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Meet Entrepreneur's Emerging Entrepreneur of 2012 Finalists With just one week to go before the Entrepreneur of 2012 awards are announced, we spotlight the finalists for the emerging entrepreneur category.

By Diana Ransom

With just one week to go before the Entrepreneur of 2012 awards are announced online -- and a month before the awards are divvied out at the magazine's annual Growth Conference on Jan. 10 -- take a gander at the top finalists for the emerging Entrepreneur category. Voting may be over, but, who knows, next year we could be spotlighting you.

Jason Lucash
Company: OrigAudio
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Richard Smiedt
Company: Move Collective
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Matthew Waldman
Company: NOOKA Inc.
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Brian Linton
Company: United By Blue
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Brooks Dame
Company: Proof Wood Eyewear
Read more here.

Diana Ransom is the former deputy editor of Entrepreneur.com.

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