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DAER Digital Audio Entertainment Radio, Willoughby Hills, OH

What began as a hobby for Daniel Anstandig has turned into an Internet radio station that is so popular and profitable that Daniel is also the #1 winner of the second annual YoungBiz 100. Although Daniel began planning the business in 1997, DAER was officially launched in May 1998. Today the site averages 1.2 million unique impressions per month and 17 million non-unique impressions, mostly from his target audience of women ages 24 to 50.

Daniel has proven that combining solid business practices with a passionate interest can yield exciting results. He believes in giving back to his growing listening community and donates prime commercial airtime to public service announcements. A regular feature, the “DAER Minute,” provides helpful information on health, financial, and self-improvement topics.

DAER radio has 14 employees and sales offices in six cities, and according to Daniel, it has grown by 300 percent in the past year. Where can you catch the sound waves of DAER radio? At www.DAER.com, of course.

	YoungBiz 100
1	Daniel Anstandig, 17	DAER Digital Audio Entertainment Radio, Willoughby Hills, OH What began as a hobby for Daniel Anstandig has turned into an Internet radio station that is so popular and profitable that Daniel is also the #1 winner of the second annual YoungBiz 100. Although Daniel began planning the business in 1997, DAER was officially launched in May 1998. Today the site averages 1.2 million unique impressions per month and 17 million non-unique impressions, mostly from his target audience of women ages 24 to 50. Daniel has proven that combining solid business practices with a passionate interest can yield exciting results. He believes in giving back to his growing listening community and donates prime commercial airtime to public service announcements. A regular feature, the “DAER Minute,” provides helpful information on health, financial, and self-improvement topics. DAER radio has 14 employees and sales offices in six cities, and according to Daniel, it has grown by 300 percent in the past year. Where can you catch the sound waves of DAER radio? At www.DAER.com, of course.
	YoungBiz 100
2	Austin Heap, 17	New Wave Net, Inc., Powell, OH Like Daniel, the owner of New Wave Net, Inc., Austin Heap, combines the latest technology with one of the oldest forms of entertainment — music. Net Wave Networks manages three music Websites, www.inapnow.com, www.pureradio.net, and www.macigator.com, where listeners can trade music and check music news. Inapnow.com recently registered 100 million unique impressions per month.
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3	Andrew Schneider, 16	Mystifying Magic, Tomball, TX Andrew Schneider got interested in doing magic when he won a magic trick as a prize from a school fundraiser when he was 5 years old. He’s been hooked ever since. Today Andrew performs as many as seven times a week for children’s shows as well as corporate events, earning an average weekly profit of $1500. There is nothing magic about his success — Andrew combines showmanship with a good business sense and a passion for what he is doing.