Carol Craig parlays her experience as a flight officer into a high-tech career as a military contractor.

Old-world tradition sparked the product and the name. Best business practices made the company successful.

Carol Stein set aside family therapy and opened an art gallery--with a 30-year record of success.

Starting With a Loan of $1.40, Fourera Soumana Grew Her Way to Business Success in Niger.

These female entrepreneurs are defining the future for women in India.

While solving her own problem, Jodi Pliszka developed a bankable product.

Financial expert starts a franchise business that makes the process of divorce both civilized and fair.

Robyn Waters has learned a lot in her fashion career. Here she offers her top three lessons.

Being a bit of a maverick proves to be Tova Borgnine's route to success.

Kathy Davis scattered seeds of joy and grew a garden of success.

Entrepreneur caters to everyman with a warm, inviting experience that features the best music, the best service and affordable prices.

Microsoft validates their concepts by bringing them to its Xbox platform.

Peggy Duncan teaches people how to work smarter--lessons she took to heart when it came to building her business.

Mya Jacobson saw her fortune not on Wall Street but in cookies.

Working outside your scope is rarely profitable, Cassandra Sanford says, and it won't propel your reputation.

As in China, the philosophy behind Kilop USA is helping one another create a meaningful living.

After her husband suffered a stroke and employees left, Jill Anderson literally mortgaged her company's future--and it paid off.

'Character goes a long way. You have to make your word count,' says Saxon Group's Jeni Bogdan, No. 17 on our list.

Amy Rees Anderson saw a way to break into the medical records market, so she consolidated two companies and built a multimillion-dollar business.

These women-led businesses are speeding their way to the top.