5 home-based businesses you can start now

For many stay-at-home parents, getting a job outside of the home seems impossible. But that doesn't mean you can't find ways to earn money by setting up shop in your home. Skip the envelope stuffing, crafts assembly, and other dicey work-at-home schemes out there to avoid wasting time and money.

Check out the following five suggestions for launching a home-based business. All of these business can be done with kids in tow if necessary.