You've gotten some sound advice. I did home parties for PartyLite Candles. I had to buy the catalogs, the sales tickets, the samples, the door prizes, do the deliveries. You'll be expected to have a certain number of parties within a set time limit to qualify. Almost all of these home party business deals generate little profit at the end of the year. Its the people in the 2 levels above you that make the profit and they didn't have to do anything. If you get a business license you can write off expenses and deduct mileage on a car that you use all the time for deliveries and going to parties. You'll need to keep very good records. You'll have to show you intended to make a profit. These expenses are usually deducted from state income taxes. There's a lot to think about. I would never do it again.