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We all fantasize about coming up with a million-dollar idea, but who actually lives the dream? Here are some success stories, as well as a look at how great entrepreneurs manage to make their mark...10 Secrets of Breakthrough Businesses
Inc.com
After studying thousands of fast-growing private companies, author Keith McFarland explains why some businesses break through while so many do not.
A Million-Dollar Turnaround
BusinessWeek
At the age of 24, Bob Williamson was a homeless, broke drug addict. Now 61, Williamson presides over a multi-million-dollar software company. Learn how he made the transformation.
Bear Naked Ambition: The Inside Start-Up Story
Fortune Small Business
Bear Naked founders Kelly Flatley and Brendan Synnott tell how they used guerrilla marketing and a wholesome image to build a powerhouse natural-food brand.
Mena and Ben Trott
Previous Lives: Laid-off Web designer and developer
Big Break: Created software for a personal blog
Bottom Line: Software became an industry standard
Josh Abramson and Ricky Van Veen
Previous Lives: College students
Big Break: Created a website to trade jokes while attending different colleges
Bottom line: The site now boasts more than 8 million unique visitors a month
Catherine, Dave, and Geoff Cook
Previous Lives: High school students
Big Break: Teenagers at the dawn of the social media era
Bottom Line: MyYearbook.com has, at times, grown faster than Facebook or MySpace.
Richard and Betty James
Previous Life: Navy tool worker and homemaker
Big Break: Saw a spring coil fall off a table
Bottom Line: Called it a Slinky and sold 250 million of them
Thales Panagides
Previous Life: Launched an Internet service provider in Brazil
Big Break: Met a fellow Greek expat who made bikinis
Bottom Line: Became the world's largest independent distributor of Brazilian bikinis
Carole Nash
Previous Life: Laid-off receptionist
Lucky Break: Was given a small portfolio of insurance policies as a severance package
Bottom Line: Recently sold her insurance businesses for more than $100 million
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