No. 13: Brian Taylor

Age: 28

Location: Elk Grove, Ill.

2006 revenue: $5 million

Employees: 10

Year founded: 1999

With money he had saved selling knives and teaching tennis, Taylor hired a team of flavor specialists to create the 14 types of all-natural popcorn seasonings his company now offers. The seasonings are now in three-quarters of movie theaters and 70% of groceries nationwide. Taylor started out by himself by selling to local Chicago groceries and eventually picked up national distributors.

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Source: Inc.com

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