Coming to a Community College Near You: the Alumni Phone-athon

By BEN GOSE

Michael J. Kittredge made his first candle as a 16-year-old in 1969, melting old crayons and some canning wax in a pan on his parents' stove. He knew right away that he had a winning business concept. Skeptics abounded, but as he began to build the business over the next few years, he found support and nurturing among...