Christie Nightingale has always had a knack for finding love -- for other people. In 2000 she decided to make a business out of it. Her upscale matchmaking service, Premier Match, is now connecting singles in three East Coast cities, and the business just passed the $1 million in revenue mark.

Putting up $10,000 of her own money, Nightingale got every single person she knew to sign up for her service and placed ads in New York Magazine. Premier Match debuted in 2001.

"It's hard enough to break into a new territory, especially when you have to stock the shelves -- with people,'' she said. ''I was surprised how quickly the phone started to ring. Within three months I was turning a nice little profit."

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