In this age of modern technology, many people are engaging in more comfortable jobs where they manage their own schedule and own the business all at the same time.   This trend is better known as the online home based business.While many corporate workers are enjoying the perks and incentives of a corporate job – insurance, medical insurance, constant pay, and meal and transportation allowance – others do not like the restrictions in the workplace or dislike the idea of being supervised and checked that they resort into finding another job that is more lax and less restricted.Many of these people who are engaging in a home based business have one common goal – to earn extra income while working the regular 9 hour job.  Venturing and establishing your own home based business requires a lot of things from you.  These requirements are similar to the qualities of a business owner of a physical business.The most prominent characteristics that a home based business owner is focused on are determination, perseverance, patience, courage and hard work.  Along with these characteristics, you will need to shell out some amount as start up capital of the business – just like any business that is being built! As a starter in a home based business venture, you will need to equip yourself with a few qualities. You need to start being resourceful in terms of information.   If you are unsure of the business that you want to establish, you can start looking for some fresh ideas on the Internet or ask a few experts in home based business through joining forum sites.  These forum sites will enable you to gather more information about the best and likely to be a hit business for you.As a last note, when the business has already been established, you should always find time to nurture it.  It is not enough that you were successful in establishing it, because what is more important is the way you make the business hurdle all the potential barriers that may impede the potential growth of it – and you can substantiate that by involving yourself with the entire business process at least a few hours a day.If and when the home based business grew and succeeded, you then have the option to resign from your 8-5 corporate job and focus with your own business or have them both to earn extra income for you and your family.