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Meet the Finalists for 'Entrepreneur of 2012' and Watch Their Inspirational Stories The finalists are in. Now it's your turn to vote for your choice for Entrepreneur of 2012.

Each year, we look to spotlight a top entrepreneur in our annual Entrepreneur contest. Meet the finalists in the running for Entrepreneur of 2012.

Ryo Kubota

Acucela Inc.
Seattle, WA
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Paul Rice

Fair Trade USA
Oakland, CA
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Limor Fried

Adafruit Industries
New York, NY
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Justin Gold

Justin's Nut Butter
Boulder, CO
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Eric Basu

Sentek Global
San Diego, CA
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