by Adam Clark

Created on: March 17, 2010   Last Updated: December 11, 2010

The power and value of stay at home moms should never be underestimated. It takes immense skill to balance screaming kids on one side and a home-based business on the other. She may not be the main bread winner of the family, but the self esteem of earning her own income and the contributions she makes towards the financial state of the family are points to be reckoned with.

There are so many ways in which a stay at home mom can run a home based business; the options are endless. Presented below, is a list of some primary and more common home based businesses for the stay at home mom.

# 1. Day care

Day care is the number one option that tops most of the surveys and lists. It is an automatic connection with stay at home moms. Of course, it also stems from the fact that moms understand kids best and hence this makes for an ideal business, to help other working parents. Stay at home moms who love having kids around, turn to this option as it makes her feel young, lively, active and creative.

# 2. Seamstress / Arts & Crafts

Women have great artistic talents. Sewing, crocheting, knitting, quilting, etc, have always been connected with women even though men have also trampled this path at home and professionally. Starting a home based business to provide such services as sewing new garments not only brings out creativity and uniqueness not seen in garment stores with stereotype clothing, but also helps bring in an income. Couple this with a Wedding Planner business and you have a whole different dimension of a business.

# 3. Wedding Planner / Event Planner

The picture that a stay at home mom may present can be deceiving. Just because she stays at home does not mean she is not able to be professional. On the contrary, she can run a home based business with professionalism, grace and creativity, seen in a business such as the Wedding Planner. She can organize the entire business from her home and hire assistants to do the work for her, while she can be the brain behind the organizing and planning. Great organizational skills are best put to use in planning a wedding or any event for that matter.

# 4. Catering

Mom’s cooking is the best. Why not let the world taste mom’s delicious cooking? Catering from home, taking orders from local bakeries, cafes, pizzerias, etc is an ideal way to make an income from home. Fresh, home baked cookies and pastries are tantalizing and tempting to the senses and when coupled with a good display at a local store, can attract many

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