Arlan Dean

I’d been sneaking up on becoming an entrepreneur years before I became one. Even without anything remotely resembling a plan, product, or coherent purpose other than wanting to be more independent, the idea of business building and rising in the morning to work for myself was irresistible. Since my favorite jobs as a corporate information [...]

Darrin Kuykendall

I have always been driven & had a passion to be unique. I guess you could say I had a Type A personality.
I’ve been highly competitive all my life, as I ran for Division 1 Track & Field both in High School as well as College. I’ve completed an MBA in [...]

Sarah Lewis

I’ve been interested in the Internet since I found out it existed back in the early 90s. My dad was comparatively “cutting edge,” since we had a 386 IBM-compatible computer, and he was an early adopter of the web. When we started using the Mosaic Internet browser and could actually see pictures, I [...]

June Bradham, Corporate DevelopMint

I am definitely a firm believer in the adage that necessity is the mother of invention. Necessity drives many entrepreneurs and it certainly played a part in spurring me into starting my own business.
When I got married, I moved to a new city—since my husband’s out-of-city position was better than mine at the time—and needed [...]

Lynne Becker, Metoomommy.com

I met Bill Kenedy on a flight from Albany, NY to Charleston, SC. My parents had pointed him out & told me that we were characters in his big book. I had no idea. Then it turned I was sitting right next to him.
So I introduced myself to him (I had my children there [...]

Oliverio González Palacio, Argus

Bueno, todo inicia al terminar las materias de mi pregrado en Ingeniería Industrial en Bogota, estaba en un momento de toma de desiciones dado que empezaba a sentir la necesidad de llenar un vacío en mi vida.
Me sentía incompleto e hice varios intentos aislados pero sin muchos resultados, hasta que un día en compañía [...]

Emanuel, Equipos Creativos.com

My name is Emanuel O. P., I’m a young Argentinean of 24 years, studying management and realizing a dream.
But above all I am an entrepreneur. That is the way I’d define myself.
At the moment I’m increasing my business establishment called “Equipos Creativos”, with clients all over Spain.
We’re specialized on disposing outsourcing services to [...]

Marilyn Paguirigan, Melesmenagerie.com

Why I am an entrepreneur can simply be explained in one word: Freedom.
In my life choices and in my career, I’ve learned to take on projects that I really believe in, that I have passion for, and that truly enthuse me. Having my own business allows me the opportunity to think [...]

Tom Butler, Local Capital Inc.

One day it happened. I got the bug, the fever.
Have you ever been addicted to information on how to solve the problem? It had never struck be before, but when it did is struck more often and in more places closer to home. Those unshakable moments of clarity when a [...]

Yvette Stokes, Ysdata.com

The beginnings of YS Auxiliary Service
In 1991 I had my only child (Yasmen) and wanted to supplement my income without taking on a second job. I enrolled in college and began a typing service using a word-processor brought for me as a gift. 90% of my clients where fellow classmates. I [...]