The 2008 StartupNation Home-Based 100 Competition

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Category:Boomers Back in Business

Living longer and with greater vitality than ever, these 50+'s have taken up the yoke of entrepreneurship at home.

Rank: 1

Murphy Outdoors

Entrepreneur: Larry Murphy Location: Gladstone, Missouri
Murphy Outdoors

Description:

Larry Murphy, born in 1960, retired from the grind as a technology executive to start Murphy Outdoors. As a boomer back in business, he now provides professional fishing guide services on Smithville Lake, Truman Lake, Pomme de Terre Lake, and the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. Murphy specializes in bass fishing, but also guides for musky, crappie, and white bass. Murphy Outdoors also provides instructional fly fishing trips for trout at Bennet Springs in south-central Missouri.

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2007 Home-Based 100 Finalists

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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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