These fledgling firms were jettisoning the old commercial-artist tradition in favour of a more simple and paired-down style of visual communication much influenced by Bill Bernbach in New York.

The Depression spelled disaster for the fledgling firm, as United found itself unable to keep up service with depleted revenues, and many agents broke away to operate independently.

The early years were marked by work with fledgling firms like Agency.com, iVillage and 24x7.

The last six weeks have been a furious whirlwind for the fledgling firm of McKernan & Gatins, founded in the fall of 1990.

She has a fledgling firm and together they go to work representing, among others, a drug-addicted diet doctor and Cornelia Guest.

Often the big companies let fledgling firms buy into their benefits programs, use their lawyers and other support staff and drop their name with customers.

He gave the fledgling firm an enormous lift when he agreed to put up roughly $500,000, or 99 percent of the firm's capital, in exchange for a 51 percent stake.

He spent one short year at the fledgling firm and was drafted by Merrill Lynch.

Armed with an imaginative flair for pipes and a craftsman's background, Peterson not only proved himself correct, but became the third partner in the fledgling firm.

Mr. Sealey is one of a growing number of executives from Hollywood studios and technology companies joining fledgling firms that are hoping to benefit from the emerging field of interactive entertainment.