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Winners Circle Meet the Entrepreneurial Woman Small-Business Owners of the Year.

By Debra Phillips

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Entrepreneur, in conjunction with Office Depot, is proud toannounce the winners of the Entrepreneurial Woman Small-BusinessOwner of the Year contest.

Winners were selected in three categories--the Grand PrizeWinner; the Homebased, or SOHO (Small Office/Home Office), BusinessWinner; and the Start-Up Business Winner.

From those applicants who met our financial criteria, acommittee of Entrepreneur editors selected semifinalistsbased on three primary factors: how and why they started theirbusinesses, their community involvement, and the benefits orprograms they offer to employees. Final winners were chosen by theExecutive Board of the National Association of Women's BusinessAdvocates.