He grew up in rural Nova Scotia in a house without plumbing and a wood stove for heating. Today, he has eight cars, owns a $60 million golf club resort, and has so much money he has even offered to …

Phanta Media is a Markham, Ontario based, fully integrated video production company, who specializes in effective video based communications. The company is run by Mark Drager, a 24 year old new entrepreneur who is married and has a one year …

She never wanted to run her own business; she just wanted to be the best mom she knew how to be. But today, what began as a single children's educational video that she filmed in her basement with a friend's …

Ashley Qualls is a 17 year old entrepreneur behind Whateverlife.com. She runs the website from her basement in her Southgate, Michigan home and is closing in on 2.5 million visitors per month. Last year, her business generated $1 million in …

Every entrepreneur will face challenges getting a business off the ground. One of the biggest barriers to break through is getting past all the people who don’t believe in you and who try to get in your way. Today I …

He may be known in the UK for his Michelin star-rated restaurants, but Gordon Ramsay is better known the world over for being the confrontational and brash host on the television shows "Hell's Kitchen," and "Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares." Those …

On February 8, 2007, millions of viewers tuned in to The Oprah Winfrey Show to learn about applying The Secret and the Law of Attraction. According to Oprah.com, “The concept says that the energy you put into the world"both good …

Born on September 16, 1875 on a small farm in Caldwell County, near Hamilton, Missouri, James Cash Penney Jr. was the seventh of twelve children born to James Cash Penney and Mary Frances Paxton. His father was a Baptist minister …

Here is a truly unique company run by a couple of young entrepreneurs: Happy Worker. As co-creators and co-founders of Happy Worker and The Toy Agency, Shirley Yee and Kris Schantz create fun for big kids… and try their hardest …

You can have the greatest idea in the world, a market ready to accept it, and all the connections and luck one could ask for but starting a business will still come down to are you willing to put in …

"I was really happy being a housewife," says Debbi Fields, founder of Mrs. Fields Cookies. "I was proud to be there for my husband, but it did not necessarily make me feel great." Longing for something more out of life …

When Louis Trahan decided he wanted to transition from employee to entrepreneur he wanted to make sure that he ended up with more than just another job.   With that in mind he took three ideas he had,  wrote mini 'business …

Despite never working at a five-star restaurant, attending a single cooking class, or training under a revered chef, Ray has made a name for herself as one of the industry's most successful cooks. She is one of Food Network television's …

Ingvar Kamprad is the founder of IKEA and is one of the top five richest people in the world. IKEA’s annual revenues are now in excess of $10 billion and, next to the Bible, the annual IKEA catalogue is the …

Last week I discussed Richard Branson’s advice to start a business because you love it, not just because you want to make money. Today I wanted to offer some ways you can search to find what your passion is and …

The last post in our Lessons From Richard Branson is about creating a brand. Branson might have started with only one business but he has built one of the world’s largest and most recognized brands by partnering with other individuals …

Part 4 of our Lessons From Richard Branson series looks at building a team and surrounding yourself with people who can help take your company to the next level. “As much as you need a strong personality to build a …

Part 3 of our Lessons From Richard Branson looks at being a businessperson vs. being an inventor / creator I was never, ever interested in becoming a businessman or an entrepreneur. My interest in life comes from setting myself huge, …

Part 2 of our Lessons From Richard Branson series looks at knowing why you are starting a business in the first place – is it because you are passionate about your ideas or are you just trying to make a …

In a slight change from my normal routine of posting and to shake things up for our summertime readers I thought it would be fun to learn from the successes of one of the world’s most well known entrepreneurs – …

Here is a great story about a young entrepreneur out of Scotland named Fraser Doherty. Fraser is an 18 year old student at Strathclyde University and his company, SuperJams, is already a million dollar business. With his recent success, Fraser …

Beauty tycoon Estee Lauder had a modest upbringing in Queen’s, New York with eight brothers and sisters. She would go on to found and build the company that bears her name and become an icon of the fashion industry. When …

Most entrepreneurs who start a business will fail. The statistics vary but as many as 80% of people who start a business today will no longer have their company in 5 years. That is a pretty big failure rate. According …

Here’s a great success story about a young Torontonian entrepreneur.  Sharon Galor, President of Toronto Dance Salsa, is the owner of Canada’s largest salsa dance school.  With over 3,000 students attending salsa classes at her school annually, this young entrepreneur …

I learned about 23 year old Lindsay Terry from JuneauEmpire. In October of last year Lindsay thought about creating his own company to haul away the recyclables of the local businesses in his area. There were other companies that took …