A new breed of stay-at-home mom has emerged in the past few years. These work from home moms have the best of all worlds. They are home with their children every day, and their work at home jobs allow them to contribute to the family income while still maintaining their households and tucking their kids in at night. If you are one of this group's growing number-or looking to join the ranks-a home business might be just the right fit.

Home Business Opportunity Number One: Who's Who Magazine Franchise
A Who's Who Magazine Franchise is the perfect home based business for work at home moms who enjoy being involved in their communities. The bi-annual publications produced by Who's Who Magazines are city-oriented, and they feature your city's businesses and nonprofit organizations. These magazines are a valuable source of information on obtaining services as well as business and social networking. The content is useful to both old and new neighbors.

No publishing experience is required to become a franchisee in this system. Training, support and guidelines are all provided. Work from home moms interested in this franchise should, however, possess skills in business management, data analysis, editorial selection, organization and basic computer programs. An ability to consistently meet deadlines is also a must.

Home Business Opportunity Number Two: GILL Media
GILL Media offers web solutions for businesses including design, marketing, search engine optimization (SEO) and managed hosting service-to name a few. You don't need any previous experience with technology to start your own home based business in the Internet and technology industry.

Partnering with GILL media allows you to become iGSM certified. This is a process that includes-among other things-an extensive training program encompassing technical knowledge and small business start-up steps and information.

This is an ideal opportunity for work at home moms who enjoy reaping the benefits of what technology has to offer.

Home Business Opportunity Number Three: INTERIORS by Decorating Den Franchise
For the work from home mom with a refined sense of style, this interior decorating franchise was ranked number one in its category by Entrepreneur Magazine's annual Franchise 500 list. Formal decorating experience is not necessary to start your own decorating business because Decorating Den offers a comprehensive training program.

As a franchisee in this system you will operate a home based office and travel to your clients' homes for appointments in a customized ColorVan that carries thousands of samples of everything from fine furniture to draperies to carpeting to artwork.

The flexibility of this home business franchise will allow moms the luxury of setting their own working hours to ensure all their children's needs are met. Best of all, this franchise allows you to contribute to your family's income by helping people beautify their homes and offices!

Home Business Opportunity Number Four: Candy Bouquet International
This franchise has also been recognized by Entrepreneur Magazine's Franchise 500 . It was named number one in the food design category and included on a list of the top 20 home based franchises.

This is a great work at home job for a crafty mom with a sweet tooth. Candy Bouquet franchisees make and sell candy bouquets that can be customized by shape, size or color to fit any theme.

The training provided by this franchise teaches the candy bouquet making technique. You'll also gain access to a VIP website-exclusively for franchisees-where you can order supplies online and download helpful information.

Home Business Opportunity Number Five: Guard-A-Kid™
Guard-A-Kid™ Child ID Systems is the perfect franchise for almost any work from home mom because it provides services that give so many mothers peace of mind. The services and products with which they provide their customers are essential for child safety. For example, a complete child ID and safety package that includes two wallet-size printed IDs, a large file-size ID and a CD-ROM containing all the child's information in digital format is available to patrons.

Guard-A-Kid was included in Entrepreneur Magazine's Franchise 500 list and was also recently named one of the top 100 new franchises by Franchise Market Magazine.

When you join this franchise, you will receive a start-up kit that includes numerous technological tools to ensure your success such as a state-of-the-art laptop PC and an FBI-quality digital fingerprint scanner.

Home Based Business Franchises Liberate Work From Home Moms
Many of today's mothers may have heard stories about their great-grandmothers taking in sewing-or something similar-to supplement the family income. But, today's mothers have an entire world of options to which previous generations did not have access. In the 21st century it is possible for a woman to care for her home and family and still earn a substantial income by operating a home business. Work at home moms are the quintessential renaissance [wo]men.

January 30, 2008