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Low-Cost Businesses
Recession-Busters

Ten Ways to Keep Your Business Strong During Economic Turmoil
By Steven Strauss

There is no doubt that this is a tough time to own and run a home-based business. Credit is tight, the economy is tighter, and the light at the end of the tunnel seems a bit far off. So what is the home-based entrepreneur to do?
     Fear not! That’s what. There are ways to not only survive these lean times, but thrive. Here are 10 tried and true ways to keep your business strong during tough times:

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Business Opportunities
Eliminating a Frustration Shared With Other Parents

Home-Based Duo Create a Kid’s Deodorant With Natural Ingredients
By Home Business Magazine

Marcos Alvaro, formerly an owner of Mortgage Loan Company in Santa Maria, California, came up with the inspiration for a kid’s deodorant after he had witnessed his nephews using an adult deodorant at the ages of 7 and 9 years old. He thought it was a bit odd that the boys were using an adult formula and not a kid’s deodorant. 

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Publishing
Self-Publisher Gets His Books in Print

An Unplanned Home Business Success
By Home Business Magazine

Never for a moment did Marcus Meleton, an engineer, aspire to become a book publisher. Yet according to him, his home-based publishing company, Sharkbait Press, has achieved national recognition and exposure that he says was all forced upon him.

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Special Types
Inspired by the Birth of Her Daughter

Woman Takes Her Interest in Family Roots and Passion for Writing to a New Level
By Home Business Magazine

Deanna Bufo Novak wanted to be a writer for as long as she could remember, and family heritage was just as important to her.  However, it was the birth of her daughter that inspired Deanna to take her passion for writing and her interest in her family’s roots to a whole new level. 

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Special Types
Through Make Mine a Million

One Courageous Entrepreneur Took A Chance, And It Paid Off — In Silver

By Home Business Magazine

According to the Small Business Administration, 70% of small businesses go broke before their 10th anniversary. Starting a business is scary; the chance of failure is high. Through Make Mine a Million (M3), one courageous entrepreneur took that chance, and it paid off — in silver.

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Special Types
Getting into Direct Sales

Success Tips in a Little Known but Huge Home-Based Market

By Deb Bixler
All of us will likely have the opportunity at one time or another to take advantage of a direct selling opportunity. Many people start part-time, and later leave their other careers when direct selling becomes more lucrative. According to the Direct Selling Association (www.dsa.org), direct selling is the sale of a consumer product or service, person-to-person, away from a fixed retail location.

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