2014 Entrepreneur of the Year

Entrepreneurship isn't for the faint of heart. Although some envision it as a chance to work for yourself, make your own hours and have the freedom to do things your way, anyone who has done it knows it doesn't quite look like that most of the time.

That's the rosy side.

The dark, thorny side of entrepreneurship looks more like few hours of sleep, sometimes lousy and uncertain paychecks and continual worries, questions and stress. Will I make payroll? Should I expand to pursue a new opportunity, or focus on my core product? Where will I find the capital I need to grow? And the biggie: How can I get help without losing control of what I've built?