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Decorative Smarts
From a mothers floral design talent, a family business bloomsBy Melanie SchuttDiane James floral design skills were in demand ...

Food For Thought
Moms may do it all, but even they can use a little assistance now and then.By Geoff WilliamsHeather Stouffer, 34, started her ...

Mayor Shirley Franklin: Leader and Visionary
Despite never having run for public office, Shirley Franklin became the first female Mayor of Atlanta, and the first AfricanA ...

Big Break
HP Needs Entrepreneurs. By Sara WilsonMonika Moo-Young, 34, may be a small business owner but shes definitely no stranger to ...

Atlanta A Best in Class City
Mayor Shirley Franklin is using an array of public and private partnerships to make Atlanta one of Americas elite cities. By ...

A Small Business Development Center Success Story
Timing and smart planning helped IES expand in size and then exceed its business goals.For the past 27 years, Small Business ...

New Hope in Newark
Mayor Cory Booker takes over a city poised to re-emerge nationally if he can fulfill the bright promise he offers.By Mat Edel ...

The Making of a Sundance Film
How this entrepreneurial team got its first project into Utahs premiere film festivalBy Nichole L. TorresShow business aint e ...

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Standing Tall
This Organization Works Hard To Keep Entrepreneurial Dreams Alive Among Minority Students. By Sara WilsonAt 21, Marcus Elliso ...

Higher Ground
When this father-son teams extreme pogo stick got stuck in the muck the first time around, they shelved it. Now, as the trend ...

Local Hero
SBA Business Person of the YearBy James ParkEric Hoover grew up wanting to make a difference in peoples lives. At 22 months o ...

CEO Mom
Ever Try Raising a Business and a Child? Its Tough, but These Single Moms Have it Under Control.By Karen E. SpaederLook into ...

Taste of Success
Turning a passion for fine food into a thriving entrepreneurial business.By Melaine SchuttAfter achieving her childhood dream ...

Chain Reaction
By Julie MolineWhen Wal-Mart announced plans to build a 240,000-square-foot superstore in Austin, a struggling neighborhood o ...

Sizzling Success
After securing sole ownership and a loan from his local SBDC, this restaurateur is cooking up profits.By Sara WilsonThe path ...

Good Enough to Eat
The work may be hard, but these entrepreneurs reveal that success is sweet in the food business. By Betsy BlockThink of the f ...

Growing up CEO
A program to support talented inner-city entrepreneurs celebrates business leaders of the future. By Julie MolineBeing the CE ...

Inspiring Innovators
Meet Four Successful Companies that Share One Important Trait: They do Something Others Dont.By Geoff WilliamsJim PossCompany ...

Making Its Case
A group demonstrates that diversity is not only the right thing ethically its also great for the corporate bottom line.By Ju ...

On Her Own
Minority-owned womens businesses are growing at a fast clipyet these entrepreneurs still find they need to work harder. By Ch ...

Rising Star
SAVORING SUCCESSFrom Sales to Spices, this entrepreneur cooks up a winner.By Geoff Williams Entrepreneur: Jeff Brinkoff, 33 C ...