About the 2008 StartupNation Home-Based 100

The voting phase has ended. Results for the 2009 Leading Moms in Business will be announced in early May 2009.

Welcome to the one and only ranking focused on those can-do moms who run families and businesses at the same time.

The 2009 StartupNation Leading Moms in Business competition is in the process of ranking the top 200 mom-run businesses across America as determined by your votes.

The response has been tremendous for participants—contestants and voters alike—who’ve enjoyed all the excitement the competition has created. But that’s really just the beginning.

If you’re named one of the Top 200 Winners, you’ll have a great chance to gain bigtime buzz and publicity about your businesses. You’ll also receive a digital winner’s emblem that you can use on your website, in your emails and on your social networking pages like Facebook. This should not only be a source of pride for you, but should also add immense credibility to your site, your brand and your business. It’s a huge achievement to be selected from among the millions of moms in business, and your customers will recognize and respect this immediately.

Selection Process and Important Dates

• Contestant submissions and voting stopped at midnight Pacific Time on March 31, 2009.
• Throughout April, winners will be rank ordered according to votes accumulated prior to midnight Pacific Time on March 31, 2009.
• StartupNation will select a variety of moms from among the finalists and create editorial feature stories about them.
• Winners will be announced in early May, 2009.