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Surefire Marketing

Entrepreneur: Yanik Silver Location: Potomoc, Maryland
Surefire Marketing

Description:

Yanik Silver truly leads a life of fun, freedom and financial independence as a result of his success on the Internet. Yanik parlayed a few hundred dollars in his one-bedroom, apartment office into a multi-million-dollar operation. He started by offering downloadable, formatted forms others would purchase to use in their business endeavors. Today, he hawks marketing ideas, strategies, and various software products.

2005 Gross Revenue: $3.3 million
2006 Gross Revenue: $2.6 million

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2007 Home-Based 100 Finalists

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10FootDrillBit.com Wackiest 2
11th Hour Concierge Most Slacker-Friendly 7
Above The Clouds Yummiest 9
Accu-Ruler Most Innovative 3
Artistic Lifestyling Greenest 7
Birol Growth Consulting Best Financial Performers 7
Breakthrough Enterprise Boomers Back in Business 8
Brent Brotine Communications Boomers Back in Business 7
Cafe Elisa Yummiest 4
Catherine Miller Designs Most Innovative 2
CenterPoint Worldliest 5
Chasing Attire Wackiest 7
Child Shield USA Most Innovative 1
Christine Adler Care Most Slacker-Friendly 6
Ciao Laura Highest Vote-Getters 3
Ciao Laura Yummiest 7
Coldsweep Greenest 6
Coldsweep Grungiest 6
ConformaTies Wackiest 8
Cool Bug Stuff Grungiest 4
CreativeStream Marketing Worldliest 8
Dinosaur Recovery Bureau Grungiest 3
E Cell Recycling Highest Vote-Getters 8
Exquisite Air Charter Worldliest 1
Eyewear 2 U Most Innovative 10

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