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50, founder and CEO of McNeil Technologies Inc. in Springfield, Virginia

Entrepreneurs find a swingingly successful venture in arcade-style video games, such as 3-D golf.

Testimonials lead to a world of opportunity.

43, 40, co-founders of Thousand Mile, in Vista, California

32, 23, co-founders of High Maintenance Bitch in Seattle

A health-care company reaches out to the masses.

44, founder of Alexander Global Promotions in Bellevue, Washington

An independent entrepreneur is giving big-label music companies a run for their money.

A designer's down-home hospitality pays off.

These entrepreneurial robophiles take their business where no man has gone before.

49, 43, co-founders of Doughmakers LLC in Terre Haute, Indiana

These crib sheets don't cheat the safety tests.

37, 43, co-founders of Jack Black in Addison, Texas

It doesn't matter how much money you have to begin with. These entrepreneurs prove even the smallest start-up can grow up to be big and strong.

This entrepreneur will never find his pockets empty--no matter how many of them he has.

41, 39, co-founders of Project Alabama in Florence, Alabama

An orthopedic surgeon-turned-entrepreneur proves to the world she can stand tall on her own.

48, founder of Sacred Season Ltd. in New York City

A re-registered trademark passes a beloved name in pottery on to a new generation of fans.

51, chairman and founder of Carson, California-based Rhinotek Computer Products

Bringing overseas culture to a new home--and a new business

This entrepreneur's got serious marketing game.

54 & 50, founders of True Confections Inc. in Amherst, Massachusetts

The first step toward getting his life back to where he wanted it was getting his shoe business off on the right foot.

Plentiful partners can give you what you're groping for.

Pow! He sold his comic online. Bang! He made $100,000 a week.

28, president of DLL LLC in New York City

We help a 3-pot-a-day java junkie kick his habit-or at least postpone it for a week.

The e-mail font you choose says a lot about you.

What you can learn from established companies to inspire innovation in your own company