals from home and delivering them to a customer base is a new and upcoming home business. This is a great home business for the individual that loves to cook and finds themselves cooking for everyone and making food simply because they like too. These types of businesses will do all the work for the customer who has ordered a meal including purchasing the foods, preparation of the meal and will even do the clean up. The customer assembles the meals and puts them in the freezer to eat when they want. They can purchase up to two months supply of meals. Again, this is a great business for the individual who loves to cook. Most Americans spend the majority of their time eating outside the home and very rarely do they take the time to cook anymore and this has allowed businesses to capitalize on the market of providing home-cooked meals for families that would prefer eating at home, but just do not want to do the work of cooking the meals. This trend is particularly popular in families where both parents are working or in homes where there are single professional men or women. Many individuals believe this new type of business venture will be here for a long time and is not simply a passing fad that will fade with time.

Creating a home business based on everyone’s love of pets is a new and very popular home business venture. A Pet-based home business can entail everything from pet sitting, to walking and training pets, and providing supplies and toys for pet owners. More than 60 million American homes have pets and that is a huge market for a home-based business on any level. Most pet owners will spoil those beloved animals with anything that they find is cute, fun, and practical. A great new home based business trend for 2006.

Another great home business that is soaring is specialty services for kids’ that include fitness training, art classes, even science projects. Parents are willing to pay for specialty services that their child can be involved in that are apart from team sports. Parents like to give their children a variety, which makes the home business geared towards services that are specialized for kids’ enjoyment a huge success. This type of business can even include tutoring for children who have special needs in certain areas of the school curriculum as well as fitness and weight loss education.

Another niche for the home business in 2006 that is growing rapidly is providing home improvement to customers. Many people will pay someone to come in and do minor repairs or hauling away items from their home. You might be surprised how hard it is to find good, reliable handymen and women these days or what we used to call the junk truck when I was growing up. Sometimes those items are not worthy to be put on the curb with the trash but are more appropriate for resell and/or donation to the charity of your choice. A great home business idea for retirees or someone who owns a truck.