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We Heart It  began as personal project for a San Francisco-based design student in 2007, before formally launching in 2011. Today, the positive-energy sharing platform aimed at teens has more than 20 million users and has secured $8 million in funding.

A small business spotlight profile on D&D Pinball in Tucson, Arizona.

A Small Business Spotlight profile on Mississippi-based Action Pursuit Games.

C&A Tool started out in a small garage with ten workers, and today has grown into a $63 million money-maker in Illinois. Here’s how the company survived and thrived through economic challenges, creating American jobs in the process.

CPR Cell Phone repair grew from a single cell phone shop to a franchise with more than 150 locations.

A group of friends teamed up to launch a music label, so they could collaborate on and share new music and art projects.  

Michter’s Distillery, which declared bankruptcy in the late ‘80s, bounces back from the dead thanks to new owners and a focus on quality over quantity.

Beautiful Things owner Toni Misetic fell into the wholesale business after her wholesaler decided to retire.

Brooke Martin juggles freshman year with her responsibilities running iCPooch, the company she founded last year.

PAINCAVE offers endurance athletes access to online training videos for a monthly or yearly subscription fee.

Former Merrill Lynch banker Frank Zammataro was inspired by a water tower to explore the possibility of creating energy from municipal water facilities.  

Nest co-founder Tony Fadell shares the story behind the smart thermostat, which the company says has so far saved 1 billion KW hours of energy in the United States.

Christina Scotti goes behind-the-scenes with the two guys who created Luke’s Lobster.

Opening its doors this past summer, Regenerate Fitness NYC mixes technology with calorie burning to offer clients a new way of living.

The Learning Experience CEO Richard Weissman shares his secrets for running a growing franchise company.

BodyBrite has eleven locations in the U.S., and plans to have four more open by the end of October.

Rohan Marley says he wants Marley Coffee to be a reflection of his ethical values as a person.

Jordan Buhagiar’s pooper-scooper device caught the eyes of PetSmart executives at a Las Vegas trade show.

Trattoria Neapolis owner Perry Vidalakis says he pays attention to every ingredient and detail.  

MRI Interventions provides a minimally invasive tool that allows for surgeons to visualize the inside of the brain, thanks to real-time MRI technology.