The 2008 StartupNation Home-Based 100 Competition

Celebrating America's most outstanding home-based businesses and the people behind them.

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Category:Grungiest

If grease, grime, dirt, oil, tar, goop, soot or any combination thereof is a reality in your daily home-business life, this one's for you.

Rank: 8

Hi Lo Tree Service

Entrepreneur: Steven Smothermon Location: Seattle, Washington
Hi Lo Tree Service

Description:

Stump grinding fits in the grungiest category quite nicely, and that’s a good part of what Smothermon’s company does. Of course, his Web site proclaims with pride, “Not trying to get rich, just trying to make a living. WE GO OUT ON A LIMB FOR YOU!” But we know better – this one’s grungy.

 

2007 Home-Based 100 Finalists

Showing 26-50 Results Alphabetically
Name Category Rank
Film Sleepy Most Slacker-Friendly 4
FlameKA.com Wackiest 4
GoReporter.com Boomers Back in Business 4
Greenraising Greenest 3
Greenraising Highest Vote-Getters 6
Haute Choklet Yummiest 5
Healthy Living Group Greenest 4
Hi Lo Tree Service Grungiest 8
Home Remedies Best Financial Performers 8
Insomtech Worldliest 9
InternetLifestyle.com Most Slacker-Friendly 9
IProficient Highest Vote-Getters 5
Kailen's Candy Catering Yummiest 8
KB Promotions Grungiest 10
Kim's Specialty Paper Greenest 8
L & K Cleaning Services Grungiest 7
L & K Cleaning Services Highest Vote-Getters 1
L.B. Soc Wackiest 9
Li'l Darlins Highest Vote-Getters 7
LTDchix Most Slacker-Friendly 2
Lucky Eye Apparel Wackiest 6
Maine Day Trip Boomers Back in Business 10
Massage and Merlot Yummiest 2
Matisse and Jacks Yummiest 1
MaxOut Swimwear Most Innovative 9