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: 4

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Entrepreneur: Karla and Karen Kuhn Location: Chicago, Illinois and Huntington Woods, Michigan
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Unlikely inventors, the Kuhn twin sisters literally played into the phrase, “necessity is the mother of invention” as Karen’s baby kept dropping the sippy cup, rendering it undrinkable. Their product’s original purpose was to prevent the sippy cup from being tossed to the ground, but customers started giving them feedback that the wrist strap was useful for leashing a host of baby products including pacifiers, toys and more. They’re now distributed in Walgreens across America.

 

2007 Home-Based 100 Finalists

Showing 1-25 Results Alphabetically
Name Category Rank
10FootDrillBit.com Wackiest 2
11th Hour Concierge Most Slacker-Friendly 7
Above The Clouds Yummiest 9
Accu-Ruler Most Innovative 3
Artistic Lifestyling Greenest 7
Birol Growth Consulting Best Financial Performers 7
Breakthrough Enterprise Boomers Back in Business 8
Brent Brotine Communications Boomers Back in Business 7
Cafe Elisa Yummiest 4
Catherine Miller Designs Most Innovative 2
CenterPoint Worldliest 5
Chasing Attire Wackiest 7
Child Shield USA Most Innovative 1
Christine Adler Care Most Slacker-Friendly 6
Ciao Laura Highest Vote-Getters 3
Ciao Laura Yummiest 7
Coldsweep Greenest 6
Coldsweep Grungiest 6
ConformaTies Wackiest 8
Cool Bug Stuff Grungiest 4
CreativeStream Marketing Worldliest 8
Dinosaur Recovery Bureau Grungiest 3
E Cell Recycling Highest Vote-Getters 8
Exquisite Air Charter Worldliest 1
Eyewear 2 U Most Innovative 10

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