This article highlights the potential of the home-based business to solve the economic problems of families and lend support to parenting while providing for the family's economic needs. Topics discussed are divided into the following sections: home-based entrepreneurship in the United States and other Western countries; the contribution of home-based businesses for poor families in the developing world; and ways the home-economics curriculum addresses the needs of both of these groups. This article is from the JAE issue on revitalizing home economics.