THE COLLEGE SHACK
Business: Online business that sells baseball caps with the names of colleges, sports teams, student organizations and a growing variety of other groups imprinted on the front.
Founded: 2006, when the founders were college sophomores.
Headquarters: Plymouth
Website: www.thecollegeshack.com
Executives: Founders Andrew Ferenci, Ben Glaze and Glaze's mother, Leslie, who handles shipping, inventory and customer service for the company.
2009 revenue: $80,000, on track to reach $125,000 in 2010.
Quote: "When I went to class every morning, I'd be toting trash bags full of orders to be dropped off at the post office." -- Ferenci, who was handling shipping for the company out of his college apartment.
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