United Parcel Service, or UPS as it is known by everyone today, is one of the largest messenger and courier services on the planet. Since its beginnings in 1907 as a small messenger service in Seattle, United Parcel Service (UPS) has become one of the world’s most recognizable delivery companies. It serves an estimated 8…
Did you know that Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream Company was supposed to be a Bagel Company? Childhood friends Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield were born in Brooklyn NY, in 1951, four days apart. Ben, during his senior year, drove an ice cream truck. He attended various colleges in the Northeast but dropped out. Eventually,…
This is another cool and engaging success story, the story of A.J. Scribante and the corporation he founded – Majers Corp. Like many other successful entrepreneurs, Scribante managed to make a decent fortune starting with just a few hundred bucks, see how… His Story As a kid, the young A.J. worked for his dad, who…
Today you will hardly find a young person, who hasn’t heard about ‘Angry Birds‘, especially if she has a smartphone. This engaging mobile game has become one of the most popular on the market and has made millions of dollars for its creators – three young entrepreneurs who love games. But how has that happened?…
You probably have heard about 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, especially if you live in Canada or in the United States. The company is a multinational junk removal franchise founded back in 1989, in the city of Vancouver (Canada), by a guy named Brian Scudamore. The business started with just a $700 investment and is an established multi-million franchise…
There is no doubt that billionaires are the most financially successful people. Their fortunes prove that very well. Also, there are just 1 645 billionaires in the world (by the time this post was written). This number, compared to the number of all the people on Earth, is extremely small. Billionaires are just 0.000000023% of…
Benjamin Franklin was one of the brightest men in history. He is one of the founders of the most liberal country in the world – The United States. He was a writer, inventor, politician, diplomat, musician…, in a few words – a very successful man. He was born in a working-class family (he had always…
Many of the greatest business ideas, that were later turned into super successful businesses, were born in the heads of college students. Thinking about today’s multi-billion companies like Facebook, LinkedIn, Apple, Google, and Yahoo…, seems like this trend hasn’t changed much now as all of these are college startups… Only to add to this statement,…
A Short History Of MySpace and Founders Tom Anderson And Chris DeWolfe Oh, how the mighty have fallen. What was once the proving ground for social media has since become the punch line of many jokes. The history of MySpace.com is a tale of energetic innovation, risk, and ultimately, failure to capitalize. While some people…
Gearing is a popular word in the financial world. It is a synonym of ‘financial leverage’ and both of these words can be used interchangeably. This is a ratio between the amount of own and the amount of borrowed capital in a business, personal budget, or any other financial unit. To learn more about leverage…