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USED TO BE associated with gathering around the dining table, baking pies and reading
bedtime stories. Now it's all that, plus more: faxing, e-mailing and bookkeeping.
Homemade bread will take on a whole new meaning in the 21st century, as homebased
businesses prove to be the solution of choice for those seeking to combine a successful
economic venture with a thriving personal life.
Technology and growing consumer demand for services have
helped encourage-and ease-the move home. Even franchising, an
industry traditionally identified with
storefront locations, is getting in on the trend. Today's prospective franchisees
can choose from a more diversified sampling of homebased franchise options than ever
before. These businesses offer more than just the chance at a balanced
life-homebased franchisees often benefit from lower overhead, a more convenient working
environment and an overall increase in time efficiency.
Listing compiled by Liza Potter
This year's top 101 homebased franchises include... |