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Proving that the recession can create opportunities to grow or start a small business, Alibaba.com and Inc. announced the 30 new entrepreneurs who have been selected to move on to the 'Newpreneur of the Year' semifinalist round. With businesses ranging from recyclable furniture to online costume stores to insulated handbags for men and women, these 30 entrepreneurs will compete in New York, Chicago, Miami, Dallas, Seattle and Los Angeles, for one of 12 spots in the next round.

Jacqui Rosshandler, Jacquean Products LLC
Eatwhatever produces breath fresheners that work in your mouth and your stomach, eliminating bad breath from the source. You can eat garlic, onion and all of your favorite smelly foods with the confidence that your bad breath won't be lingering.

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Nathan Leon, Setgo International
Setgo is an innovative brand of sharp and functional men's accessories including urban bags, sleek wallets, and money clips. Designed specifically for large metro areas, Setgo plans to expand by creating a unique line of travel luggage.

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Justin Braver, Ergovation LLC
Ergovation, LLC was started to market The Blocking Wand, a new invention to improve the practice of blocking and facing in grocery stores. Blocking is the act of pulling merchandise on store shelves forward so that items can easily be reached and seen by customers. The Blocking Wand allows employees to block more merchandise, in less time, with less effort, and with better ergonomics.

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Katie Shea/Susie Levitt, FUNK-tional Enterprises
CitiSoles was founded to help students and petite powerhouses rid themselves of painful aching arches caused by wearing high heels all day and night. CitiSoles are patent-pending, foldable ballet flats that come in a compact carrying case that unfurls into a tote bag to carry those skyscraper stilettos home.

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Kristin Black, UnBOWlievable LLC
UnBOWlievable is a hair bow and hair accessories retail store. UnBowlievable wants to grow despite the economic times with hope that people will draw strength and inspiration from their story.

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Paul Wolf, Wolf Technologies
Wolf Technologies, LLC was founded to develop and market Light Check, a portable, self contained electronic diagnostics device to test trailer lights. Light Check connects directly to the trailer light wiring to easily test trailer lights without a towing vehicle or second person to assist. Internal electronic diagnostics will tell you when you have a problem and also the type and source of the problem. Drive safely - test your trailer lights before you hook up.

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Ryan Dover, CostumeWorks
CostumeWorks is an Internet specialty retail company that sells costumes, decorations, and party supplies into the consumer costume market. By employing interactive web practices, user generated content, and online activities, CostumeWorks provides a fun, engaging, and entertaining retail experience. With over 15,000 items available, and a community site with holiday specific recipes, home costume and decoration ideas, contests, and local event information, CostumeWorks has made it easy to plan the perfect holiday. And as a TBL, or triple bottom line enterprise, CostumeWorks has made giving back to schools, non-profits, and community organizations a primary focus of its business.

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Kristen Harris, Party Palette
Party Palette is a theme-birthday-party venue for all ages, but primarily geared towards children ages 1-16. If people are tired of the run of the mill parties at places like Chuck E. Cheese, Party Palette offers a venue that can be completely transformed to whatever unique theme is desired.

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Craig Diamond, Diamond MMA
Diamond MMA designs some of the most innovative apparel and gear for the mixed-martial-arts market. The apparel and gear is fighter tested and approved.

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Jamie Pritscher, That's Caring
Using local vendors and eco-friendly products and packaging, That’s Caring, a corporate gift basket company prides themselves on unique and affordable gifts that make people feel good while helping the environment.

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Jonathan Ross Shriftman, Sole Bicycles
Sole is a socially responsible fixed gear bicycle company that enables you to order a finely built handmade cycle at the most affordable cost and have it delivered right to your door. Perfect for getting to work, class, or just pleasure, their fixies are built for all.

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Tommy Babil, Future Lifestyles
Future Lifestyles manufactures Sexlets, a new, unique, natural male enhancement chewing gum. Because Sexlets are chewed, the active ingredients are released and immediately absorbed into the blood stream through the capillaries under the tongue, working much faster than traditional methods, like pills.

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Chris Adams, Laptop Lifts
Laptop Lifts are installed on notebook computers to raise them off surfaces. The device not only increases ventilation, keeping your computer cool and protecting you from being burned, but also elevates the computer away from dirty tables and spills.

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Mikki Sepanski, Go Green Handbag
Go Green Handbag specializes in insulated handbags for men and women. The bags eliminate the need to brown bag your lunch. Go Green's stylish handbags keep foods cool, reducing the need for wasteful, one-time use brown or plastic bags.

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Celine North, Giftaloft LLC
GiftAloft is a brand new out-of-home advertising medium that distributes samples and advertising to outbound airline passengers in attractive, TSA compliant, gift bags. The gift bags are sponsored by airlines or airports, which receive new revenues and passenger good will for their support. Passengers receive valuable samples, gift certificates and sponsored comfort items such as sleep masks or earplugs that relieve the stress of travel. Advertisers benefit by cutting through the marketing clutter: they place their trackable samples and messages directly into the hands of up-market consumers who are physically confined for the next several hours.

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Jared Joyce, Jared Joyce, Inc.
Jared Joyce is the inventor of the Dual Account Card, which is manufactured by AB Note North America (North America's largest plastic card manufacturer). The Dual Account Card can be issued for half the cost of two traditional credit cards, manufactured with half the material, and takes up half the space in the card holder's wallet.

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Drew Jones, DJones Tailored Collection
DJones Tailored Collection was founded to provide affordable tailor-made menswear to students and young professionals. A custom tailor-made suit provides students and young professionals the confidence they need in the interview process and the office.

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Imran Karim, Trophy Skin
Trophy Skin develops and sells home-based aesthetic medical devices that greatly improve the appearance of your skin. Their devices will treat conditions such as acne, rosacea, wrinkles, sun damage, and skin laxity. The results are comparable to medical spas or dermatologists at a fraction of the cost.

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Vivian Elebiyo, Munch n'Fit
Munch n'Fit provides healthy meals to offices and homes daily, saving you time money by delivering reasonably priced meals right to your door. Meals are delicious, healthful, portion controlled, organic, and rich in nutrition.

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Sherry Mullin, Animal Hoops
Animal Hoops produces an inspirational children's activity/coloring book. The book illustrates hippos having fun in different occupational environments starting with A, for Artist and ending with Z, for Zookeeper, allowing children to dream big.

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Cindy Sawyer, ToweLocs
ToweLocs is a stylish, decorative locking device that keeps kitchen/hand towels in place.

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Jessica Aceti, Cap-sac LLC
Cap-sac produces a modern line of convertible accessories and is best-known for the "Cap-sac", a fanny pack for your head. It folds into itself so it can also be used as a purse.

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Steven Bohannon, Feed Your Mind
We are a group of individuals who are innovative, passionate, professional, and experienced with a goal of making an impact in the market place and in people's lives. The deficit, jobs, health care, healthy alternatives, exercising the mind, education and charitable giving are the HOT topics right now. FYM addresses them all 24/7. Feed Your Mind provides consumers with healthful, nutritious and entertaining alternatives to traditional vending offerings. Products include crossword puzzles, playing cards, maps, and healthy and nutritious foods with part of the proceeds being donated to various charities.

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Burt Hamner, Hydrovolts
Hydrovolts produces a new hydrokinetic in-stream turbine that rotates in the water current to drive electric generators, providing power for one to a dozen homes. It is small, cost-effective, safe, scalable and sustainable. The new design enables renewable power to be generated in places where it was not possible before.

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Joel Smith, Forward Mobility
Forward Mobility designs and distributes breakthrough medical mobility products to help users maintain their independence. Through their manufacturing partner in Vietnam, they are creating high quality jobs for people that are disadvantaged or disabled providing sustainability for the individual and their community.

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Brent Wagner, The Day of Games LLC
The Day of Games is a leisure sports gear, events and apparel company. The Day of Games provides competitive products ranging from leisure sports leagues, to outdoor games including bocce ball, horseshoes, cornhole, ladder toss and more.

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Christopher Walworth, Sea Rebel Marine Industries
SeaRebel Marine Industries has engineered a rechargeable motorized sports board named "C/REBL" which is an acronym for "Commando/Rescue Electric Boat Light-displacement." C/REBL combines advanced electronics and battery chemistry to deliver a memorable ride.

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Jane Angelich, Bright IP Concepts LLC
Bright IP Concepts developed and sells the supercollar®, the only patented dog collar with a built- in retractable leash. The supercollar® allows dogs to be safe at all times, enhances the enjoyment of taking a dog on a walk, and was created and is endorsed by an emergency veterinarian.

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Jimmy Chiang, Way Basics
You hurt your back carrying it home, forgot to buy a hammer, misplaced a screw, and you don't understand the instructions. Let's face it; you are no MacGyver when it comes to assembling furniture. Fortunately, Way Basics offers the simplest DIY furniture requiring no tools or PhD's. Simply peel tape, stick boards together, and you're done (really!). Crafted from zBoards, they turn post consumer recycled paper into superbly strong boards that weigh over 60% less then particle board. Add in vibrant colors, endless modular configurations and the fact that it is light on your wallet; it's pretty much a no brainer. Way Basics, everyday simple furniture for better living.

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Mareya Ibrahim, Eat Cleaner
EAT CLEANERTM is a new line of All-Natural Food Wash + Wipes that's lab tested and proven to kill over 99 percent of Salmonella and E.coli; helps to remove pesticide residue, wax and surface contaminants that can carry bacteria more effectively than water; cleans without leaving any smell, taste or residue on food; inhibits browning and helps to extend the shelf life of produce; can also be used on cutting surfaces, prep areas and even hands.

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