And the Indian government was quick to offer their home-grown companies tax breaks and near-zero customs duties in some cases.

But political battles and fears by some countries that their home-grown companies will be no match for foreign competition have put the talks in jeopardy.

They noted that the state's healthy mix of home-grown companies, in food-processing and timber, may balance the newer reliance on high-tech.

The contrast between our two home-grown ballet companies couldn't be more acute.

Firms that are based outside big financial centers, however, don't necessarily specialize in home-grown companies.

Phoenix is a home-grown company in Davao City.

There is also a thriving, if not terribly distinctive, rap scene surrounding another home-grown company, Nastymix Records.

But home-grown companies have not flourished there.

The entire computer industry is consolidating, causing layoffs and the loss of self-esteem that comes when home-grown companies lose their independence.

Individuals flocked to the home-grown company with the global success whose equipment carries 75 percent of the Internet traffic in North America.