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How to Start a Payment Processing Business at 16 – Jared Isaacman’s Start Up Story

Jared Isaacman was only 16 when he decided to start his own business. He was so obsessed with the idea that he quit high school and passed the GED exam instead, so he could focus on this entirely. In a few years, he ended up founding a  payment processing company named United Bank Card Inc. The first office of his business was not traditional for many great entrepreneurs garage, but the basement of his home. Here is how it all happened. After leaving school at 16, Jared went to work for a credit card company, where he spent around 6...

Online Entrepreneurs And Their Businesses Are Growing Rapidly (Infographic)

Making business online has become a sweet and lucrative occupation… And it has been expanding really fast. Internet is one of the greatest things that has ever happened in our development as humans. It has changed the world forever. Our lives has changed, our habits, our thinking and we are different as a whole. And this is only the beginning. Still, less than 35% of the people on the Earth use the web regularly. The growth that is going to come will be huge! Even though, just a third of the population on our planet uses it, Internet is the...

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What Is The Price Of Your Freedom? Here Is How To Calculate It

A really big percentage of people wake up every day and what do they do? They go to spend the rest of the day at work. And they find this completely normal for themselves. But have you ever thought about that how much of your life you spend working for others? Every day, day after day, the same thing happens – you go to work, spend there a lot of your time and then come back home to rest for a while, because you have to work the next day, too. But have you ever imagined what exactly part of...

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10 Billionaires Who Dropped Out Of College

Dropping out of school and making a million or two has nearly become something trivial for young entrepreneurs. You will be amazed by the number of millionaires, who dropped out of college and got rich. Many of them even made billions from their businesses. Below you can read about 10 of the most famous, super-successful college dropouts, who became billionaires. But first, let me share some thoughts on the matter. I am not telling you to quit your education. I think it’s really important and in fact, the millionaires, who earned a degree are more than those, who did not....

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How The Android OS Was Created – History

Currently Android is the most popular mobile operating system on Earth. The little green robot has conquered the world in a few years and has almost destroyed many of its rivals. Today, millions of Android devices are activated every single day and there currently are around 1,75 billion devices using Android nowadays (75% of all mobile phones). These are some astonishing numbers, having in mind that the first mobile phone using Android was purchased at the end of 2008. History First, let’s say some words about what Android (www.android.com) actually is. It’s a Linux-based operating system, especially designed and developed...

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How to Make a Million Investing 5 Dollars a Day – The Magic of Compounding

You would be surprised about how many ways there are to make a million dollars. Each of them has its advantages and disadvantages and if you want to become a millionaire, you should choose the one that suits you the best and stick to it. None of the methods is 100% sure, but what is in life? If you want a million you should learn to take reasonable risks! No risk = no profit. So here is today’s method: Invest $5 every day and employ the Dogs of the Dow investment strategy. Please note, that this method is a long-term...

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How To Become A Millionaire? What Actually Is A Millionaire – Definition

How to become a millionaire? I believe almost everybody wants to be a millionaire, I guess you would agree. But what exactly a millionaire is? Actually, this is not a very simple question… If you take a $1 000 000 loan are you a millionaire? You have a million, in this case, you have that amount available for spending, but you owe it to the lender, too. So probably no, you’re not a millionaire in this case. A similar situation is if, let’s say Sarah has a house worth a million but she lives there and doesn’t plan to sell...

How Volkswagen, General Motors and Toyota Were Started

Volkswagen Volkswagen, commonly known as VW, is a German automobile manufacturer and the largest automaker in the world. Founded in 1937, VW has become an iconic brand that is recognized around the world and is known for its reliability and affordability. Volkswagen was created in 1937 and was originally run by the German Labor Front. Prototypes for the KdF-Wagen appeared in 1936, and the vehicle had the trademark Volkswagen round shape and a rear-mounted engine. By the time World War II had started in 1939, the company had constructed a new factory in modern-day Wolfsburg, which was specifically built for...

How BMW Was Started – The History Of Bayerische Motoren Werke Company

Today, BMW is one of the ten biggest car brands in the world, but did you know that BMW started off manufacturing aircraft engines? BMW (Bayerische Motoren Werke, or Bavarian Motor Works in English) is a German company that has been around since 1916. Here is how it all began: 1910 – the company Otto Flugmaschinenfabrik was founded by Gustav Otto in Bavaria. The firm was reorganized on 7 March 1916 into Bayerische Flugzeugwerke AG. This company was then renamed to Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) in 1922. However, the name BMW dates back to 1913, when the original company to...

How Did Apple Get Its Name?

Apple is one of the biggest and most successful companies of our time. It generates more profits than the gross domestic product of a small country and its evaluation recently touched 1 trillion US dollars. That’s a very serious business and it carries the name of a fruit. How come? How did Apple get its name? Why did Steve Jobs name a company after a fruit exactly? Well, this is an interesting story revealing all that mystery about where “Apple” derives from. This is how Apple got its name According to the co-founder of the company, Steve Wozniak, it was...