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StartupNation inspires, educates and consistently attracts entrepreneurs and small business owners from Main Street America who want to be their own bosses and live the American Dream.
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Top 2008 Home-Based Boomers Named

Home-based businesses span across all generations, demographics and parts of the country. But baby boomers might epitomize the true spirit of the vocation more than any other group. By nature, boomers are trend setters, says...
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November 26, 2008
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Grungiest Home-Based Business of 2008

Today, the owner of Wildland Forestry & Environmental, Inc. performed a controlled burn for a client. About 5 miles from the nearest major roadway, it was one sweaty, tiring day. Upon returning home, he checked...
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November 26, 2008
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Most Innovative Home-Based Business of 2008

When we think of innovation in business, oftentimes flashy images come to mind, like jet engines, personal computers and vaccines. But innovation can also occur with far less sizzle and yet massive positive impact. Such...
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November 26, 2008
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Wackiest Home-Based Businesses of 2008

Each year, StartupNation pays homage to the finest, the most outstanding home-based businesses in America. We hand out kudos to the top financial “phenoms,” recession busters who’ve grown even in this economy, the greenest businesses...
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November 26, 2008
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Sweet Idea Earns "Yummiest Business" of 2008

It’s no surprise that the Yummiest in StartupNation’s Home-Based 100 would have “junk food” in its brand. But what is surprising and refreshing is that the product line sold by Laura's Wholesome Junk Food, founded...
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November 26, 2008
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Sales Tax for E-Commerce 101

E-commerce businesses sell products and services via the Internet to customers throughout the United States. If your business has a nexus (or link) in a state where one of your customer’s resides then you may be...
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March 28, 2008
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Put All the Parts Together

By now, you’ve spent a lot of time planning and assembling the pieces of your new business Web site. In this step, you get a prize for all that work – seeing it all come...
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May 24, 2007
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Take your Website Live!

After all the planning, designing, coding, testing and re-testing, your new business Web site is ready to launch – almost. It’s a big day, the culmination of a lot of careful work. But to go...
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May 24, 2007
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Franchise Buying Advice: Make Pancakes!

Franchising has done for business what Bisquik did for flapjacks: took a proven recipe, packaged it with easy-to-follow instructions and left a little room for imagination and hands-on work. Voila — successful, delicious, expected results....
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May 23, 2007
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7 Steps to Choosing the Franchise for You

Franchising is a wonderful way to go into business for yourself. So many things have already been established for your benefit: branding, marketing, processes, products, systems, etc. Building a business through franchising has been so...
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May 23, 2007