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Fact Sheets/Information Briefs

Beginning a Bed and Breakfast in Virginia-Charlotte A. Reed, Economic Development Specialist, Tourism, Virginia Tech; Kimberle A. Badinelli, Research Associate, Virginia Tech; Dr. Thomas A. Potts, Extension Tourism Specialist, Clemson University; Carole Jones Amos, Rural Development Coordinator, South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism

Business Ideas-Ann M. Lastovica, Extension Specialist, Family Management, Virginia State University

Can You Live Where You Work...And Work Where You Live?-Kathleen Parrott, Extension Specialist, Housing, Virginia Tech; Annette L. Bach, Professor Emeritus, North Dakota State University and Ann Lastovica, Extension Specialist, Family Management, Virginia State University

Checklist for Starting a Home-Based Business-School of Human Sciences, Family and Consumer Education, Mississippi State University Extension Service

Economic Trends Affecting Small and Home-Based Businesses-North Carolina State Cooperative Extension Service

Establish a Center for Micro-Business Development

Getting Started in a Food Manufacturing Business in Tennessee (PDF format)-University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

A helping hand to home-based business-Trisha Gedon, Online Ag at Oklahoma State University

Home-Based Business: An Economic Development Alternative (PDF format)-Glenn Muske, Home-Based and Micro Business Specialist and Mike Woods, Ph. D., Professor and Rural Development Specialist, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, Oklahoma State University

Home-Based Business: Basic Start-Up Guide-Mississippi State University Extension Service

Home-Based & Micro Businesses in Mississippi-Mississippi State University Extension Service

Making and Selling Food Products in Kentucky (PDF format)-Kwaku Addo, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Nutrition and Food Science and Fudeko Maruyama, Ph.D., R.D., Former State Extension Specialist in Food and Nutrition, University of Kentucky

Micro-Business Development Program-Central Vermont Community Action Council

Sewing as a Business-Mississippi State University Extension Service

Small Business Innovation Research Programs: An Opportunity for Small Businesses in Oklahoma (PDF format)-Cooperative Extension Service, Oklahoma State University

So You Want to Start a Home-Based Business in Texas! Some General Business Tips (PDF format)-Pam Brown, Greg Clary, and Lynn White, Texas Agricultural Extension Service, Texas A&M University

Starting a Successful Catering Business-Ann Lastovica, Extension Specialist, Family Management, Virginia State University; Tim Roberts, Extension Specialist, Food Safety, Virginia Tech; and Denise Brochetti, Extension Specialist, Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, Virginia Tech

Ten Frequently Asked Questions for Micro Home-Based Business Start-Up (PDF format)-Cooperative Extension Service, Oklahoma State University

Related Web Sites

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Research Reports

Home Based & Micro Businesses, 2nd Edition (PDF format)-SRDC Series #194, March 1996

Training Curriculum

Ca$hing in on Business Opportunities: A Guide to Building a Home-Based and Micro-Business Program (Chapter Outlines)-SRDC Series #210

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