StartupNation Home-Based 100

10 top home businesses in 10 categories
Millions of Americans dream of starting their own businesses at home, but these entrepreneurs have made it work. The StartupNation Home-Based 100 represents the best of the best -- the most successful, the most innovative, the most adventurous, the downright wacky and more.

Top Ten Wackiest

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Top Ten Highest Vote-Getters

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Top Ten Yummiest

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Top Ten Grungiest

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Top Ten Most Slacker-Friendly

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Top Ten Worldliest

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Top Ten Most Innovative

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Top Ten Greenest

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Top Ten Boomers Back To Business

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Top Ten Best Financial Performers

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  • Best Financial Performers © StartupNationHome-based big businesses

    With specialized products and expertise in areas like nursing and building, the 10 Best Financial Performers are cashing in.

  • Murphy Outdoors © StartUpNationBoomers mix business with passion

    The 10 top entrepreneurs in this category harness their interests, hobbies and expertise to build businesses far from the corporate world.

  • Sweet Onion Creations © StartUpNationThere's money in going 'green'

    Reducing, reusing and recycling waste help these 10 environmentally friendly ventures on the bottom line.

  • Child Shield, U.S.A. © StartUpNationInnovation begins at home

    These mothers (and others) of invention capitalize on their creativity with unusual products and services.

  • Private jet © istockphoto.com/jacomstephensHome businesses that go global

    These top 10 worldliest home businesses reach around the world with charter flights, bikinis, Paris apartments, covers for golf clubs and more.

  • Snoloha © StartUpNationWork, play at slacker-friendly shops

    These 10 home-based companies work hard -- but not too hard -- as they mix business and play for customers seeking a similar lifestyle.

  • Northwest Redworms © StartUpNationA home business can be a dirty job

    The 10 top businesses in StartupNation's grungiest category are run by people who aren't afraid to get down and dirty -- or mess with worms.

  • The Dippy Chick Co. © StartUpNationThe yummiest home businesses

    Each of these 10 takes aim in different ways at the same goal: tickling taste buds.

  •  Nashville Lappy Hour © StartUpNationWacky ways to make it in business

    Canine cocktails, 10-foot drill bits, hair snoods and murder mysteries lead a wild pack of 10 winners in the Wackiest category.

  • L & K Cleaning Services © StartUpNationThe Top 10 vote-getters

    Pets, pens, kids wear and more. Networking helped these 10 winners shine in a popular vote conducted on StartupNation.com.

  • Special Coverage: America's best home businesses © Blend Images / SuperstockSpecial Coverage

    America's best home businesses: Millions share the dream. Here are the enterprises that really work.

  • It's all about passion © Blend Images / SuperstockIt's all about passion

    The businesses come in all varieties, but the entrepreneurs in StartupNation’s Home-Based 100 share a burning passion for what they do.