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There's one primary question that every mom interested in a home business needs to ask themselves:

"What do I do better than just about anyone else I know?"

Within the answer to that question lies everything you need to start your life as an entrepreneur. By choosing a business built around something that you're naturally good at, and probably also love doing, you'll accomplish two important things.

First, you'll dramatically decrease the amount of time it takes to perfect your product or service. Second, the quality of your product or service will be high, right from the start. This gives you extra time for word of mouth to spread.

While there's no perfect list of home businesses for moms, here are a few businesses to consider. The list is based on your unique gifts, skills, and personality:

For The Social Mom:

It's worth starting the list with the "social mom". There are certain home businesses that are heaven for extroverts, and hell for introverts. Specifically, we're talking about being a representative or consultant of any kind.

From cosmetics, to crafts, to financial products, great rewards are promised from becoming a "sales rep" for a larger company. In essence, these jobs are built around selling products to your existing circles of friends, as well as getting to know your friends' friends.

While the products you are a consultant for may be fabulous, if you are not extremely ambitious, and very comfortable working people for the sale, you should stick with one of the other business types. These are not businesses for the shy or timid.

Of all the consultant and rep type businesses, my favorites are Arbonne Cosmetics and Discovery Toys. Both have great products that other moms need and use, while lacking the pushiness and hype of some of the other multi-level marketing companies.

For The Crafty Mom:

As evidenced by the explosion of scrap booking, the craft industry is huge. Moms everywhere are making their own jewelry, photo albums, and Christmas cards. If you love doing that kind of stuff, a home business built around crafting may be perfect for you.

Here's the secret though: The market for finished crafts, pales in comparison to the market for teaching other moms how to actually do the crafts themselves. If you can build a business around helping other moms get started with beading, stamping, or scrap booking, you'll do well for yourself.

The ideal business would be teaching a combination of public classes, as well as do private parties for moms and girls. In

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