10 reasons for starting a home business online. 1. You want to escape the rat race. You'd rather spend the 2 hours you waste every day with your family, or on a hobby. Running your own business online you can stop the commute, and you can feel good because you are helping to cut pollution too. 2 You can work part time building your new home business online until you see it taking off. You aren't giving up your bill paying regular job to jump in without any income. 3 It's possible to start a .