* (MAY 2012) Curtis Circulation has obtained new newsstand approvals for Home Business Magazine including Nugget Markets, a supermarket chain in Southern California; Wilson Farms, a convenience chain in New York with 139 retail outlets; and 49 new retail accounts in Ontario, Canada.

* (FEBRUARY 2012) For the May/June 2012 issue, Home Business Magazine print version will be in a special Ingles Supermarket Mainline Pocket promotion in 197 stores in the Southeast United States; to increase magazine rack circulation. 

* (JANUARY 2012) Curtis Circulation has completed a supermarket distribution assignment for Home Business Magazine's newsstand/magazine rack circulation. 366 new supermarket magazine retail outlets were added.

* (DECEMBER 2011) Home Business Magazine is now in the APPLE NEWSSTAND, for iPad/iPhone users. HBM is the only magazine in the home-based business category with a custom iPad APP. 10,000 have downloaded the APP to date!

* (NOVEMBER 2011) HBM is now on the NOOK (Barnes & Noble), in an exact digital version of the print magazine. HBM is the only home-based business magazine on the iPad, Kindle, iPHone, and Nook! Go to http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/nook/379003208  and search "Home Business Magazine". * Print Circulation Increase: Curtis Circulation, HBM's newsstand/magazine distributor, has secured HBM circulation increases in the Wegman Supermarket chain (76 stores) and a new FedEX Office magazine program in 120 retail outlets.

* (OCTOBER 2011) Home Business Magazine print version was recently reinstated in the Kroger Supermarket authorization list for magazine rack sales. Kroger is one of the largest supermarket chains with over 1,500 stores throughout the U.S. In addition, Curtis Circulation has increased retail outlet distribution in the Houston, TX metro area, adding 25 new dealers for newsstand distribution.

* (SEPTEMBER 2011) Home Business Magazine has secured expanded circulation into Safeway retail outlets, for up to 500 retail outlets. Safeway is a major supermarket chain with stores across the U.S.

* (JULY 2011) Home Business Magazine (print version) will now be circulated in airline club waiting rooms. Airline Waiting Room programs are exclusive and highly selective. With the severe decline in newsstand/magazine rack circulation for ALL business magazines (over 60%), HBM is looking for new and innovative ways to increase print circulation, such as the Airline Club Room program. This also increases opportunities to get print magazines into the hands of the lucrative 20-29 year old age group who no longer purchase print business magazines. Airline travel times are opportune for maximum readership while the reader is "captured" waiting for a flight and traveling on an airline.

* (JULY 2011) Home-Based Businesses SHOWCASE Launched: Starting with the July/August 2011 issue, HBM launched the Home-Based Businesses Showcase (HBB Showcase). The HBB Showcase follows HBM's existing circulation channels that includes the iPad, iPod and Digital Edition. The Home-Based Businesses SHOWCASE features all display advertisers, and includes all Classified Ads and Directory Listings. The HBB Showcase homes in directly on those who are searching for a home-based business or opportunitiy. Each issue of the HBB Showcase provides extra digital circulation and response for ALL advertisers in each issue of Home Business Magazine.

* (JUNE 2011) Home Business Magazine was just approved for print circulation into Duane Reade, a pharmacy chain with 199 stores in the New York area. Recent distribution efforts by Curtis Circulation added over 400 retail outlets for magazine rack sales of HBM in the Atlanta, GA, area.

* (APRIL 2011) Home Business Magazine was recently approved for circulation into Honey Farms, a 33-store convenience store chain in the New England area. Facebook Subscription Sales! Home Business Magazine is now selling subscriptions on its Facebook page, one of the first magazines to expand subscription circulation in this manner. See the Subscriptions link on the Facebook page.

* (FEBRUARY 2011) Home Business Magazine has launched its E-NEWSLETTER (http://homebusinessmag.com/e-newsletter), offering advertisers yet another medium for circulation as SPONSORS of the E-NEWSLETTER.

* (FEBRUARY 2011) Home Business Magazine recently gained authorization for retail sale into the Raleys/Nob supermarket chains. With over 125 outlets, the chain is located in the central California region.

* (JANUARY 2011) Home Business Magazine (HBM) is approved for the Safeway supermarket REZ Program, starting with the March/April 2011 issue. The Safeway REZ program will add thousands of additional copies of HBM into special magazine rack displays in the Safeway stores.

* (JANUARY 2011) Home Business Magazine will be added into 42 new retail outlets in the New Jersey area. This increase was secured by Curtis Circulation through its ongoing distribution marketing efforts.

* (NOVEMBER 2010) All print display advertisers are now being featured on Home Business Magazine's (HBM) Facebook page. The TOP BIZ's link of print display advertisers is now prominently featured as a standard Facebook Link and Wall posting.

* (OCTOBER 2010) Home Business Magazine (HBM) recently secured approval by Retail Marketing Group (RMG) for HBM print magazine circulation into its retail outlets.  RMG consists of 20 independent supermarket stores located in the Pennsylvania region.

* (AUGUST 2010) Online Ad Network Promotion has been launched by Home Business Magazine (HBM). HBM is now promoting its online websites, including the HBM EXPO, through online advertising networks such as Google Ad Words. Goal is to drive more targeted traffic to HBM Online and the HBM EXPO.

* (AUGUST 2010) Subscriptions via FACEBOOK! Home Business Magazine (HBM) launches another first: Print Subscription sales via FACEBOOK. HBM is partnering with the subscription agency Synapse to sell HBM subscriptions to FACEBOOK users. Using new technology, transactions will be done entirely within the FACEBOOK medium.

* (AUGUST 2010) Home Business Magazine (HBM) has received authorization for magazine rack sales in the Walgreens retail outlets. Walgreens is one of the nation's leading drugstore chains, with significant shelf space devoted to Magazine sales. Distribution will be nationwide into approximately 600 stores, according to Curtis Circulation (represents HBM for magazine rack circulation).

* (JULY 2010) Starting with the September/October 2010 issue, Home Business Magazine will be in the special cashier ‘Face Out” program in 150 stores of the bookstore chain Books-A-Million. Home Business has been authorized for circulation into the Raleys/Nob Hill Markets, which is a 137-store Supermarket chain in the central California region.

* (JUNE 2010) The iPad and Iphone APP's for Home Business Magazine go LIVE. The iPad delivers print display ads fully viewable, and enables the print magazine to be read page by page as a fully viewable digital edition.  For more information visit Digital & Internet Circulation (including iPad) of Magazine

* (MAY 2010) Home Business Magazine was approved to be in a "Check-Out Pocket" promotional program in Book World, to begin with the July/August 2010 issue. Book World is a national bookstore chain located in the Upper Midwest of the U.S.

* (MAY 2010) Curtis Circulation, Home Business Magazine's newsstand/ magazine rack distribution company, recently completed a Distribution Expansion Assignment (DEA) on behalf of HBM. Distributions were completed in 20 wholesalers (to retail outlets) in the United States and Canada. Following are the overall results: 1,657 new Dealers were ADDED and 818 inefficient Dealers were deleted. HBM regularly performs DEA's to maintain the highest levels of newsstand sales efficiency for our advertisers.

* (April 2010) Curtis Circulation was able to secure authorization for Home Business Magazine into the Safeway REZ program, with circulation to begin with the July/August 2010 issue. The Safeway REZ program places magazines into 640 Safeway grocery stores across the U.S. and Canada.

* (April 2010) E-Ink launched! HBM's has "printed" its first issue for the Amazon Kindle Reader, Amazon's e-ink platform.

* (April 2010) Home Business Magazine will be participating in special promotional programs in the national grocery chains of Ralph’s Supermarket and Stater Bros Supermarket. Home Business Magazine will be placed in highly visible magazine rack locations (i.e. Check-Out Rack).

* (March 2010) HBM's first issue produced in a Digital Edition with Zmags reaches 10,000 readers in the Myebook.com ebook reading platform.

* (March 2010) Home Business Magazine goes " I " with a custom App to reach the exploding Apple platforms such as Iphones & Ipad. Print Display Advertisers are included FREE as part of the TOP BIZ's Listing.

* (February 2010) Curtis Circulation secured authorization for Home Business Magazine in the Tedeschi Food Shops. This convenience chain is based in Rockland, Massachusetts, and has 211 locations. The distribution of Home Business was reviewed in Bois-Des-Filion, QE, Canada, and an additional 242 productive dealers were added. This was based on participation in the Presse Commerce "Hot Pocket" Program. In addition, the national Kum 'n Go convenience store chain and Presse Commerce, a 348 store newsstand chain, were added for newsstand sales.

* (January 2010) Authorization for Home Business Magazine in the Shop-Ko chain was secured. This discount chain is based in Green Bay Wisconsin and has 136 locations. The distribution of Home Business was reviewed in W. Sacramento, CA,  and an additional 24 productive dealers were added.

* (September 2009) The office supply superstore Office Depot will begin carrying Home Business Magazine starting with the February 2010 issue, in its check-out stand magazine rack. 

* (August 2009) A "Distribution Blitz" was completed for Home Business Magazine that increased the number of dealers by 70% in the northwest suburban area of St. Louis, MO.

* (July 2009) – Supermarket Increases - Curtis Circulation announced that they attained new magazine rack approvals for Home Business Magazine into the following supermarkets: Price choppers in upstate NY; SVC Cub Foods in MN; Marsh Supermarkets in Indianapolis, IA; and Roche Bros Markets in MA. 

* (June 2009) Home Business Magazine (HBM) will now be sold in Seven Eleven stores in the Southwest U.S., starting with the October 2009 issue.

* (June 2009) A "Wholesaler Blitz" was just completed for HBM that added 39 new retail outlets in southern Texas.

* (April 2009) HBM picked up by Target and Best Buy stores nationwide, starting with the August 2009 Issue. 

* (April 2009) HBM added 114 new retail outlets in the South Dakota region. 

As other magazines go out of print, HBM continues to target emerging newsstand and magazine rack openings!