Eureka

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Small business, home offices and entrepreneurs.

Eureka is for people with an idea. Inventors, home-office workers and one-person shops hang out their shingles here.

Featured Homesteads in Eureka

	Inventor's Notebook by Gene A., tinkerer · Eureka/Workshop Gadgets, garage projects and a plain-English guide to applying for a patent.
	Home Office Help by Diane C., home-based bookkeeper turned consultant · Eureka/Startup Tips for running a business from home: taxes, equipment, and keeping the kids out of the office.
	Bright Ideas Sign & Banner BUSINESS Eureka/Loft Vinyl lettering, banners, magnetic signs and vehicle graphics for small businesses.
	The Lemonade Stand Ledger by Maya Patel, age 12, CEO · Eureka/Enterprise A twelve-year-old's summer 1999 lemonade business, with real income, expenses and lessons learned.
	The Freelance Writer's Desk by Carol Ann Whitmore · Eureka/Office Making a living writing for magazines and newsletters in 1999: queries, rates, and the office cat.
	Clockwork: Repairing Old Clocks by Ernest Kaminski · Eureka/Bench A hobbyist's notes on cleaning and repairing mantel and wall clocks, and the ones he's brought back to life.
	The Garage Sale Guru by Marge Pettit · Eureka/Workshop Running a garage sale that actually makes money: pricing, signs, the early birds and the leftovers.
	Selling on the Internet: My First Year by Doug Labonte · Eureka/Startup A hobbyist sells collectibles through online auctions and a home page: what worked and what didn't.
	Burn Rate JOURNAL by Josh Adelman · Eureka/Office A dot-com cofounder in San Francisco keeps a weblog about hundred-hour weeks, stock options and the life he's missing.
	Closing Time JOURNAL by Harold Pfeiffer · Eureka/Enterprise A hardware store owner closes up after thirty-eight years, and writes about what it means to stop.
	Beanie Money JOURNAL by Shelly Kopecky · Eureka/Loft A stay-at-home mom's Beanie Baby business meets the end of the Beanie craze, and a credit card bill her husband hasn't seen.
	Inventory of Myself by Gil Mercado · Eureka/Workshop A machinist lists himself like a parts inventory, with part numbers.
	Wilma's Forward Folder by Wilma Brien · Eureka/Office A year of forwards I sent everybody, the funny, the sweet and the ones my nephew made me take back. Now with CHECKED and OOPS stamps!
	Pipes & Fittings: FTP for the Rest of Us by Cecil Quincy · Eureka/Workshop FTP is plumbing. Hot line, cold line, don't cross them. A retired plumber's work order for getting your pages uploaded.
	Después de la Fábrica / After the Factory by Stella Palacio · Eureka/Workshop Twenty-four years sewing jeans, then the plant moved to Mexico. How I got through it and opened my own little shop. In English and Spanish.
	How My Home Page Got Me a Job by Teri Castanon · Eureka/Office Nine years behind a teller window, then a web design job. How my home page got me hired, and how yours could too.
	Before You Put Your Store on the Web by Alan Matteson · Eureka/Enterprise Twelve questions I wish I'd asked before I put the family hardware store on the Web, and fourteen months of honest results.
	Troy's Paper Route Page by Troy, 13 · Eureka/Enterprise 62 houses, 7 days a week, rain or shine. My route, my best and worst customers (no names!), my bike fund, and tips about tips.
	Plumb, Level & Square: Essays from a Finish Carpenter by James Jaggers · Eureka/Workshop I hang doors and build stairs for a living near Asheville. Essays about the work: sharpening, my father's hammer, and the houses that call me back.
	The Rusty Wrench Awards by Joe Ulrich · Eureka/Workshop Honoring excellence in home repair gone wrong since 1997. This year's nominees, past winners, and my own garage door, which won twice.
	The Lost Sock Bureau of Investigation by Brenda Baeza · Eureka/Enterprise Where do the socks go? My laundromat in El Paso has been on the case since 1994. Open files, theories, and the Wall of Unclaimed Socks.
	Mitchell 1.0 Owner's Manual by Mitchell Asbury · Eureka/Office Congratulations on your new Mitchell! Please read all safety warnings before operating. Package contents, operating modes, troubleshooting and the limited warranty.
	The Watering Machine: Our Family Chain-Reaction Contraption by Samuel Ingraham · Eureka/Bench Forty-seven steps, eleven weeks, one fern. How our family built a contraption in the garage that waters a houseplant the hard way, step by step, and every time it didn't work.
	PixelSmith Web Design - Home Pages for Small Business BUSINESS Eureka/Startup Your business deserves a home on the Web, and it doesn't have to cost a fortune. Five-page sites from $350, domain names, updates and scanning. Prices, how it works, and ten questions to ask before you call anyone.
	We're Building a House! (Week 14) by Edward and Shirley Prevatte · Eureka/Workshop Week 14: the drywall is up and it finally looks like rooms! Our house from the bare lot to today, week by week, with pictures coming as soon as we get a scanner.

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