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Self-Made Entrepreneurs
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Inc.com has posted an excellent slideshow featuring photos and small writeups of self-made [tag]entrepeneurs[/tag].

These stories are an inspiration for anyone who is thinking of starting their own [tag]small business[/tag] and even those who already own a small business and want to take it to greater heights.

From humble beginings, these entrepreneurs overcame obstacles to make it big. Will you be the next to make it big?

Featured entrepreneurs:

Mike Kittredge
Founder, Yankee Candle

Debbi Fields
Founder, Mrs. Fields Cookies

Roxanne Quimby
Cofounder, Burt’s Bees

John H. Johnson
Founder and Publisher, Ebony

Fred DeLuca
Founder, Subway

Ewing Marion Kauffman
Founder, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

Larry Ellison
Founder, Oracle

Russell Simmons
Founder, Rush Communications

Bill Strickland
Founder, Manchester Bidwell

Anita Roddick
Founder, The Body Shop

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By Chris Brunner
Tuesday, September 4th, 2012 @ 7:03 PM CDT

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