With all those scams out there how does one go about finding a genuine home-based business opportunity? The good news is that they are out there, the bad news is that sometimes it takes quite a long time to find one that is actually genuine and that suits you.

Genuine Home-based Businesses should be Established
Genuine home-based businesses should be able to tell you how long they have been around, their company registration number, who owns the company and other details that you would normally expect a business to provide. If they can't provide these simple details then you should be wary.

Genuine Home-based Businesses should have happy customers
You should be able to get testimonials from people who have joined the opportunity and have been satisfied with it, other than the people who are trying to sell you the program. The people who gave these testimonials should also be contactable and you should be able to get at least some of their contact details so that you can contact them personally.

Genuine Home-based Businesses should be contactable
You shouldn't just have an email or postal address for the company but you should also be given, at least, a telephone number and preferably as many details as possible. If people do not give all their contact details be wary because they may be trying to hide.

Be wary of MLM and