Entrepreneurs and their startups make the business world go round. They are the ones who bring innovation, who quickly fill up new market niches, the most agile, responsive to change, adaptable… These are all qualities that big and clumsy corporations lack. So why do small businesses fail then? If they are so efficient shouldn’t they…
Ford Motor Company is one of the biggest American automotive and mobility companies, it’s based in Dearborn, Michigan. It was founded by Henry Ford in 1903 and has grown to become one of the largest automakers in the world, with a global presence across six continents. The company produces cars, trucks, and a variety of other…
Inspiration is a key factor not only in business but also in any other aspect of life. If you have inspiration, you have also motivation. In fact, inspiration is pretty much the best motivation, isn’t it? In this sense, we found a cool presentation in which you can find 44 really inspiring quotes from…
Facebook’s Startup Story Facebook (www.facebook.com) was launched in February 2004 as a social network by Mark Zuckerberg and his Harvard classmates. Within five years it surpassed MySpace as the leading social network website. At first, the site was called “The Facebook” and was created for Harvard students to communicate with each other. It was then…
Samuel Walton, born in 1918, opened his first discount stores in the 1940s and 1950s in Arkansas. In 1962 Samuel and his brother Bud Walton opened their first Walmart store based in Rogers, Arkansas. A dash was added to the logo in 1964, becoming Walmart. Within seven years they were running eighteen stores in locations…
Entrepreneurs are people, who have a certain mindset. If you take two random successful entrepreneurs you will be amazed by how much in common they have in their thinking. They would not only be similar regarding the things they do but also there would be many things they never do. Here is an interesting article…
Today’s life is full of advertisements. You can see them almost anywhere – at the gym, on the TV, on the Internet… How do you think, do these ads influence your brain? Most people think that ads don’t affect them, but actually, they kind of do. And this happens pretty much unconsciously, this is why…
One day I was at the playground near our home with my little boy. So we headed towards there and when the toys appeared on the horizon I saw the flames in my son’s eyes. He couldn’t even wait till we got there. He rushed towards the playground and started jumping, climbing, sliding, and running…
Have you thought about utilizing the energy you burn while running and using it for producing an electricity for example? Well, the guys from Tremont Electric, a small startup in Cleveland, not only have thought about this, they have made it real. Their innovative product is called nPower PEG (PEG – personal electric generator) and…
You may not know the name Ray Kroc, but you certainly know the business that he built. The brand name McDonald’s is known in every corner of the globe and it is Ray Kroc, who is the man that brought the golden arches to the masses. His story is truly one of the rags to…