There are many great reasons for being a home-based business owner and this article is designed to convince those who are thinking of starting their own home-based business that it is the best possible thing that they could do.I will outline below 5 reasons why those entrepreneurs who work from home are less stressed than other business owners as well as those people who have to go and work for somebody else.They don’t get stuck in peak hour traffic- If you do not work at home chances are that you most likely travel to your closest central business district, along with thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of other workers and business owners. A trip that could normally take 15 minutes can often take over an hour during peak hour. You could also be squeezed in to inadequate public transport. Both of these situations can be extremely stressful.They get to spend more time with friends and family- As I mentioned above, many people who have to travel to their work or business spend a couple of hours or more in their car or on public transport to and from work. Home-based business owners can spend this time with their family and friends- some of life’s greatest pleasure.They are doing things that they want to- Home-based business owners have generally set up a business in a niche that is of interest to them. As such, they are generally never unhappy with their work. They an easily get out of bed each morning and are happy to complete their required work. Many of those people who aren’t work from home entrepreneurs end up in jobs they despise and this makes them unhappy and stressed.It costs less money running their business- Hiring offices and other equipment makes traditional businesses expensive to run. If you run your business from home then you have greatly reduced overhead costs and this means that you may have more money in your pocket.If they run their business online it can be run from anywhere in the world- Many home-based business owners run their enterprises online. This means that their business is not bound to a single location. These entrepreneurs can run their business from anywhere in the world. All you need to do is take a laptop or netbook with you when you travel and you are always available to make more money and grow your business.Are you stressed? Maybe you need to start your own home-based business. As you have seen from the above it could have many benefits for you.