AOL Small Business http://smallbusiness.aol.com AOL Small Business http://smallbusiness.aol.com/media/feedlogo.gif AOL Small Business http://smallbusiness.aol.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/My First Million: A.J. Khubani, TeleBrandshttp://smallbusiness.aol.com/2011/07/26/my-first-million-a-j-khubani-telebrands/http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2011/07/26/my-first-million-a-j-khubani-telebrands/http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2011/07/26/my-first-million-a-j-khubani-telebrands/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , ,

How a part-time pizza-delivery guy took $7,000 and turned it into a $1 billion "As Seen on TV" infomercial empire.

 

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How a self-made salesperson took $1,000 and took on the titans of New York's legendary real-estate industry.

 

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]]>CorcoranCorcoran GroupCorcoran real estateDonald TrumpMy First MillionNew York real estatereal estateShark TalesShark Tankstarting a businessRod Kurtz and Ben Craw2011-06-02T17:00:00+00:00My First Million: Bob Williamson, Horizon Software International and Honey Lake Plantationhttp://smallbusiness.aol.com/2011/03/14/my-first-million-bob-williamson-horizon-software-international/http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2011/03/14/my-first-million-bob-williamson-horizon-software-international/http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2011/03/14/my-first-million-bob-williamson-horizon-software-international/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , ,

How an alcoholic, drug-addicted homeless drifter turned to God, turned his life around -- and went on to start several multimillion-dollar companies.

 

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]]>addiction recoverydrug addictsHoney Lake PlantationHorizon Software InternationalmillionairesMiracle on Luckie StreetMy First Millionrags to richesreligion and businessstarting a businesssuccess storiesWASCOPatrick Sauer2011-03-14T18:00:00+00:00My First Million: Jim McCann, 1-800-FLOWERS.comhttp://smallbusiness.aol.com/2011/02/24/my-first-million-jim-mccann-1-800-flowers-com/http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2011/02/24/my-first-million-jim-mccann-1-800-flowers-com/http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2011/02/24/my-first-million-jim-mccann-1-800-flowers-com/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , , , ,

Jim McCann began with a single flower shop on New York's Upper East Side. By embracing technology in a historically low-tech industry -- first 800 calling, then the Web -- he transformed it into a global flower empire.

 

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]]>1-800-FLOWERS1800flowers1800flowers.combest flower shopsflower shopsflower storesflowers deliveryJim McCannmillionairesMy First Milliononline flowersonline flowers deliverystarting a businessunique business ideasLauren Drell2011-02-24T17:00:00+00:00My First Million: Sara Blakely, Spanxhttp://smallbusiness.aol.com/2011/02/13/my-first-million-sara-blakely-spanx/http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2011/02/13/my-first-million-sara-blakely-spanx/http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2011/02/13/my-first-million-sara-blakely-spanx/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , ,

Sara Blakely took a homemade solution to an everyday problem -- cutting the feet off her pantyhose, to help women look shapelier -- and created Spanx, a multimillion-dollar international apparel phenomenon.

 

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]]>best inventionsgreatest inventionsinventionsMy First MillionOprahs favorite thingsSara BlakelySara Blakely SpanxSpanxstarting a businessunique business ideasyoung millionairesLauren Drell2011-02-13T23:00:00+00:00My First Million: Alexis Maybank and Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, Gilt Groupehttp://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/12/08/my-first-million-alexis-maybank-and-alexandra-wilkis-wilson-gi/http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/12/08/my-first-million-alexis-maybank-and-alexandra-wilkis-wilson-gi/http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/12/08/my-first-million-alexis-maybank-and-alexandra-wilkis-wilson-gi/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , , , ,

The former Harvard classmates teamed up to help launch Gilt Groupe, a wildly popular online "sample sale" site that has expanded into fashion, accessories, home furnishings and travel.

 

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]]>Alexandra Wilkis WilsonAlexis Maybankbest shopping sitesfashion bargainsflash saleGiltGilt GroupeGilt Groupe foundersKevin RyanMy First Milliononline shoppingsample saleshopping dealsstarting a businessunique business ideasLauren Drell2010-12-08T13:30:00+00:00My First Million: Dylan Lauren, Dylan's Candy Barhttp://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/11/15/my-first-million-dylan-lauren-dylans-candy-bar/http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/11/15/my-first-million-dylan-lauren-dylans-candy-bar/http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/11/15/my-first-million-dylan-lauren-dylans-candy-bar/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , , ,

A self-described "candy freak," Dylan Lauren set out to build a lifestyle brand centered around sweets. Today, she presides over the largest candy store in the world.

 

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]]>Board of Directorscandy storesDylan LaurenDylan Lauren Dylans Candy BarDylans Candy BarDylans Candy Bar locationsMy First MillionRalph LaurenRalph Lauren Dylan LaurenRalph Laurens daughterworlds biggest candy storeLauren Drell2010-11-15T17:00:00+00:00Groupon's Andrew Mason: The Unlikely Dealmakerhttp://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/08/09/groupons-andrew-mason-the-unlikely-dealmaker/http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/08/09/groupons-andrew-mason-the-unlikely-dealmaker/http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/08/09/groupons-andrew-mason-the-unlikely-dealmaker/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Groupon founder Andrew Mason took a simple concept -- e-mailing people one coupon a day -- and turned it into one of the hottest sites on the Web. All before his 30th birthday.

 

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]]>Andrew MasonBuyWithMecoupon sitesdeal of the dayEric LefkofskyGrouponGroupon Andrew MasonGroupon founderLiving SocialMy First Milliononline couponsGeoff Williams2010-08-09T17:30:00+00:00Clif Bar: How a Husband-Wife Team Built a $235 Million Empirehttp://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/06/14/clif-bar-how-a-husband-wife-team-built-a-235-million-empire/http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/06/14/clif-bar-how-a-husband-wife-team-built-a-235-million-empire/http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/06/14/clif-bar-how-a-husband-wife-team-built-a-235-million-empire/#commentsFiled under: , , , , , , , , ,

Gary Erickson and Kit Crawford started out selling calzones door-to-door. Until they had the idea to create "a better energy bar."

 

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]]>business opportunitiesClif Barclif energy barenergy barGary EricksonKit CrawfordMy First Millionstarting a businessstartupDarren Dahl2010-06-14T18:00:00+00:0037signals' Jason Fried: Old-School Wisdom from a Software Pioneerhttp://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/05/26/37-signals-jason-fried-rework/http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/05/26/37-signals-jason-fried-rework/http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/05/26/37-signals-jason-fried-rework/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

With Basecamp and other software, 37signals helps millions of users keep projects on track. Co-founder Jason Fried says the company has found success through a simple approach -- slow and steady growth.

 

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]]>37 signals37signalsBasecampbusiness softwareHighrisehow millionaires made their moneyhow to become a young millionaireJason Friedmillionaire businessesmillionaire entrepreneursmillionaire success storiesMy First MillionReworksmall business that made it bigsmall businesses that made it bigsoftwareyoung black millionairesyoung entrepreneur success storiesyoung entrepreneurs success storiesyoung millionaireyoung millionaire entrepreneursyoung millionaire storiesyoung millionairesyoung millionaires success storiesyoung millionaresyoung rich entrepreneursyoungest millionairesyoungest millionareDarren Dahl2010-05-26T00:00:00+00:00Tim Leatherman: An Inventor on the Cutting Edgehttp://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/05/17/tim-leatherman-an-inventor-on-the-cutting-edge/http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/05/17/tim-leatherman-an-inventor-on-the-cutting-edge/http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/05/17/tim-leatherman-an-inventor-on-the-cutting-edge/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

For Tim Leatherman, a broken-down car and constant search for pliers to fix it sparked the idea for an invention. Today, his Leatherman Multi-Tool has become a favorite of Mr. Fix-Its around the world.

 

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