DURHAM, NC -- StartupNation made its selection from among thousands of home-based entrepreneurs who entered the competition. StartupNation, a leading business advice and social networking site for entrepreneurs (http://www.startupnation.com) today named Kim's Specialty Paper Inc. a Top Ten "Greenest" in the first annual StartupNation Home-Based 100 ranking of the nation's top home-based businesses. Organized into 10 categories such as Most Innovative, Boomers Back in Business and Best Financial Performers, the Home-Based 100 celebrates the innovative, nimble and resourceful home-based entrepreneurs who have gone largely unrecognized until now. The full results of the Home-Based 100 ranking are available on StartupNation's Web site at http://www.startupnation.com/hb100.
"Although large companies often grab the headlines, home-based businesses today are thriving," said Rich Sloan, entrepreneurial author, radio host and co-founder of StartupNation. "Millions of people are following their passions through entrepreneurship by pursuing innovative, sound business ideas."
The StartupNation Home-Based 100, composed of ten Top Ten lists, presents a unique look at the nation's top home-based businesses. Category winners span a wide range of revenue levels, sectors, ages and other characteristics.
About Kim's Specialty Paper
Kim's Specialty Paper is an online store dedicated to Eco-friendly paper products. Kim's Specialty Paper sells only Earth-friendly products produced by Eco-friendly manufacturers. All products are made from recycled materials or are manufactured in an eco-safe environment. Kim's Specialty Paper offers many different types of environmentally friendly paper products for the Home and Office professional. All of the recycled paper items, we offer, meet or exceed the EPA's post-consumer regulations. Please visit our site at: http://www.kimsspecialtypaper.com
About StartupNation
Founded by Rich and Jeff Sloan, StartupNation provides entrepreneurial advice via a nationally syndicated radio program and through online content for entrepreneurs who want to start a business. The Sloan brothers are successful inventors, experienced entrepreneurs and authors of StartupNation: Open for Business (Doubleday). They appear frequently as small business experts on national television and in online and print media.
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