2006 Top Homebased Franchises

updated 1:54 p.m. ET Jan. 17, 2006

Americans like to work from home because they don't have to sacrifice family, productivity or profits. And more franchises are offering franchisees the ability to run a business from the comfort of their own homes.

Are you interested in joining the homebased business bandwagon? Then take a look at these top homebased franchises, which are listed in order of their ranking in Entrepreneur's 2006 Franchise 500; the world's most comprehensive ranking of franchise companies.

1. Jani-King 2. Jan-Pro Franchising Int'l Inc. 3. ServiceMaster Clean 4. Jazzercise Inc. 5. Chem-Dry Carpet, Clean 6. CleanNet USA Inc. 7. Snap-On Tools 8. Servpro Industries Inc. 9. WSI Internet 10. Matco Tools

To see the all the franchises in our Top Homebased Franchises listing, please visit Entrepreneur.com.

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