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6 Tips for Coming Up With Your Million-Dollar Business Idea

Up and Running

Voices.com , an online marketplace that matches voice actors with advertising agencies and TV and radio stations, began in 2004 as an idea scribbled down on a napkin by newlyweds David and Stephanie Ciccarelli. Along the way, the group brought on another classmate, Joe Miller, to handle the technology end. Write it down on a napkin.

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Go-Getters Showcase

Mike Michalowicz

As the founder of On Line Support , Eric has a wealth of technology, service and business expertise garnered from more than 30 years in the technology/telecom industry. My wife Mirta, a professional chef from Paraguay, and I started the business in 2004. Now we have 70 employees and serve 5000 children every day. Tonya Sowles.