The Western Costume Co. has been dressing Hollywood since the days of silent film. Here's how they got started 100 years ago.
Don't call it a pigskin. Horween Leather Co. starts with a raw cowhide and produces top grade leather for NFL footballs.
Despite its foreign-looking name, Haagen-Dazs was the brainchild of a young entrepreneur who grew up selling ice cream in New York.
Yuengling brewery started nearly 200 years ago in Pottsville, Penn. It turns out more than 2 million barrels of beer a year and is still family-owned.
Other manufacturers have tried and failed to duplicate the classic toy, which is why every slinky sold in the world is still made in the U.S.A.
Chick-fil-A founder Truett Cathy started his first business at 8 years old, and is credited with creating the fast food chicken sandwich.
Fashion designer Eileen Fisher didn't even know how to sew when she started her clothing company but had the determination to succeed.
The café's founder Ron Shaich turned around a struggling French bakery and a sandwich shop and created a national brand.
The founder of Rue La La discusses his road to success in the online bargain biz.