Any good, reputable, home based business company is going to expect you to pay a start up fee. Usually that start up fee is going to get you a starter kit to help get your home based business going. For example, Spicy Home Parties is a Home Based business that gives girls the chance to sign up as Distributors/Reps/Consultants. Upon signing up they are expected to pay either $200, $400, or $900 depending on what commission level they want to make. Those amounts are going to get them Kits in which they will sell from, and use as their product displays. In these kit they are given Catalogs and Order Forms and RSVP Cards. They are supposed to take theses materials that they just invested in and go consult home parties; in other words they are to go sell products to women in a direct selling atmosphere. If the Rep takes her business seriously and treats it as her profession she will have no problem making the money she invested back within 1 to 2 parties and everything from that point on then becomes profit.A smart Home business owner will put half their profits into a separate bank account to use for business expenses. I will use Spicy Home Parties as another example. Business expenses may be things like buying more catalogs or order forms, or starting a merchant account to be able to process credit cards in house, or maybe you want to buy a few more products to add to your kits display. Those things are fairly inexpensive and that’s how it should be. Once you pay that lump sum to start your business you should not have to pay a large amount like that again for your business unless you choose to do so. That is the difference between a good home business company that is not trying to scam you.You should beware of those companies that advertise “no start up fees!” That just means there are hidden fees along the path, and many times they will break the bank. If you are serious about starting a Home Business expect to pay some sort of start up fee. It’s like investing into your own business. There are plenty of people in the world that use their Home businesses as their sole source of income and they are making a good income at that. You can take what you have started as a small part time home business and turn it into something huge within just a few years if you a wise business person. Home businesses, I feel, are the best way to go if you are a self motivated person that wants to work for themselves and make up their own work schedule. I will refer Spicy Home Parties to any women, single mother, housewife, etc. The money is great, its a brand that is in high demand and the prices are what consumers want them to be which makes them more apt to buy.