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Everybody wants in

Look who's starting a business

These days just about everyone wants to be an entrepreneur. Here are eight people - women, immigrants, corporate refugees, minorities, even kids - who got in on the action. Here's what they have to say about it.

By Phaedra Hise and Patricia B. Gray

5 of 8

Globetrotter

Jichang (James) Guang, 59

Startech Global
Los Angeles

An R&D outsourcing company that links American firms in need of software and hardware development with engineers based in Beijing. Projected revenues for 2006 are almost $10 million.

"Small business is the driving force behind innovation in the U.S. The market is huge, underserved and needs our services in order to innovate, grow and compete at higher levels than ever before."

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