The 2008 StartupNation Home-Based 100 Competition

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Category:Most Innovative

Pioneers of amazingly innovative products that have gone from ah-hah! to cha-ching!

Rank: 1

Child Shield USA

Entrepreneur: John and Robin Raskob Location: Tucson, Arizona
Child Shield USA

Description:

John and Robin Raskob will let no child get left behind. Their labor of love is Child Shield USA. The Raskobs are not only innovative in how they provide child safety and protection services but in how they spread the word about their important service, too. They drive their bus throughout the USA in the summertime, taking their mission and message to the streets. The Raskobs not only provide educational products to children and families to help them be smarter about safety, but they provide recovery assistance services as well in the event that a child goes missing. Innovative, yes, and very important for families.

Read this feature story about the Raskobs.

 

2007 Home-Based 100 Finalists

Showing 51-75 Results Alphabetically
Name Category Rank
Medical Solutions International Best Financial Performers 1
Murder Mystery Maniacs Wackiest 3
Murphy Outdoors Boomers Back in Business 1
Murphy Outdoors Most Slacker-Friendly 10
Nashville Lappy Hour Wackiest 1
No Throw Most Innovative 4
Northwest Redworms Grungiest 1
Ocean Summit Travel Best Financial Performers 3
Ocean Summit Travel Worldliest 10
OfficeFinder Boomers Back in Business 5
On Thyme Gourmet Yummiest 10
OnTray Most Innovative 5
Out of Stock Records Most Slacker-Friendly 8
Paris Real Estate Finders Worldliest 7
PetTastics Grungiest 2
Pond Hill Farm Grungiest 5
Preppymommy Most Innovative 7
R. H. Grover Tree Service Greenest 10
Reapalife Wackiest 10
Reapalife Worldliest 6
Red Scream Films Boomers Back in Business 2
Reese's Chicken Pot Pies Yummiest 3
Rixstix Highest Vote-Getters 10
RM Battery Doctors Greenest 9
See My Story Books Boomers Back in Business 9

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