Has the time come for you to become your own boss? Many people have found the best way to do this is by setting up their own business at home.

A number of good books detail how to set up a home office business. Here are a few titles:

• “Working From Home” by Peter Hingston and Alistair Balfour, Dorling Kindersly Books, 2001, $14.95. A concise guide to selecting the right home office business.
• “Home-Based Businesses for Dummies” by Paul and Sarah Edwards, Hungry Minds, 2000, $21.99. The book offers information on finding customers, managing finances and choosing the right business.
• “101 Tips for Running a Successful Home Business” by Maxye and Lou Henry, Roxbury Park/Lowell Publishers, 2000, $12.95. It provides strategies for getting a home office business off the ground.
• “199 Great Home Businesses, 2d ed.” by Tyler G. Hicks, Prima Publishing, 1999, $14.95. It breaks down topics into the easiest, fast-cash producing, “people” and “nonpeople” home businesses.