By Emily Schmitt and Nick Leiber

Checking Back with Our 2008 Finalists

Last year, we asked readers to nominate candidates for our annual search for the most promising young entrepreneurs—aged 25 or under—in the U.S. Then our staff whittled down the crop of nominees to 25 businesses and profiled each of them. What happened to each over the past year? We reached out and heard back from all but three of them. Click on for snapshots on how far they've come. (Note, all revenue and traffic numbers are self-reported.)