Hyper-Local Mobile Guides
By Home Business Magazine

When Mike Ragsdale launched 30A.com, an online guide to the daily events, restaurants, and activities in a small beach resort area known as “Scenic Highway 30A,” his iPhone app was the first of its kind in Florida. "I never expected it to take off like it has," said Ragsdale, whose home-based “mobile guide” business has over 60,000 fans on Facebook alone.

Motivated by Desire to Foster Culturally Aware Global Citizens
By Home Business Magazine

New mom Kaamna Bhojwani-Dhawan of San Francisco was inspired to start Momaboard.com when she couldn’t find online resources for traveling with her infant son. “I could find multiple resources for travel in general,” she said, “but little specifically for parents, and there really was nothing that spoke to me from a personal, human perspective.”

Entrepreneur Builds iPhone Repair Empire from His Dining Room
By Home Business Magazine

Daniel Vitiello got his first taste of the entrepreneurial life when he was sixteen years old, starting and operating a lawn and landscaping company. After selling his landscape business when he went to college, Vitiello found himself without a job when he returned home the following summer. “I have never been one to work a “real” job,” he says.

Building Online Businesses That Contribute Significantly To Their Household Incomes

Kim Shanahan (pictured left) and Wendy Navarro (pictured right) are two "regular" women. They both came up with their own independent home-based online business ideas and actually succeeded.

Home Business Takes the Product from Inception through the Marketing and Sales Process

Randy Martineau started his home-based business, One Source Global, Inc. (http://www.one-sourceglobal.com) out of necessity. Randy had been working with a partner that was more involved with the day to day operation of the business. His partner had a lot of experience in importing and contract manufacturing. Unfortunately, Randy’s partner died suddenly, leaving him to pick up the pieces and continue operation of the business. There were so many challenges that Randy faced, operating the business himself.

By Home Business Magazine

The recession is placing pressure on small businesses and corporations to do more with less. Many small business owners and entrepreneurs are even turning to technology to replace the most costly and inefficient piece of equipment: the brick-and-mortar office. With our lives seemingly more complex than ever, it’s surprising to find the tools that we employ during our workday are relatively simple and common: a computer, phone, and printer.

Bright Spots in a Down Economy
By Priscilla Y. Huff

Partners Develop Complete Business Without Ever Meeting in Person

Mom Turns Eye for Kid’s Fashion into a Thriving Online Boutique
By Home Business Magazine

Trend hunting kid’s fashion is Michelle Marx’s passion and drive behind her thriving online boutique, WestVillageKids.com. Launched in 2006, the downtown signature style of WestVillageKids.com has cultivated a strong worldwide following of fashion-forward mothers, fathers, grandparents, celebrities and stylists.

Homeschooling Mother of Six Achieves Blogging Success

Christine Young originally began her blogging career at Organized Chaos, where she blogged about her family life and homeschooling experiences.