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Thursday Thirteen - 13 Regional Home Businesses

by Mary Emma Allen on September 4th, 2008

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THURSDAY THIRTEEN

Apparently the appeal of home business is great.  Since I once edited a regional publication and have written for many over the years, I can’t resist picking them up wherever I go.  As I browse through them, I see many home businesses mentioned, often very unique ones.

Here are some I found mentioned in one regional publication, Upper Valley Life.  Some of these businesses started out as a small one operating out of the home and now may have expanded.  Others have remained a one or two-person operation.

  1. The Billings Farm  & Museum- a very diverse working dairy farm where children can learn about the operations of a farm. 
  2. The Billings Museum also holds an annual Quilt Exhibit for quilters living in Windsor County, VT.
  3. Pick your own pumpkins and apples at various farms and orchards throughout Vermont.
  4. Cypress Moon with diverse art, by Linda Raymond, that has global appeal.
  5. Glassblower Lada Bohac
  6. PuppeTree puppetry company
  7. Jewelry maker Gigi Laberge
  8. The Ranch at Etna Road, a doggie daycare and boarding facility.
  9. Top Hat Chimney Sweeps started by Paul Lumbra
  10. Farmers markets throughout the area are the congregating points for small producers operating from their homes.
  11. Maple syrup making at the Walhowdon Farm in Lebanon, NH along with dairying, apples and pumpkins and cider making.
  12. Farm produce stands operated by the farms in the region.
  13. Numerous artists, authors, and craftspeople work from their homes and attend the fall festivals and studio tours.  One interesting book mention is TheBook of Non-Electric Lighting by Tim Matson.

Hopefully this list will give you some ideas about a home business you could operate, a niche you can find, or ways to expand your thinking about the one you now have.

(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen

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