That stockbroker job Kevin Osterfeld had longed for didn't turn out quite like he planned. So he made a change.

Gina Puente has built her franchise empire in a nontraditional way. She operates her brands in airports and hospitals and she is an innovator with a passion for creating her own brands.

Edwin Sarkissian escaped the oppression of his native Iran with his family in 1996.

After visiting with Guillermo Perales five years ago, perhaps the most pointed question to ask him today is, "What have you not been up to?"

Michael Knobelock has always been in sales. As a 14-year-old growing up in Houston, he sold newspaper subscriptions and was a top salesman, earning between $400 and $500 a week in the 1970s.

Charlie and Judy Divita operate six Firehouse Subs in the greater Columbia, S.C., area, including one nestled in the heart of the USC campus.

When we heard Frank Bonanno had been named 2012 Vetrepreneur of the Year by the National Veteran-Owned Business Association, we had to catch up with him to find out what else he's been up to since we last profiled him in this magazine 2 years ago (3rd quarter 2010).

Ed Doherty has a passion for his business and growth. His roots in the restaurant business trace back to his youth when he worked after school and college to help his mother run a deli.

When Pam Wolfe began operating Papa Murphy's Take'N'Bake Pizza franchises 15 years ago you could almost always find her in the company kitchen

Some multi-unit franchisees take it to the limit. They're not content with one or two or even a handful of units.