The success stories and start up business ideas of the most famous entrepreneurs .
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 be the ones left standing in the end? Although being small comes with many advantages, it has a lot of disadvantages also – lack of financing, HR resources, all kinds of resources… Starting and running a new company is not an easy task. Some researches...
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 vehicles as well as provides financial services through its subsidiary Ford Motor Credit Company. It is also involved in motorsport activities such as NASCAR racing and Formula One. How the Ford Motor Company was started The Ford Motor Company was started in Detroit by Henry...
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 44 great entrepreneurs, authors, inventors. So, have a look below and get your dose. 44 Inspiring Quotes Great quotes, aren’t they? If you think so, please, consider sharing this post on some social sites. Thanks for that.
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 expanded to other Ivy League universities. The response was strong, so the site expanded membership to more mainstream schools and colleges. From there Zuckerberg opened up the floodgates to the public and the site’s user base grew exponentially. Zuckerberg’s first attempt at a social network...
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 including Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma. In 1969 the chain officially became Walmart Stores, Inc. The following year the company issued stock to the public and entered the New York Stock Exchange in 1972. The business model was built on warehouses, where merchandise could be stored....
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 on the matter that we found on the Internet. Below you can see 7 things any self-respecting successful entrepreneur doesn’t do. If you want to become such, it would not be enough only to do certain things, you should also stop doing some like these:...
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 you don’t recognize it as affection. Like it or not, people are just animals, we are just a little more evolutionary advanced that the ‘real’ animals. Our brain has been evolving for millions of years and we still have some ‘animal’ mechanisms hardcoded in it....
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 all around the place. He was like a little toy with a pair of brand-new and fresh batteries installed. I said to myself ‘Wow..! This kid is running like crazy…’ And obviously, most of the kids there had the same attitude and behavior. We all...
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 it is a simple and highly effective generator. It captures some of the kinetic energy your body produces and transforms it into electricity. So, if your mobile phone is low on battery, you can have a walk in the park to recharge it. Or you...
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 riches and really shows what the entrepreneurial spirit can get you in America if you are committed to a vision. Kroc was born in and spent most of his life living in Oak Park, Illinois. As the years went on Ray would have a lot...
