Postscript

THEN: John Chuang, 33, founder of Mactemps, was featured in our November 1998 "Young Millionaires"article. With an initial loan of $5,000 that "took months of hard negotiating" and a small Harvard Square storefront, his temporary employment agency of Mac-trained personnel spawned offices in 35 cities and seven countries, and he projected 1998 sales at $130 million.

NOW: Sure enough, Chuang hit that $130 million mark. Mactemps has since acquired the corporate moniker Aquent and relaunched into a full-service agency for independent professionals, including freelancers, contract workers and temporary employees. Chuang remains CEO, overseeing 41 offices in 10 countries, a Web site, an e-zine (Aquentmagazine.com) and a niche search engine. Aquent provides experts in Web design, print design and technology, placing over 35,000 professionals in permanent and contract positions.

This article was originally published in the October 1999 print edition of Entrepreneur with the headline: Postscript.