14 Best Home Business Ideas for Canadians

If conventional employment doesn’t agree with you, you may want to consider starting a business from home.

There are many reasons why conventional employment can be unappealing. In my case, I have a number of health problems which make spending eight or more hours a day out of the house extremely difficult. In the past six years, every time I’ve tried to hold down an ordinary job I’ve had to quit within a month or three to preserve my health.

However, in March 2019 I started a marketing and writing business out of my apartment. I’ve been working 40+ hours a week every week since then, and most folks would argue that owning your own business is more stressful than having a job… and yet my health has only improved.

I believe this is simply because certain things work well for some people, and not for others. I much prefer handling a variety of tasks that involve creative problem solving over performing repeated mundane duties, but I can understand why some people are the opposite. I prefer having the opportunity to make lots of money while managing the risk of making none, but I can see why many people opt for a steady, consistently-sized paycheck.

But if you’re like me and working for yourself (and eventually employing others) sounds like the better option, here is my list of the fourteen best home based businesses for Canadians to start in 2020.

I’ll be honest; I’m a little bit biased towards my own experience, especially with the first three on the list. However I also did a lot of research and considered common skills the average Canadian might have to get started with. If you can think of a good option I missed, please comment and let me know!

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