Has anyone used their hobby for....

**pammy** · 12-02-2005, 08:14 PM

.... a business?? I'm thinking about building a backyard office. It'll take a while to gather materials for hubby to construct it himself. He can do it a lot cheaper than having one built or buying one pre-made, but even so, supplies aren't cheap. So I've got a while (have a building fund going). What I'm contemplating is using it for an office and setting it up to use my hobbies for a business. It would be great if I can do what I like to do for free and make a bit of profit. And have my own space to do it in.

So, anyone do or is doing something like this? Made a business from your hobby??

**hollyhill** · 12-02-2005, 08:43 PM

Well I have worked as a gardener....does that count?

**pita1213** · 12-08-2005, 05:13 PM

i bake as a hobby and have made many cakesfor sale, but they were friends that asked if i would bake a wedding cake or sheet cake for whatever function was going on. they paid me, but i haven't wanted to make it a full time business because i don't want to see it as work and then it becomes something i dread.

**graci42** · 12-08-2005, 10:39 PM

I have been drawing portraits for a year now. I haven't made a lot of money from it and probably never will, but I enjoy it and every little bit helps.

I don't know the laws of "your Land"...but here, I had to purchase a vendors license. You also need to know the rules for conducting your business and local, state and federal tax.

Just do your homework before you get in over your head.

Graci