StartupNation Honors Nation’s Top Home-Based Businesses
Jack’s Harvest frozen organic baby food wins top honors in business competition for Yummiest
Atlanta, GA – November 24, 2008 – Jack’s Harvest (www.jacksharvest.com) frozen organic baby food has been recognized by StartupNation (http://www.startupnation.com) as one of the top businesses in its annual Home Based 100 competition under the category of Yummiest.
Many of the StartupNation Home-Based 100 submissions revealed that business owners are bucking the current economic downturn and finding business success in these tight times. Historically some of today’s most well known businesses started in a downturn, including Microsoft and General Electric.
“The 2008 ranking shows that the home-based business is more relevant than ever. The current recession has spurred a new wave of home based businesses as a response to loss of jobs, the need for supplemental income and the sheer passion for blazing your own trail and running your own show,” said Rich Sloan, co-founder of StartupNation.com, one of the leading small business networking and advice websites. “Home based businesses are the biggest block of all businesses in existence and we expect numbers to grow ever greater as extra bedrooms, kitchen tables, basements and garages become host to the innovative thinking and pursuit of success by millions of Americans.”
“Jack’s Harvest was born out of our own desire to feed our babies the healthiest, most nutritious and delicious baby food possible,” said Heather Schoenrock, co-owner of Jack’s Harvest. “From an idea formed during a playdate to the shelves of Whole Foods Market, we are proud to be part of the growing number of moms who have found a need in the market and looked to solve it on their own terms.”
“We always ask parents, ‘If you wouldn’t eat it, why would you feed it to your baby?’ Babies have taste buds and know what tastes good. How perfect for us to be selected as a top winner in the Yummiest Category,” said Connie Pope, co-owner of Jack’s Harvest.
The StartupNation Home-Based 100 highlights 10 top-ten lists making it not just your ordinary business ranking. From the wackiest, to the most innovative, to the best financial performers – this unique and diverse list highlights the home-based businesses that usually go unrecognized, but still play a vital role in the economy today. The ten categories for 2008 include:
• Best Financial Performers
• Most Innovative
• Boomers Back in Business
• Greenest
• Yummiest
• Wackiest
• Grungiest
• Recession Busters
• Most Slacker-Friendly
• Most Glamorous
In addition to StartupNation staff, judges for this year’s Home Based 100 ranking included Adam Lowry, co-founder of Method Products, Howard Behar, former President of Starbucks North America, John Jantsch, founder of Duct Tape Marketing, Mel Robbins, host of Make It Happen radio show.
The full results of the Home-Based 100 ranking are available on StartupNation’s website http://www.startupnation.com/homebased100.
View Jack’s Harvest’s 2008 Home-Based 100 Yummiest Winner Profile at http://www.startupnation.com/homebased100/winner/236/index.php.
About StartupNation:
StartupNation (www.startupnation.com) provides over 175,000 pages of business advice and networking for entrepreneurs and serves millions of entrepreneurs annually. StartupNation is a free service founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs with the intention of providing a one-stop shop for entrepreneurial success, including blogs from a host of experts, podcasts, webcasts, eBooks, award-winning step-by-step advice, and more.
About the Startupnation’s Founders – The Sloan Brothers:
StartupNation co-founders and “chief startupologists,” Rich and Jeff Sloan, are two of the country’s leading small business experts and ran their business from home for eight years. The Sloan brothers speak frequently at entrepreneurial forums and act as sources for top media venues nationwide. They are authors of StartupNation: Open for Business, published by Doubleday, and provide their insight online at www.startupnation.com. The Sloan brothers are regularly quoted and featured in media such as The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Fortune Small Business, Entrepreneur Magazine, CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, FOX News and many others.
About Jack's Harvest:
Inspired by their quest to find the healthiest, most nutritious and delicious baby food for their babies, friends Heather Schoenrock and Connie Pope founded Jack's Harvest (www.jacksharvest.com) in late 2007. Gently prepared in small batches using organic produce, Jack's Harvest baby food is pureed to perfection then quickly frozen to capture nature's fresh flavor, vibrant color, rich texture and essential nutrients. A dash of organic herb or spice tempts little taste buds and adds extra health benefits. Adorable heart-shaped frozen cubes bring smiles. Jack's Harvest baby food is USDA certified 100% organic and contains no preservatives, artificial flavors or colors, salt, sugar or fillers. Jack's Harvest frozen organic baby food is the first step toward a lifetime of healthy, adventuresome eating for your child - because your baby has good taste! Jack's Harvest is available through Whole Foods Market stores and gourmet retailers in Atlanta and for purchase nationally online at www.jacksharvest.com.
For more information, visit www.jacksharvest.com.
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