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All Done Notary Named in the 2014 Home-Based Top 100 Business Winners

All Done Notary in the Top 100 and in the Top 10 of the "Most Slacker-Friendly" Category Congratulations to All Done Notary, located in Gulfport, Mississippi, for being named in the Top 100 for 2014...

byStartupNation

January 30, 2015

Private Spacers Offers Creativity & Privacy Options for Home & Office

Private Spacers in the Top 100 and in the Top 10 of the "Most Innovative" Category Congratulations to Private Spacers, located in Memphis, Tennessee, for being named in the Top 100 for 2014 Home-Based 100...

byStartupNation

January 30, 2015

Lose Your Excuse Now Named in the Top 10 for 2014 Home-Based 100 Business Winners

Lose Your Excuse Now Wins the "Slacker-Friendly" Category Congratulations to Lose Your Excuse Now, located in Saint Clair Shores, Michigan, for being named in the Top 10 for 2014 Home-Based 100 Business Winners. Lose Your...

byStartupNation

January 29, 2015

The Wahm Addict Named in the Top 10 for 2014 Home-Based 100 Business Winners

The Wahm Addict Wins the "Savviest in Social Media" Category Congratulations to The Wahm Addict , located in Clinton Township, Michigan, for being named in the Top 10 for 2014 Home-Based 100 Business Winners. The...

byStartupNation

January 29, 2015

Moyer Paralegal Services Ltd. Helps Your to Reduce Costs and Increase Efficiency

Moyer Paralegal Services Ltd. in the Top 100 and in the Top 10 of the "Boomers Back in Business" Category Congratulations to Moyer Paralegal Services Ltd., located in Sagamore Hills, Ohio, for being named in...

byStartupNation

January 29, 2015

San Francisco House Adds Bling in a Subtle Way with Amazing Artistic Craftsmanship

San Francisco House Places in the Top 10 of the Most Glamorous and Savviest in Social Media Categories Congratulations to San Francisco House located in Genoa, Nevada, for being named in the Top 100 of...

byStartupNation

January 29, 2015

College Savings Dolls Provides a Positive Role Model

College Savings Dolls Wins the "Boomers Back in Business" Category Congratulations to College Savings Dolls, located in Schaumburg, Illinois, for being named in the Top 10 for 2014 Home-Based 100 Business Winners. College Savings Dolls...

byStartupNation

January 29, 2015

Social Entrepreneur Chad Mulder Is Helping Women In East Africa Redefine Their Economic Futures With “ruly”

Entrepreneur Chad Mulder and "ruly" help to change economic futures one photo at a time Chad Mulder was inspired to create ruly after traveling in East Africa with his wife and young boys as volunteers...

byNatasha Clark

January 28, 2015

Nine Little Months Named in the Top 10 for 2014 Home-Based 100 Business Winners

Nine Little Months Wins the "Recession Busters" Category Congratulations to Nine Little Months, located in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, for being named in the Top 10 for 2014 Home-Based 100 Business Winners. Nine Little Months...

byStartupNation

January 28, 2015

Janet’s Creative Cottage Named in the Top 10 for 2014 Home-Based 100 Business Winners

Janet's Creative Cottage Wins the "Most Glamorous" Category Congratulations to Janet's Creative Cottage, located in West Palm Beach, Florida, for being named in the Top 10 for 2014 Home-Based 100 Business Winners. Janet's Creative Cottage...

byStartupNation

January 27, 2015

Mom’s Best Friend Lice Removal Named in the Top 10 for 2014 Home-Based 100 Business Winners

Mom's Best Friend Lice Removal Wins the "Wackiest" Category Congratulations to Mom's Best Friend Lice Removal, located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for being named in the Top 10 for 2014 Home-Based 100 Business Winners. Mom's...

byStartupNation

January 27, 2015

Smiley Transportation, LLC Named in the Top 10 for 2014 Home-Based 100 Business Winners

Smiley Transportation, LLC Wins the "Most Innovative" Category Congratulations to Smiley Transportation, LLC located in Fort Worth, Texas, for being named in the Top 10 for 2014 Home-Based 100 Business Winners. Smiley Transportation, LLC won...

byStartupNation

January 26, 2015

Lucky Dog Hot Sauce Named in the Top 10 for 2014 Home-Based 100 Business Winners

Lucky Dog Hot Sauce Wins Two Top Spots:"Yummiest Category" and"Top Vote-Getter Category" --> Congratulations to Lucky Dog Hot Sauce, located in Hayward, California, being named in the Top 10 for 2014 Home-Based 100 Business Winners....

byStartupNation

January 26, 2015

Startup Story

Maybe it's the soft spot in my heart for anyone brave or foolhardy enough to try a startup in the Rocky Mountain West, an area not known for its abundance of resources for entrepreneurs. Or...

byAndrew Field

November 10, 2007

Invention is the Necessity of Mothers

Lately, I’ve been trying to learn new ways to inspire creativity by reading books by leading innovation experts and it hit me like a sack full of Rubik's Cubes: No wonder the greatest product ideas and...

byStartupStella

September 23, 2007

Nothing original – just plain inspiring

For all of my friends and the StartupNation community members looking for inspiration, here's some to get the week under way: (Reprinted from an old Wall Street Journal ad i've saved for years and found...

byRich Sloan

August 26, 2007

The Post-It Note Approach to Success

I've noticed an extraordinary uptick in my performance lately. There are a few theories bouncing around our small office as to why. But it's perfectly clear to me. It correlates directly to the day I...

byRich Sloan

August 10, 2007

What is your ”Moonrise”?

There's a phrase used among some photographers when they refer to a peer's best shot. They call it a "Moonrise." They're referring to a famous photograph Ansel Adams shot at daybreak on a morning in...

byRich Sloan

June 2, 2007

Do I ‘muse’ you?!

(This entry's by Rich) So many times I've heard the term "muse" referred to in interviews I've witnessed with cool musicians, writers and other artists. A "muse" is defined by the Merriam Webster online dictionary...

byRich Sloan

April 24, 2007

The Importance of Convenience as a Small Business

I think I'm turning into a convenience freak. I suppose it's not all that surprising. For those of us who are really important people, our time is limited and we need to take best advantage...

byJoel Welsh

February 16, 2007