He sold the Monterey County Water Works and operated a sand plant, among other ventures.

The Pennsylvania financier - who started the Franklin Mint, among other ventures - was thinking about starting a new business.

Among other ventures, he acquired the Monroe Systems Office Equipment Company eight years ago in a leveraged buyout.

The Oade brothers' national customer base is still fairly unusual among mom-and-pop ventures.

Nelly has been equally active as a businessman; among other ventures, in 2003 he released his own energy drink called "Pimp Juice,"

It runs sailing classes for handicapped children, among other ventures.

This form of raising capital is popular among new companies, or ventures.

Among other prior ventures, in 1996, Coursey founded certifiedemail.com, an online service that allowed people to track the e-mails they send.

She has also played opposite her husband in "Waterland" (1992) and "Stealing Beauty" (1996), among other ventures.

Among other ventures, Hamilton became land wealthy expropriating lands from subsistence Loyalist settlers who were incapable of settling their debts.