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Homing in: we've narrowed the world of homebased franchises down to 101 top companies.(Be Your Own Boss)

Entrepreneur

| March 01, 2003 | Iskander, Maggie; Parkinson-Smith, Zoy | COPYRIGHT 2003 Entrepreneur Media, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Unlike other business phenomena we've seen come and go over the past decade, one seems certain to stick: homebased businesses. Americans like to work from home because they don't have to sacrifice family, productivity or profits. And more franchises are offering franchisees the ability to run a business from the comfort of their own homes.

Are you interested in joining the homebased business bandwagon? This year's top 101 homebased franchises are listed in order of their ranking in Entrepreneur's 2003 Franchise 500[R], the world's most comprehensive ranking of franchise companies (Franchise 500[R] ranking appears in parentheses).

This ranking is not ...

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