Burn it off by pounding the cobblestoned streets of Vieux-Lille (the old town), perhaps with a sinful stop-off at macaroon-maker Patrick Hermand on rue Basse.

BBC: The best French border towns

Youre in Bad Hands with Allstate is a site put up in August by Paula Moran, a self-employed jewelry maker in the tiny town of Franklin, N.

FORBES: Lawsuit.com

In 1903, Milton S. Hershey broke ground in the town that would bear his name, but success was not immediate for the young candy-maker.

FORBES: The Evolution Of Company Towns: From Hershey's To Facebook

For example, clothes from Columbia Sportswear, a maker of fleece jackets and sweatshirts, are popular in Herberger's small-town stores in Minnesota.

FORBES: Businessman with a politician's touch