StartupNation Judges' Synopsis

You've heard of nitpicky people, right? How about a professional nitpicking business? That is, a business of picking lice off of childrens' heads. Meet Marsha Hill. She's our Runner Up in the Wackiest home businesses of 2009.

She went from a "glamorous" business in the Image, Fashion and Clothing industry to the most "unglamorous" we could imagine. After her friend's child had a bout of lice, Marsha offered to help rid the family of their head lice problems. From there she was egged on to create a full, real business out of the skin-crawling business.

She now lectures for PTA groups and other groups interested in this health matter, maintains a website and has now helped set up four other people in their own nitpicking business in different states. Anyone interesting in buying a franchise? Contact Marsha and buy yourself some rubber gloves.