Founder Profile: Ron Schlecht Jr.
After four years of keeping their full-time jobs, Schlecht and his partners finally had enough business to work BTB Security full-time and it hasn't stopped growing since.
Founder Profile: William Skyrm
His company has grown an average of 200 percent since its founding in 2009 and doubled its workforce in the last 18 months.
Founder Profile: Alan Metcalfe
His architecture and design firm has differentiated itself with an emphasis on play, which has taken it to lofty heights.
Founder Profile: Emily Kaufman
This blogger was looking for more info on a company that made a gluten detection kit and wound up forming a company to distribute GlutenTox.
Founder Profile: Jason Wolfe
He has gone from orphan to $100M in revenue largely because he is as driven as they come and is determined to make the best of any situation.
Founder Profile: Mike Fiebach
Fame House started on the West Coast but has gone global since coming to Philadelphia.
Founder Profile: Ross Kramer
His companies have gone from his parent's house to his Penn State dorm room to more than $10M in sales and 80 employees, shifting from web hosting to email marketing for online retailers.
Founder Profile: Andrew Daga
This high-achieving free thinker is developing wireless technology to electrically power large vehicles for military and mass transit.
Founder Profile: Eric Silver
Pikimal is a crowd-sourced website providing real-time info for shoppers.
Founder Profile: Jeff Kaier
He started his company doing the same thing he was doing before he was laid off, creating his own luck and building a company that has weathered multiple economic downturns.