The 2009 StartupNation Home-Based 100 Competition

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StartupNation 2008 Home-Based 100 Winner Profile

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SuccessStreamRanked in Most Slacker-Friendly

SuccessStream

About the Winner

After spending most of her twenties as a seasonal Forest Service Ranger, ski bum, kayak instructor and slacker extraordinaire, Stacy Karacostas never meant to chain herself to a keyboard.

But a couple of years ago, she found herself working 13-17 hour days on a computer in her third business. That was not her idea of the good life. And the hubby was less than thrilled, she shares openly. So she put on the brakes, regrouped, rebranded, and relaunched as SuccessStream.

Now life is sweet and only getting sweeter. Using a modern, innovative, info-preneur business model (think e-books, books, teleseminars, coaching seminars, and more) she's designed a business that not only lets her help other entrepreneurs take the stress, struggle and confusion out of growing their businesses, but it lets her lead the lifestyle she loves!

In addition to growing her business by more than 30% through August of this year, she'd kayaked at least 35 days, mountain biked about 30 days, and skied over 80 days. She also enjoyed about 20 fully unplugged vacation days. Stacy purposefully created this business to be slacker-friendly, and boy did she succeed!

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