The border areas crime wave combined with parental paranoia is what drove Laredoans Sylvia Flores and Peter Lozano into business. Guard A Kid, at 702 South Zapata Highway inside Amco Insurance, is a new business that provides kits for parents to have on hand in case their child turns up missing.

For many, it's the ultimate entrepreneurial dream: a home-based business. And why not? The notion of working from home conjures some delicious images: Conducting online business in your jammies, having home lunch every day, interaction with your kids and ? this time of year ? being able to catch