Home Business from Your Happiness

Filed in archive business ideas on January 26, 2007

CBS News featured two home businesses that were borne of the passion of the home business owners.

One is Steve Mondazzi of PetsWeLoved.com who at first made a casket for his family pet Dusty when it passed away. The beauty and thoughtfulness of his tribute for his pet gave birth to his pet bereavement product business - PetsWeLoved.com. Aside from pet caskets, he now also offers pet urns for pet ashes and pet keepsake jewelry.

Another is Jeanne DeGatan whose love for teddy bears made her look forward to a fun home business making teddy bear clothesline.

In the six years since she has started the Cape May Teddy Bear Company, she has sold nearly 13,000 bears, dressed in more than 200 different costumes.

"I've done so many," she says. "You have to have the tuxedo and the bride. The mermaid bear. The military, the branches of the military..."

Read more about these passion turned to feasible businesses here.