A message The Candle Group

We believe it important to recognize that dreams can be converted into a clear vision

with an ultimate destination that doesn't have to be finitely defined. Here are some

examples of beginning with a desire and commitment to be successful. - G. Manuel

DO YOU KNOW THESE GUYS? WHAT WERE THEIR DREAMS/VISIONS?

HOW DID THEY GET STARTED?

DID THEY KNOW WHERE THEY'D END UP?

Self-Made Millionaires

11 world-class entrepreneurs tell FORTUNE SMALL BUSINESS how they got started.

The Eureka Moment Hall of Fame Born Lucky?

Quiz: Are You Innovative? Game: Which Came First? Bill Gates' Secret ?____________

	John Bogle, Vanguard His offbeat ideas about investing helped him create the first index fund -- and the world's second-largest mutual funds company.
	Jake Burton Carpenter, Burton Snowboards He turned his passion for snowboarding into a business, jump-starting an industry and an Olympic sport.
	Scott Cook, Intuit When his wife complained about the hassles of bill-paying, he developed Quicken software, ultimately creating a $2 billion public company.
	Michael Dell, Dell Computer While his high-school friends tossed footballs, he built a business that would ultimately revolutionize the computer industry and make him rich.
	Donna Dubinsky, Handspring After introducing the Palm Pilot with Jeff Hawkins, this Harvard MBA did a repeat performance in 1998, when she launched the $241 million company Handspring.
	Robert Johnson, BET Network Ignoring the doors that slammed in his face, he started the first cable network for African-American viewers -- later selling it to Viacom in a deal valued at $3 billion.
	Al Neuharth, Gannett This former newspaper reporter saw the need for a national newspaper with pizzazz, then created USA Today.
	Pleasant Rowland, Pleasant Co. Recognizing pre-teen girls as underserved consumers, she created American Girl Dolls. Today, entertainers from the Olsen twins to Britney Spears target this $93 million market.
	Fred Smith, FedEx This former Marine came back from Vietnam and used his Yale term paper as the basis for the world's first overnight delivery network.
	Tom Stemberg, Staples Out of a job and tired of corporate politics, he opted to create his own business, adding the first supermarket for office supplies to the retail landscape.
	Richard Thalheimer, The Sharper Image This gadget guru built a $395 million company by marketing ordinary gizmos like the nose-hair trimmer in a snazzy new way.
	From the Oct. 2002 Issue of FORTUNE SMALL BUSINESS magazine. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Could you or I be next? G. Manuel, The Candle Group? Desired to create real business opportunities for individuals committed to distributing goods and services directly through formally networked groups