Having a home based business is great. You save money on traveling to and from work, you do not have a boss and there are quite a few tax breaks you can use to help make the home based business more profitable. One of the biggest challenges for a home based business is that of marketing itself. One way to market your home based business is to join and attend networking events.Running a home based business can be lonely. You need social interaction. We all do. I recommend that all home based business owners, especially solo entrepreneurs get out and participate in networking events. These are events where dozens of small business owners and sales people gather to meet each other. These meeting typically will meet once a month. The locations often will rotate between two or three places. The locations can be conference centers, recreation centers, or even at an indoor water park. Anywhere that there is room to accommodate up to 150 people can be a networking event meeting location. It is fairly easy to find these groups by using the Internet. Meetup.com is a good place to start your search for a meeting. When you find one schedule it in your appointment book and be sure to bring business cards with you.When you get there you will likely see people standing around in small groups chatting. You will likely have already been given a name badge on which to write you name. Definitely use it. People will look at your name say hello and start talking to you. These conversations are great way to introduce your self and to let other people know what sort of work you do. To make sure that you stand out from the others be certain to ask the other person that you chat with about themselves and what work they do. The will ask you also. I great question for you to ask people you meet is this; What person would be the ideal person for me to refer to you? This question lets the person you met know that you are not there for the event solely for your own self interest. You are also at the event to help others. When people know that you are looking for ways to help them out they will be more likely to look for ways to send business to you as well.Do not try to meet everyone at the event. Focus on being involved in a good conversation and learn how you can best help another person build their business. By doing this you stand out and will be helped by others to build your business.