Working from home is helping many women to enjoy a greater quality of life. And why not? Being your own offers women greater control over their lives empowering them schedule their work around their family life. While the Internet makes starting a home based business easier than ever before, many start-ups struggle. Moving your business from start up phase to a profitable grown up business can be tough. So how can work-at-home moms make it big in business? In June 26 2002 Oprah aired a show entitled,"How I Work from Home" in which she featured the success stories of entrepreneurial women how have turned their passions into booming businesses.

According to Julie Aigner Clark of Baby Einstein
(http://www.babyeinstein.com), it was all about wanting to teach her
children. She wanted to teach her baby about things like art, poetry and classical music, but could find any materials to help. Then Julie decided to do it herself, and went to work creating her own educational video. Today, Baby Einstein is a world leader in developmental media products for babies and toddlers with sales topping $18 million. Their videos, DVDs, discovery cards, books and audio CDs provide fun and stimulating ways for parents to interact with their children.

Another mom was inspired to start her home-based company in hopes for a cure for her sick child. Amilya's son was facing a mysterious illness. After doing some extensive testing, they realized that he was allergic to the chemicals to common household cleaners. In search of a safe cleaning solution for her family, Amilya started an all-natural soap company called Soapworks (http://www.soapworks.com).

Paula Deen was in a broken marriage and was scared she couldn't support herself if she left. Paula decided to turn to what she knew best, cooking! Paula had a true recipe for success, and today she owns The Lady & Sons (http://www.ladyandsons.com/) one of the most popular restaurants in Savannah. Additionally, Paula has written two top-selling cookbooks and has plans to host her own show on the Food Network.

Lisa Price had always yearned to stay at home with her children, so she turned her passion for perfume into a booming home based business. Her company, Carol's Daughter (http://www.carolsdaughter.com/) offers a line of original beauty products and accessories for nurturing hair and skin. Lisa
says, "I have learned how important it is to do what you love and I feel blessed that I, along with my staff, get to create magic everyday."

Article by Kristie Tamsevicius a Webmistress, Marketing Extraordinaire, Author, and Mother of Two. She is Founder of WebMomz.com and President of KCDWebDesign.com. Through her work, Kristie helps people fulfill their dreams through her online women's community, information articles, web site development, consulting, and free ezines.