John is the third-generation, small-business owner of Philadelphia Candies, a manufacturer and retailer of specialty chocolates. Celebrating its 100th year of business, Philadelphia Candies has been satisfying everyone's sweet tooth since 1919, and today makes approximately one hundred varieties of milk and dark chocolates from scratch.

Jodi Rosenbaum founded More Than Words in 2004 with a vision to provide at-risk young people the training needed to run a successful business. More Than Words is a nonprofit social enterprise that empowers youth who are in the foster care system, court involved, homeless, or out of school to take charge of their lives.

You Dream Italy is a family-owned company exporting local Italian delicacies and goods from Naples to the rest of the world.

As a single mom trying to finish college, Tanya Crew started selling motorcycle accessories on eBay to make some extra spending money.

Nicolaus helped move his father's automotive parts shop online to eBay.

Following Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill, Jon turned to e-commerce to use his jet ski expertise and build a business. Now he has built a global business in a competitive field—and gets to do it his way.