Founder Profile: Patrick Sandone
He combined a Wall Street mentality with a startup approach and his family's retail tire and auto repair business to help the little guy build business.
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: Tom Lauwers
His innovative products dedicated to educational robotics originated from his doctorate work at the Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute's CREATE lab.
Founder Profile: Alan Kipping-Ruane
This 25 year-old former competitive swimmer and triathlete who trained Navy Search-and-Rescue swimmers is aiming to turn Chester County-based TriGuy Multisport Coaching into a winner.
Founder Profile: Channy Tokura
Her company's improvements on the monoski are earning attention from those throughout the adaptive winter sports community.
Founder Profile: Eric Thiegs
Stage of Life is a free blogging community that works to enhance financial and digital literacy for everyone, no matter your age or stage in life.
Founder Profile: Hector Ruiz
He has gone from dishwasher to restaurateur and is helping revive downtown Reading.
Founder Profile: Megan Wendell
This musician started her Montgomery County-based PR and marketing firm from a tour van, which she has long outgrown working with some of the most important artists and organizations in Philadelphia.
Founder Profile: Peter Lewenson
This longtime business consultant aims to provide insight into companies' compliance with federal, state and local laws.
Founder Profile: R. Sukumar
With proprietary research methodologies, his Bucks County startup provides customer insights and marketing research for 60 clients worldwide.