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Meet a franchisor with a willingness to get his hands dirty. David Povlitz took his success in the cleaning industry and turned it into Anago Cleaning Systems, the 78th largest franchise in the U.S.

Overview of how one company, Webitects.com, dealt with growth and balancing cash flow with bigger clients.

"Managing growth boils down to four things: people, focus, basics and knowledge," says Stu Kemper, president of TimberTech Ltd. in Wilmington, Ohio.

Beware the saboteur: someone willing to con, scam, steal or sue at the expense of your business. Read the cautionary tales of three entrepreneurs who were duped into bad business decisions, and how they managed to thrive in spite of them.

One entrepreneur explains why it's better to achieve a "blended lifestyle" than to forever struggle to achieve that fabled "balance."

Does the growing interest in entrepreneurship translate into business success? Research suggests that there is an entrepreneurial personality that is either written in the genes or imprinted in early youth. Here, some of the necessary traits for success are examined, and successful business founders are interviewed.

Business success isn't only about avoiding mistakes, it's also about recovering from them. This article follows Judy George as she builds a new company on her own following a shake-up with a former employer.

Harry E. Figgie Jr. is famous for taking over the struggling $23 million sprinkler company Automatic Sprinkler Corp. of American in 1963 and turning it into the $1.3 billion Figgie International. Learn how you can become a billionaire from the man who did it from scratch.

Creativity is all about finding innovative solutions to difficult problems, says an engineer who did just that to build what is now the country's fifth largest craft brewery. The article looks at how that principle applies to manufacturing, management, marketing and product development.