Home-Based Businesses

Sometimes, small gestures can make huge differences in people's lives and livelihoods. That's the premise -- and the power -- of microlending. For proof, one need look no further than the stories of Marcia and Karen, two entrepreneurs in Costa Rica.

For many stay-at-home parents, getting a job outside of the home seems impossible. But that doesn't mean you can't find ways to earn money by setting up shop in your home. Skip the envelope stuffing, crafts assembly, and other dicey work-at-home schemes out there to avoid wasting time and money....

Big-time companies -- like Starbucks , Google, and GE -- are organized as corporations. But what about your home-based business? Well, it's definitely something to consider. For example, suppose you have a contract with a client and things go wrong. The client is threatening a lawsuit.If you are...