At-Home Business Startups Increase Amid Recession

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It’s been almost six months since Sandy Carr lost her job at Superior Industries in Fayetteville and turned her efforts to an at-home business. Carr is one of more than 24 million people working in at-home business, according to the Small Business Administration. The agency reports 53 percent of the small businesses in the U.S. are home-based.

A former wheel inspector for Superior, Carr managed to survive the closing of a polishing plant and two other rounds of lay-offs before she got her pink slip in December.

“Thank goodness for my Tupperware business and the large surplus of (Tupperware) inventory I was able to stockpile while I was still working at Superior,” Carr said. “The cash and carry sales usually net between $400 and $900 depending on location, and really help cover expenses each month.”

She begun the sideline Tupperware business with a nominal $79 cash outlay and began working it full time a few months ago, while also pursuing another full-time job with benefits.

In the slower economy home parties are not that popular as many families are closely watching their budgets, Carr said.

“But the cash and carry sales and trade expos provide me an opportunity to set up and sell inventory I already have on hand,” she added. “I also get orders via the Internet.”

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