Tikatok

Sharon Kan, 39, CEO and Co-founder
www.tikatok.com
Lexington, Mass.
Full-time employees: less than 10
2007 sales: less than $1 million
Her pitch: "Tikatok is the creator of Tikatok.com, the first online book community that empowers children to use their imagination to write, illustrate, and publish their own books and read other books created by children from around the world. The company's mission is to unleash the creativity and imagination of children by giving them an environment to design and share their original creations with others online and in print. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Lexington, Mass."